Plans to drill for natural gas in Wyoming continue to proliferate. We’ve attempted to simulate one of the more controversial proposals to allow drilling for coalbed methane across a rugged scenic area in south-central Wyoming, noted for wildlife and hunting / recreation opportunities, called the Atlantic Rim. In March 2007, the Bureau of Land Management […]
https://skytruth.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/skytruth_atlantic_rim_central-simulation.jpg253400John Amoshttps://skytruth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/SkyTruth-Header-Logo-C.pngJohn Amos2008-01-09 03:02:002023-05-03 13:46:40Atlantic Rim CBM – Big Drilling in Wyoming
Just got word from our colleague Gary Geller at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory about a new source of free, full-resolution, multi-decade satellite imagery: TerraLook, from the US Geological Survey. The great thing about this site is the images are provided in JPEG format, a standard graphic that can be displayed using most office software and […]
What could become one of the world’s biggest open-pit gold mines, called the Pebble Mine, is being proposed in southwest Alaska. Opponents of the plan, including sportsmen, commercial fisherman, many native Alaskans, and former Alaska governor Jim Hammond, are concerned that the mine could affect the economically important wild-salmon fishing and tourism industries. The mine […]
Environmental Working Group just released a compelling report that shows the history of gas and oil drilling on and around the Roan Plateau in western Colorado. This work puts the numbers behind the tremendous burst of drilling illustrated by SkyTruth images.
Ground Truth: Information that is collected on location, on the ground, from a close up perspective, in fine detail. From Wikipedia: Ground Truth Sky Truth: Information that is collected from above, with a broad vision, giving the big picture. We at SkyTruth spend a lot of time working out how to give people an “elevated” […]
By the way, SkyTruth features an ever-growing collection of online image galleries that address issues like hardrock mining, oil and gas drilling, habitat loss, and pollution. The galleries include a variety of maps and pictures taken from public and commercial orbiting satellites, government aerial surveys, and out-the-window shots taken from low-flying aircraft (most of those […]
Atlantic Rim CBM – Big Drilling in Wyoming
/in Oil & Gas /by John AmosPlans to drill for natural gas in Wyoming continue to proliferate. We’ve attempted to simulate one of the more controversial proposals to allow drilling for coalbed methane across a rugged scenic area in south-central Wyoming, noted for wildlife and hunting / recreation opportunities, called the Atlantic Rim. In March 2007, the Bureau of Land Management […]
New Image Data Source: TerraLook
/in Biodiversity, Climate, Natural Gas, Oil & Gas /by John AmosJust got word from our colleague Gary Geller at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory about a new source of free, full-resolution, multi-decade satellite imagery: TerraLook, from the US Geological Survey. The great thing about this site is the images are provided in JPEG format, a standard graphic that can be displayed using most office software and […]
Pebble Mine, Alaska
/7 Comments/in Mining /by John AmosWhat could become one of the world’s biggest open-pit gold mines, called the Pebble Mine, is being proposed in southwest Alaska. Opponents of the plan, including sportsmen, commercial fisherman, many native Alaskans, and former Alaska governor Jim Hammond, are concerned that the mine could affect the economically important wild-salmon fishing and tourism industries. The mine […]
Roan Plateau – EWG Report
/in Hydraulic Fracturing, Oil & Gas /by John AmosEnvironmental Working Group just released a compelling report that shows the history of gas and oil drilling on and around the Roan Plateau in western Colorado. This work puts the numbers behind the tremendous burst of drilling illustrated by SkyTruth images.
GroundTruth
/in Biodiversity, Protected Area Monitoring /by Paul WoodsGround Truth: Information that is collected on location, on the ground, from a close up perspective, in fine detail. From Wikipedia: Ground Truth Sky Truth: Information that is collected from above, with a broad vision, giving the big picture. We at SkyTruth spend a lot of time working out how to give people an “elevated” […]
SkyTruth Image Galleries
/in Biodiversity, Climate, Mining, Natural Gas, Oil & Gas /by John AmosBy the way, SkyTruth features an ever-growing collection of online image galleries that address issues like hardrock mining, oil and gas drilling, habitat loss, and pollution. The galleries include a variety of maps and pictures taken from public and commercial orbiting satellites, government aerial surveys, and out-the-window shots taken from low-flying aircraft (most of those […]