Energy
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Letters
In praise of prose
by Lloyd Kiff, Aug 16, 2011 -
Letters
Give us your bears and your energy
by Monty Wilson , Aug 16, 2011 -
Letters
Cleaner, shmeaner
by Crista Worthy, Aug 16, 2011 -
Uncommon Westerners
A former energy company lawyer now fights for the other side
Attorney Lance Astrella represents landowners coping with oil and gas development on their doorsteps.
by April Reese, Jul 29, 2011 -
Feature
Hydrofracked: One man's quest for answers about natural gas drilling
A Wyoming farmer battles industry and bureaucracy trying to find out whether hydraulic fracturing -- used in natural gas drilling -- polluted his drinking water.
by Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, Jun 27, 2011 -
Multimedia
Abrahm Lustgarten on fracking
An interview with ProPublica energy and environment reporter Abrahm Lustgarten.
by Cally Carswell, Jun 26, 2011 -
Current
BLM shields renewable projects from mining speculation
New rule clears the way for solar and wind projects on public land.
by Emilene Ostlind, Jun 09, 2011 -
Current
A nuclear watchdog pushes feds on safety
California Republican state Sen. Sam Blakeslee questions the Nuclear Regulatory Commission about the safety of the state’s nuclear plants.
by Judith Lewis Mernit, Jun 07, 2011 -
Current
Wind farms test efforts to cooperate on Oregon's Steens Mountain
Legislation protecting the mountain fails to prevent energy development proposals.
by Emilene Ostlind, May 01, 2011 -
Current
Steens Mountain wind farms
Columbia Energy Partners plans to build four 104-MW wind farms with 40 to 60 turbines each on Steens Mountain. East and West Ridge will be on private land inside the protected area boundaries, Echanis on private land just outside the protected area and Riddle Mountain on state land.
by Emilene Ostlind, May 01, 2011 -
Current
Cuts to energy, transportation and the environment
by Institute ; Environmental Protection Agency ; Department of Energy ; U.S. Department of Agriculture ; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Joan Moody, Department of Interior, May 01, 2011 -
Letters
Cleverly clean
by Joe Ross, Apr 12, 2011 -
Letters
Air quality and equity
by Felice Pace, Apr 12, 2011 -
Writers on the Range
LEDs ought to be leading the way
Forward-thinking towns and cities are lighting their streets with LEDs -- light-emitting diodes -- that save both energy and money.
by Russ Doty and Holly Wilde, Apr 06, 2011 -
Current
BLM stays course in Wyoming gas patch despite mule deer decline
Mule deer on Wyoming's Pinedale Anticline are struggling, and the BLM's adaptive management plan has done nothing to help.
by Emilene Ostlind, Mar 29, 2011






