Natural Resources in Wyoming, Mexico, China and Russia

Coal

Wyoming China

Coal

General Information

Use search terms: coal, coal formation, coal mining, extraction, impacts

Science Online
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Science Resource Center

Energy Information Administration – Energy Kid’s Page

Impacts in Wyoming

Environmental Impacts of Coal Mining

Wyoming Outdoor Council

United States Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy Project Fact Sheet

Wyodak is the nation's oldest and largest open-pit mine.  The site contains information regarding the extraction process.

U. S. Department of Energy
Table listing the largest 58 coal mines in the US; many are in Wyoming

Wyoming Mining Association

Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality

Impacts in China

China's Coal-Fueled Boom Has Costs

TED Case Studies

Mitigating the Environmental Impact of Coal in China

Analysis-China domestic coal squabble opens door to imports

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Oil

General Information

Use search terms: oil, oil shale, oil formation, extraction, uses, impacts

Science Online
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Science Resource Center

Energy Information Administration – Energy Kid’s Page

Social and Economic Impacts in Wyoming

Casper Tribune, Report Says Oil and Gas Drive State's Economy

Wyoming State Geological Survey

Natural Gas Boom Impacts Rural Wyoming Town

eReference

Economy Watch, Wyoming

High Country News:Methamphetamine Fuels the West's Oil and Gas Boom”

Gas Boom Is Both Boon, Bane for Wyoming County

Environmental Impacts in Wyoming

Citizens Protecting the Wyoming Range

First Wintertime Observations Find Ozone Soaring near Natural Gas Field
January 2009

Pinedale Anticline Fact Sheet

Summary: Wildlife and Energy Development: Pronghorn on the Upper Green River Basin - Year 1

Upper Green River Valley Coalition

Wyoming Outdoor Council

Putting the Squeeze on Pronghorn

Scientific Study Shows Mule Deer Avoid Areas with Significant Natural Gas Development

Shell Oil & Questar Study:  Wildlife & Energy Development, 2007

The Pinedale Anticline Natural Gas Field Time-Lapse Map

United States Department of the Interior Memorandum

Impacts of Oil in Mexico

Time, 2008, “Mexico Braces for an Oil War”

World Press, 2006, “Mexico: Oil Depletion and Illegal U.S. Immigration”

American Petroleum Institute, 2008, “Meeting the Environmental Challenge: Oil and Natural Gas Operations in the Gulf of Mexico”

BBC News, 2006, “Mexico Discovers 'Huge' Oil Field”

International Herald Tribune, 2007, “Mexico, One of the World's Biggest oil Producers, is Running Out

Map of Mexico offshore wells: search: Pemex, Cantarell

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Natural Gas

General Information

Use search terms: natural gas, extraction, uses, impacts

Science Online
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Science Resource Center

Energy Information Administration – Energy Kid’s Page

Social and Economic Impacts in Wyoming

Casper Tribune, Report Says Oil and Gas Drive State's Economy

Wyoming State Geological Survey

Natural Gas Boom Impacts Rural Wyoming Town

eReference

Economy Watch, Wyoming

High Country News:Methamphetamine Fuels the West's Oil and Gas Boom”

Gas Boom Is Both Boon, Bane for Wyoming County

Impacts of Natural Gas in Russia

EU Feels Impact Of Russia-Ukraine Gas Dispute

On the economic impact of the gas pipeline project between Russia and Germany

CIS Natural Gas Outlook For International Impact  

Environmental Aspects of Dual Pricing for Natural Gas in Russia

Russia Energy Data

Gas Field Names

Natural Gas Energy Profile: Russia’s Riches

Msnbc, “Europeans Shiver as Russia Cuts Gas”

Natural Gas Energy Profile: Russia’s Riches

World Gas Flares photo

Gas Flaring

Oil Spill photo, Russian Trunda

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Science Online
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Science Resource Center (Gale)
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Wyoming State Geological Survey  
Click on "Geologic Sections" for more information on Wyoming mining, mapping and minerals. 

Wyoming Bureau of Land Management
Mining and Minerals

Wyoming Mining Association

Women in Mining  (Mineral Resources)

Spectrum Laboratories
Information for specific elements.

State of Wyoming

Specific sites for Oil, Gas, Coal

Petroleum Association of Wyoming
PAW is Wyoming's largest and oldest petroleum industry trade association, dedicated to the betterment of the state's oil and gas industry and public welfare.
www.pawyo.org

U. S. Department of Energy
Table listing the largest 58 coal mines in the US; many are in Wyoming
http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/coal/page/acr/table9.html

Wyodak 
Wyodak is the nation's oldest and largest open-pit mine.  The site contains information regarding the extraction process.
http://www.wyodak.com

U. S. Geologic Survey National Oil and Gas Assessment      http://energy.cr.usgs.gov/oilgas/noga

Wyoming Oil and Gas Resource Assessment Mapper
http://wogra.wygisc.uwyo.edu/misc/wograindex.html

U.S. Department of Energy
http://energy.gov/engine/content.do


Regional Newspapers

Casper Star Tribune
Regional Wyoming newspaper
http://www.casperstartribune.net/

High Country News
A bi-weekly newspaper that reports on the West's natural resources, public lands, and changing communities. Covering 11 western states, from the Great Plains to the Northwest, and from the Northern Rockies to the desert Southwest, High Country News is a respected source for environmental news, analysis and commentary on water, logging, wildlife, grazing, wilderness, growth and other issues changing the face of the West.

Headwater News - Reporting on the Rockies
Providing a daily snapshot of news and opinion in the Rocky Mountain region of North America, giving the changing mountain West a tool to understand itself and a platform for the exchange of ideas.

Environmental Impact Information

Wyoming Wildlife Federation – list of many relevant links

Summary: Wildlife and Energy Development: Pronghorn on the Upper Green River Basin - Year 1

Upper Green River Valley Coalition

Energy Development in Wyoming’s Upper Green River Valley and how it
relates to Jackson Hole

The Pinedale Anticline Natural Gas Field Time-Lapse Map

United States Department of the Interior Memorandum

Pinedale Anticline Fact Sheet

Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality

Putting the Squeeze on Pronghorn

Scientific Study Shows Mule Deer Avoid Areas with Significant Natural Gas Development

Wyoming Outdoor Council

United States Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy Project Fact Sheet