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U.S.Wind Development Slowed Signficantly in Q1

The American Wind Energy Association has reported that the wind industry installed 539 megawatts in the first quarter of 2010, the lowest first-quarter figure since 2007. This followed a record 2009, when 10,000 megawatts were added.

30Apr2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Plant Upgrades Drive Increase in Wyoming Electricity Rate

The coal-fired Jim Bridger power plant northeast of Rock Springs is undergoing a major retrofit to improve efficiency and reduce pollution. The improvements by PacifiCorp (Rocky Mountain Power) are part of environmental improvements the utility is undertaking throughout its six-state region.

27Apr2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Lighthouse to Drill Wyoming Acreage

Lighthouse Petroleum along with tits working interest partner have filed for the inaugural drilling permit on the Diamond Springs Location submitted to Bureau of Land Management last Tuesday. The initial drilling location is located in T. 32 N., R. 90 W., Sec. 9 of Fremont County, Wyoming.

27Apr2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Game and Fish Approves Wildlife Guidelines for Wind Power

The commission resisted calls from some landowners and some industry representatives who wanted to delay approval of the 65-page document because of technical issues and concerns about private property rights. “We need a starting point,” said Jerry Galles, a commissioner from Casper.

26Apr2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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O&G Services Firms Target Small Companies
for Growth

Cash-rich large oilfield service companies have been snapping up smaller rivals as they move to broaden their product lines, and may now be setting their sights on niche players to help them move deeper into new markets around the globe.

23Apr2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Viewpoint: Governor Charts Correct Course
on Fracking Rules

Based upon questions about the process that the commission has been asking, the state is headed in the right direction to find a balance between the economic concerns of the energy industry and the public health questions raised by environmentalists and other residents.

21Apr2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wind Power Project Offers Sage Grouse Conservation Plan

The Power Company of Wyoming wants to build a 1,000-turbine wind farm on part of a 486-square-mile cattle ranch near Rawlins. To get project approval, the company must address concerns related to the sage grouse. More than half of the project site overlaps with “core” habitat area designated by the state for special protection.

20Apr2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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GAO Audit Faults Royalty Measurement
for Oil and Gas

The Interior Department lags in keeping up with current technologies, not updating several measurement standards in 20 years, and for failing to meet inspection and calibration goals aimed at maintaining accurate measurements of oil and gas production on federal lands, says the report.

15Apr2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wyoming Puts Off Fracking Decision

Members of the state’s Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, which includes Gov. Freudenthal, indicated that while they want the new reporting requirements to be user-friendly for the industry, it is unlikely to escape more stringent requirements altogether.

14Apr2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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CO2 Reduction Not Part of WyGen III Coal-Fired Plant — at Least for Now

Bucking the trend in several other states, such as neighboring Colorado where new legislation is curtailing coal-fired plants, Wyoming’s latest facility is now online near Gillette. WyGen III is delivering electricity to approximately 70,000 residents in western South Dakota and parts of Wyoming and Montana.

14Apr2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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EPA FRACKING STUDY to Take “Lifecycle” Approach to Analyzing Controversial Technique

The industry is particularly concerned about the EPA’s reference to a “lifecycle analysis” as part of the study. The agency has attempted a similar “lifecycle” approach to renewable fuels, with great controversy and little agreement among stakeholders as to the viability of such an analysis.

13Apr2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Study: Collection Pipelines Help Wyo. Sage Grouse

A new study preliminarily concludes that gas development has harmed sage grouse in western Wyoming but efforts to reduce truck traffic in the area seem to have helped the birds.

12Apr2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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U.S. Wind Industry Enjoyed Record Growth in 2009

It installed more than 10,000 megawatts throughout the country in 2009, but it is one of the small numbers released that may indicate wind generation is moving closer to critical mass. “We reported 1.8 percent of generation and we’re closing in on 2 percent,” said the AWEA’s Liz Salerno.

9Apr2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Renewable Energy Workshops Taking Place in Douglas

Renewable energy, techniques for energy conservation and efficiency, and tours of on- and off-grid wind and solar energy systems will be the topics in a small-scale renewable energy workshop later this month in Douglas.

8Apr2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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