management unit that will be admiinistered primarily for the wildlife 

 resource. Yet, the press hasn't even picked up on it. I don't mean to 

 be critical of the press, that's not my intent. 



My intent is to say investigative reporting has another dimension. 

 You^an look for scandals and you can look for flaws in the people that 

 administer public agencies. You can look for flaws among politicians, but 

 is that productive? Does that contribute? I think the press has a 

 responsibility to contribute to our society just as they did in World War II. 

 Rally to the cause for cripes sake and come to our defense. We're trying 

 to protect the natural resources in Montana, and throughout the West. 

 Instead of talking about the kind of car I driv.;, talk about the cause 

 that I am fighting for. That's another kind of investigative reporting. 

 And I think it would serve our society a hell of a lot better. 



Thank you. 



DON BIANCHI : Our next speaker is Mr. Bill Ritz, energy writer for the 

 Denver Post. Bill's going to take a look at Overthrust Belt issues from a 

 newspaperman's perspective. 



..."and if we as westerners don't do anything to try and moderate 

 this energy push, if you like Evanston in 1980, you'll love the West in 

 1990." 



BILL RITZ : As a journalist, and particularly an energy writer, I have 

 great privilege that I can sit back and I can watch what is going on. I 

 can watch the environmentalists over there and I can watch Exxon and the 

 other companies over here and I can watch the state governments and the 

 federal governments muddling through in the middle and it's a great 

 perspective. And it's that kind of perspective that I want to share with 

 you today. 



The coal and uranium issue is a long-term issue. You're not going to 

 be able to develop a coal mine overnight. It takes a number of years to 

 get the permits and to develop the capital to get one of these huge mines 

 going. So I would like to share with you perhaps what I see as a window, 



