Archives for: March 2009, 16
March 16, 2009Renewable energy standards facing revision
HELENA — Transforming Montana's renewable energy law is the focus of two bills before lawmakers that have utilities lining up to counter claims that the changes will stall renewable project development in the state. Senate Bill 403 aims to so...
Posted in: The Montana Standard on 03/16/09
Obama to unveil plans to help small businesses
WASHINGTON (AP) Amid misgivings over his spending blueprint, President Barack Obama has decided to provide billions of dollars in federal lending aid aimed at struggling small business owners. The broad package of measures to be announced Monday in...
Posted in: The Helena IR on 03/16/09
Northeast US to suffer most from future sea rise
WASHINGTON (AP) The northeastern U.S. coast is likely to see the world’s biggest sea level rise from man-made global warming, a new study predicts. However much the oceans rise by the end of the century, add an extra 8 inches or so for New Yo...
Posted in: The Helena IR on 03/16/09
Most readers pan stimulus plan
It’s been nearly a month since President Obama signed into law a $787 billion economic stimulus package of spending and tax cuts aimed at easing the nation’s worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. It’s too early to t...
Posted in: The Helena IR on 03/16/09
Save electricity, money through Energy Fix
The Daily Inter Lake People interested in saving electricity, and money, have another research option. Flathead Electric Cooperative's board of directors and management introduced several programs to help its members and the co-op as a whole save ele...
Posted in: The Daily Interlake on 03/16/09



