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The Moses family has lived on the Stillwater River since 1974, when George and Lucile Moses retired and moved to the Beehive from the Twin Cities. They’re gone now, but their four daughters (pictured at left, on the Beehive) and their families continue to spend time there, and have grown to love the area. This blog started as an email chain to keep the family informed about the threat of increased fracking activity in the area, but the desire to inform and get involved led to the creation of this blog.

CORRECTED. Action Alert: Public comment period for BLM leases on the Beartooth Front in northern Wyoming ends Monday, February 23

Posted on February 23, 2015 by davidjkatz

Apologies for sending this out twice, but I’ve made some important corrections to the material in my last post on BLM leases in northern Wyoming. If you’re going to comment, please use the information in the corrected post.

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Action Alert: Public comment period for BLM leases on the Beartooth Front in northern Wyoming ends Monday, February 23

Posted on February 22, 2015 by davidjkatz

Last May a large number of public comments played an important role in the deferral of a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) oil lease in the Dean area. While the BLM is not currently considering any leases in Stillwater or … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Why Silvertip landowners filed suit against the Carbon County Commissioners

Posted on February 20, 2015 by davidjkatz

by Bonnie Martinell I am one of a group of Belfry landowners who recently filed suit against the Carbon County Commissioners to vindicate our right to protect our property, health, and livelihoods through local action. On February 13, seven landowners … Continue reading →

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Rachel Maddow: North Dakota oil train safeguards too little too late

Posted on February 18, 2015 by davidjkatz

By now you’ve probably read about the latest railway disaster involving crude oil transported out of the Bakken. A train carrying more than 100 tankers of crude oil derailed during a snowstorm in southern West Virginia on Monday, sending at … Continue reading →

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Timeline of events leading to legal action by Silvertip landowners

Posted on February 16, 2015 by davidjkatz

Last week landowners in the Silvertip area of Belfry filed a legal action to overturn the Carbon County Commissioners’ rejection of their attempts to form a citizen initiated zone Here is a timeline of events leading up to this action: … Continue reading →

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Belfry landowners file legal challenge to Commissioners’ rejection of Silvertip Zone

Posted on February 13, 2015 by davidjkatz

Red Lodge, MT – Today, seven landowners filed a legal challenge in state district court to the Carbon County Commission’s rejection of their petition for land use regulations to protect their private properties from the harmful effects of oil and … Continue reading →

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Milestone: Preserve the Beartooth Front passes 100,000 hits

Posted on February 10, 2015 by davidjkatz

Sometime this week the 100,000th reader will drop in here at Preserve the Beartooth Front. To me this is an amazing accomplishment, one I never imagined when I started writing about oil and gas fifteen months ago. This site began … Continue reading →

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Stillwater County News Guest Opinion: Dave Grimland

Posted on February 9, 2015 by davidjkatz

Why should Montana be helping the economy of Canada and oil companies located elsewhere? Why should we endanger Montana’s water and land resources for the sake of only limited (and inadequate) short-term gains? Continue reading →

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Satire: The pros and cons of fracking

Posted on February 6, 2015 by davidjkatz

Courtesy of The Onion, a little Friday humor: Pros Blasts tens of thousands of gallons of chemicals deep underground, out of harm’s way Prompts important conversation about whether or not people have a right to clean water Chemical balance of … Continue reading →

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We need local control of oil and gas drilling

Posted on February 3, 2015 by davidjkatz

I sometimes speak to Montanans who just don’t like the idea of local control of oil and gas drilling. “Regulation of oil and gas,” they say, “is a matter for state and federal governments. If you get local governments involved, … Continue reading →

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