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Energy Groups Relieved Sage Grouse will
Not be Listed

Friday’s announcement by the Interior Department that it won’t list the bird as an endangered or threatened species has energy industries operating in the West breathing a little easier. The oil and gas, wind and solar industries will still face scrutiny in sage grouse habitat but much less so than if the bird had made the list.

8Mar2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wind Energy Bills Signed by Freudenthal

Wyoming will have more authority over the siting and development of wind farms and the state will begin taxing the energy source under bills that Gov. Dave Freudenthal signed into law Friday. The $1-per-megawatt-hour tax on wind energy generated in the state goes into effect in 2012.

6Mar2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Interior Expands “Common-Sense” Efforts to Conserve Sage Grouse Habitat in the West

The federal government will start to protect the sage grouse as a “candidate” species under the Endangered Species Act. The Interior said the compromise decision embraces the latest science indicating that sage grouse need help to avoid extinction in the face of energy development, grazing and house-building.

5Mar2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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250-Megawatt Interconnection in Wyoming Sought by Wind Energy America

The company is seeking the interconnection from Black Hills Power, Inc., for the project in Weston County, which should be capable of generating 600 million kilowatt units of power each year, or emough equivalent electricty of roughly 60,000 homes.

5Mar2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Casper Economic Forecast —
Wyoming News is Mostly Grim

A new pipeline was the most uplifting report at the gathering, while how much things have changed during the last two years was highlighted by Buck McVeigh, administrator of the Economic Analysis Division for the State of Wyoming.

3Mar2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wyoming to Solicit Wind Energy Leases on State Land

The wind energy lease proposals at 16 locations covers roughly 160,000 acres of state trust lands in Platte, Goshen, Niobrara, Laramie, Converse and Carbon counties.

2Mar2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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American Oil & Gas to Sell Ownership in Wyoming Assets

The operator said it signed a letter of intent to sell all of American’s ownership in non-producing wells, producing wells and undeveloped acreage located in the Powder River Basin for approximately $44 million.

2Mar2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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