Images of change
Rocky Mountain News
Published May 30, 2008 at 3 p.m.
Photo by Miguel Angel De La Cuerva
A pronghorn antelope makes its way through the Red Desert in Wyoming.
Our need for energy, and the impact the search for energy has on our environment, is an issue felt around the world.
Recently a group of photographers sought to show the impact of that search in Wyoming's Upper Green River Basin, not far from Jackson. The area already is the site of extensive oil and gas development, with proposals for expanded development being considered.
The results of the May 19-21 shoot by the International League of Conservation Photographers illustrate the crossroads where we now stand: wildlife and natural beauty side-by-side with drill rigs and refineries. While the projects deliver jobs and revenue to the state, at what cost?
League executive director Cristina Mittermeier, announcing the photo RAVE (Rapid Assessment Visual Expedition), said efforts like this "give me reason to hope that things will get better for our beautiful planet, one image at a time."
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