Socioeconomic Profiles
Use EPS-HDT to compare your region to the rest of the country. Includes socioeconomic data pulled from several sources.
Colorado Results (12)
Unconventional Oil, North Dakota Communities, and the Need to Improve State Fiscal Policy
This report reviews the growing infrastructure and services needs of the Bakken boom and whether North Dakota and other states are prepared to meet the demands of unconventional energy development.
County Level Drilling Activity, 2001-2011
This report focuses on county-level details of drilling rig activity for the period 2001 to 2011 in the six Rocky Mountain oil and gas states of Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.
Study: Energy Policy Can Be Either Boon or Bane
Grand Junction Sentinel on study about the impact of fossil fuels on western economies.
Fossil Fuel Extraction and Western Economies
This study analyzes the fossil fuel economy in five Rocky Mountain states—CO, MT, NM, UT, and WY—and how states and communities can maximize benefits and minimize the costs of energy development.
Economic Impact of National Parks
Headwaters Economics has created an interactive page that shows visits, non-local spending, and jobs created in gateway communities for each of the National Park Service units.
Oil Shale Obstacles
Op-Ed in Salt Lake Tribune on obstacles facing a viable commercial oil shale industry.
Atlas of Bison Conservation
The Atlas of Bison Conservation helps organizations and agencies prioritize where bison restoration might take place. The Atlas also will help users improve their understanding of the economic and demographic conditions in specific areas.
Dense Development, Rough Terrain: Fourmile Canyon Prone to a Catastrophic Fire
Boulder Camera story on fire costs, WUI development.
Clean Energy Leadership in the Rockies: Competitive Positioning in the Emerging Green Economy
The Clean Energy report compares how Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming–five states with vast traditional and clean energy resources–are taking advantage of clean energy and energy efficiency opportunities to create green jobs.
Development Timeline: Oil Shale Activities in Colorado and Utah
While a handful of companies reported being active in the field-testing of new technologies in 2009, only one company had announced plans to upscale to a prototype (semi-works scale) facility.