Monthly Archives: December 2013

Activities week of December 9, 2013

Posted on December 9, 2013 by davidjkatz

Activities this week: Tuesday, December 10, 6pm: Forum on drilling in Carbon County and surrounding areas. Elks Club, 114 N Broadway, Red Lodge.  The forum will examine the social consequences that might occur from high levels of oil extraction as … Continue reading →

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Bakken Report

Posted on December 6, 2013 by davidjkatz

Taylor Brorby, a writer based in the Twin Cities, recently visited the Bakken and this week filed a first-hand report in the Huffington Post. It provides a chilling warning to Montanans — be vigilant or lose. Brorby pulls no punches: … Continue reading →

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Hydraulic Fracturing and Water Contamination

Posted on December 5, 2013 by davidjkatz

It’s frustrating to try to figure out what the deal is on the relationship between hydraulic fracturing and water contamination. Fracking proponents will tell you unequivocally that “there’s still no evidence of hydraulic fracturing fluids migrating from depth to contaminate … Continue reading →

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Fracking Homework

Posted on December 3, 2013 by davidjkatz

If you’re planning to attend the Carbon County Resource Council meeting in Red Lodge on December 4 or if you just want to do some quick homework about the community impacts of hydraulic fracturing (fracking), I recommend that you download … Continue reading →

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The Montana Oil and Gas Holiday Needs to End

Posted on December 1, 2013 by davidjkatz

Since the mid-1990s the Montana legislature has granted a tax holiday to oil and gas producers. They pay a tax of only 0.5 percent of the production value for the first 12 months of production on all wells and 18 … Continue reading →

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Carbon County Resource Council Meeting December 4

Posted on December 1, 2013 by davidjkatz

The Carbon County Resource Council will be holding a meeting on Wednesday, December 4 at 6:30pm at Honey’s Cafe, 209 S. Broadway in Red Lodge. The meeting is a follow up to a meeting held last month to discuss the … Continue reading →

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