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Escalera Resources enters into letter agreement to initiate the development of GTL plant in Wyoming

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has entered into a letter agreement with Wyoming GTL (WYGTL) (based in Reno, Nevada) jointly to initiate the development, construction and operations of a gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant to be located in Cheyenne, Wyoming. working interest in the Catalina unit, a natural gas CBM (coalbed methane) field in southwestern Wyoming.

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EPA draft findings of Pavillion, Wyoming ground water investigation indicate water contamination likely associated with fracking; open for public comment and independent scientific review

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Organic compounds detected in the two deep monitoring wells (purple and orange bars) during the last sampling event. Since that time, in conjunction with the state of Wyoming, the local community, and the owner of the gas field, Encana, EPA has been working to assess ground water quality and identify potential sources of contamination.

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Senators introduce bipartisan bill to boost production, use of renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel

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Wyoming is already a leading producer of renewable diesel and is expected to produce a lot more in the near future. It would also provide incentives to produce more of these fuels in the US and eliminate unnecessary regulations that are limiting the use of renewable diesel in California.

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Junkyard Find: 2001 Jeep Cherokee Classic 4x4

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Today's Junkyard Find is one of the very last XJ Cherokees ever made, found in a Wyoming car graveyard last week. The rust stains in the engine compartment suggest a catastrophic overheating event, maybe a blown head gasket. The body and interior looked pretty decent, even after a life in the rough climates of Colorado and Wyoming.

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Savari selected as major V2X technology provider for USDOT’s connected vehicle roll-out in Tampa

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Additional DOT connected car deployments are scheduled for New York City and a portion of I-80 in Wyoming this year. THEA is deploying V2X technology to advance its mission to improve safety and mobility, and reduce the environmental impact of the city’s downtown traffic during commute and high traffic event times.

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Meet A Leader In Today’s Death Wish Congress

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Barrasso, a rightwing whack job from Wyoming, introduced a bill (S. 228) that would bar the federal government from implementing any law or regulation related to climate change, whether it has to do with cutting industrial greenhouse gas emissions or not.

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USGS-led study finds that recent unusual snowpack declines in the Rockies may signal a fundamental shift from precipitation to temperature as dominant influence

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anthropogenic warming by decadal variability.Together these events. USGS scientists, with partners at the Universities of Arizona, Washington, Wyoming, and Western Ontario, led the study that evaluated the recent declines using snowpack reconstructions from 66 tree-ring chronologies, looking back 500 to more than 1,000 years.

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