Lisa McGee with the Wyoming Outdoor Council tells Jackson Hole Community Radio about the proposed full-field gas drilling project in the Upper Hoback area of the Wyoming Range—and what it will take to protect this special landscape. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/20853394″]   “We believe the values there are really too high; too special. Not only for wildlife—but […]

Industry executives as well as regulators have long said that fracking has never contaminated underground drinking water. But the New York Times reports there is at least one documented case. Excerpt one: The report concluded that hydraulic fracturing fluids or gel used by the Kaiser Exploration and Mining Company contaminated a well roughly 600 feet […]

Another big story on hydraulic fracturing. Listen here.   Other posts you might want to see: Wondering what the frack is going on? Fracking linked to water contamination Fracking not as safe as industry claims ‘I asked them for the data and they wouldn’t share it’ Very funny video: Stephen Colbert talks fracking    

Colbert on flammable tap water: “I think this is an improvement. What would you rather have in your kitchen: a boring old faucet or a built-in creme brulee maker?” On with the satire:   The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive

If you’re interested in the debate about hydraulic fracturing, we highly recommend listening to the show “Game Changer” from This American Life. It’s both engaging and informative. Click here or on the image above to listen.   Other posts you might want to see: Wondering what the frack is going on? Fracking linked to water […]

The Wyoming Outdoor Council board and staff toured and hiked up Little Mountain as part of our June 25-26 board meeting. Here are some images from that trip. All photos were taken by board member Kathy Lichtendahl. Click the images to enlarge.

The Wyoming Association of Churches sponsored a variety of Red Desert tours last weekend as part of the Red Desert Rendezvous. The Wyoming Outdoor Council helped organize the tours, and many of our members and staff took the opportunities to spend time in some of the Red Desert’s most spectacular landscapes. The Outdoor Council’s communications […]

Golden eagle, photo by Martin Mecnarowski ‘These numbers can add up alarmingly fast’ By Sophie Osborn As industrial-scale wind energy development has expanded in Wyoming, observers have grown increasingly concerned about potential impacts to our wildlife. Over the last few years, many Wyomingites have worked diligently to protect the iconic greater sage-grouse from this latest […]

Check out this video slideshow of incredible Wyoming images from the Wyoming Outdoor Council’s 2011 calendar, featuring both professional and amateur photographers. Other posts you might want to see: Enter the Wyoming Outdoor Council photo contest Media Release: Obama administration should stick to its guns

Well, this music video has some answers. . . From PBS.org’s Need to Know page, Brianna Lee writes: . . . The students of New York University’s Studio 20, a journalism course that focuses on blending reporting with new media, collaborated with the investigative unit ProPublica to create a new kind of explainer to introduce […]