Archives for: June 2009, 20
June 20, 2009Crow chairman meets with President Obama
BILLINGS - Cedric Black Eagle, chairman of the Crow Nation, knew he’d be in Washington, D.C., a week ago to discuss energy policy with officials and politicians. He didn’t know he’d also meet with President Barack Obama in the Oval ...
Posted in: The Missoulian on 06/20/09
Nissan’s hybrid sedan a near-luxury fuel sipper
The Altima Hybrid is offered as one standard model priced at $26,650 pretty much in the normal range of typical transaction prices on sedans. The midsize Altima Hybrid has everything going for it in the competitive midsize sedan class, but the...
Posted in: The Helena IR on 06/20/09
Fight over greenhouse gases comes to Montana
As Max Baucus' role in key national issues increases, powerful interest groups are touching down in Montana to sway the senator's constituents. The Americans for Prosperity Foundation, a well-heeled national conservative group best known for promotin...
Posted in: The Billings Gazette on 06/20/09
Guest Opinion: EPA public health ruling would spring lawsuits on agriculture
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is nearing a decision on greenhouse gas emissions that could have a disastrous impact on Montana's economy. The proposed finding would establish that these gases "endanger the public health and welfare of curr...
Posted in: The Billings Gazette on 06/20/09
Guest Opinion: Bill would boost jobs, environment for workers
At first glance, the United Steelworkers and the Sierra Club in Montana do not have a lot in common. We sometimes find ourselves at opposite sides of the aisle on issues related to public land. Most USW members in Montana work in extractive industrie...
Posted in: The Billings Gazette on 06/20/09



