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Tag Archives: ECA
Reminder: ECA at Carbon County Commission on Monday, September 8 at 10:00 am (with John Mork video)
A reminder that Energy Corporation of America (ECA) will be making a presentation in Red Lodge on Monday morning, September 8, at 10am. Please attend if you can. It is important to hear what they have to say. More information … Continue reading
Repost: 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
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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Belfry well: new developments
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
Posted in Community Organization, Politics and History
Tagged Belfry well, BOGC, Carbon County Resource Council, DNRC, ECA, Energy Corporation of America, Hunt's Creek 1-H well, John Mork, Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, Northern Plains Resource Council
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Action update: Tell the DNRC about ECA illegal water use in Belfry
This is an update to Monday’s post about activity at the ECA well in Belfry. Update Wednesday: Illegal water theft has been stopped! We told you that ECA is drawing water out of a gravel pit on a neighboring property, which is … Continue reading
Important update: Lease of BLM parcel near Dean
Today we have better news on the drilling front. You’ll recall that in April, working with Northern Plains Resource Council and Stillwater Protective Association, we posted an action alert regarding the lease of a BLM parcel in Dean. It was … Continue reading
Posted in Community Organization, Politics and History
Tagged Billings field office, BLM, Carbon County, County 419, Dean, ECA, EIS, Environmental Impact Statement, lease sale, Montana, National Environmental Policy Act, NEPA, Oil and Gas stipulations, Pompeys Pillar National Monument, preliminary environmental assessment, Public Scoping, resource management plan, RMP, Stillwater County, Yellowstone cutthroat trout
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ECA is hard at work on the Belfry well, and — no surprise — they’re already “bringing the Bakken to the Beartooths”
Energy Corporation of America (ECA) began work last week on the well in Belfry recently permitted by the Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation (BOGC). A local resident reports, “They unloaded equipment on Wednesday and Thursday, and by Saturday we had a full city, including phone.” … Continue reading
According to a Congressional investigation, the federal government has failed to inspect thousands of oil and gas wells it considers potentially high risks for water contamination and other environmental damage, This is another case of the oil and gas industry getting … Continue reading
If you’re reading this blog, you probably follow environmental issues and see a lot of articles, videos and information every day: emails from friends, links on social media sites, alerts from various news sources. I always find it interesting to … Continue reading
Billings Gazette Guest Opinion: Mary E Fitzpatrick
Good neighbor agreements take 2 sides Reprinted from the April 27, 2014 edition of the Billings Gazette by Mary E Fitzpatrick Thanks, Gazette editorial board (Getting along with Beartooth neighbors, April 3), for highlighting a solution that could resolve community … Continue reading
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