Archive for February, 2010
On Tuesday, February 16, the Montana State Land Board once again made a mockery of the “democratic process,” ignoring the solid and heartfelt arguments of the public as it moved to give Otter Creek away for a pittance, caving under pressure from mega-corporation Arch Coal. At the previous meeting of the Board, a bonus bid […]
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Tags: Arch, Arch Coal, Coal, Denise Juneau, Land Board, Mining, Montana, Montana Land Board, Otter Creek, Powder River Basin, Tongue River, Tongue River Railroad
The Montana State Land Board received no bids for Otter Creek coal by the 5pm deadline Monday, February 8th. Though four of the five members of the Land Board voted to receive bids from companies to mine 616 million tons of coal at Otter Creek, near Ashland, MT, the only response submitted was a letter […]
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Tags: Arch, Arch Coal, Coal, Denise Juneau, Land Board, Mining, Montana, Montana Land Board, Otter Creek, Powder River Basin, Tongue River, Tongue River Railroad
