Dear Laramigos, Due to concerns about the rapidly spreading Delta Covid-19 variant, we have decided to cancel the remainder of our tabling events at the Laramie Farmers Market for the summer. However, we are still providing you with a virtual opportunity to sign a postcard and thank the Laramie City Read more…
Our friends at City Climate Corner recently released a new episode featuring students from the University of Wyoming and their efforts to promote sustainable initiatives/planning within the local community. Follow the link below to hear these students (Chelsea Taylor, Zac Isler, and Jarad O’Brien) talk about their projects, their impact Read more…
Legend Inc, a Wyoming-based developer of whom little is known, has submitted a proposal for what would be, by far, the largest solar installation in the state. The proposal is for a 250 MW installation set to be constructed in Riverton, which is located on the Wind River Reservation in Read more…
NextEra recently added 1,450 megawatts of solar projects to its growing queue of renewable energy. NextEra /Facebook The world’s largest renewable developer is eyeing transmission project opportunities as the Biden administration focuses on adding large amounts of wind, solar and storage to the nation’s grid in the coming decades. “We’re looking Read more…
Tim Kaumo grew up in the shadow of Wyoming’s imposing Jim Bridger Power Plant, with its four towering exhaust stacks and rumbling trains delivering a steady stream of coal feeding the hungry boilers converting carbon into electricity.© Trevor Hughes, Trevor Hughes-USA TODAY NETWORK Coal-fired power plants next to the WyoDak mine east of Gillette, Read more…
Recently ARE and City and University leaders spoke with the City Climate Corner podcast to share how Laramie is taking action on reducing our city’s carbon emissions, even in coal-country Wyoming. Listen to the podcast episode using the link below and share with your friends, family and neighbors! https://www.cityclimatecorner.com/episodes/laramie-wy-coal-country-climate-action?fbclid=IwAR3b3o6MhDPriStvWQzPRzUhJgaSRpDeqkkTgLWizEBszuu99I1e9lY_S4c
Wyoming Public Radio | By Maggie MullenPublished June 18, 2021 at 1:14 PM MDT Heat waves, like the one felt across the West this week, are expected to happen more frequently and to last longer because of climate change. But a lot of homes in the region don’t have air conditioning. According to federal data, Read more…
By Brad PlumerMay 18, 2021, 1:00 a.m. ET Nations around the world would need to immediately stop approving new coal-fired power plants and new oil and gas fields and quickly phase out gasoline-powered vehicles if they want to avert the most catastrophic effects of climate change, the world’s leading energy agency said Read more…
In late 2020, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission asked the state’s electric and gas utilities to discuss what infrastructure projects they had in queue that could be accelerated to support the COVID-battered economy. Tucked into a proposal from Xcel Energy, the state’s largest electric company, was a comparison of two Read more…
Airports have vast swaths of empty land and rooftops. But it’s not so easy as just covering everything with solar panels. THE NEXT TIME you’re staring out a plane window during takeoff or landing, give the airport a scan. You’ll see hangars and other support buildings and, of course, the terminal. Read more…