Category Archives: Community Organization, Politics and History

It’s here! The Preserve the Beartooth Front video

Posted on July 23, 2014 by davidjkatz

The project Last October John Mork, the CEO of Energy Corporation of America, announced that his company was opening a Billings office with the intention to “bring something like the Bakken” to the Beartooth Front. The announcement shocked the residents of … Continue reading →

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The Beartooth Flyover video!

Posted on July 21, 2014 by davidjkatz

One of the most exciting moments in putting together the Preserve the Beartooth Front video, which will be released on this site Wednesday, was doing a flyover of the Montana side of the Beartooth Front. Today we have a video … Continue reading →

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For those of you who have been following this blog for awhile, we’ve got an important update to a story we’ve been following. We’ve told the personal story of Helen Slottje, the New York attorney who has dedicated her life … Continue reading →

Posted on July 1, 2014 by davidjkatz | 4 Comments

I’ve been occupied with working on the video this week, so haven’t been able to post. Here’s an update: Funding: We have exceeded our goal of $8,000, with $8,215 raised so far. There is still time to contribute — additional … Continue reading →

Posted on June 25, 2014 by davidjkatz | 5 Comments

A new documentary glorifies a historic and endangered way of life in Stillwater County

Posted on June 19, 2014 by davidjkatz

A friend sent along something this week that really brought home to me how disturbing it is to imagine uncontrolled oil drilling along the Beartooth Front. Regular readers will recall discussions we’ve had about the lease of BLM minerals in the … Continue reading →

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Belfry well: new developments

Posted on June 16, 2014 by davidjkatz

Some interesting events have been taking place at the Hunt’s Creek 1-H well in Belfry over the last few days. Energy Corporation of America (ECA) has taken down the well structure at the site. They began dismantling the structure last week … Continue reading →

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Action Alert: Time is running out. Please help.

Posted on June 16, 2014 by davidjkatz

This is my last fundraising post on this project. Please help put us over the top. This video is important, and as a community we need to make it happen. To review: A critical part of our campaign is making … Continue reading →

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Who pays for infrastructure? You do. The case of Sidney, Montana

Posted on June 13, 2014 by davidjkatz

Yesterday’s post was about infrastructure, roads and taxes. The basic argument was: Infrastructure costs go up as oil and gas drilling expands. Because the benefits or drilling — corporate profits, jobs, increase in the supply of oil — are distributed … Continue reading →

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Study complete; Wyoming officials to meet with Pavillion residents on Thursday, June 12

Posted on June 11, 2014 by davidjkatz

The train wreck of an investigation into water contamination in Pavillion, Wyoming will take another lurch forward on Thursday when State officials meet with Pavillion residents to discuss the results of a long-awaited study on the cause of the contamination. Officials say … Continue reading →

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Video funding update. $1,875 raised on first day.

Posted on June 6, 2014 by davidjkatz

I’m not going to flog you with fundraising appeals, but I do want to let you know that we’re pretty excited that we raised $1,875 yesterday through our Indiegogo page. You can track our progress there as we reach our … Continue reading →

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