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March 25, 2009Another view: Carbon tax might be best
The Environmental Protection Agency has told the White House that global warming is endangering public health and welfare, The Post's Juliet Eilperin reported this week. This "finding" under the Clean Air Act may seem like a no- brainer, given the p...
Posted in: The Montana Standard on 03/25/09
March 20, 2009
Letter: The state and coal versus the environment
Our state Legislature has launched a five-pronged attack on our environment. Senate Bill 440 asks to exempt air quality permits from the Montana Environmental Policy Act. Senate Bill 387 will revise laws related to the Board of Environmental Review. ...
Posted in: The Montana Standard on 03/20/09
March 19, 2009
Clean coal: Don't give up
Clean coal, anyone? The much- ballyhooed FutureGen project aimed at generating electric power using "clean-coal" technology was first on, then suddenly off, and now it's ... uh ... well, we dunno. We strongly urge that the project be revived. While s...
Posted in: The Montana Standard on 03/19/09
Letter: Citizens must retain the power of protest
The citizens of Montana are under attack by special interest groups. The energy producers and their lobbyists are backing legislation which will allow the evisceration of environmental safeguards and take away our right to protest harmful projects. S...
Posted in: The Montana Standard on 03/19/09
March 16, 2009
Renewable 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



