Coal is back, even as the Obama administration pushes green energy

By Jeremy Borden and Jim Morris

Improving economy requires electricity, so Big Coal is back

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"… y Ken Salazar said March 22 when announcing the opening of acreage in Wyoming to new mining.Even so, the coal industry says it is concerned about the cr …"

"… Interior Department’s decision to open up 7,400 acres of public land in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin to coal mining. The Natural Resources Defense Counc …"

"… who specializes in natural resource issues, said a sizable portion of the Wyoming coal may be destined for countries such as China and India.In a new report …"

Obama cabinet officials visit swing districts in final weeks before Nov. 2 election

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

Earlier this month in Orlando, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan unveiled a $1.56 million grant to install energy-effici

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"… , including Republicans Rep. Mike Castle of Delaware, Sen. Michael Enzi of Wyoming, and Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, the spokesman added.The three spok …"

Use of toxic acid puts millions at risk

By Jim Morris and Chris Hamby

A 2009 explosion in Corpus Christ sheds light on danger of toxic acid cloud

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"… Angeles, Chicago and Philadelphia, as well as in rural parts of Oklahoma, Wyoming, Kentucky, and other states.So closely guarded are details of the risks th …"

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Big polluters freed from environmental oversight by stimulus

By Kristen Lombardi and John Solomon

In the name of job creation and clean energy, the Obama administration has doled out billions of dollars in stimulus money to some of the na

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"… lled for greatly streamlining NEPA requirements. Sen. John Barrasso, the Wyoming Republican, offered an amendment to the stimulus bill clearing projects wh …"

Farm subsidies still missing from USDA’s data-rich website

By Jim Morris

The Agriculture Department says it makes farm subsidy data available to anyone who asks, but turning the data into something useful is tedio

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"… keystrokes, for example, that the government gave Owen Goertz of Cheyenne, Wyoming, $119,362 from 2003 through 2005. With billions of dollars at stake, taxpa …"

Budget deliberations silent on Medicare or other entitlements

By Gordon Witkin

True fiscal hawks likely won’t find much to celebrate in this week’s budget machinations, talk of spending cuts aside. That’s because neithe

Excerpts from this story referencing "Wyoming":

"… icit commission, especially silver-tongued former GOP Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming.“I’m waiting for the politician to get up and say, ‘There’s only o …"

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Oil-financed Congress members target public-interest group

By Richard Prince and Esther Cassidy

WASHINGTON, June 14, 2000 — A saga involving Big Oil, millions of unrealized tax dollars, whistle-blowers, members of Congress and campaign

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"… ources, presided over by Representative Barbara Cubin, a Republican who is Wyoming’s only member of the House.She’s acting at the request of the committe …"

Thanks to sponsors, GOP threw twice the party the Democrats did

By Sean Peoples

October 24, 2000 — Officially, thousands of delegates, legislators and elephant banner-wavers swarmed Philadelphia from July 31 to Aug. 3 to

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"… overnor Bill Owens, Saturday, July 29, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.Host: Colorado and Wyoming Republican PartySponsor: Eastman Kodak ($125,761, of which 68% went to Rep …"

"… ermont, Virgin Islands, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming, July 30, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.Host: Philadelphia 2000 (the Republican Nationa …"

"… tyLocation: Wyndham Franklin Plaza Hotel78. Breakfast, July 31, 8 a.mHost: Wyoming Republican PartySponsor: Union Pacific ($520,800, 77% to Republicans)Locat …"

"… 1 Market St.111. Cocktail Reception, July 31, 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.Host: Wyoming Republican PartyPegasus Communications ($20,000, 100% to Republicans)Locat …"

Global warming: Heated denials

By Lisa Chiu

Stand-up comedian Tim Slagle was on a roll. In a lunchtime routine tailored to 400 conference attendees, Slagle was killing ‘em with jokes a

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"… Freedom Institute, founded by former Republican Senator Malcolm Wallop of Wyoming, whose mission is to promote conservative public policy based on free ente …"

A gallery of skeptics

By Lisa Chiu

Chris Horner ...

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"… reedomFrontiers was founded by former Republican Senator Malcolm Wallop of Wyoming and adheres to 10 tenets, the ninth being: “To remove sound science from …"

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