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Department of Economics

College of Business Department 3985

Laramie, WY 82071

Phone: 307-766-3124

Fax: 307-766-4028

Email: economics@uwyo.edu

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News June 2021

Coal Zoom published an article that featured “Carbon Valley,” a nine-part podcast series from Wyoming Public Media. UW economist Rob Godby was quoted in the article.

Godby also was quoted in a Bloomberg Law article, titled “Western States in Open Combat Over Coal, ‘Woke’ Renewables Push.” He said that Wyoming sees fighting for the coal industry as a Republican litmus test. In related articles, The Casper Star-Tribune (CS-T) published a Stringr video that featured Godby, who discussed wind energy development in the state. He also was interviewed by Yale Climate Connections for a piece, titled “Can fossil-fuel-dependent Wyoming build a more diverse economy?”

UW economist Rob Godby told The Wyoming Tribune Eagle that technology for a novel nuclear energy plant proposed for Wyoming differs from that of traditional nuclear energy facilities and is a new advancement. Gov. Mark Gordon and other officials made the announcement last week about the TerraPower plant -- a cutting-edge nuclear innovation company that is the brainchild of Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates. Government Technology published the article.

UW Professor Emeritus Sherrill Shaffer offered valuable credit card balance transfer tips in a WalletHub interview.

The Laramie Boomerang interviewed UW economist Jason Shogren for an article, titled “Revitalizing Laramie’s Economy.”

Mother Jones magazine published a HuffPost article in which UW economics Professor Tim Considine’s study that claimed a drilling ban would result in massive job losses in states such as Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico was mentioned. The article, titled “Biden’s Climate Plans Are Colliding With Trump’s Judiciary,” focused on a federal judge’s ruling against President Joe Biden’s administration’s pause on new oil and gas leases.

UW economics Professor Chuck Mason is joining colleagues from the University of Texas-Austin for a major study of economic and political barriers related to carbon capture, use and storage. Carbon Capture JournalOil City News and The Rocket Miner published UW’s announcement.

Mining & Quarry World quoted UW economist Rob Godby for an article about a Utah coal-fired power plant that is facing closure in 2042. The article focused on energy regulators who say the West’s power grid is not ready for the state to shut down coal-fired power plants.

GasworldThe Casper Star-Tribune (CS-T) and SweetwaterNOW noted that UW economics Professor Chuck Mason is joining colleagues from the University of Texas-Austin for a major study of economic and political barriers related to carbon capture, use and storage.

UW recently recognized the exceptional scholarship and teaching of four UW professors by naming them Wyoming Excellence Chairs. Wyoming News Now published UW’s release.

Contact Us

Department of Economics

College of Business Department 3985

Laramie, WY 82071

Phone: 307-766-3124

Fax: 307-766-4028

Email: economics@uwyo.edu

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