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- Beartooth landowners victorious in lawsuit against Stillwater County
- PLEASE NOTE: Change in Zoom access code for today’s hearing
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- Must attend! Stillwater County Planning Board: Wednesday, August 7, 7pm
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Category Archives: Fracking informaation
The resource curse: how dependence on oil and gas hurts communities in the long run
New evidence clearly shows that communities impacted by an oil boom suffer long-term loss of per capita income, higher crime and lower educational attainment. Continue reading
You’ve probably never heard of the Wilks brothers. They’re about to take away your property rights.
Will you be surprised when the Wilkses fund a 2017 legislative effort in Montana to strip local communities of their right to regulate what happens on their own land?
You shouldn’t be. Continue reading
New report: Montana does not provide public information on legal violations committed during drilling
“Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.” -Justice Louis Brandeis, 1913 A brand new report highlights the transparency, or lack of it, of public records on oil and gas drilling in different states. It is yet another clear … Continue reading
Guest editorial: Senate Bill 374 ensures oil companies pay their fair share
The following editorial appeared in Butte’s Montana Standard on March 11. SB374 will be debated before the Senate Taxation Committee on Wednesday, March 18. If you support this bill, follow directions for contacting your representatives at the end of this … Continue reading
Satire: The pros and cons of fracking
Courtesy of The Onion, a little Friday humor: Pros Blasts tens of thousands of gallons of chemicals deep underground, out of harm’s way Prompts important conversation about whether or not people have a right to clean water Chemical balance of … Continue reading
Poplar Pipeline spill another reminder that we need to keep fighting for the long-term sustainability of our communities
The Poplar Pipeline spill Last Saturday’s massive pipeline break and oil spill in the Poplar Pipeline near Glendive is a disaster that has leaked carcinogens into the Yellowstone River and left Glendive’s residents without water. It is another in a … Continue reading
Pennsylvania trade secret rule in jeopardy, thanks to one committed physician
We’ve often discussed how state laws are tilted in favor of oil and gas companies, but some laws are so outrageous they need to be held up to special public scrutiny. When such laws are passed, it becomes a civic … Continue reading
The price of oil: drilling will continue for now, but we need to keep our eyes on the future
The price of oil has collapsed since fall. One result is the steep decline of the price of gas at the pump. When I first looked at falling prices on November 10, the pump price was $2.97 in Red Lodge … Continue reading
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Tagged Baker-Hughes, fixed costs, Fortune Magazine, gas prices, oil prices, OPEC, Rystad Energy, Shawn Tully, variable costs
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Congratulations! You’ve just lived through the hottest year in the history of human civilization
According to the four reporting agencies that monitor earth’s temperature, 2014 was the hottest year ever recorded by thermometers, and quite likely the hottest year in the history of human civilization. As you can see if you click on the … Continue reading
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