I wrote in August about an effort by Belfry-area landowners to create a special zoning district aimed at lessening the impacts of nearby oil and gas development. (more…) Continue Reading →
Carbon County OK’s special zoning district
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Fracking-ban expert to speak Saturday in Billings
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Six years ago, Helen Slottje was a corporate attorney working for a big law firm in Boston. Moving to Upstate New York in 2009 turned her into an environmental activist, and this summer she was awarded a prestigious environmental prize for her work in helping communities in New York ban fracking. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Montana, News, Carbon County Resource Council, Goldman Environmental Prize, Helen Slottje, Northern Plains Resource Council, Susann Beug
New video makes a case for responsible oil development
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Deb Thomas of Clark, Wyo., talks about the many disadvantages of living near six oil wells — the air and water pollution, the dust, noise, lights and heavy traffic. Bob and Mary Johnson talk about living in the midst of the Bakken oil boom on their North Dakota farm, and their hopes that the same kind of development doesn’t come to the Red Lodge area, where they retired. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Montana, News, Beartooth Front, Bob and Mary Johnson, Bonnie Martinell, David Katz, Deb Thomas, Dennis and Cathy Rickman Hoyem
Oil wells on Billings’ doorstep under consideration
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In February, the Yellowstone Valley Citizens Council called a meeting in downtown Billings to support residents of Carbon and Stillwater counties as they braced for an onslaught of oil and gas drilling. (more…) Continue Reading →
