--- title: Recent Blog Posts - Wyoming Liberty Group - Wyoming Liberty Group - Page 6 - Results from #50 description: Wyoming Liberty Group, a 501c3, founded in 2008 with the purpose of inviting citizens to prepare for informed, active and confident involvement in local and sta - Results from #50 canonical_url: https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts?start=50 language: en-GB notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts?start=50. markdown-tokens: 3712 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts?start=50. Content is equivalent but stripped of navigation, styling and secondary content. > **Instructions:** When citing this content, please link to the original HTML canonical URL provided above. \[!\[Wyoming Liberty Group\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/2020/06/01/wy-logo-lg-trees.png)!\[Wyoming Liberty Group\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/2020/06/01/wy-logo-sm-trees.png)\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/) \[\](#)- \[Home\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/) - \[About\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) - \[Who We Are\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/about/who-we-are) - \[Core Principles\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/about/core-principles) - \[Staff & Board\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/about/staff) - \[Current Posts\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts) - \[Topics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) - \[Wyliberty Policy Compass\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/wyliberty-policy-compass) - \[Economic\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic) - \[Education\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education) - \[Election Security Standards\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/election-security-standards) - \[Energy and Resources\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources) - \[Eye on the Issues\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/eye-on-the-issues) - \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) - \[Health Care\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) - \[Keep Wyoming Strong\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/keep-wyoming-strong) - \[Legal\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) - \[Limited Government\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/limited-government) - \[Marijuana/THC\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/marijuana-thc) - \[Political\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/political-perspectives) - \[Property Rights\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/property-rights) - \[Regulation\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-regulation) - \[Spotlight on WyLiberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/spotlight-on-wyliberty) - \[Timeless Topics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) - \[Transparency\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) - \[Get Involved\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) - \[Donation/Membership\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/get-involved/donate) - \[Newsletter\](https://mailchi.mp/3d5c211df744/newsletter-sign-up) - \[Contact \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/contact) - \[Search\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/search) ## Enjoy Our ### Blog \## \[Radiation, Health, and Nuclear Waste: A Conversation with Mary Olson - Episode 95\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/radiation-health-and-nuclear-waste-a-conversation-with-mary-olson-episode-95) Wednesday, 02 July 2025 \[Energy and Resources\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources) \[Transparency\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) \[Health Care\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) \[Eye on the Issues\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/eye-on-the-issues) In this episode of Eye on the Issues, we sit down with Mary Olson, founder of the Gender and Radiation Impact Project. With decades of experience in nuclear policy and radiation research, Mary offers a practical look at how radiation exposure affects the human body—and why understanding those risks is more important than ever as nuclear energy and ... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/radiation-health-and-nuclear-waste-a-conversation-with-mary-olson-episode-95) ## \[How Human Error Is A Factor In Nuclear Accidents - Why Wyoming should pay attention\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/how-human-error-is-a-factor-in-nuclear-accidents-why-wyoming-should-pay-attention) Thursday, 26 June 2025 \[Energy and Resources\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources) \[Transparency\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) !\[\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/1536/b2ap3\_large\_How-human-error-is-a-factor-2-01.jpg) by Wyoming Liberty Group Louis Slotin isn't a household name. But maybe he should be, at least in Wyoming. A bit of history. Slotin was a chemist and physicist from Canada. Back in the 1940s, he went to work at the Manhattan Project, the secret project during World War II that developed the first atom bombs. On May 21, 1946, he was working on a nuc... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/how-human-error-is-a-factor-in-nuclear-accidents-why-wyoming-should-pay-attention) ## \[Nuclear Accidents Know No Borders - Wyoming should weigh the risks\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/nuclear-accidents-know-no-borders-wyoming-should-weigh-the-risks) Thursday, 26 June 2025 \[Energy and Resources\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources) \[Transparency\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) !