The Wilderness Society along with 35 partner organizations, sent a letter to Senate leadership in support of S.1000, the "Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act" authored by Senators Shaheen (D-NH) and Portman (R-OH).
The proposed TransWest Express transmission project would cross parts of Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and Nevada. It would connect the largest wind energy project ever proposed in Wyoming to the Las Vegas area.
The proposed Gateway West Transmission project would cross parts of Wyoming and Idaho, and would likely carry both fossil-fuel-based and renewable energy.
In his annual speech to Congress and the American people tonight, President Obama is expected to address one of our nation’s most critical issues— energy.
