Posted on April 26th, 2011 by admin
What is hydraulic fracturing? Click on the image above for an interactive flash presentation. Read the full story from UALR Public Radio here. Sheffield Nelson asks Arkansas to ‘halt’ hydraulic fracturing By Michael Hibblen Excerpt: Former gas company executive Sheffield Nelson is calling on the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission to halt all hydraulic fracturing [...]
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Posted on April 22nd, 2011 by admin
Photo courtesy Creative Energies THE WYOMING OUTDOOR COUNCIL BELIEVES THAT some of our most difficult environmental challenges can be addressed through better energy efficiency and more home-based—or what is often referred to as “distributed”—energy generation. So this new study, as reported by the New York Times, seems to be good news for the environment: Study [...]
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Posted on April 19th, 2011 by admin
Send us your best shots! Submission deadline is September 15, 2011 DO YOU HAVE GREAT SHOTS OF WYOMING’S spectacular landscapes, wildlife, and people enjoying the great outdoors? If so, get them published in the Wyoming Outdoor Council’s annual calendar. Previous calendars have included photographs by some of Wyoming’s best professional photographers, as well as some [...]
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Posted on April 15th, 2011 by admin
Excerpts below. Read entire report here. by Dustin Bleizeffer on April 15, 2011 Excerpt I: Metropolitan-type smog pollution spiked past federal thresholds 13 times this winter and triggered 10 state-issued advisories, warning people in the Pinedale area to avoid going outdoors — in Wyoming. It’s a source of major frustration and embarrassment for the state. [...]
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Posted on April 11th, 2011 by admin
Click on the image above for an interactive flash presentation on the Gasland website about hydraulic fracturing. Possible EPA study might have answer By Josh Mitchell jmitchell@wyomingnews.com Excerpt from the Wyoming Tribune Eagle Read the full story here. CHEYENNE — The Environmental Protection Agency may conduct a study in Laramie County on the potential dangers [...]
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Posted on April 7th, 2011 by admin
Join us as we explore and celebrate the open spaces and wild places that make us proud to call Wyoming our home. Here are the outdoor and indoor major events planned for 2011. Explore the Wild Fifteenmile Basin Saturday, June 4, Bighorn Basin Celebrate National Trails Day with an outing into the remote and often [...]
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Posted on April 1st, 2011 by admin
By Jamie Wolf The Wyoming Outdoor Council is co-hosting a FREE showing of the 2011 Oscar-nominated documentary Gasland and we invite you to attend. When: Wednesday, April 6, at 6 p.m. Followed by questions and discussion with Gasland’s featured Pavillion, Wyoming landowners John and Catherine Fenton. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Where: University of [...]
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