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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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Category Archives: Community Organization, Politics and History
Guest post: Lessons learned from oil and gas drilling in Pennsylvania
One of the great things about writing this blog has been the opportunity to meet people from all over the US and beyond who are engaged in the same battle to preserve a way of life from uncontrolled oil and … Continue reading
A visit to the front in the war against rural America
Last week I took advantage of the beautiful Montana spring weather to drive over to Belfry. There I could see for myself the site of the well recently permitted by the Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation (BOGC). It … Continue reading
Posted in Community Organization, Politics and History, Fracking Information
Tagged Bakken, Beartooth Mountains, Belfry, Bridger, Carbon County, Carbon County Research Council, ECA, ECA safety record, energy, Energy Corporation of America, ExxonMobil, Fracking, groundwater contamination, John Mork, Lawsuit, Montana Board of Oil and Gas, Montana Declaration of Rights, Northern Plains Resource Council, production foreman, Senator Tester, skiing, split estate, water, well permits, western meadowlark
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A sharp-eyed reader spotted this on monster.com. Anyone who is complacent about ECA’s intentions after a long cold winter should think again. District Production Foreman ECA – Energy Corporation of America – Billings, MT Energy Corporation of America is actively seeking … Continue reading
Rex Tillerson admits humans cause climate change; Steve Daines doesn’t get the message
“The good thing about science is that it’s true whether you believe in it or not.” –Neil deGrasse Tyson Rex Tillerson When Rex Tillerson speaks, this blog listens. Rex is pretty much an icon around here. He’s the namesake of … Continue reading
Posted in Community Organization, Politics and History, Fracking Information, Shared Letters and Posts
Tagged climate change, Disclosing the Facts: Transparency and Risk in Hydraulic Fracturing Operations, Exxon, Fracking Hypocrite Award, global warming, John Walsh, Rex Tillerson, scorecard, Steve Daines
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If you’re in Stillwater County you may be aware of a comments period on a federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lease sale that ends tomorrow, April 9. The purpose of this post is to familiarize you with the BLM … Continue reading
What does Australia know that Montana doesn’t?
Sometimes it’s useful to look at business practices in other countries to see clear examples of how oil and gas policies in the US disempower property owners.. In Montana and throughout most of the West, most estates are split: surface rights … Continue reading
Johnson County, Illinois: the power of the personal appeal in rural areas and small towns (video)
Residents along the Beartooth Front will nod knowingly as they read about a referendum being held today in Johnson County, Illinois. It’s a familiar story of community dynamics. The question voters will consider is: Shall the people’s right to local … Continue reading
Pavillion, Wyoming: politics trumps science, citizens suffer
The town of Pavillion, Wyoming is in many ways unremarkable. It sits southeast of Yellowstone Park, just 200 miles due south of Red Lodge. The 2010 census puts its population at 231 in 95 households. But Pavillion sits at the … Continue reading
Preserve the Beartooth Front 