FIELD Notes

Commentary: We have an unexpected opportunity to step into a cleaner energy future

by gliffen | September 24, 2010 | Uncategorized

By Richard Garrett, Jr. A MAJOR UTILITY COMPANY TOOK A LOT OF PEOPLE BY SURPRISE on Tuesday when one of its representatives encouraged Wyoming to take the lead in regulating and permitting greenhouse gas emissions. In a presentation in Jackson to the Wyoming...

UW, GE: Lack of climate legislation hurts Wyoming coal

by gliffen | September 21, 2010 | Uncategorized

FROM THE CASPER STAR-TRIBUNE: By DUSTIN BLEIZEFFER Star-Tribune energy reporter JACKSON — If the U.S. Senate hadn’t failed to pass energy and climate legislation that came out of the U.S. House of Representatives this year, Wyoming might have seen...

Wyo’s representatives should protect Rock Creek

by gliffen | September 14, 2010 | Uncategorized

By Lisa McGee THE ROCK CREEK AREA OF THE BIGHORN NATIONAL FOREST is a treasured landscape. Adjacent to the Cloud Peak Wilderness and encompassing a full spectrum of mountain habitats—from low-elevation forests and canyons to high-alpine lakes—the area is unique for...

Come to the Wyoming Outdoor Council picnic, Sept. 17

by gliffen | September 2, 2010 | Uncategorized

By Jamie Wolf COME OUT AND MEET the Wyoming Outdoor Council staff, board, members, and friends at our annual picnic 5:30-7:30 p.m., Friday, September 17, at Washington Park in Casper. The Outdoor Council will provide free picnic fare (including organic beef and veggie...

Public will have access to details about fracking fluids

by gliffen | August 30, 2010 | Uncategorized

FROM THE CASPER STAR-TRIBUNE: By DUSTIN BLEIZEFFER Star-Tribune energy reporter DESPITE VIGOROUS OPPOSITION FROM INDUSTRY, it appears state regulators and the general public will have broad access to documents detailing chemicals used in oil and gas drilling,...

Wyoming revamps sage-grouse conservation plan

by gliffen | August 25, 2010 | Uncategorized

FROM THE CASPER STAR-TRIBUNE: By DUSTIN BLEIZEFFER Star-Tribune energy reporter Gov. Dave Freudenthal this morning issued a revised executive order updating Wyoming’s sage grouse Core Population Area strategy, first implemented in 2008 to help avoid a listing of...