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Cowboys and economics in Wyoming

By Sonya Doctorian (Contact)
Published 07:00 p.m., December 11, 2007

Wyoming rancher Freddie Botur wants to slow the pace of natural gas drilling on public and private lands. He runs 3,000 cattle on approximately 80,000 acres of Wyoming public and private land. "The image of the cowboy in Wyoming is romantic, but it certainly doesn't tell the economic truth of Wyoming. Agriculture used to be the dominant business in Sublette County and now energy is the dominant industry," he said.

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Posted by Babydoll on May 12, 2008 at 10:02 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I found the video to be a wake up call. The mass need and greed for energy has affected the way we live as a nation. What has happened to societys need for energy,consumed at such a fast rate with no thought as to where and how we will replace it. I once worked for a company that used energy in a way that was only beneficial to itself and in turn caused serious debt to the consumers world wide. Vegas is a prime example of a mass wasting of irreplaceable energy resources. I have decided to pursue a life long career dedicated to working with people like Mr Freddie Botur. I will continue to move forward in search of working with the environment instead of against it. My genuine love for the Cowboy way of Life will take me there, I believe that. Hats of to you Mr Botur, that you are still living the dream and keeping it a reality in this day and age. If you ever want to sponsor a Canadian, to keep that dream alive I can be found on www.coolworks.com alias Cowgirl.
Sincerely, A concerened Canadian



 

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