We’re making some progress on our recent technical woes. Many of the broken links from this blog, and from our home page, have been restored. The new Image Gallery is now able to display TIFF files properly, and other files are now available in our Documents section. There are lingering issues with some links, and […]
Yes, we’ve been having some technical difficulties here at SkyTruth for the past 10 days. The outfit that hosts our image galleries and file libraries, Green Media Toolshed, just switched over to an entirely new software framework that promises to add some nice new features. Unfortunately, it’s having trouble displaying TIFF-format images as thumbnails; and […]
We decided to see how many oil and natural gas wells have been drilled in the state of Colorado. It’s got a long history of drilling, and is currently in a booming phase of drilling for natural gas that is having both good and bad impacts on the economy, society, public health and the environment. […]
https://skytruth.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/SkyTruth-CO-active_wells_april08.jpg213320John Amoshttps://skytruth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/SkyTruth-Header-Logo-C.pngJohn Amos2008-06-04 14:26:002023-06-30 14:15:40Colorado – All Natural Gas and Oil Wells Now In Google Earth
But wait, there’s more… Stanley Energy is also asking for Forest Service approval to drill for natural gas in the Wyoming Range. They want to drill from 8 locations just west of Merna, between Lookout Peak and Prospect Peak. They plan to drill multiple wells from each location, or “wellpad,” which helps reduce the environmental […]
Two recent proposals to drill on National Forest land in the Wyoming Range have generated a lot of controversy and some unusual political action. Plains Exploration & Production Company initially applied to the US Forest Service for permission to drill just three exploration wells in the Hoback Rim area, while simultaneously making statements to Wall […]
https://skytruth.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/skytruth_plains_40acre_sim_view_to_w.jpg452640John Amoshttps://skytruth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/SkyTruth-Header-Logo-C.pngJohn Amos2008-05-10 17:37:002023-06-30 14:13:52Wyoming Range – Drill The Bridger-Teton National Forest? (Part 1)
We’ve just added to our time-series of images showing the spread of drilling in the Jonah and Pinedale Anticline natural-gas fields, located on public lands in western Wyoming’s upper Green River valley — the southern part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The new images are SPOT XS satellite pics taken in September 12, 2006 and […]
https://skytruth.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/SkyTruth-Jonah-15aug06-GE.jpg212320John Amoshttps://skytruth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/SkyTruth-Header-Logo-C.pngJohn Amos2008-04-18 18:44:002023-06-30 14:13:22Upper Green River Valley Time-Series Images
Technical Difficulties: Making Progress
/in General /by John AmosWe’re making some progress on our recent technical woes. Many of the broken links from this blog, and from our home page, have been restored. The new Image Gallery is now able to display TIFF files properly, and other files are now available in our Documents section. There are lingering issues with some links, and […]
Technical Difficulties: Broken Links (Temporarily…)
/in General /by John AmosYes, we’ve been having some technical difficulties here at SkyTruth for the past 10 days. The outfit that hosts our image galleries and file libraries, Green Media Toolshed, just switched over to an entirely new software framework that promises to add some nice new features. Unfortunately, it’s having trouble displaying TIFF-format images as thumbnails; and […]
Colorado – All Natural Gas and Oil Wells Now In Google Earth
/9 Comments/in Biodiversity, Climate, Freshwater, Natural Gas, Oil & Gas /by John AmosWe decided to see how many oil and natural gas wells have been drilled in the state of Colorado. It’s got a long history of drilling, and is currently in a booming phase of drilling for natural gas that is having both good and bad impacts on the economy, society, public health and the environment. […]
Wyoming Range – Drill The Bridger-Teton National Forest? (Part 2 – 50 Acre Wellpads??)
/in Oil & Gas /by John AmosBut wait, there’s more… Stanley Energy is also asking for Forest Service approval to drill for natural gas in the Wyoming Range. They want to drill from 8 locations just west of Merna, between Lookout Peak and Prospect Peak. They plan to drill multiple wells from each location, or “wellpad,” which helps reduce the environmental […]
Wyoming Range – Drill The Bridger-Teton National Forest? (Part 1)
/in Oil & Gas /by John AmosTwo recent proposals to drill on National Forest land in the Wyoming Range have generated a lot of controversy and some unusual political action. Plains Exploration & Production Company initially applied to the US Forest Service for permission to drill just three exploration wells in the Hoback Rim area, while simultaneously making statements to Wall […]
Upper Green River Valley Time-Series Images
/in Oil & Gas /by John AmosWe’ve just added to our time-series of images showing the spread of drilling in the Jonah and Pinedale Anticline natural-gas fields, located on public lands in western Wyoming’s upper Green River valley — the southern part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The new images are SPOT XS satellite pics taken in September 12, 2006 and […]