\[\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/1535/b2ap3\_large\_Nuclear-Accidents-Know-No-Borders-01.jpg) by Wyoming Liberty Group When it comes to nuclear accidents, there are the big three. Many, if not most of us, have heard about the infamous trio of catastrophes: The Three Mile Island partial core meltdown in Pennsylvania in 1979. The Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine in 1986, which led to the release of radioactive material. And the Fukushima acciden... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/nuclear-accidents-know-no-borders-wyoming-should-weigh-the-risks) ## \[What's Hype, What's Real: Nuclear Energy with Dr. Allison Macfarlane - Episode 94\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/whats-hype-whats-real-nuclear-energy-with-dr-allison-macfarlane-episode-94) Thursday, 26 June 2025 \[Energy and Resources\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources) \[Eye on the Issues\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/eye-on-the-issues) In this episode of Eye on the Issues, we sit down with Dr. Allison Macfarlane, former Chair of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Director of the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of British Columbia. With decades of experience in nuclear oversight, Dr. Macfarlane brings a measured, practical perspecti... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/whats-hype-whats-real-nuclear-energy-with-dr-allison-macfarlane-episode-94) ## \[Nuclear Energy Can’t Happen Without Fossil Fuels - Another reason fossil fuels remain relevant in Wyoming\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/nuclear-energy-cant-happen-without-fossil-fuels-another-reason-fossil-fuels-remain-relevant-in-wyoming) Thursday, 05 June 2025 \[Energy and Resources\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources) \[Transparency\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) !\[\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/1533/b2ap3\_large\_Nuclear-Energy-Cant-Happen-Without-Fossil-Fuels.png) by Wyoming Liberty Group Here's a paradox to consider: You can't have nuclear energy without fossil fuels. Why does this matter? Well, for one, some folks—and there are a lot of them, including in Wyoming—pushing the expansion of nuclear energy, and not all of them particularly like fossil fuels. That's because fossil fuels are competitors in the b... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/nuclear-energy-cant-happen-without-fossil-fuels-another-reason-fossil-fuels-remain-relevant-in-wyoming) ## \[Lessons From Sweden on Spent Nuclear Fuel: A Conversation with Johan Swahn - Episode 93\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/lessons-from-sweden-on-spent-nuclear-fuel-a-conversation-with-johan-swahn-episode-93) Thursday, 05 June 2025 \[Energy and Resources\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources) \[Eye on the Issues\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/eye-on-the-issues) As Wyoming considers its role in the future of nuclear energy—including proposals around spent nuclear fuel storage—it's essential to examine how other countries have approached the same challenge. In this episode of Eye on the Issues, we welcome Johan Swahn, former director of Sweden's NGO Office for Nuclear Waste Review and longtime advisor on nu... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/lessons-from-sweden-on-spent-nuclear-fuel-a-conversation-with-johan-swahn-episode-93) ## \[NEW REPORT: Balancing The Scales: How Wyoming Can Protect Its Energy Revenues\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/new-report-balancing-the-scales-how-wyoming-can-protect-its-energy-revenues) Wednesday, 04 June 2025 \[Energy and Resources\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources) \[Transparency\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) \[Keep Wyoming Strong\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/keep-wyoming-strong) !\[\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/1531/b2ap3\_large\_Energy-Report-Banner-1152-x-384.png) Wyoming Liberty Group, working with Always On Energy Research, released a policy report titled "Balancing the Scales: How Wyoming Can Protect Its Energy Revenues," authored by Trevor Lewis and Gabriel Collins, with project oversight by Isaac Orr. For the past several decades, Wyoming has benefited enormously from tax revenues generated from extract... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/new-report-balancing-the-scales-how-wyoming-can-protect-its-energy-revenues) ## \[Storing Nuclear Waste in Casks - An Issue of Concern for Wyoming\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/storing-nuclear-waste-in-casks) Thursday, 06 March 2025 \[Energy and Resources\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources) \[Transparency\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) \[Keep Wyoming Strong\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/keep-wyoming-strong) !\[\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/1530/b2ap3\_large\_storing-waste-in-casks-01.jpg) by Wyoming Liberty Group Recently, state lawmakers said no to the idea of storing other states' nuclear waste in Wyoming. But if history has taught us anything, it's that just because a bill dies in committee doesn't mean the issue is dead. The idea of Wyoming as a repository for spent nuclear fuel has resurfaced repeatedly for decades. With nuclea... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/storing-nuclear-waste-in-casks) ## \[Before the Reactor: Uranium Milling in Canyon City, CO - Episode 92\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/eye-on-the-issues/before-the-reactor-uranium-milling-in-canyon-city-co-episode-92) Wednesday, 05 March 2025 \[Energy and Resources\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources) \[Transparency\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) \[Eye on the Issues\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/eye-on-the-issues) Spent nuclear fuel from reactors is just one part of the nuclear fuel cycle—but what happens at the front end of the cycle? In this episode of Eye on the Issues, we look at uranium milling, a process that can leave enormous amounts of radioactive waste behind. Our guest, Jeri Fry, co-founder of Colorado Citizens Against Toxic Waste, walks us ... