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June 28, 2009Glacier ballet aims to raise awareness of climate change's affect on national parks
SUN POINT — Pirouettes and arabesques can be difficult enough to perform in a dance hall — it's even harder when ballet dancing in tackling winds atop a jagged ridge. That's how a ballet troupe from Idaho spent part of its week — in addition to overcoming rain, snow and sharp rocks digging into thin dancing shoes — all to illustrate the natural wonders of Glacier National Park through dance...
Posted in: The Great Falls Tribune on 06/28/09
June 27, 2009
Climate bill ekes its way through House
WASHINGTON — The House passed a landmark bill Friday night to limit climate change and reduce dependence on foreign oil — a measure Rep. Denny Rehberg said would hurt Montana by raising electricity prices, increasing farm production costs and punishing the state's fossil-fuel industry...
Posted in: The Great Falls Tribune on 06/27/09
June 22, 2009
Groups say mining poses risk to 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 said Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, consisting of a U.S. park and a Canadian park, is at risk hope the meeting in Seville, Spain, will bring their concern some global attention...
Posted in: The Great Falls Tribune on 06/22/09
June 17, 2009
Plastics recycling makes welcome return to Great Falls
Earth Day is long past, but we feel like celebrating it this week.
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That's because the Wal-Mart's Superstore stepped up and restarted plastics recycling in the Electric City after a three-month hiatus...
Posted in: The Great Falls Tribune on 06/17/09
Approval of natural gas to lower rates for Cascade customers
The Montana Public Service Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to give final approval to Energy West to replace Cascade's existing propane system with a new natural gas system...
Posted in: The Great Falls Tribune on 06/17/09



