ABSTRACT
Some inconsistencies in Wyoming’s attempts to attain a desirable quality of life for its citizens were evident. For Wyoming, the style and quality of life in the 1970s were directly related to the national environmental-quality movement of the 1960s and the energy problems that began when world oil prices quadrupled in 1973. The energy crisis, which threatened to compound the nation’s need for Wyoming coal, uranium, oil, natural gas, and other minerals, further affected life within the state during the 1970s. In Wyoming taxes are usually comparatively high due to the small population base, the wide variety of services offered, and, with great distances between settlements, the huge area served. As the largest users of gasoline per capita in the nation, the people of Wyoming are very likely the champion travelers in the United States.
