Tag Archives: Fracking

If you are a landowner who depends on a private water supply, you should be paying attention to the current discussion regarding the expansion of drilling along the Beartooth Front. Acting now to protect your water and your rights can … Continue reading →

Posted on January 16, 2014 by davidjkatz | 6 Comments

A newly released study on national attitudes toward fracking received a lot of coverage in the press, but newspapers don’t have the space or staff to go very deep into analysis. They reported only the top line information on the … Continue reading →

Posted on January 8, 2014 by davidjkatz | 5 Comments

Fracking is Bad for Babies

Posted on January 5, 2014 by davidjkatz

As I wander around the Internet finding out what I can about oil and gas drilling, I run into an increasing amount of academic research that links fracking to a variety of health and environmental issues. As an example, a … Continue reading →

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The Montana Chamber of Commerce is busy promoting their new “scientific” survey of Montana residents. The survey, conducted in October, shows that 59% of Montanans approve of fracking. It’s important to keep in mind that the Chamber is a political … Continue reading →

Posted on December 22, 2013 by davidjkatz | 3 Comments

Pennsylvania Supreme Court protects local zoning rights against drilling

Posted on December 20, 2013 by davidjkatz

In a move that has potential for informing opposition to Beartooth Front drilling, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court voted 4-2 yesterday to declare major provisions of the state’s Marcellus Shale drilling law, Act 13, unconstitutional. The key element of the decision … Continue reading →

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New Study Links Fracking Water to Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals

Posted on December 16, 2013 by davidjkatz

The oil and gas industry’s claim that there is no evidence linking hydraulic fracturing to negative impacts on human health is crumbling bit by bit as new scientific evidence comes in. Today we have new evidence that fracking waste water … Continue reading →

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Video: The real cost of fracking

Posted on December 15, 2013 by davidjkatz

We’ve talked quite a bit about the impact of hydraulic fracturing on the environment and quality of life in the Bakken in North Dakota, but the Guardian today published Fracking hell: what it’s really like to live next to a … Continue reading →

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Fracking Homework

Posted on December 3, 2013 by davidjkatz

If you’re planning to attend the Carbon County Resource Council meeting in Red Lodge on December 4 or if you just want to do some quick homework about the community impacts of hydraulic fracturing (fracking), I recommend that you download … Continue reading →

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New Study: Methane Emissions Far Higher Than Previously Thought

Posted on November 27, 2013 by swilsonmoses

New Study: Methane Emissions Far Higher Than Previously Thought Found this today, had to share. New study draws into question long held beliefs concerning methane and drilling. Key findings: Total methane emissions in the United States appear to be 1.5 … Continue reading →

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One of the fundamental lessons in life is that money and politics go together like, well, oil and gas. As fracking activity in the US has increased over the last eight years, so have  contributions to Senators and Representatives. And … Continue reading →

Posted on November 23, 2013 by davidjkatz | 2 Comments