Basin, WY News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wyoming/basin/ Basin, WY News Spirit of giving alive in Lovell http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wyoming/basin/content/a532e430b2aae5f276a18867a9aedbc3.html Spirit of giving alive in Lovell Cody homeowner uses solar panels for power to spare http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wyoming/basin/content/e2cd6cbf749121643ccd50287528db3a.html CODY Nov 7 may have been just another day for most people but it was a milestone for retired park ranger John Osgood It marked exactly one year one trip around the sun since he flipped the switch Big idea or big boondoggle http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wyoming/basin/content/254a9ec93e7868191dcd02e09b1cb337.html GREEN RIVER Occasionally throughout history a really bad idea pops up Think League of Nations 8track tapes Beta max videos and the Berlin Wall to name a few BLM encourages oil shale development http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wyoming/basin/content/48daee2ee2bad6e09cde581a5cfb8fc0.html GREEN RIVER At present there is no commercial production of oil shale being undertaken in the United States That may be about to change however Converting coal in place http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wyoming/basin/content/c796f3b97c0476b02c971b7755b8aae7.html Sure there's hundreds of years of coal left in the Powder River Basin But less than 10 percent of the 510 billion tons can be harvested by conventional surface mining methods according to industry officials Briefly in energy http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wyoming/basin/content/f35f6c356776840b7ff24b49f48ea355.html EnCana gives 34000 to FFA EnCana Oil and Gas USA Inc in a partnership with the Wyoming FFA Foundation presented 34000 to FFA chapters for chapter grant programs educational expenses scholarships and the annual convention Breaking a barrier http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wyoming/basin/content/6fec88d7d22dca687513f236f1deac12.html LARAMIE Wyoming and coal were elementary school sweethearts who grew up got married succeeded beyond their own imaginations and now are seeing counselors to take advantage of all possible ways to maintain their chemistry in the face of new global challenges Forget power lines trains http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wyoming/basin/content/f730ccce8b9952e3f5d68fdbd6fdf05e.html There are enough hurdles for cleancoal technology today So a few bright people have decided they don't need to add another one: how to finance and build a power line or wait on someone who can