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As the $20 million NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE comes to a close in Wyoming, Gov. Mark Gordon has offered up the state to once again host an XPRIZE competition, public records acquired by Wyoming Public Media show.
The offer followed a cryptic Jan. 21 tweet from Elon Musk, CEO and founder of Tesla, which read: Am donating $100M towards a prize for best carbon capture technology.
The tweet sparked a conversation in the Governor s office of how to best be a part of the effort. Discussion resulted in a letter sent Jan. 27 to the non-profit XPRIZE Foundation to pass along to Musk. It laid out how Wyoming would be well-positioned to host the new XPRIZE competition. Gordon began the letter by outlining the state s interest in carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS).
Wyoming Public Media announces the release of a limited podcast series that has been two years in the making:
Carbon Valley. Part 1 and Part 2 of the series are out now, with new episodes dropping every other Tuesday.
If you are interested in doing a write-up or review, Cooper McKim, the writer and host of the show, is available for interviews. For more information about the show, read on: - There will be coal mining in this area for a long time to come, was a comfortable prediction made back in 1984.
Today s reality? Coal production in Wyoming has been on the decline for more than a decade. Even so, state leaders are still betting big on it, pinning their hopes on an enticing technology called carbon capture. Leaders hope it will adapt the industry to a world concerned about climate change-causing emissions, while others call it false hope for coal-dependent communities.
What is normal for Wyoming s weather is the same story for it s geography as it is for the rest of the planet.
Nothing stays the same.
We can t change what has been naturally happening for billions of years. That would be like trying to change continental drift or the rise and fall of mountains.
Wyoming was never like you see it now.
The best we can do is what humans have been doing for much of our history, we change and adapt to what cards the planet is dealing us.
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Written by dariandudrick on April 5, 2021
A voter ID bill, that has passed both the Wyoming Senate and House, was debated Monday morning on KODI’s “Speak Your Piece with Darian Dudrick.”
The legislation, which would require voters to present a form of photo identification, will be reviewed by Gov. Mark Gordon and become law if signed.
Park County Democratic Party vice chairman Mike Specht said the bill is a “solution looking for a problem that didn’t exist,” adding that Republicans are wanting to restrict or limit voting.
Dudrick countered by saying it was a proactive move by the Legislature. He added, like numerous other things a person needs an ID for, one should be required for voting, too.