Coal
General Information
Use search terms: coal, coal formation, coal mining, extraction, impacts
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Energy Information Administration – Energy Kid’s Page
Impacts in Wyoming
Environmental Impacts of Coal Mining
Powder River Basin Resource Council
Environmental & social concerns of coal mining
Wyodak is the nation's oldest and largest open-pit mine.
The site contains information regarding the extraction process. Also includes the mining process and a good map of production sites.
U. S. Department of Energy
Table listing the largest 58 coal mines in the US; top 10 are in Wyoming
Wyoming Mining Association
Brochure/Guide on Coal
Thunder Basin Coal Co. Brochure
How coal is removed; statistics;
Arch Coal, Inc.
Map of Wyoming coal mines; link to Coal Creek & Black Thunder mines
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Oil and Natural Gas
General Information
Use search terms: oil, oil shale, oil formation, extraction, uses, impacts
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Science Resource Center
Energy Information Administration – Energy Kid’s Page
Social and Economic Impacts in Wyoming
Bittersweet Boom
Economic, Social and Environmental Impacts
Casper Tribune, Report Says Oil and Gas Drive State's Economy
Oil and Gas Accountability Project
Natural Gas Boom Impacts Rural Wyoming Town - Public Broadcast System
Pinedale Wyoming
eReference
Wyoming economy (2008)
High Country News: “Methamphetamine Fuels the West's Oil and Gas Boom”
Rough Necks section: You're wired or You're Fired
Gas Boom Is Both Boon, Bane for Wyoming County
2006; Pinedale - roughnecks, increased crime, money for schools
Powder River Basin Resource Council - Coalbed Methane
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
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Putting the Squeeze on Pronghorn
Scientific Study Shows Mule Deer Avoid Areas with Significant Natural Gas Development
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