Results for keyword: geologists
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A mom-and-pop oil company prospects for gas in central Wyoming
Wold Oil Properties is a wildcatter - a small company that explores for oil and gas in areas where the fuels aren't known to exist in valuable quantities.
by Emilene Ostlind, Jan 31, 2012 -
Utah's ancient Lake Bonneville holds clues to the West's changing climate
In Utah, scientists are exploring the site of a long-vanished inland sea called Lake Bonneville to understand the West's past - and future - climate.
by Douglas Fox, Nov 07, 2011 -
Western scientists study the past to predict the future
Scientists are digging into the past of the West to try to understand what the future may bring.
by Michelle Nijhuis, Oct 30, 2011 -
Romancing the stone
Maurice McKinney has long delighted the staff of High Country News with lively letters about his life as a rockhound.
by Ariana Brocious, Aug 30, 2009 -
Chill, baby, chill
The largest drilling boom in Western history is ending as new technologies make it easier to get shale gas from other parts of the country.
by Randy Udall, May 01, 2009






