While the resolution may be perceived as a political stunt, it alludes to genuine economic anxiety in Wyoming. The state produced 85.43 million barrels of oil in 2021, making it the country’s eighth-largest crude oil producer that year. Wyoming’s Carbon County is also home to one of the largest wind farms in the US. The resolution highlights the need for a fair and equitable transition to a zero-emissions economy. Many rural residents in the US are understandably skeptical of so-called green technologies because they haven’t benefited from recent technological shifts as much as their urban counterparts. The lack of access to broadband internet in rural communities, for example, has contributed to diminishing economic opportunities in those areas.
