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- PLEASE NOTE: Change in Zoom access code for today’s hearing
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Category Archives: Fracking Information
Catching up on some items that have been sent to me and other things I’ve been meaning to post: Work has now started on the ECA well in Belfry. A local resident reports, ““I drove up there and sure enough … Continue reading
Bad news. Your property value is about to go down 22%
Recently we did a three-part series that looked at how increased oil and gas drilling will take away property rights in Stillwater and Carbon counties. The first part looked at the negative impact drilling has on property values, and how … 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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Alaska adopts strict new rules for fracking. What about Montana?
It’s interesting to see what other states do while Montana twiddles its thumbs. Alaska’s oil and gas regulatory body has adopted new rules governing hydraulic fracturing that include increased testing of water wells for contamination. Final regulations are now being … 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
The deck is stacked against property owners who seek compensation for damages done by oil and gas drilling
Today is the last in a three-part series that’s looked at how increased oil and gas drilling will take away property rights in Stillwater and Carbon counties. On Wednesday we looked at the negative impact drilling has on property values, … Continue reading
Mortgage lenders increasingly worried about fracking
Yesterday we looked at the clear evidence that fracking in a community causes property to lose significant value. Today we turn our attention to documenting how the mortgage industry, recognizing how drilling adds risk and reduces value, is beginning to … Continue reading
Posted in Fracking Information
Tagged earthquakes, FHA, Fracking, Freddie Mac, mortgages, property value, Wells Fargo
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Preserve the Beartooth Front 