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Western Governors approve bipartisan policy resolutions on air quality, com...

Published on December 09, 2024
To kick off the 2024 Winter Meeting of the Western Governors’ Association, the Governors in attendance announced the passage of five bipartisan policy resolutions relate...
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Air Quality

Western Governors approve bipartisan policy resolutions on air quality, com...

Published on December 09, 2024

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon speaks about his WGA Chair initiative, Decarbo...

Published on July 19, 2024
For the past year, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon led an initiative as Chair of the Western Governors’ Association (WGA) to examine the potential of various decarbonizatio...
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Energy

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon speaks about his WGA Chair initiative, Decarbo...

Published on July 19, 2024

Explore policy mechanisms for permitting carbon transportation infrastructu...

Published on April 17, 2024
Permitting carbon transport infrastructure “is nonnegotiable if we're serious about decarbonizing in this country,” Scyller Borglum, the Underground Storage Ma...
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Energy

Explore policy mechanisms for permitting carbon transportation infrastructu...

Published on April 17, 2024

WATCH: WGA Webinar explores strategies to mitigate liability concerns for ...

Published on March 20, 2024
The potential to permanently store vast quantities of captured carbon in the West’s subterranean geologic structures is often talked about as a game-changer in the world...
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Energy

WATCH: WGA Webinar explores strategies to mitigate liability concerns for ...

Published on March 20, 2024

LISTEN: New podcast episode explores the potential of geothermal energy wit...

Published on October 04, 2023
The potential of geothermal energy in the West is vast and offers significant advantages in the effort to expand renewable energy resources. Advances in technology and increas...
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Energy

LISTEN: New podcast episode explores the potential of geothermal energy wit...

Published on October 04, 2023

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon Launches WGA Chair Initiative

Published on September 21, 2023
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon launched his WGA Chair initiative, Decarbonizing the West, on Sept. 21 in Gillette, Wyoming. During his opening remarks, he called on th...
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Energy

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon Launches WGA Chair Initiative

Published on September 21, 2023

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon Announces WGA Chair Initiative: Decarbonizing ...

Published on June 28, 2023
On June 28, Colorado Governor Jared Polis officially handed off the reigns as Chair of the Western Governors’ Association to Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon. The Gover...
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Air Quality

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon Announces WGA Chair Initiative: Decarbonizing ...

Published on June 28, 2023

Learn about ground-source heat pumps in the final Heat Beneath Our Feet web...

Published on May 04, 2023
The final installment of The Heat Beneath Our Feet webinar series, "Geothermal Energy at Home," explored the growing use of ground source heat pumps and what communi...
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Energy

Learn about ground-source heat pumps in the final Heat Beneath Our Feet web...

Published on May 04, 2023

Explore strategies for improving renewable energy incentive parity in a new...

Published on March 16, 2023
As the nation seeks to meet its ambitious zero-emission goals, the potential for geothermal energy to provide low-carbon dispatchable power has been well documented. Geotherma...
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Energy

Explore strategies for improving renewable energy incentive parity in a new...

Published on March 16, 2023

New WGA webinar explores the potential to use geothermal energy for long-te...

Published on January 24, 2023
For most, geothermal energy equates to electricity generation and heating and cooling needs. As the resource becomes more mainstream, however, geothermal energy use is expandi...
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Energy

New WGA webinar explores the potential to use geothermal energy for long-te...

Published on January 24, 2023

Explore the potential for Enhanced Geothermal Systems in a new WGA Webinar

Published on December 13, 2022
While the potential for geothermal energy use in the West is vast and its benefits wide-ranging, accessing the resource can be difficult and expensive – especially when ...
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Energy

Explore the potential for Enhanced Geothermal Systems in a new WGA Webinar

Published on December 13, 2022

LISTEN: New podcast episode explores the potential for repurposing oil and ...

Published on December 01, 2022
In the latest episode of WGA’s Out West podcast, The Well of the Future: Repurposing Oil and Gas Wells for Geothermal Energy Production, WGA Policy Advisor Ste...
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Energy

LISTEN: New podcast episode explores the potential for repurposing oil and ...

Published on December 01, 2022

Best of the West: Western soccer players at the 2022 FIFA World Cup; future...

Published on November 23, 2022
The Western Governors' Association keeps you updated on the latest news in the West. Here are the top stories for the week starting Nov. 21, 2022. (Photos courtesy of AP P...
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Data

Best of the West: Western soccer players at the 2022 FIFA World Cup; future...

Published on November 23, 2022

WATCH a new webinar about geothermal mapping and permitting

Published on October 27, 2022
In 1892, The Boise Warm Springs Water District in Idaho became the first community in the World to tap into a geothermal reservoir for heating buildings. Though it initially o...
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Energy

WATCH a new webinar about geothermal mapping and permitting

Published on October 27, 2022

WATCH: New webinar explores geothermal heating and cooling systems

Published on October 06, 2022
As part of Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ WGA Chair Initiative, The Heat Beneath Our Feet, the Western Governors’ Association will be conducting tours of geotherm...
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Energy

WATCH: New webinar explores geothermal heating and cooling systems

Published on October 06, 2022

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