Opinions

Equal concern regarding damage from wind farms

Three good letters about protecting the Beartooth Front range when oil and gas wants to explore and maybe drill. Being aware of the potential long-range problems is very important. However, to the writers and many readers, let’s see if your concerns cover “green energy” development, specifically wind-energy.

BCF zoning petition basically a feel-good move at the taxpayer expense

The Beartooth Front Coalition’s (BFC) zoning proposition is nothing more than a feel-good move at Stillwater County taxpayers’ expense.

Sure, everyone wants clean air and water, who would not?

The truth is, and BFC brags about it, that this zoning proposal is predicated on the words of John Mork, CEO of Energy Corp of America. He stated and I quote, “I would love to bring something like the Bakken, maybe something a little more orderly than what is going on in Williston right now, to the area in the Big Horns and other areas in Montana.”

Setting the record straight on signing the Beartooth Front Coalition petition

Regarding who signed the Beartooth Front Coalition (BFC) Citizen-Initiated Zone petition: Much ado has been made about the voting status of the Beartooth Front petition signatures, in an effort to paint the landowners who signed the petition as outsiders.

County signature gathering requirements are at the heart of this misconception and misrepresentation.

Clean water, clear air, unspoiled soils are more than a wish list

Here is what I want for my land near Fishtail where my family has lived for over 100 years. • I want clean water, for drinking, for watering livestock and

Make certain to get the right information about what the Beartooth Front Coalition is seeking

I live within the proposed Beartooth Front zone. A lot of misinformation about the zone is being spread, mostly from folks who don’t live within the proposed area. I also

Misinformation abounds about the true purpose of the BFC

The letters from others about the proposed zoning district are thoughtful and generally well intentioned, except for when the facts are wrong. The adversity to zoning denies history. Zoning created

Letter to the Editor

I am concerned about the zoning district that the Beartooth Front Coalition is proposing. It is my understanding that district will regulate the development of oil and gas in the

Letters to the Editor

At the County Planning Board meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 7, the Beartooth Front Coalition presented to the board what they believe to be reasonable regulation of the permitting of oil

Look at whose interest are really being truly served?

How many times have you said “That just isn’t right? That should never happen, someone should do something about that. I can’t do anything — I am only one person,

Letter to the Editor

Freedom never sleeps. It’s a vigilant eagle perched on a high tree limb, waiting to be summoned.

Every human being and every animal alive have the inherent desire to be free, and although that desire can be muted by generations of captivity, it can never be fully bred out of any living thing.