Saving Wyoming's Hoback : the grassroots movement that stopped natural gas development / Florence Rose Shepard and Susan L. Marsh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shepard, Florence R., author.

Marsh, Susan (Susan L.), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gas well drilling--Wyoming--Hoback River Watershed.

Gas well drilling.

Gas well drilling--Environmental aspects--Wyoming--Hoback River Basin.

Protest movements--Wyoming--Hoback River Region.

Protest movements.

Gas well drilling--Environmental aspects.

Wyoming.

Wyoming--Hoback River Watershed.

Physical Description:

xi, 130 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City : The University of Utah Press, [2017]

Summary:

Too Special to Drill tells the story of the Hoback and Noble Basins in northwestern Wyoming and of the citizens who worked together to protect the land that they loved. Retired schoolteachers, mine workers, big game hunting outfitters, and other stakeholders brought together their knowledge of the area to achieve a single goal: to prevent the industrialization of the wild country that was their home. While some disagreed about specifics, their work as individuals and as coalitions is an inspiring example of how determined citizens can make a difference.

Contents:

We did it!

The Hoback

From timber to gas wells

Drill, baby, drill

The perfect storm

Too special to drill.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781607815129

1607815125

OCLC:

953707441