tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27854145794744310552024-03-12T21:11:32.055-07:00Artifacts & EvidenceEdwin Dobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04668173308694780543noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785414579474431055.post-10008962440660975072014-01-04T19:21:00.000-08:002014-05-29T16:10:57.722-07:00<div>
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THERE WILL BE OIL<br />
Appetite and Inevitability on the American Prairie<br />
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The keynote address I gave at the annual conference of the Montana Historical Society back in September appears in the Winter 2013 issue of Camas, published by the Environmental Studies Program, University of Montana, Missoula.<br />
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Thanks Phil Condon, Caroline Stephens, and Melissa Wardlow.<br />
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And thanks again Brian Shovers and Kirby Lambert of the Montana Historical Society and Ken Egan of Humanities Montana. You made possible a deeply gratifying experience for this Butte boyo.<br />
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My latest story for National Geographic, about the oil boom in western North Dakota. March, 2013.<br />
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C:\Users\EddieD\Google Drive\The New Oil Landscape - Pictures, More From National Geographic Magazine.pdf<br />
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Susan Connell pilots an 18-wheeler in the oil patch. Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota. Summer, 2012.Edwin Dobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04668173308694780543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785414579474431055.post-4687205509697689352013-02-03T17:56:00.002-08:002013-02-03T18:49:45.205-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After pumping dirty water from a well site storage tank, Susan Connell drags a hose into place, so she can lift it back onto her tanker truck. Fort Berthold Reservation. Summer, 2012.Edwin Dobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04668173308694780543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785414579474431055.post-60887037588504448102013-02-03T17:47:00.002-08:002013-02-03T18:44:41.757-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Susan Connell checks level of dirty water in a well site storage tank. Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota. Summer, 2012.Edwin Dobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04668173308694780543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785414579474431055.post-84635113607481515122013-02-03T17:43:00.004-08:002013-02-03T18:45:21.969-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Susan Connell removes dirty water from a well site storage tank. Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota. Summer, 2012.Edwin Dobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04668173308694780543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785414579474431055.post-50229032997309314012013-02-03T17:40:00.005-08:002013-02-03T18:45:45.982-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Roughnecks replace two miles of vertical pipe in a well near Epping, North Dakota. Summer, 2012.Edwin Dobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04668173308694780543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785414579474431055.post-3667506410511267312013-02-03T17:39:00.000-08:002013-02-03T17:42:02.815-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Jack pump and gas flares near White Earth Valley, North Dakota. Summer, 2012.Edwin Dobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04668173308694780543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785414579474431055.post-4392263837643268072012-11-17T14:10:00.003-08:002012-11-17T14:10:54.024-08:00Update on the Pebble Mine fight, which I wrote about for the December 2010 issue of National Geographic.<br />
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http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/11/121116-bristol-bay-alaska-salmon-gold-pebble-mine-science-nation/?source=hp_dl1_news_alaska_salmon_gold201320121117Edwin Dobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04668173308694780543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785414579474431055.post-85410238862360226272011-08-25T16:36:00.001-07:002011-08-26T17:52:49.801-07:00Older PostsTo find links to more publications, scroll down to the last post and click on "Older Posts."Edwin Dobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04668173308694780543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785414579474431055.post-85287791368261523042011-08-25T16:31:00.000-07:002011-09-24T16:16:30.079-07:00Early ArtifactsRecently I discovered that The Sciences has been digitized. Below I've posted pieces that appeared under my name. I've been an independent writer since I left the magazine, in January of 1990.Edwin Dobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04668173308694780543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785414579474431055.post-24644375214811196272011-08-25T16:07:00.001-07:002011-08-25T16:07:38.707-07:00Cultivating Nature (The Sciences Mar/Apr 1992)<a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B4vOWmIx-nwgNjI2MzcwNGEtMmZjNy00ODBhLWI5MGItYjRkZTYxY2E1Yzdh&hl=en_US">https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B4vOWmIx-nwgNjI2MzcwNGEtMmZjNy00ODBhLWI5MGItYjRkZTYxY2E1Yzdh&hl=en_US</a>Edwin Dobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04668173308694780543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785414579474431055.post-4631421555690342402011-08-25T16:06:00.001-07:002011-08-25T16:06:50.070-07:00Untimely Requiem (The Sciences Jan/Feb 1990)<a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B4vOWmIx-nwgYTUyNmZjMDctODc0Ny00ODZiLTg3NmItZjNhYWE2ZjE5NjNk&hl=en_US">https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B4vOWmIx-nwgYTUyNmZjMDctODc0Ny00ODZiLTg3NmItZjNhYWE2ZjE5NjNk&hl=en_US</a>Edwin Dobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04668173308694780543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785414579474431055.post-67058683267572252072011-08-25T16:05:00.001-07:002011-08-26T18:06:53.818-07:00The Scents Around Us (The Sciences Nov/Dec 1989)<u><span style="color: purple;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B4vOWmIx-nwgY2YwMTMxY2ItYWNkMy00NWYwLWFjN2ItOWI0YThkNDU0MGNh&hl=en_US">https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B4vOWmIx-nwgY2YwMTMxY2ItYWNkMy00NWYwLWFjN2ItOWI0YThkNDU0MGNh&hl=en_US</a></span></u><a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B4vOWmIx-nwgNzM1ODU5ZGMtNTY4OC00NDU1LTlmY2EtZGJhMDFkNDJiMzg1&hl=en_US"></a>Edwin Dobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04668173308694780543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785414579474431055.post-21664672673890431602011-08-25T16:04:00.001-07:002011-08-25T16:04:50.442-07:00The Big Picture (The Sciences Mar/Apr 1989)<a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B4vOWmIx-nwgNzM1ODU5ZGMtNTY4OC00NDU1LTlmY2EtZGJhMDFkNDJiMzg1&hl=en_US">https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B4vOWmIx-nwgNzM1ODU5ZGMtNTY4OC00NDU1LTlmY2EtZGJhMDFkNDJiMzg1&hl=en_US</a>Edwin Dobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04668173308694780543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785414579474431055.post-82579740430918282942011-08-25T16:03:00.000-07:002011-08-25T16:03:01.719-07:00Artifacts of Exploration (The Sciences Sept/Oct 1988)<a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B4vOWmIx-nwgZGQ5YjY3NjQtNTYyMi00NTRlLWI2MWMtYWM1NmE0ODIzZmE1&hl=en_US">https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B4vOWmIx-nwgZGQ5YjY3NjQtNTYyMi00NTRlLWI2MWMtYWM1NmE0ODIzZmE1&hl=en_US</a>Edwin Dobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04668173308694780543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785414579474431055.post-57504288540451227132011-08-25T16:01:00.001-07:002011-08-25T16:01:49.801-07:00But Is It Science? 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