Approaching forests’ limits

We are rapidly approaching the ecological limits of resources on out national forests, say two officials of The Wilderness Society. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/7.20/download-entire-issue

As the Tennessee Valley Authority rapidly expands its electric generation with nuclear power, it has interests in exploring and mining uranium in Wyoming, New Mexico, and other Western states. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/7.19/download-entire-issue

The western low-sulfur coal myth — that the vast majority of coal west of the Mississippi has a low sulfur content — is misleading because most of this coal also has a low heat content. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/7.18/download-entire-issue

Many energy demand-supply forecasts place U.S. coal production in 1985 at 1 to 1.5 billion tons, which Atlantic Richfield believes is a legitimate goal of our society. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/7.18/download-entire-issue

Six different applications have been files for constructing reservoirs in Wyoming’s Sunlight Basin, just east of Yellowstone National Park. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/7.17/download-entire-issue

Several Western governors convened recently to hammer out general policies on energy issues for the region, striking a tone of “states’ rights” in relation to the national government. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/7.17/download-entire-issue

Wheatland, Wyoming, has so far dodged the energy boom, but it may be the future home of the Missouri Basin Power Project, a 1,500 megawatt coal-fired power plant. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/7.16/download-entire-issue

Many people in southern Utah favor construction of the Kaiparowits coal-fired power plant, which would be the largest in the country. But a growing number are starting to have second thoughts, and ranchers in the coal-mining areas are asking for help from environmentalists. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/7.16/download-entire-issue

Most people believe wilderness should be left alone. But as more and more people use it, active management becomes necessary. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/7.15/download-entire-issue

Can you imagine a U.S. energy future which doesn’t require immediate and massive commitments to western coal and oil shale development, nuclear power, offshore oil or foreign imports? Such a future is possible, according to the Ford Foundation’s Energy Policy Project. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/7.14/download-entire-issue

Although Wyoming’s Fontenelle Reservoir was built under pretense of providing water mostly for irrigation, it is useless for agriculture — and may have been intended all along to serve industry. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/7.13/download-entire-issue