Fracking

She's on the record opposing fracking. She's on the record opposing oil and gas drilling on federal land. She's on the record opposing pipelines. And, she couldn't even answer basic questions about wildlife management. She also happens to be President Biden's pick to head up the Interior Department and oversee hundreds of millions of acres of federal land.

Democrat Socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) went on a frack attack after visiting an oil rig down in Colorado, and let's just say it didn't end well for her. She even got fact-checked by a fellow Democrat on Twitter.

Last week, Ryan Zinke expressed his concerns with the Bureau of Land Management and a Natural Resources Committee subcommittee on the BLM’s inexperience with fracking. Zinke called in to Talk Back on Friday to discuss those concerns.

Yesterday Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke met with the Bureau of Land Management and Natural Resources subcommittee to express his concerns about the BLM’s inexperience with fracking.

A new study by the U.S. Geological Survey shows that at least eight states have experienced a spike in small earthquakes caused by fracking.

Studies in states like Ohio are leading seismology experts to look at human induced earthquakes, due to hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.

Both Montana Attorney General Tim Fox and Governor Steve Bullock have written letters to Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell in opposition to recently proposed fracking regulations.

My guests last week were Joe Balyeat, AFP-MT State Director and Jessica Sena, Communications Adviser for Montana Petroleum Association.  Balyeat and Sena were on the last leg of an 8-city "Montana Energy Freedom Tour," screened FrackNation the night before and spoke about how Montanans can reclaim the Treasure State.

The Montana Petroleum Association will be hosting a free viewing party for the documentary FrackNation Tuesday night at the Lewis & Clark County Fairgrounds Entry Hall.

Having worked for Halliburton Energy Services in the past and working on the natural gas wells in eastern Colorado, I know how crucial fracking is, and how it gets such a bad rap. Carl Graham with MPI talked this morning about fracking and a presentation that is going to be made in Glendive about the subject.