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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.

Billings Gazette: Letter to the Editor

Posted on January 19, 2014 by davidjkatz

This letter from Charles Sangmeister appeared in the Billings Gazette on Sunday, January 19, 2014. The Northern Plains Resource Council and Carbon County Resource Council have filed suit to block a decision by the Montana Board of Oil and Gas … Continue reading →

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If you are a landowner who depends on a private water supply, you should be paying attention to the current discussion regarding the expansion of drilling along the Beartooth Front. Acting now to protect your water and your rights can … Continue reading →

Posted on January 16, 2014 by davidjkatz | 6 Comments

Just a short post, probably relevant to only a few of you. A reader was kind enough to send a link to a 2010 US Geological Survey document that characterizes and evaluates the undiscovered oil and gas resources of the … Continue reading →

Posted on January 15, 2014 by davidjkatz | Leave a comment

I got a number of personal responses to my op ed in yesterday’s Gazette, many of them supportive, some not so much. Thanks to all who sent me supportive notes. The not-so-supportive ones tended to fall into three general categories: … Continue reading →

Posted on January 14, 2014 by davidjkatz | 3 Comments

Billings Gazette: Guest Opinion by David Katz

Posted on January 13, 2014 by davidjkatz

The following op ed appeared in the January 13 Billings Gazette under my byline: Guest opinion: Citizens can make difference in Beartooth development  By DAVID KATZ A Jan. 3 guest opinion paints a gloomy picture of the inevitability of oil … Continue reading →

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Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Beartooth fracking challenge could affect Shields Valley

Posted on January 12, 2014 by davidjkatz

Laura Lundquist of the Bozeman Daily Chronicle published an analysis today on the recent lawsuit filed against the Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation. The article contends that the lawsuit could have broad applicability in Shields Valley and across … Continue reading →

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Video Trailer: Backyard by Deia Schlosberg

Posted on January 11, 2014 by davidjkatz

Deia Scholsberg is a self-described “filmmaker, photographer, graphic artist, expeditioner, conservationist, idealist-realist” currently living in Bozeman. Backyard, her new 30 minute film, is screening today at the Wild & Scenic Film Festival in Nevada City, California. The themes of the … Continue reading →

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Video: Living with the Wild West Oil Boom

Posted on January 10, 2014 by davidjkatz

Every resident of Carbon and Stillwater Counties should watch this 30 minute video. It was created by the Dakota Resource Council. It’s one thing to read the news accounts of what the oil and gas boom has done to communities … Continue reading →

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Media on MBOGC lawsuit

Posted on January 9, 2014 by davidjkatz

As of 4:00pm on 1/9/14. Feel free to add additional examples in comments Billings Gazette Beartooth Front drilling spawns lawsuit Great Falls Tribune Lawsuit filed over Beartooth Front drilling permit Montana Standard Lawsuit filed over Beartooth Front drilling permit KXLF.com, … Continue reading →

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NEWS RELEASE: Montana Board of Oil and Gas Sued for Shutting Out Public

Posted on January 8, 2014 by davidjkatz

Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014 CONTACTS: Deb Muth, Carbon County Resource Council Bonnie Martinell, Bridger organic farmer and producer Charles Sangmeister, Stillwater Protective Association Maggie Zaback or Larry Winlsow, Northern Plains staff The Northern Plains Resource Council and Carbon County Resource … Continue reading →

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