Tag: siting
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How an Oil Boom Takes on a Life of Its Own
“My name is Pat Wilson. I’m a 67 year old cattle rancher who’s had a somewhat checkered career. I grew up on the family cattle ranch by Bainville, Montana and worked at that through high school. When I went to college I came back every summer and worked on the ranch. Then I went…
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Knowing Your Rights in Your Private Oil and Gas Lease
My name is Sue Beug. I live in Carbon County Montana. I guess my story starts when I was younger growing up in Colorado. We had oil and gas development…we have a farm that’s in what’s known as the Wattenberg field. It’s between Greeley and Denver, on the eastern slope of Colorado. My dad…
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No Control: How the Oil and Gas Industry Keeps this Retirement Community in the Dark
Bob: “I’m Bob Robertson, and I live in Battlement Mesa, Colorado. I’ve lived here… I think it’s about six years now. Before this, I lived in Grand Junction, and then before that, it was Denver. So I’ve been in Colorado for almost all my life.” Bernita: “I’m his wife, Bernita Grove Robertson, and I’ve lived…