Wagon Wheel Information Committee (WWIC)

WWIC was formed in July of 1971 after the Pinedale Roundup published a letter from the El Paso Natural Gas Company to U.S. Congressman Teno Roncalio indicating that Congress would give twelve million dollars to El Paso Gas towards the eventual firing of underground nuclear devices 20 miles south of Pinedale, Wyoming. The test was scheduled to be conducted in the early 1970s. The objective was to study the effectiveness of nuclear power to break up sandstone in this area to release an estimated 300 trillion cubic feet of natural gas at depths between 10,000 and 18,000 feet. By summer 1975 the Atomic Energy Commission dropped Project Wagon Wheel for a number of practical and political reasons, including the work of the WWIC in opposing the project.

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Transcript of oral history interview with WWIC member Daphne Platts

Interview conducted by C.L. Rawlins, 1994

Resource Identifier
DaphnePlatts
Citation
Wagon Wheel Information Committee records, Collection No. 10428, Box 13, Folder 14, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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Transcript of interview with WWIC member Doris Burzlander

Interview conducted by C.L. Rawlins, 1994

Resource Identifier
DorisBurzlander
Citation
Wagon Wheel Information Committee records, Collection No. 10428, Box 13, Folder 11, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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Transcript of interview with WWIC member Floyd Bousman

Interview conducted by C.L. Rawlins, 1994

Resource Identifier
FloydBousman
Citation
Wagon Wheel Information Committee records, Collection No. 10428, Box 13, Folder 10, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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Transcript of interview with WWIC member Mary Ann Steele

Interview conducted by C.L. Rawlins, 1994

Resource Identifier
MaryAnnSteele
Citation
Wagon Wheel Information Committee records, Collection No. 10428, Box 13, Folder 15, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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Transcript of interview with WWIC member Sally Hill Mackey

Interview conducted by C.L. Rawlins, 1994

Resource Identifier
SallyMackey
Citation
Wagon Wheel Information Committee records, Collection No. 10428, Box 13, Folder 12, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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Transcript of interview with geologist Kenneth Perry

Interview conducted by C.L. Rawlins, 1994

Resource Identifier
KennethPerry
Citation
Wagon Wheel Information Committee records, Collection No. 10428, Box 13, Folder 13, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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Transcript of interview with WWIC member John Perry Barlow

Interview conducted by C.L. Rawlins, 1994. John's mother Miriam Barlow is also included in the interview.

Resource Identifier
JohnBarlow
Citation
Wagon Wheel Information Committee records, Collection No. 10428, Box 13, Folder 9, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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