Daily news roundup, Feb. 1, 2008
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Feb 1, 2008 Posted by Bill Luckett
We’re leading off with a national political story today, but only because it mentions Wyoming in the very best sentence of the article, which I’ll repeat here in case you’re too busy to read the whole thing: “As if it could get any worse (for the Republican Party), a recent poll showed Democrat Gary Trauner, a second-time candidate, leading a Republican who had been elected to statewide office by one point in normally ruby-red Wyoming.” More here:
House Republicans face late exodus
U.S. Senators moved forward Thursday with two bills promoting the capture and storage of carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired plants, but sharply questioned the administration's commitment to developing such technologies:
Senators press carbon projects
Some legislators want to make sure authorities won’t try to confiscate our weaponry in the event of a disaster:
Two stories on a recent report on the future of the sage grouse:
Grouse need more help, biologists agree
The Wyoming Tribune-Eagle looks at Laramie County officials’ decision-making on the sixth penny sales tax ballot:
Despite rejection, Burns still in
Wyoming Public Radio reports that the average glacier in the Wind River range has melted by 40 percent since 1985. If the other 60 percent melts, that could have negative consequences for farmers:
Wind River glacier melt threatens water supply
Here’s the Laramie Boomerang’s report on a climate change symposium at the University of Wyoming:
The Gillette News-Record writes that a second coal company CEO predicts that international energy demand may increase area coal exports:
Global demand may push coal exports
The News-Record also reports that Peabody Energy’s proposed School Creek mine remains on the company’s drawing board, but not for this year:
School Creek Mine won’t start in 2008
Also from the Gillette paper, an estimated 7,500 people work in Campbell County who declare other places as their official residences:
In Pinedale, town leaders are pinning their hopes on a 250-acre, master-planned community to alleviate a housing crunch brought on by the persistent energy boom:
And the Jackson paper has a story on citizens’ views on growth in their community: