Suzanna Carrithers , MSU Water Quality Associate Adam Sigler , MSU Water Quality Associate Libbey White, MSU Media and Theatre Arts Dept.-Masters Candidate

Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, MSU Extension Water Quality Program, and USDA-CSREES Region 8 Water Program, this 29 minute video presents a scientific, yet entertaining look at coal bed methane development in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming and Montana. Directed and produced through a partnership between MSU Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences and MSU Media & Theatre Arts Department, science and art combine to illustrate the socio-cultural, economic, and environmental issues surrounding a relatively new form of natural gas. Interviews include Governor Brian Schweitzer, Nance Petroleum, The Padlock Ranch, The Spellman Ranch, and scientist from MSU and the Bureau of Land Management.