Full Title: Fossil Fuel Extraction and Western Economies
Author(s): Headwater Economics
Publisher(s): Headwater Economics
Publication Date: April 1, 2011
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Description (excerpt):
This report assesses the performance of the fossil fuel industry in five energy-producing states in the Rocky Mountain West—Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming—in the context of the energy surge of the mid-2000s and the recent recession. The 2003-2008 natural gas surge and slump is then considered in depth through a case study analysis of local experiences with natural gas development on Colorado’s Western Slope and in southwestern Wyoming.