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I N F O G R A P H I C B Y K E L S E Y D Z I N T A R S 14 July 15, 2011 Montana U.S.: 87.3 PEOPLE / SQ. MILE explorebigsky.com MONTANA’S POPULATION 1000000 800000 600000 400000 200000 0 2000 902,190 50% FEMALE 50% MALE oPinion: exxon spill by taylor anderson The Yellowstone River oil spill this month means more to this state than dirtied waters and dying trout. It’s about a spotlight that Montana was shoved under while an hour’s worth of oil flow spilled into one of the most pristine rivers in the country. It represents the give and take nature of being an energy producing state, and the risks and rewards that come with it. As Texas-based Exxon Mobil’s ruptured pipeline was mussing the banks with thousands of gallons of crude, Montanans were left questioning, ‘What for?’ Well, for the oil, for starters. Manmade disasters like this will happen whether we want them to or not. That’s what comes with the territory when demand (some might say need) for oil allows pipelines to breach our rivers. “We want the oil, but we don’t want it like this.” It’s easy to become outraged in the wake of disaster – what’s hard is justifying it. The pipeline provides oil that each of us uses, and if it doesn’t come from Montana, then where does it come from? The nation has proudly backed a call for reduced dependence on foreign oil. Producing it ourselves would create jobs and perhaps decrease costs. But that means the oil will pump around the country through veins like this one, and to say they should be left out of Montana and kept in, say, Texas, promotes an air of snobbishness that’s a testament to our love of this state but isn’t feasible. If we want to decrease foreign dependence, we won’t leave reserves untapped. If it’s there, it will be pumped. On July 12, a group of 70 protesters gathered at the state Capitol in protest of a proposed new pipeline that would bring oil from Alberta’s Tar Sands through the Keystone XL pipeline and flow across hundreds of Montana waterways. That group’s radical tactics, though perhaps admirable to some, 2010 989,415 9.7% CHANGE THE U.S. HAS 50.7% FEMALE POPULATION *2009 6.4% big sky weekly UNDER 5 YEARS OLD (2009) 22.5% UNDER 18 YEARS OLD (2009) 14.6% OVER 65 YEARS OLD (2009) quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/30000.html were but a mosquito on the neck of those in charge. Montanans aren’t going to sit quietly like helpless boobs as our environment is tarnished, especially at the hands of an out-of-state company. But we know the risks and rewards of the energy business. I doubt the protesters – who were made up of people from across the state – biked, rode or bused to the Capitol building. This situation surrounding the spill was particularly troublesome because of the Exxon president’s less than honest way of dealing with it. The company blatantly lied and said it shut off the pipe within six minutes of its rupture, whereas the number was closer to an hour. It also estimated the spill at 1,000 barrels, a number state leaders have questioned. Exxon, we don’t want you here, but man do we love your sweet, sweet crude. But that’s the way it works. It’s just a shame it happened in our back yard. “we want the oil, but we don’t want it like this.”
Montana oregon Passes wolf bill - Montana encouraged to take a look by deb Courson sMith Those “pro-wolf” and those “antiwolf” have come to an agreement in Oregon. The “Livestock Compensation and Wolf Co-Existence Act” (HB 3560) is being called a “first of its kind in the country.” The legislation is also being held up as an example for Montana and other wolf states. It includes county-led programs to decide compensation for livestock losses connected to wolves, as well as funding and guidance on how to manage wolves in a non-lethal manner around livestock. Oregon Cattlemen’s Association President Bill Hoyt helped negotiate the deal. “It was apparent to me, as president of the organization, that if we did not figure a way to get along with folks, or figure a way that was livable, we were going to have nothing.” Hoyt says he really likes the compensation portion because it is de- cided locally and, in areas of known wolf activity, it allows payments without having to go through the process of proving a wolf kill, which sometimes cannot be done because of decomposition or other factors. Wolf specialist Suzanne Stone with Defenders of Wildlife also was involved in the negotiations. She says it was important to make sure that everyone’s views were respected, science was followed, and there was local involvement. She wants Montana to take a close look at the legislation, too. “The best thing about this is it allows people to sit down face-toface, talk about the issues and take responsibility for resolving this issue within their state. It brings everybody to the table.” Stone says many tenets of the legislation are based on a similar law in Mongolia. explorebigsky.com big sky weekly house bill 3560 creates a $100,000 fund for counties to deal with attacks on livestock by wolves, which moved into oregon from idaho and have now formed at least two packs producing young, according to the associated press. wolves hit a high of 24 individuals in oregon, but have since fallen to 14 known individuals in the northeastern corner of the state. BISON Big Sky Weekly :Layout 1 7/27/10 1:26 PM Page 1 Catch a flight in the morning. Be totally amazed by noon! You can’t land any closer to where you want to be! Yellowstone Big Sky Gallatin Madison Ennis Virginia City Island Park www.yellowstoneairport.org FLIGHTS DAILY FROM WEST YELLOWSTONE MONTANA Noxious Weed Spraying for: Mountain Pine Beetle Spruce Bud Worm Roadside Pastures and Open Spaces Licensed and Insured July 15, 2011 15
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