HELENA - Gov. Brian Schweitzer announced $3.4 million in new energy efficiency grants Friday for projects in 17 Montana school districts. The Montana Department of Commerce will provide the competitive grants for Montana schools to perform energ...

HARLOWTON - The preregistration deadline for the Montana Festival of the Wind's Harlowton Trail Farm Challenge is today. Participants can test their wind power with three athletic events this summer at the third annual Festival of the Wind in Harlowt...

BUTTE - NorthWestern Energy has added a hybrid bucket truck to a growing list of fuel-efficient vehicles in the utility company's fleet. The new truck has a bucket lift that can operate on battery power. It is being deployed this week on the streets ...

The other day I had a conversation with Mother. I am talking about Mother Earth. I said, "Mother, I am worried about you with all the carbon fuels being burned and all that carbon dioxide and methane going into your atmosphere. This will eventually c...

HELENA - A new study shows that Montana has about 2,150 jobs in the "clean energy" economy but indicates that the number has changed little over the past decade. The Pew Charitable Trusts says its report Wednesday is based on a hard count of actual j...