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by Wyoming Liberty Group As the Wyoming legislature recently opened its general session, it may be a good time to revisit a major issue for the state: The possibility of storing nuclear waste in our proverbial backyard. As you may recall, the controversial issue came up last year, championed by Donald Burkhart Jr. (R-Rawlins), co-chairman of the Mi...



 

 



In this episode of Eye on the Issues, we sit down with Wyoming Representative Jeremy Haroldson of House District 4 to discuss key legislative priorities and his vision for Wyoming's future. Recorded prior to the November 5, 2024, election, this interview offers a snapshot of the pressing issues facing the state and Representative Haroldson's plans ...



 

 



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by Wyoming Liberty Group As political and industry forces move ahead, seeking to make Wyoming a storage site for nuclear waste, it may be instructive to understand what happened when another state faced the specter of becoming a dumping ground for toxic garbage: They utterly rejected it. Again and again. You may have heard of the place—Yucca Mounta...



 

 



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by Wyoming Liberty Group Whatever your politics, President Trump's triumphant return to the White House is being hailed by a wide swath of Wyomingites, especially those in oil and gas, a vital sector of our economy, not to mention our history, our identity and, as it turns out, our future. Indeed, in the moments after Trump clinched his historic se...



 

 



In this episode of Eye on the Issues, we explore the complexities of nuclear energy and nuclear waste storage with M.V. Ramana, Professor at the University of British Columbia and author of Nuclear is Not the Solution: The Folly of Atomic Power in the Age of Climate Change. Professor Ramana shares his insights on the risks and benefits of nuclear e...



 

 



In this episode of Eye on the Issues, we sit down with Eli Bebout, a former Wyoming legislator with nearly three decades of public service, including time as Speaker of the House and Senate President. Eli reflects on his career, his passion for Wyoming, and the current pressing issues facing the state.Our conversation dives into Wyoming's potential...



 

 



In this episode of Eye on the Issues, we dive into Wyoming's dynamic energy landscape with Dr. Holly Krutka, Executive Director of the School of Energy Resources at the University of Wyoming. Holly discusses the state's leadership in energy innovation and the unique educational opportunities offered at UW, including degrees in Energy Resource Manag...



 

 



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by Wyoming Liberty Group Let's give a shout out to our very own Harriet Hageman, Wyoming's sole representative in Congress. Rep. Hageman recently called out the Bureau of Land Management—otherwise known as BLM—and its misguided Western Solar Plan, which would vastly expand the amount of public land that could be used for big industrial solar projec...



 

 



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by Wyoming Liberty Group There's hype. And then there's jargon. Combine the two, and you have quite the mess. That's certainly the case with the latest push to expand renewable energy in Wyoming. In its latest incarnation, our own Senator John Barrasso, along with Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia, sponsored a bill recently that ostensibly inten...



 

 



In this episode of Eye on the Issues, we sit down with Isaac Orr from Always On Energy Research to discuss the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its regulations affecting Wyoming. Isaac explains how the Biden administration's policies, including stringent carbon dioxide emission standards and various other regulations, are targeting coal-fi...



 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 









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