Sportsmen for Responsible Energy Development

Bringing Balance to Oil and Gas Development in the West

Sportsmen for Responsible Energy Development is represented by businesses, organizations, and individuals who are working to strike a balance between energy development and conservation in the West. We have set our sights on reforming the laws, regulations, and policies that ensure respect for the traditions of the West. We will fight to protect the rights of sportsmen to hunt and fish on public lands, now and for generations to come. Find out more.

Dentry: Natural gas drilling hurting land

The industrial takeover of the West is not about oil or the price of gasoline at the pump. Domestic oil production, in fact, has suffered from a shell game.

Nearly all the drilling on public lands is, in fact, about methane: natural gas. The booty at the wellhead is methane and stockholder cash.

The victims are taxpayers who own public lands - especially hunters and anglers, who've watched as a national legacy is slaughtered like bison. Read more.

Sportsmen: Rein in energy development

By MATT JOYCE
Associated Press writer

Tuesday, July 22, 2008 2:07 AM MDT

CHEYENNE -- A coalition of conservation groups dedicated to preserving public lands for hunting and fishing said Monday that the government should tighten rules for oil and gas development in the Rocky Mountain West.

Sportsmen for Responsible Energy Development released a list of recommendations that members said would allow for energy development in the resource-rich region without sacrificing wildlife and water resources. Read more.

Sportsmen Release Responsible Oil and Gas Recommendations

Sportsmen for Responsible Energy Development released its Recommendations for Responsible Oil and Gas Development Monday July 21^st. The recommendations are based on our May 2008 symposium which featured expert land managers, scientists, and planners who met in Wyoming to develop a framework for implementing responsible energy development across the West. This report is the product of that unprecedented event and outlines sportsmen’s recommendations for oil and gas development that provide for our energy needs without sacrificing our Western heritage. If you are a reporter interested in covering the release please contact our communications team.

DOWNLOAD THE REPORT HERE

Protect Public Lands

BILLINGS - As energy prices soar, so does the push for responsible oil and gas development on public lands. Millions of acres in the Rocky Mountain West are available for such development, and hunters and anglers want to make sure such activity does not hurt the health of the area. Watch the News Coverage from Montana NBC here.

Sportsmen: Rein in Rocky Mtn. energy development

Associated Press - July 21, 2008 3:25 PM ET

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A coalition of conservation groups dedicated to preserving public lands for hunting and fishing says the government should tighten rules for oil and gas development in the Rocky Mountain West. Read more.

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News coverage of Wyoming drilling debate

May 21-24, 2008
Jackson Lake Lodge
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

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Watch the Congressional Small Business Committee hearing on maintaining public lands for hunting, fishing, ranching and small businesses.