The Natural Resources Defense Council has charged that the government and electric utilities have greatly overrated the advantages of burning Western coal in power plants. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/6.19/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
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Posted inSeptember 27, 1974: Earth energy
Congress considers canyon giveaway
The proposed Congressional “giveaway” of 185,000 acres of Grand Canyon National Park and other public lands has been challenged by a coalition of six national conservation groups. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/6.19/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inSeptember 27, 1974: Earth energy
Earth energy
Although geothermal energy is often praised as clean and limitless, first attempts to utilize it have stirred up air and water pollution, radiation, and potential earthquakes — not to mention legal, financial and governmental tangles. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/6.19/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inAugust 30, 1974: Coal conflict on Tongue River
Naturalist Adolph Murie dies
During his 75 years, Adolph Murie wandered through the wilderness from Guatemala to Alaska, living with wolves on Mount McKinley, moose on Isle Royale, elk in the Olympics, and coyotes in Yellowstone. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/6.17/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inAugust 2, 1974: Has the second home peak passed?
Has the second home peak passed?
Land use planning has entered a new phase of complexity as tight money has slowed the pace of condominium and second home development. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/6.16/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inJuly 5, 1974: The Great Balancing Act
Governor advocates slow growth
Colorado Gov. John Vanderhoof is opposed to construction of the Two Forks Dam on the South Platte River, advocating a policy of wise growth rather than a sudden expansion of Denver’s water supply. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/6.14/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inJuly 5, 1974: The Great Balancing Act
The Great Balancing Act
Plans to extract oil shale from northwestern Colorado raise concerns about how to balance energy development with efforts to address social impacts, air pollution, oil shale tailings, and impacts to water and wildlife. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/6.14/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inJune 21, 1974: It's chicken power tomorrow
North Dakota guards water
North Dakota Gov. Arthur A. Link and the State Water Commission have put a “conditional moratorium” on coal development in that state. Two power utilities have requested 15,000 acre-feet of water annually for a proposed coal-fired power plant near Underwood, N. Dakota. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/6.16-1/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inJune 21, 1974: It's chicken power tomorrow
Rehabilitation of Western coal lands
An edited version of a summary of a report, Rehabilitation Potential of Western Coal Lands, published by the National Academy of Sciences. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/6.16-1/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inJune 7, 1974: Energy boom -- plans and payments
Oil sands mined
In the Canadian prairies near Fort McMurray, Alberta, 10-story-high bucketwheel excavators churn through the earth, digging up Athabasca oil sands. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/6.12/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inApril 12, 1974: Judge calls showdown in Montana
Judge calls showdown in Montana
Montana Gov. Thomas Judge has notified Interior Secretary Rogers Morton that the state will take the lead in regulating coal-fired power plants, rather than waiting for federal environmental impact statements for plants like Colstrip. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/6.8/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inApril 12, 1974: Judge calls showdown in Montana
Leslie Peterson, WEI President
Leslie Peterson became an environmentalist when she saw that the trees weren’t growing back on timber clearcuts in Wyoming’s Shoshone National Forest. She noticed the scare as a small child, because she grew up in the forestry business. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/6.8/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inApril 12, 1974: Judge calls showdown in Montana
Wyoming coalfields – scene of conflict
The Burlington Northern and the Chicago Northwestern have applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission for a permit to build a new 120-mile rail line between Gillette and Douglas for transporting coal. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/6.8/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inMarch 29, 1974: Harnessing limitless energy
Solar powered history
A photo essay on the origins and history of solar power. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/6.7/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inFebruary 15, 1974: The hidden costs of coal
Are the grizzlies endangered?
Hunting pressure outside Yellowstone National Park, coupled with a controversial grizzly management program within the park, are some of the reasons that grizzly bear numbers are declining. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/6.4/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inFebruary 15, 1974: The hidden costs of coal
BLM tightens controls
The Bureau of Land Management is initiating a program designed to halt serious environmental degradation caused by those who lease BLM land to extract oil and gas. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/6.4/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inJanuary 18, 1974: Oil shale fever rises in West
EPA man says U.S. caught in wrenching change
John Quarles Jr. of the Environmental Protection Agency shocked his audience when he said: “The simple truth is that we are running out. Running out of pure air. Out of pure water. Out of virgin timber … But most of all, we are running out of time.” Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/6.2/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inJanuary 4, 1974: Not so exotic: Solar power for the Seventies
Farmers question stripping
The national president of the Farmers Union says the problems being created by the western push of the giant coal companies must be met head-on. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/6.1/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inNovember 23, 1973: The crisis in energy: Water comes up short
Water … key to energy development
A map of the waterways surrounding the Powder River Basin, with potential reservoirs that may be developed to support coal-fired power plants. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/5.23/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inNovember 9, 1973: The making of an energy skinflint
Trimming the fat: Conservation of energy takes center stage
Today, almost everyone in authority seems to be telling us that that energy honeymoon is over, and that energy conservation is here to stay. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/5.22/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E