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Back to the Future in Wyoming: Addressing 1980s Energy Boom Impacts in Evanston
“I’ve got to see it to believe it” was Evanston mayor Dennis Ottley’s first reaction when he heard about the Overthrust Industrial Association (OIA). A 1983 issue of the Christian Science Monitor, reported that Ottley was incredulous that an industry-backed … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Geology, Economic History, energy resources, Local history, Natural resources, Western history, western politics and leadership, Wyoming, Wyoming history
Tagged Amoco, boom and bust, Champlin, Chevron, Denver Research Group, Economic History, Evanston, OIA, Overthrust, Overthrust Belt, Overthrust Industrial Association, Wyoming
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