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Mead Unveils Wyoming Energy Policy 2 Years in Making

Associated Press — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:20:24 +0000

Gov. Matt Mead has unveiled a state energy policy that advocates maintaining Wyoming's position as a top energy-producing state while preserving its environment.

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Environmentalists Say Coal Employment Still Strong

Associated Press — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:40:43 +0000

An environmental group says coal mining employment in 2011 and 2012 was the highest in 15 years, despite claims that President Barack Obama is waging war on the industry.

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Waste Not, Want Not — Grocery Store Vows to Be First 'Zero Waste' Store in the US [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:49:30 +0000

A new store is taking on Whole Foods in the company’s hometown of Austin, Texas.

Like the well-known chain, In.gredients will specialize in local and organic edibles, but with one key difference — it vows to be first “package-free, zero waste grocery store” in the US.

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Drilling Plans Slip Through Legacy Act

Karen Snyder — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:17:44 +0000

From the Wyoming News Service

The Wyoming Range Legacy Act signed into law last year put protections in place for more than one million acres of hunting and recreation land in the Bridger-Teton National Forest. But oil and gas leases granted prior to the law are still in play. The Forest Service releases an environmental analysis of drilling plans this week.

The group, Citizens for the Wyoming Range, is holding a meeting Monday evening in Jackson. Dan Smitherman is the group’s spokesman. He says public comments on the Forest Service materials are expected to be numerous, and that may affect what happens next.

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