Global warming is already affecting Colorado, and will continue to do so for decades to come. In the absence of national policy that jumpstarts the clean energy economy by ramping down dangerous carbon emissions, our economy and wildlands are at an even greater risk.

A decade after it was first adopted by the U.S. Forest Service, the Roadless Area Conservation Rule has proven to be remarkably successful in protecting the 58.5 million acres of national forest roadless areas from road building and logging.

Colorado is already known nationally and around the world as a clean energy leader, and the state’s many days of strong, high-elevation sun will provide fuel for much more renewable energy to come.

This analysis by The Wilderness Society presents estimates of the technically recoverable undiscovered oil and natural gas resources in the Bureau of Land Management's Little Snake Resource Area.

Key findings include:

The western United States is known for its vast expanses of open space and remote wildlands, from broad prairies to sagebrush scrub, twisting canyons and rugged mountain peaks.