Natural gas produced as a byproduct of Bakken oil production is often flared as a waste product, frustrating regulators, environmentalists, and conservation-minded energy producers. MTFP’s Long Streets Project turns up an alternative in operation near Sidney: Using it to mine cryptocurrency.
Author Archives: Eric Dietrich
Eric Dietrich is a journalist and data designer and the founder of the Long Streets economic reporting project. His reporting focuses broadly on Montana’s governance and economic opportunity, with particular focus on the state budget and tax policy. He also contributes data reporting across the MTFP newsroom. Before joining the MTFP staff in 2019, he worked for the Great Falls Tribune, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, and Solutions Journalism Network and also earned an engineering degree from Montana State University. Contact Eric at edietrich@montanafreepress.org, 406-465-3386 ext. 2, and follow him on Twitter.
