Energy
What’s in store for Wyoming energy?
November 9, 2012Obama’s reelection has Wyoming’s government and energy industry leaders questioning what his administration is planning for energy production in his second term.
Energy experts serve up dish of creamed coal
October 9, 2012Analysts attending a energy conference at the University of Wyoming largely agree that the coal industry is facing a future of decline.
Wyoming GOP energy plan: full-throttle domestic production
August 28, 2012Wyoming GOP energy plan: full-throttle domestic production
An oil pipeline in Jefferson County, Texas. Republicans in Wyoming and the federal government have recently rolled out a …
In Search of Cleaner Coal: UWYO Showcases State-Funded Research
August 27, 2012Amid regional debates over coal, the state of Wyoming is investing millions of dollars each year to make the industry more economically secure and environmentally …
Coal Connections: Wyoming-Chinese delegation tout solidarity on cleaner coal
June 26, 2012A first-hand report on the “advanced coal” forum that brought a delegation of Wyoming’s university and elected officials to China’s Shaanxi Province.
Efforts to increase Wyoming coal exports turns the heat up on legal challenges to impacts both local and global
May 22, 2012Mining companies hope to turn Powder River Basin coal into an international resource, eyeing lucrative markets in growing Asian economies.
Wyoming officials grapple with coal export ambitions while spending millions on clean coal research
May 22, 2012In light of the Powder River Basin coal industry’s recent focus to ship more coal to China and other burgeoning Asian economies, industry officials are …
Debate rages over the impact of federal regulations on drilling, jobs
May 15, 2012Although the U.S. is drilling and producing more oil and natural gas than it has in decades, there are still drilling projects delayed in federal …
Surface damage from Niobrara seismic work results in citations
May 10, 2012Seismic crews working in the Niobrara shale oil play caused serious rutting and other surface damage earlier this year on 10 different ranch properties in …
Wyoming betting on coal-bed methane comeback despite industry bankruptcies
May 10, 2012Over the past several years coal-bed methane gas operators in the Powder River Basin have idled thousands of wells due to low pricing, and a …
Deer-ly Departed: Revelation of mule deer ‘stop-over’ behavior may alter drilling plans in Bridger Teton Forest
May 8, 2012Hall Sawyer’s new research report has complicated plans to drill 136 natural gas wells in the Jonah and Pinedale Anticline fields.
The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920: The law that changed Wyoming’s economic destiny
May 8, 2012While energy development is arguably central to Wyoming’s economy, it wasn’t always this way.
Drill Baby Drill? Policy makers ponder the best way out of America’s oil dependency
April 17, 2012Conflicting viewpoints were abound at the Global New Energy Summit in Colorado Springs last week. In the face of America’s oil dependency, some still advocate …