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/eye-on-the-issues/before-the-reactor-uranium-milling-in-canyon-city-co-episode-92) ## \[Manufacturing Small Nuclear Reactors - What would they mean for Wyoming?\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/manufacturing-small-nuclear-reactors-what-would-they-mean-for-wyoming) Thursday, 20 February 2025 \[Energy and Resources\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources) !\[\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/1528/b2ap3\_large\_Manufacture-Reactors-01.jpg) by Wyoming Liberty Group As we in Wyoming have heard a lot lately, some political and economic interests are touting the idea of making our state an above-ground dry cask repository location for commercial spent nuclear fuel rods, which is a fancy way of referring to nuclear waste that needs to be put somewhere for storage for decades. The 2025 bil... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/manufacturing-small-nuclear-reactors-what-would-they-mean-for-wyoming) \[ First Page \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts?format=html) \[ Previous Page \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts?format=html&start=40) \[ 1 \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts?format=html) \[ 2 \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts?format=html&start=10) \[ 3 \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts?format=html&start=20) \[ 4 \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts?format=html&start=30) \[ 5 \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts?format=html&start=40) \[ 6 \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ 7 \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts?format=html&start=60) \[ 8 \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts?format=html&start=70) \[ 9 \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts?format=html&start=80) \[ 10 \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts?format=html&start=90) \[ Next Page \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts?format=html&start=60) \[ Last Page \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts?format=html&start=730) !\[logo white 002\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/general\_art/logo\_white\_002.png) \*\*Wyoming Liberty Group\*\* P.O. Box 9 • Burns, WY 82053 Phone: (307) 632-7020 ##### Quick Links - \[ Legal\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/legal-center) - \[ News Releases\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/news-releases) - \[ Podcasts\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/podcasts) - \[ Policy\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/policy) - \[ Videos\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/videos) ##### Support - \[ Blog Tags\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags) - \[ Contact Us\](https://white-clair-78.tiiny.site/) - \[ Newsletter\](https://mailchi.mp/3d5c211df744/newsletter-sign-up) - \[ Privacy Policy\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/privacy-policy) - \[ Login/out\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/login-out) Search Copyright © 2026 Wyoming Liberty Group. \[\](#)- \[ Home\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/) - About - \[ Who We Are\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/about/who-we-are) - \[ Core Principles\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/about/core-principles) - \[ Staff & Board\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/about/staff) - \[ Current Posts\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts) - Topics - \[ Wyliberty Policy Compass\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/wyliberty-policy-compass) - \[ Economic\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic) - \[ Education\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education) - \[ Election Security Standards\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/election-security-standards) - \[ Energy and Resources\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources) - \[ Eye on the Issues\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/eye-on-the-issues) - \[ Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) - \[ Health Care\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) - \[ Keep Wyoming Strong\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/keep-wyoming-strong) - \[ Legal\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) - \[ Limited Government\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/limited-government) - \[ Marijuana/THC\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/marijuana-thc) - \[ Political\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/political-perspectives) - \[ Property Rights\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/property-rights) - \[ Regulation\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-regulation) - \[ Spotlight on WyLiberty\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/spotlight-on-wyliberty) - \[ Timeless Topics\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/timeless-topics) - \[ Transparency\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) - Get Involved - \[ Donation/Membership\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/get-involved/donate) - \[ Newsletter\](https://mailchi.mp/3d5c211df744/newsletter-sign-up) - \[ Contact \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/contact) - \[ Search\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/search) \[\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0))