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Monthly Archives: December 2013
This post considers actions taken by Gallatin County a decade ago to stop coalbed methane drilling, and looks at whether that strategy might be adopted in Carbon County today as a way to keep the Environmental Corporation of America (ECA) … Continue reading
Don’t Bakken the Beartooths
Fans of Breaking Bad no doubt appreciated the irony when Walter White of Lockwood was recently sentenced to 12 years for his part in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamines in the Bakken oil fields. But his conviction was not part … Continue reading
Wyoming natural gas bust leaves landowners and taxpayers holding the bag
What goes up must come down. The boom and bust economy that goes with oil and gas drilling can leave state and local governments and local landowners with big problems when boom times dry up. The New York Times reports … Continue reading
Energy Corporation of America Activity in Carbon County
On October 24, 2013 Energy Corporation of America (ECA) opened an office in Billings in conjunction with an announcement of plans to expand development of oil and gas leases along the Beartooth and Bighorn mountains. ECA CEO John Mork said … Continue reading
Posted in Fracking Information
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The Montana Chamber of Commerce is busy promoting their new “scientific” survey of Montana residents. The survey, conducted in October, shows that 59% of Montanans approve of fracking. It’s important to keep in mind that the Chamber is a political … Continue reading
Pennsylvania Supreme Court protects local zoning rights against drilling
In a move that has potential for informing opposition to Beartooth Front drilling, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court voted 4-2 yesterday to declare major provisions of the state’s Marcellus Shale drilling law, Act 13, unconstitutional. The key element of the decision … Continue reading
Posted in Fracking Information
Tagged Beartooth Front, Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Pennsylvania Supreme Court
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Dallas and Fort Worth: 900 feet and a world apart
This is a tale of two cities. On December 11, 2013 the Dallas City Council voted 9-6 to approve a recommendation by the City Plan Commission that requires natural gas wells to be set back at least 1500 feet from … Continue reading
New Study Links Fracking Water to Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals
The oil and gas industry’s claim that there is no evidence linking hydraulic fracturing to negative impacts on human health is crumbling bit by bit as new scientific evidence comes in. Today we have new evidence that fracking waste water … Continue reading
Video: The real cost of fracking
We’ve talked quite a bit about the impact of hydraulic fracturing on the environment and quality of life in the Bakken in North Dakota, but the Guardian today published Fracking hell: what it’s really like to live next to a … Continue reading
The toxins used in oil and gas drilling
Because the federal government has chosen not to regulate fracking and states are just beginning to step up to regulation, energy companies are not required to reveal the chemicals they use in the hydraulic fracturing process. Until disclosure requirements change, … Continue reading
Posted in Fracking Information
Tagged Benzene, fracking toxins, hydraulic fracturing, Montana, Silicon dioxide
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Preserve the Beartooth Front 