Archive for June, 2010

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Wyoming Wind Tracks –

>> Proposed Power Line Names Wind Farm Customers
>> Duke Energy Leverages Wind Farm Business
>> Campbell County Wants Stricter Wind Regulations
>> Energy Self-Reliant States Get Boost From New Study

7Jun2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wyoming First State to Codify Law for
Carbon Sequestration

The Cowboy State could be the first to develop a comprehensive set of legal rules dealing with carbon sequestration risk. Before we begin carbon sequestration projects, say lawmakers in the state, we need to get some fundamental legal rights and responsibilities clear.

7Jun2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Under Cheney Influence, Wyoming’s Oil Ties Flooded MMS

The Wyoming connection was especially evident during the two administrations of President George W. Bush and his VP, Wyoming native Dick Cheney — who took an early and very active interest in energy policy and placed several Wyoming political friends in key positions in the Department of Interior.

3Jun2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wyoming Part of Bullish View of Western
Wind Power

The authors of the comprehensive NREL study tackled the intermittency supposition head on and found it largely baseless. It concluded that in the West, the broad distribution of wind turbines and solar generation would essentially smooth out the supply of renewable power.

2Jun2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wyoming Senators Want to Overturn Federal
Oil & Gas Regs

Given the current oil leak disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, the timing is curious to say the least, and how much support the proposal will receive from other Washington D.C. politicians is anybody’s guess. We’re thinking … not much, especially from senators of low-energy producing states.

1Jun2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued