USDA and DOE Listening Sessions
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will host a series of listening sessions this winter. The agencies invite perspectives on the benefits and challenges of the rapidly increasing levels of clean energy being…
Feds field questions about Wyoming’s first nuclear power plant
• Before it can build a nuclear power plant, TerraPower must build a thorough case for feds to permit it, which includes public scrutiny. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com KEMMERER—TerraPower, backed by billionaire Bill Gates and the U.S. Department of Energy,…
Rare Element Resources gears up to build demo plant
• Local mining outfit awaits “last piece of the puzzle” for plant permit By Sarah Pridgeon Sundance Times Via- Wyoming News Exchange SUNDANCE — It’s been more than seven years since Rare Element Resources (RER) was forced to put a…
UW gets $40.5M for carbon project
• Award is largest in university’s history By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — The University of Wyoming will receive $40.5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a commercial carbon storage site in…
UW begins nuclear energy research project
By Abby Vander Graaff Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — As nuclear energy makes its way into Wyoming, local scientists will join a nationwide effort to learn more about emerging nuclear technologies and potential impacts on communities. University…
Industry criticizes plan to tap oil reserves
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — The federal government will pull oil from the country’s emergency stockpile in an effort to bring down stubbornly high fuel prices, the White House said Tuesday. Over the next…
State, Campbell County pursue rare earth opportunities
—————- ◆ In the past, extracting and refining rare earth minerals in a cost effective way has been out of reach. By Greg Johnson Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange As flagging coal and oil revenues continue to implode…
Gordon OKs oil and gas tax break
By Camille Erickson Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — In the midst of unprecedented volatility in the global oil market, shale producers in Wyoming received a small boost Friday in the form of tax relief. Gov. Mark Gordon…
Delegation pursues ‘coal-to-products’ bill
By The Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, is carrying a bipartisan coal-to-products bill in the U.S. House that, if approved, will require the U.S. Department of Energy to ramp up its efforts…
Governor notes possibilities at Kemmerer facilities
◆ Gov. Gordon gives overview of work with fossil fuels. The Kemmerer power plant facilities and new developments in carbon capture were included in Gov. Mark Gordon’s comments to the 2020 Wyoming Press Association (WPA) Convention in Casper, Jan. 24….