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Community Resilience and the Third West in Transition

May 2019

Public Lands Forum logo over image of the Sequoia Red Wood forest

In the face of overwhelming transition, local institutions can make a critical difference in rural community resilience.

May 4, 2019 Filed Under: Public Lands Tagged With: The Value of Public Lands

Benefits of Renewable Energy in the West Vary Widely

November 2014

The West is rich in renewable energy opportunities, but research demonstrates that property tax revenues from this development vary widely across 17 rural study counties due to state tax policies.

November 5, 2014 Filed Under: Economic Development, Renewables Tagged With: Economic Development

How Is Fracking Shaping Your Community and Economy?

November 2014

Monitoring can help local governments better understand the socioeconomic impacts caused by energy development, and support requests to industry and state government for assistance to implement appropriate mitigation.

November 5, 2014 Filed Under: Best Practices, Economic Development, Oil & Gas Tagged With: Oil & Gas

The Proposed SunZia Transmission Line: A Guide for Decision Makers

June 2012

power line and wires

This report analyzes the proposed SunZia transmission line, finding that the project, as currently configured, depends on its ability to export renewable energy from New Mexico to markets in Arizona and California.

June 28, 2012 Filed Under: Economic Development, Renewables

Report: New Mexico’s Oil and Natural Gas Industry

June 2012

drilling rig in New Mexico

This graphical analysis reviews the status of New Mexico’s oil and gas industry including production, drilling activity, and its role in the state’s economy.

June 27, 2012 Filed Under: Economic Development, Oil & Gas, Tax Policy Tagged With: Oil & Gas

Green Jobs Metrics

June 2012

solar power installation

This research summary offers an overview of efforts to quantify the national green economy in terms of job creation from several perspectives.

June 21, 2012 Filed Under: Economic Development, Renewables

Clean Energy Transmission

February 2012

Headwaters Economics analyzed transmission infrastructure issues from the perspective of regional economic development, and other topics most relevant to local and state decision makers.

February 13, 2012 Filed Under: Economic Development, Renewables Tagged With: Climate Change Adaptation, Renewable Resources

County Level Drilling Activity, 2001-2011

February 2012

Image of rig count interactive

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.

February 11, 2012 Filed Under: Economic Development, Oil & Gas Tagged With: Fossil Fuels, Oil & Gas

Public Lands Ranching in Southern Utah

October 2011

A report on public lands ranching in southern Utah.

October 16, 2011 Filed Under: Public Lands

Drilling Rig Activity Nears 20-Year High

June 2011

A graphical analysis of oil and natural gas drilling in the United States which now has returned to pre-recession levels.

June 20, 2011 Filed Under: Economic Development, Oil & Gas Tagged With: Fossil Fuels, Oil & Gas

The Clean Energy Economy in the Rockies: Increasing Jobs, Investments, and Production

July 2010

This newsletter summary highlights a study that compares how Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming—five states with vast traditional but also significant clean energy resources—are taking advantage of clean energy opportunities to create green jobs.

July 26, 2010 Filed Under: Headwaters

Clean Energy Leadership in the Rockies: Competitive Positioning in the Emerging Green Economy

June 2010

The Clean Energy report compares how Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming are taking advantage of clean energy and energy efficiency opportunities to create green jobs.

June 24, 2010 Filed Under: Economic Development, Renewables Tagged With: Climate Change Adaptation, Renewable Resources

Oil Shale: 14 Unanswered Questions

April 2010

This report summarizes research and policy documents, and provides a brief overview of the status of oil shale development in the U.S. West.

April 1, 2010 Filed Under: Economic Development, Oil & Gas Tagged With: Oil & Gas

Development Timeline: Oil Shale Activities in Colorado and Utah

January 2010

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.

January 26, 2010 Filed Under: Economic Development, Oil & Gas Tagged With: Oil & Gas

Press Release: Clean Energy in the Rockies Report Released

October 2009

Study Shows Which States Are Attracting Jobs, Businesses, and Investment; Five Key Steps to Future Growth

October 26, 2009 Filed Under: Economic Development, Renewables Tagged With: Climate Change Adaptation, Renewable Resources

Oil Shale Library: Getting Started in Publicly Available Sources

July 2009

For those wishing to dig deeper into the current politics and economics of oil shale, Headwaters Economics recommends the following sources.

July 9, 2009 Filed Under: Economic Development, Oil & Gas Tagged With: Oil & Gas

Ranchland Ownership in Okanogan County, WA

November 2008

Okanogan valley

This report on land ownership and the ranching economy in the Okanogan Valley and Eastern Okanogan County focuses on fragmentation and turnover in large, agricultural properties and the effects of these trends.

November 12, 2008 Filed Under: Economic Development, Local Studies Tagged With: Local Studies

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