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June 23, 2009Study says Wyo. coal essential
CHEYENNE - A new study says Wyoming's Powder River Basin coal will be an essential part of the nation's energy future even as the country moves toward cleaner power sources. The study was done by Tom Considine, a professor of energy economics at the ...
Posted in: The Billings Gazette on 06/23/09
Crowd protests cap-and-trade proposal
With a bullhorn in his right hand and a "no cap and trade" sign in his left, Frank DeVries was getting the word out. "Too many Americans are standing by and letting this happen," DeVries said after a rally Monday evening to protest against proposed r...
Posted in: The Billings Gazette on 06/23/09
June 22, 2009
Global attention sought for parks
HELENA - The state of conservation at two Northern Rockies national parks near a place eyed for possible coal mining will be reviewed by a UNESCO committee meeting in Spain this week. Groups that say Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, consist...
Posted in: The Billings Gazette on 06/22/09
Jackson elk refuge among 10 imperiled
JACKSON - An environmental group has listed the National Elk Refuge in Jackson Hole among what it says are the nation's 10 most imperiled wildlife refuges. The group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility criticized artificial feeding of e...
Posted in: The Billings Gazette on 06/22/09
Crowd rallies against cap and trade
About 250 people gathered in Amend Park this evening for the "hot air tour" that lit in Billings. Americans For Prosperity hosted the event, complete with its seven-story-tall red hot air balloon, to rally against proposed regulation of greenhouse ga...
Posted in: The Billings Gazette on 06/22/09



