Tag Archives: Fracking

An excellent letter

Posted on November 21, 2013 by davidjkatz

I saw this link posted on the No Fracking Facebook page, and wanted to pass it along. It’s a November 7 letter from Mary Johnson, who lives in Red Lodge but lived in North Dakota for 25 years and knows … Continue reading →

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Groundwater contamination documented in Wyoming

Posted on November 18, 2013 by davidjkatz

The Environmental Protection Agency has documented a case of groundwater contamination directly attributable to fracking. In 2009, at the request of residents near a gas field in Pavilion, Wyoming, the EPA analyzed groundwater and found methane, ethane, diesel compounds, phenol … Continue reading →

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An unexpected fracking ally

Posted on November 16, 2013 by davidjkatz

Pope Francis holding up anti-fracking t-shirts following a meeting with a group of Argentinian environmental activists to discuss water and fracking issues. The shirts read “No To Fracking” and “Water Is More Precious Than Gold.”  

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Explosion in the Bakken

Posted on November 16, 2013 by davidjkatz

From the November 7 Bismarck Tribune: Photo courtesy of JERRY SAMUELSON, McKenzie County Emergency Manager An explosion on a treater at a saltwater disposal well southwest of Alexander Thursday dumped 2,710 barrels of saltwater and crude on site and destroyed … Continue reading →

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Article on Williston, ND in The Week

Posted on November 16, 2013 by davidjkatz

From The Week magazine, 10/19/2013 North Dakota: Trouble in boomtown North Dakota is in the midst of an oil boom that has generated enormous wealth — and some big problems, too By Dan Stewart | October 19, 2013 More oil, more money, … Continue reading →

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Absarokee: A 21st century Deadwood?

Posted on November 16, 2013 by davidjkatz

As you get into complicated political issues, you try to figure out what they really mean for the quality of life in an area. One of the comparisons I’ve often seen for Red Lodge is Williston, ND, at the heart … Continue reading →

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About this blog

Posted on November 16, 2013 by davidjkatz

The Moses family has lived on the Stillwater River since 1974, when George and Lucile Moses retired and moved to the Beehive from the Twin Cities. They’re gone now, but their four daughters (pictured at left, on the Beehive) and … Continue reading →

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