Denver Broncos running back Quentin Griffin, left, is tackled by Jacksonville Jaguars John Henderson, right, during third-quarter action, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2004, in Jacksonville, Fla. Jacksonville defeated Denver 7-6.(AP Photo/Phil Coale)
A lightning-caused fire stretches along Coal Mountain on Sunday night. Authorities asked Goose Egg residents to evacuate in case the fire spread to their homes. Photo by Tom Morton, Casper Star-Tribune.
Two expansion projects planned at the Jim Bridger power plant in Sweetwater County have been set aside, PacifiCorp officials say. Star-Tribune file photo.
John Wold of Casper is chairman and CEO of GasTech Inc., which hopes to use underground coal-gasification technology in the Powder River Basin. (TIM KUPSICK/Star-Tribune)
Sunflower Electric Cooperative's coal-fired power plant churns out electricity in Holcomb, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, file)
Bundles of oil samples are organized, then processed. The Wyoming Machinery laboratory analyzes up to 500 oil samples daily. (Dustin Bleizeffer, Star-Tribune)
This graphic shows the process of converting coal to commercial-quality methane. (Courtesy/GreatPoint Energy)
Brandon Foust, 11, of Casper, carries a panel from an old appliance during last Saturday's Coal Mountain Road clean-up. Photo by Robin Kepple, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, courtesy.
J.R. Whellock welds in the shop at Belle Ayr mine. (Tim Kupsick, Star-Tribune)
Jeff Gearino, Star-Tribune The Jim Bridger power plant near Rock Springs is a conventional coal-fired plant. The state and GE is working on a demonstration project that would focus on clean coal and coal-gasification projects.
A man observes coal being loaded into railcars at the Belle Ayr mine. This train was headed to Public Service Co. of Colorado. Belle Ayr can load six trains per day. (Tim Kupsick, Star-Tribune)
In the foreground, haul trucks wait in queue to get loaded with coal at Belle Ayr. In the background above, haul trucks wait in queue to get loaded with dirt. (Tim Kupsick, Star-Tribune)
This is an artist's rendering of a proposed gasification plant that would produce commercial-quality methane from coal. (Courtesy/GreatPoint Energy).
Linda Daniels and Jim Anderson observe the magnified image of an oil sample at Wyoming Machinery Co.'s laboratory in Casper. (Dustin Bleizeffer, Star-Tribune)
A smokestack at the Wyodak Complex outside Gillette emits steam and pollutants. Photo by Dustin Bleizeffer/Casper Star-Tribune.
Miners head to their vehicle after their shifts trying to rescue six trapped coal miners at the entrance to the Crandall Canyon Mine today northwest of Huntington, Utah. AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac.
Roughnecks work on an EnCana natural gas well near Moneta earlier this month. Low prices for natural gas have significantly slowed the industry in Wyoming. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)
Wyo coal makes inroads; Rail, mine expansions result in another record year
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