Category Archives: Bakken

Video: Chaos in North Dakota

Posted on January 3, 2014 by davidjkatz

Who’s minding the store? It’s clear that nobody is looking after the public interest. We hear it over and over again from public officials in North Dakota and eastern Montana, “This is the price you have to pay for energy … Continue reading →

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Don’t Bakken the Beartooths

Posted on December 30, 2013 by davidjkatz

Fans of Breaking Bad no doubt appreciated the irony when Walter White of Lockwood was recently sentenced to 12 years for his part in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamines in the Bakken oil fields. But his conviction was not part … 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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Explosion in the Bakken

Posted on November 16, 2013 by davidjkatz

From the November 7 Bismarck Tribune: Photo courtesy of JERRY SAMUELSON, McKenzie County Emergency Manager An explosion on a treater at a saltwater disposal well southwest of Alexander Thursday dumped 2,710 barrels of saltwater and crude on site and destroyed … Continue reading →

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Article on Williston, ND in The Week

Posted on November 16, 2013 by davidjkatz

From The Week magazine, 10/19/2013 North Dakota: Trouble in boomtown North Dakota is in the midst of an oil boom that has generated enormous wealth — and some big problems, too By Dan Stewart | October 19, 2013 More oil, more money, … Continue reading →

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