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Pinnacle Gas Resources to be Acquired By Investor Group
Pinnacle Gas Resources, Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement in which an investor group will acquire the energy company in an all cash transaction for $0.34 per share of common stock, representing a premium of approximately 28% to Pinnacle’s closing share price of $0.265 (2/23/2010).
25Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Wyoming: New Wrinkle in Eminent Domain?
Platte County rancher Bob Whitton likens the power of eminent domain to brandishing a gun in an argument. “The threat is there without having to use it,” said Whitton, chairman of the Renewable Energy Alliance of Landowners, or REAL. Wyoming leaders are once again rethinking the power of eminent domain in the midst of a modest boom in wind energy.
22Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
The Politics of Natural Gas: Ignoring the Obvious
Expanding its role in the nation’s energy landscape should be a policy priority because it is one of the least expensive and biggest payback options on the table. It makes more sense for the $8 billion heading to the nuclear industry to be spent, instead, on developing more natural gas fueling locations, and converting city, county and state fleets to CNG power?
17Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Wyoming Debates Excise Tax for Wind Energy
Gov. Dave Freudenthal made the wind energy tax a centerpiece of his legislative agenda, drawing surprise and alarm from some in the state’s fledgling wind industry. The proposal cleared its first hurdle last last week when the state House voted to introduce the bill.
15Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Barrasso Says Obama’s Budget Will Hurt Job
Creation in West
While Obama and members of his administration were quick to describe the budgetary taxes and regulations as part of their battle against Big Oil, the truth is that these measures directly hurt American workers and kill red, white and blue jobs. This couldn’t come at a worse time.
11Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Bloomberg: Natural Gas Glut Continues Despite
Drilling Reduction
Figures compiled by regulators in Texas and Wyoming, the biggest U.S. gas sources, are overstating the drain on supply from rigs idled by producers. “A massive collapse in the gas supply is a pipe dream,” said analyst Subash Chandra.
11Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Governor’s Wind Energy Bills Find Sponsors
The proposed bill which would create a $3-per-megawatt-hour tax on electricity generating from wind turbines, was submitted and assigned a bill number. The proposal may be controversial but that hasn’t stopped it from receiving the support of five co-sponsors from both the House and Senate.
10Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Public Meeting on Feb 24th for White Mountain Wind Project
Teton Wind is proposing to construct up to 240 wind turbines on roughly 13,165 acres atop White Mountain, which lies west and northwest of Rock Springs.
9Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Challenges on the Rise for Wyoming Coal
The industry faces a multitude of mounting challenges, from the cost of production and transportation to more stringent pollution controls and a more competitive international market. That means utilities are constantly flirting with a switch to natural gas, energy efficiency and renewables.
9Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Jackson Hole, Facing 2011 Energy Cap, Looks to Solar
Wyoming government officials haven’t adequately addressed the problem, but the town’s residents – always a little ahead of the state curve – stand ready to meet the challenge by installing solar photovoltaic energy systems, with a little help from $2.25 million in federal stimulus funds.
9Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Wyoming Vulnerable to Water Scarcity
as Planet Warms
Wyoming is more exposed to drought and the potential impacts of climate change for three reasons, the report states. For one thing, it is the fifth driest state in the United States with more than 70% receiving less than 16 inches of average precipitation each year.
8Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
State Seeks Public Comment on Proposed
Wind Development Changes
Wyoming officials say the key change — a modification of how surface damages are paid - should benefit both wind energy developers and existing state land lessees. Wyoming is seeking public comment on the new rules during hearings that will be held throughout next month.
8Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
