FIELD Notes

Don’t you like us?

by gliffen | March 23, 2011 | Uncategorized

Calling all facebook users By Jamie Wolf YOU CAN HELP US ADVANCE our reputation and achieve our mission by increasing our presence in the social networking world of facebook. As I write this, 346 people on facebook currently “like” the Wyoming Outdoor Council....

WyoFile Energy Report: ‘somebody should be accountable’

by gliffen | March 17, 2011 | Uncategorized

See excerpts below. Click here or on the image for the full story. by Dustin Bleizeffer on March 15, 2011 Excerpt 1: Earlier this week, the call for keeping a cool head over the still unfolding nuclear crisis in Japan seemed equally as loud as the call for alarm. For...

EPA proposes new emissions standards for power plants

by gliffen | March 16, 2011 | Uncategorized

From the New York Times. Read the story here. By JOHN M. BRODER and JOHN COLLINS RUDOLF Published: March 16, 2011 WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency proposed the first national standard for emissions of mercury and other toxins from coal-burning power...

Opposition to Wyo Range drilling has ‘galvanized’

by gliffen | March 15, 2011 | Uncategorized

by Environment & Energy Daily on March 15, 2011 Reprinted in full here with permission from Environment & Energy Publishing, LLC. www.eenews.net. By Scott Streater, E&E reporter A voluntary agreement by a Houston-based energy company to scale back a...

Company fined twiced for injecting chemicals deserves our scrutiny

by gliffen | March 11, 2011 | Uncategorized

By Richard Garrett and Steve Jones ON MARCH 8, THE WYOMING OIL AND GAS COMMISSION fined Ciris Energy $1,500 for injecting several chemicals—some of which are known to cause cancer—into coalbed methane wells in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin. Ciris had already been...

Smog kills even more people than previously thought

by gliffen | March 10, 2011 | Uncategorized

As Ozone Decision Looms, EPA Finds Stronger Science By GABRIEL NELSON of Greenwire This is an excerpt; read entire article here. Recent studies suggest that smog-filled air kills more people and causes more breathing problems than previously thought, U.S. EPA...

Please comment: Proposed Greater Yellowstone gas field

by gliffen | March 7, 2011 | Uncategorized

Background photo by Dave Showalter with aerial support provided by LightHawk. Click the image to make it larger. Email your comments by March 11 By Lisa McGee THIS IS A REMINDER TO SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS VIA EMAIL TO THE FOREST SERVICE by Friday, March 11. You can send...

Retired official: Bridger-Teton development is a bad idea

by gliffen | March 7, 2011 | Uncategorized

Listen to this: Recently retired Bridger-Teton National Forest Supervisor Kniffy Hamilton says a proposed Greater Yellowstone gas field development is a bad idea (interview from Wyoming Public Radio). Kniffy Hamilton interview with Wyoming Public Radio, air date March...

‘Wild Lands’ order will benefit hunters

by gliffen | March 4, 2011 | Uncategorized

Photos in this post by Scott Copeland By Nathan Maxon WYOMING IS ONE OF THE BEST PLACES IN AMERICA FOR HUNTING, fishing, hiking, camping, and exploring. Anyone who participates in these pursuits understands they are best experienced on lands that retain their natural...

The governor needs to hear your voice today

by gliffen | March 2, 2011 | Uncategorized

Please tell him you oppose House Bill 152 By Richard Garrett, Jr. Your voice for conservation at the Wyoming State Legislature ARE YOU ON FACEBOOK OR TWITTER? Please pass this message along to your friends and followers (see below). Please let the governor hear your...