“The Crazies” is shortlisted for the Reading the West Award in Nonfiction! Please help push it across the finish line @readingthewest.com #readingthewest
Ok. I can’t quit talking about @amygamerman’s book. You will dream and think deeply because of them there hills. As I rout to NYC, ladies and gentlemen: The Crazy Mountains.
The latest episode of A Book with Legs is here!
How much trouble could a wind farm cause? Turns out — a lot. When Rick Jarrett decided to capitalize on strong gusts around his land in Big Timber, Montana, the prospect of a wind farm in the shadows of the Crazy Mountains upset hyper-wealthy neighbors who were more concerned about property aesthetics than multi-generation locals looking to make a living. It also caught the attention of Crow Tribe activists, for whom the Crazy Mountains held deep cultural significance.
@SmeadCap CEO and Portfolio Manager @Cole_Smead is joined by @amygamerman, author of “The Crazies: The Cattleman, the Wind Prospector, and a War Out West." Gamerman has written about real estate and culture for @WSJ for more than two decades. Her work has earned multiple awards from the National Association of Real Estate Editors and has appeared in Vogue, Redbook, and Departures. She attended Yale University and King’s College, Cambridge.
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.@amygamerman delivers a compelling story of a few uber wealthy Montana landowners (one made $ fracking/mining/polluting Illinois) who cloak themselves in "preservation" to suppress efforts of two non-wealthy rancher neighbors to harvest wind energy and save their own properties.
Just finished THE CRAZIES by @amygamerman — one of the most compelling energy books in recent years, imo. Colorful cast of characters in a land + legal drama (some PUC action, too, feat. @TKavulla). Highly recommend to Energy Twitter … if anyone still cares about anything non-AI
The Department of Natural Resources and Conservation filed a lawsuit on July 11, 2025, to stop Crazy Mountain Ranch’s golf course irrigation. #mtnews https://t.co/Dh1ot8WACr
“They’re putting this water into a pipe & taking it clear out of the [Rock Creek] system,” Gilbert said. “Not only are water users impacted, but all aquatic life is impacted...When those little ponds & swamps & everything are w/o water, this is a big, serious problem." #mtnews
After judges sided with young plaintiffs in the high-profile Held climate lawsuit, some of that group are now backing a new suit, challenging the Trump administration’s energy policies. I spoke with the new lead plaintiff, Eva Lighthiser: https://t.co/vh3xqOnM0O #MTNews#MTPol
Without commission approval, @NWEinfo has implemented a 17% electricity rate increase two weeks before the start of a rate case hearing that the @MT_PSC will oversee. #mtpol#mtnews
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