Warning: Colstrip Coal-Fired Energy Plant Dodging Pollution Laws

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Warning: Colstrip Coal-Fired Energy Plant Dodging Pollution Laws

HELENA — Twenty years of alterations made behind closed doors at the Colstrip coal-fired energy plant at Colstrip could potentially...

July 25, 2012

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Bozeman: Take a Stand Against Increased Coal Train Traffic

If big coal companies get their way, up to fifteen 1.5 mile-long coal trains could soon be roaring through Bozeman each day on the way to...

July 16, 2012

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MEPA: Montana’s Excellent Planning Tool

By Jim Jensen, Helena Independent Record MEPA, the Montana Environmental Policy Act, is a Republican-sponsored law passed in 1971 that...

July 12, 2012

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Rep. Rehberg: Don’t Weaken Mining Laws!

HR 4402, the “National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012” masquerades as a law about the importance of critical...

July 9, 2012

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BLM takes heat for coal lease prices in Montana, Wyoming

Last week, the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, an energy think tank that seeks to reduce the use of coal, published...

July 5, 2012

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Imperial Withdraws Permits for “Megaloads”

The contentious Kearl Module Transportation Project is officially history. Imperial Oil/ExxonMobil has withdrawn an application for permits...

June 20, 2012

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Cost of Wind Power Declining

Wind cost reduction over time trends NREL study...

June 15, 2012

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Stop Industrial Carbon Pollution

Take Action! The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a draft of precedent-setting standards under the Clean Air Act to curb...

June 14, 2012

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Report details economic boost from Otter Creek coal, attracts criticism

HELENA – The proposed Otter Creek coal mine in southeastern Montana, once operating, would create a $200 million-a-year positive economic...

June 13, 2012

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Low Natural Gas Prices are a Double Edged Sword

By Kyla Maki In 2008, the annual average of natural gas prices was $8.18/million Btu. In 2011 the annual average was $4.05/million Btu. In...

June 8, 2012

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