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Episode 5 - Extraction Without Representation: Energy Production on Public Lands

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Our fifth episode covers fossil fuel production in rural Western public lands and what alternative revenue sources states that currently rely on extraction royalties could seek. We bring back Dr. Justin Farrell to discuss his home state of Wyoming, and we introduce Josh Axelrod from NRDC, as well as Julia Stuble from The Wilderness Society.  

Show Notes

Episode 5 Sources

Bielski, V, 2020. Weaning Wyoming off fossil fuels. Sierra Magazine. Accessed on 19 April 2021 by https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/weaning-wyoming-fossil-fuels

Bui, Q, Sanger-Katz, M, 2016. Why the government owns so much land in the West. The New York Times. Accessed on 19 April 2021 https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/06/upshot/why-the-government-owns-so-much-land-in-the-west.html

Christian, M, 2021. Senate energy chair Manchin says fossil fuels ‘aren’t going anywhere’ soon. S&P Global Market Intelligence.  https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/senate-energy-chair-manchin-says-fossil-fuels-aren-t-going-anywhere-soon-62417349 

Congressional Budget Office. 2016. Options for increasing federal income from crude oil and natural gas on federal lands. https://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/114th-congress-2015-2016/reports/51421-oil_and_gas_options.pdf  

Congressional Research Service. 2020a. Federal Land Ownership: Overview and Data. https://sgp.fas.org/crs/misc/R42346.pdf  

Congressional Research Service. 2020b. Revenues and disbursements from oil and natural gas production on federal land. https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R46537.pdf  

Goad, J, Goldfuss, C, Kenworthy, T. 2012. Using public lands for the public good. Center for American Progress. Accessed on 19 April 21 by https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/green/reports/2012/06/25/11690/using-public-lands-for-the-public-good

Hein, JF, 2015. Oil companies are drilling on public land for the price of a cup of coffee. Here’s why that should change. The Washington Post. Accessed on 19 April 2021 by https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/06/16/oil-companies-are-drilling-on-public-land-for-the-price-of-a-cup-of-coffee-heres-why-that-should-change/

Limerick, PN, 2012. Is democracy compatible with conservation? Bureau of Land Management. https://www.centerwest.org/archives/8275  

Smart Asset, 2021. Overview of Wyoming Taxes. Accessed on 19 April 21 by https://smartasset.com/taxes/wyoming-tax-calculator#:~:text=Wyoming%20has%20no%20state%20income,10th%2Dlowest%20in%20the%20country.

The State of Wyoming, 2012. Wyoming Tax Distribution Reports. Department of Revenue. Accessed on 02 November 21 by https://revenue.wyo.gov/tax-distribution-reports. (Data from https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B9ulSQ4N_7DKKh7omMTqZVWcOHddyac6/view and https://drive.google.com/file/d/10DcTu_4JeAVchi4me0AP7AHXyNlCHd6_/view)

 

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