Oil and Gas
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Wyoming’s new US senator John Barrasso has picked up one of the priorities of the late Sen. Craig Thomas, R-Wyo. It would stop oil and gas leasing in all of the 100 mile long Wyoming Range and buy back those leases already issued. Senaror Barrasso brings bill to protect Wyoming Range. By Noelle Straub. Billings…
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Caswell, the new BLM chief, thinks Democratic Party gains in the West are not due to a backlash from all the oil and gas drilling in prime wildlife and scenic areas. Drilling backlash is overblown according to Jim Caswell, new BLM head. By John Heilprin. Casper Star Tribune. I don’t see evidence one way or…
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This is a very important report because it shows that the Interior West is being treated like a colony, a place where a dominant external political power stifles more lasting economic well being of the native population in favor of their interests. And like the colonies of old, there are plenty of local collaborators here…
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As folks know, including the government of Wyoming, which fears a sage grouse listing under the ESA, large continuous areas of sagebrush steppe are in big trouble. It is fascinating how they blame wolves wolves for too few elk and then say there are too many antelope and deer and they need to have a…
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In Colorado, Drilling Some Holes in the Republican Base. White House Push For Oil, Gas Turning A Red State Purple. By Karl Vick. Washington Post Staff Writer. This is the reason political operatives are trying to stir it up between ungulate hunters and those more generally interested in wildlife — divide and conquer. What party…
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The next battleground. By Dustin Bleizeffer. Casper Star-Tribune energy reporter. Story: the next battleground. This my be a battle of epic proportions. It shows the oil and gas industry wants it all — all of the West’s undeveloped spaces.
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Gov to [gas and oil] industry: Back wildlife efforts. By Dustin Bleizeffer. Casper Star-Tribune energy reporter. post 1490