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Lubnau: Children might die without Wyoming coal exports

May 23, 2013

Getting Asia hooked on cheaply produced PRB coal would delay the development of more efficient and lower greenhouse gas emission energy resources. From a climate …

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Gov Mead releases statewide energy plan

May 13, 2013

Gov Mead releases statewide energy plan
— May 13, 2013
(Press release:) Wyoming leads the nation in energy exports to the rest of the country and takes …

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Wyoming reaches coal mining milestone as earth breaches 400 ppm

May 7, 2013

America was once a developing country, too, and we choked our cities with unchecked emissions of pollutants that wreaked havoc on people’s health, shifting much …

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BLM decision on Powder River Basin coal tract under 30-day review

May 1, 2013

BLM decision on Powder River Basin coal tract under 30-day review
— May 1, 2013
The Record of Decision (ROD) for the Buckskin Mine Hay Creek II Coal Lease …

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Task force on energy conversion meets in May

May 1, 2013

Task force on energy conversion meets in May
— posted May 1, 2013
Members of the University of Wyoming Energy Resources Council (ERC) and the Advanced Conversion …

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Gov Mead wants White House to scrap climate consideration for coal exports

April 26, 2013

Gov Mead wants White House to scrap climate consideration for coal exports
By Dustin Bleizeffer
— April 26, 2013
Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead came out swinging at Pacific …

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Two Elk Grant Suspended; Under review by U.S. Attorney

April 16, 2013

Feds suspended stimulus project for accounting irregularities. Contractors received ‘Stop Work Order, issued early in 2012.

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Two Elk coal-fired power plant granted another delay

April 2, 2013

After 17 years, Two Elk officials say they will begin construction in January 2014, if markets ‘solidify.’

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Environmental groups ask Wyoming to revoke Two Elk coal-fired power plant permit

March 21, 2013

Two environmental groups are asking Wyoming regulators to revoke a key permit for Two Elk Power Co.’s proposed “waste coal” power plant in northeast Wyoming …

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Wyo officials say DKRW’s coal-to-liquids project is ‘out of compliance’

March 20, 2013

After first trying to delay a hearing before Wyoming regulators to buy more time to modify its construction schedule, Houston-based DKRW Advanced Fuels LLC today …

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Wyoming could lose another $1.5M in AML, thanks to sequestration

February 21, 2013

Wyoming is set to lose another $1.5 million in Abandoned Mine Land funds, this time due to the impending federal “sequestration” set to begin March …

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Enzi says “sequestration is going to happen”

February 18, 2013

Enzi says “sequestration is going to happen”
by Dustin Bleizeffer
— February 18, 2013
While on his public “listening” tour in Wyoming Monday, Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyoming) told …

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Climate impact to wildlife could change western politics

February 1, 2013

Just about everything that people in Wyoming and the rest of the American West are most passionate about when it comes to the outdoors is …

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Coal’s preferred policy; no policy

January 8, 2013

Powder River Basin (PRB) coal producers don’t seem to be in a panic. They’re not rushing to the negotiating table with their adversaries, crafting details …

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Gov Mead trusts companies on coal royalty question

January 4, 2013

Last month, a Reuters investigation suggested that Powder River Basin coal companies may be under-paying federal royalties — potentially hundreds of millions of dollars — …

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Wyoming 2012 coal production slides

January 3, 2013

Wyoming’s annual coal production is expected to slip below 400 million tons for the first time in seven years. According to U.S. Energy Information Administration …

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Burning coal in your home is not a good idea

December 28, 2012

This morning I received an email from a person who was worried about friends on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation who might be freezing. She …

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Gov Mead calls for fiscal policy change, and fuel tax

November 30, 2012

Mead said, “In a state that is heavily reliant on mineral prices, these things (revenue fluctuations) can happen, so I asked for a more smooth, …

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Poll backed by industry, union shows support for Northwest terminals

November 29, 2012

Poll backed by industry, union shows support for Northwest terminals
By Manuel Quinones, Environment & Energy reporter
November 29, 2012

REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM ENVIRONMENT & ENERGY PUBLISHING, LLC. …

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Cold Snap Challenge: Focus on Energy

November 27, 2012

Attention Wyoming photographers: It’s time again to send us your best shots. This year, we’re looking for images of Wyoming’s booming energy industry.