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About davidjkatz

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.

Finding the truth about the health impacts of drilling in the Information Age: a remarkable new study

Posted on November 14, 2014 by davidjkatz

We are coming closer to a “smoking gun” that ties fracking to negative health outcomes. It will take time — the Shale Revolution is only ten years old and the health impacts will take years to reveal themselves, and the … Continue reading →

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A don’t miss event: see Helen Slottje in Billings this Saturday

Posted on November 12, 2014 by davidjkatz

If you can, take advantage of the opportunity this weekend to see one of the great heroes of the fight for citizen rights against unregulated oil and gas drilling. She’s Helen Slottje, an upstate New York attorney who is the … Continue reading →

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Falling gas prices and the uncertain future of the Shale Boom

Posted on November 10, 2014 by davidjkatz

Who’d have guessed it? Gas prices under $3.00. That’s what you pay these days in Red Lodge and Columbus. Great news, right? Maybe not for Energy Corporation of America and other companies that have plans to bring “a little bit … Continue reading →

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Energy Corporation of America re-issued permit for Dean well site

Posted on November 7, 2014 by davidjkatz

A sharp-eyed reader spotted this in the November 5 Great Falls Tribune: In Stillwater County, a re-issued permit was approved for Energy Corporation of America to drill the Holman Morse 1-H,  a Lakota Formation well with an SHL (surface hole location) … Continue reading →

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Lessons from Tuesday’s election

Posted on November 6, 2014 by davidjkatz

You may have focused on the top races for control of the Senate or governorships across the county, but oil and gas drilling was on the ballot too. Today I’ll catch you up on a few ballot measures that will … Continue reading →

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If you missed the call on health impacts of oil and gas drilling it was my fault. But have no fear — you can listen below

Posted on November 5, 2014 by davidjkatz

Must have been daylight savings time or something. Sincere apologies to those of you who tried to get into the learning call regarding the science of health impacts. I had the time wrong, and you were an hour late. Have … Continue reading →

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Don’t miss out: Presentation on health impacts of oil and gas drilling today at Noon. Presentations included.

Posted on November 3, 2014 by davidjkatz

A reminder about a great learning opportunity available today at Noon. Three experts will be describing the state of the science on the health implications of fracking.The event is offered by the Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE), a … Continue reading →

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Evidence of the “endless war” the oil and gas industry is fighting against local communities

Posted on November 2, 2014 by davidjkatz

Over the last several months we’ve looked at evidence that demonstrates how the oil and gas industry operates in secret to keep the public from understanding the dangers inherent in the Shale Revolution. As new technologies and techniques bring those risks closer … Continue reading →

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More new evidence of public health risk at drilling sites all over the United States (with awesome diagram of chemical health effects)

Posted on October 31, 2014 by davidjkatz

The evidence documenting the dangers to community health from oil and gas drilling continues to mount. As the shale revolution brings industrial production areas into communities all over the country, more and more people are exposed to increasingly well-documented health … Continue reading →

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Event this Saturday in Sheridan, WY: Energy and Censorship

Posted on October 29, 2014 by davidjkatz

“I’m digging into the ways in which the energy industry has colluded with the government in both Wyoming and nationally — as well as internationally,” Lockwood said, “to shape public discourse, and in some cases to explicitly censor free speech, particularly forms of speech the industry finds inconsistent with its interests.” Continue reading →

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