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- Beartooth landowners victorious in lawsuit against Stillwater County
- PLEASE NOTE: Change in Zoom access code for today’s hearing
- Action alert: Watch court hearing on Zoom, Thursday, 2:00 pm
- Action alert: Stillwater County Planning Board meeting, Wed, 9/4, 7pm
- Must attend! Stillwater County Planning Board: Wednesday, August 7, 7pm
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Lawrence VanDyke resurfaces in Nevada, and reminder to attend key meetings this week
One more election follow up: Lawrence VanDyke, the Montana Solicitor General who opposed Montana Supreme Court Justice Mike Wheat in last month’s election, has left the state and resurfaced as the new Nevada Solicitor General. You’ll recall that VanDyke, who … Continue reading
Your help needed: attend two important meetings next week; a chance to influence Carbon County Growth Policy
Here are three things you can do personally over the next week that will make a difference in Carbon County. Don’t pass on these — your involvement will make a difference. 1. Please attend: Commissioners response to Silvertip Zone petition … Continue reading
Denton, Texas lawsuit: lessons for the Beartooth Front
You’ll recall that the voters of Denton, Texas passed a fracking ban on election day. The 59-41 victory was remarkable because it made Denton the first city in the largest oil and gas producing state in the country to pass … Continue reading
Planning Board meeting tonight canceled
NOTE: The Carbon County Planning Board meeting scheduled for tonight has been postponed due to weather and lack of a quorum. It has been rescheduled for December 16.
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Canceled: Carbon County Growth Policy meeting Tuesday, November 25 in Red Lodge
NOTE: The meeting tonight has been postponed due to weather and lack of a quorum. It has been rescheduled for December 16. Here’s something concrete and specific you can do to protect your community from unregulated oil and gas development: … Continue reading
Good news from Carbon County. Silvertip landowners resubmit citizen initiated zoning petition to County Commissioners, plus Belfry well timeline
Exciting news today from Carbon County. The landowners in the Silvertip Zone resubmitted their petition to the County Commissioners to establish a citizen initiated zone in Belfry yesterday. Landowners had originally submitted a petition to the Commissioners on August 18, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Nixon, Belfry well, Bonnie Martinell, Carbon County Commissioners, Carbon County Resource Council, Carol Nash, citizen inititated zoning, Energy Corporation of America, Mike Dockery, Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation, Northern Plains Resource Council, Silvertip zone
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Halliburton buys Baker Hughes. So much for revealing the chemical contents of fracking fluid
Halliburton, the world’s second-biggest oilfield services provider, said Monday it will acquire its smaller rival Baker Hughes in a deal worth $34.6 billion in cash and stock. The offer will net Baker Hughes shareholders an immediate 31 percent profit. The … Continue reading
New research: support for fracking declining, but opinions becoming more entrenched. What it means for the Beartooth Front
New research shows that American attitudes toward fracking are becoming more negative, but they are crystallizing and becoming more entrenched. While this may be a problem in many communities, it creates opportunity for us along the Beartooth Front. New research … Continue reading
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