Image courtesy of Gasland the movie. Click here to see the Gasland website. Scientific Study Links Flammable Drinking Water to Fracking by Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica, May 9, 2011, 3 p.m. For the first time, a scientific study has linked natural gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing with a pattern of drinking water contamination so severe that […]

Air pollution is the dominant concern THE WYOMING OUTDOOR COUNCIL believes the Bureau of Land Management must ensure that dangerous air pollution is addressed before it can approve a proposed 3,500-well natural gas field south of Pinedale. The Wyoming Outdoor Council has submitted detailed comments on this proposal (available below), and we encourage your individual […]

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Click on the map to see a larger version. Agency needs to protect the residents of the Upper Green River Valley By Bruce Pendery   THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT IS ASKING FOR PUBLIC COMMENT on a proposed 3,500-well natural gas field south of Pinedale. The Wyoming Outdoor Council is submitting detailed comments on […]

What is hydraulic fracturing? Click on the image above for an interactive flash presentation. Read the full story from UALR Public Radio here. Sheffield Nelson asks Arkansas to ‘halt’ hydraulic fracturing By Michael Hibblen Excerpt: Former gas company executive Sheffield Nelson is calling on the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission to halt all hydraulic fracturing […]

Photo courtesy Creative Energies THE WYOMING OUTDOOR COUNCIL BELIEVES THAT some of our most difficult environmental challenges can be addressed through better energy efficiency and more home-based—or what is often referred to as “distributed”—energy generation. So this new study, as reported by the New York Times, seems to be good news for the environment: Study […]

Send us your best shots! Submission deadline is September 15, 2011 DO YOU HAVE GREAT SHOTS OF WYOMING’S spectacular landscapes, wildlife, and people enjoying the great outdoors? If so, get them published in the Wyoming Outdoor Council’s annual calendar. Previous calendars have included photographs by some of Wyoming’s best professional photographers, as well as some […]

Excerpts below. Read entire report here. by Dustin Bleizeffer on April 15, 2011 Excerpt I: Metropolitan-type smog pollution spiked past federal thresholds 13 times this winter and triggered 10 state-issued advisories, warning people in the Pinedale area to avoid going outdoors — in Wyoming. It’s a source of major frustration and embarrassment for the state. […]

Click on the image above for an interactive flash presentation on the Gasland website about hydraulic fracturing. Possible EPA study might have answer By Josh Mitchell jmitchell@wyomingnews.com Excerpt from the Wyoming Tribune Eagle Read the full story here. CHEYENNE — The Environmental Protection Agency may conduct a study in Laramie County on the potential dangers […]

Join us as we explore and celebrate the open spaces and wild places that make us proud to call Wyoming our home. Here are the outdoor and indoor major events planned for 2011. Explore the Wild Fifteenmile Basin Saturday, June 4, Bighorn Basin Celebrate National Trails Day with an outing into the remote and often […]