Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Resource Curse and Fossil Fuel Dependency, USA Style; or, Why have the CEOs taken huge bonuses and left these workers and their families hanging out to dry?: In Wyoming, Hard Times Return as Energy Prices Slump

In Wyoming, Hard Times Return as Energy Prices Slump

Francis Robertson with his 2-year-old daughter, Savannah, outside their home in Glenrock, Wyo. Mr. Robertson was laid off from his job in the natural gas industry in October. Layoffs in natural gas and mining have created pockets of a new recession in the state. CreditNick Cote for The New York Times