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Job loss and youth exodus: towns grapple with energy transition

October 29, 2019 by Dustin Bleizeffer 8 Comments

Looming coal plant closures, energy industry layoffs and an exodus of young people has several Wyoming communities scratching their heads about how to forge economic transitions.

Coal-bed Methane: Boom, bust and hard lessons

April 14, 2015 by Dustin Bleizeffer 2 Comments

Wyoming’s coal-bed methane boom in the early 2000s stirred controversies over land rights, mineral rights, environmental stewardship, the disposal of water and—at every turn—politics.

Halliburton joins University of Wyoming's list of energy donors

March 20, 2014 by Gregory Nickerson 7 Comments

Officials say Halliburton's $3 million gift underscores the close collaboration between the energy industry, state government, and the University of Wyoming.

What is all this frackin’ nonsense?

May 15, 2012 by The Sage Grouse 7 Comments

The big controversy about fracking does not revolve around negligent practices once the fluid is sucked out of the well and sent to disposal. The controversy which worries so many people is manufactured: people who understand nothing about geology and engineering perpetuate the myth that fracking shales at 8,000 to 10,000 feet down will contaminate public water supplies which are usually found at depths of less than 1,000 feet.

Crew stops flow of gas at well blowout

April 25, 2012 by Dustin Bleizeffer Leave a Comment

Natural gas is no longer venting from the Combs Ranch Unit 29-33-70 1H well north of Douglas as of 11:05 a.m. today (Friday), according to a state official. Well control specialists Boots & Coots and oilfield services company Halliburton had initiated well-plugging efforts at 9:25 a.m. today at the Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK) drilling location 10 miles north of Douglas, according to the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (WOGCC). The well had been venting gas since a blowout on Tuesday afternoon.
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