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Tag Archives: Cliff Hansen
Wyoming’s Nuclear Response to Project Plowshare
Vice President Richard Nixon delivered these words in October 1960 to a Toledo, Ohio, fraternity group: “Our plan to develop peaceful constructive uses of nuclear explosives has been given the name of Project Plowshare, because it is literally an attempt … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Extraction and Energy, Wyoming
Tagged Atomic Energy Commission, Cliff Hansen, Cold War history, Dixy Lee Ray, Edward Teller, El Paso Natural Gas Company, Energy development, Gale McGee, Nuclear detonations, Nuclear safety, Project Plowshare, Project Wagon Wheel, Sublette County, Teno Roncalio, Wagon Wheel Information Committee
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Grand Teton National Park and the Jackson Hole National Monument Controversy
Grand Teton National Park – one of the most beautiful spots in Wyoming – turns 93 on February 26. It was originally a Native American hunting ground. British and American fur traders were drawn to the area for its exceptionally … Continue reading