In reality, the question we must wrestle with is how much environmental degradation are we willing to accept on our public lands and in the air we breath? It appears that Wyoming’s elected leaders do not want to have that conversation. Instead, Gov. Mead and his fellow Republican governors put out a “state-centric” energy policy for the entire nation — a hubristic approach to energy policy for a nation that the world looks to for leadership.
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Bleizeffer talks coal on EarthFix podcast
Bleizeffer talks coal on EarthFix podcast Last week I spent the afternoon with Katie Campbell of Seattle’s PBS KCTS9 in my hometown of Gillette, talking about Wyoming’s coal mining industry and ambitions to export Wyoming coal through ports along the Pacific Northwest. Katie and I also chatted with Ashley Ahearn, science and environment reporter at […]
Bleizeffer talks coal on EarthFix podcast
Bleizeffer talks coal on EarthFix podcast Last week I spent the afternoon with Katie Campbell of Seattle’s PBS KCTS9 in my hometown of Gillette, talking about Wyoming’s coal mining industry and ambitions to export Wyoming coal through ports along the Pacific Northwest. Katie and I also chatted with Ashley Ahearn, science and environment reporter at […]
Wyoming mines mostly spared from Arch Coal cuts
Wyoming mines mostly spared from Arch Coal cuts Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE: ACI) announced June 21 plans to idle several operations, cut production and trim its workforce by 750 full-time positions — mostly limited to its Appalachian coal operations. Company officials also said that a review of its asset portfolio will likely include selling off “non-core […]