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New Hydraulic Fracturing Rule Proposed, Energy Industry Protests

Jon King — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:18:21 +0000

The Bureau of Land Management and the Department of the Interior have opened for public comment a new rule that will govern hydraulic fracturing on federal lands if approved.

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Missoula College Professor Bradley Layton Discusses Energy Technology on Talk Back

Jon King — Wed, 08 May 2013 20:12:43 +0000

An interview with energy technology specialist Bradley Layton on the impact and future of energy systems.

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Montana Wind Farms Will Likely Have New Regulations This Week

Jon King — Mon, 06 May 2013 21:08:20 +0000

It appears that the rules regulating many of Montana's wind farms will be changing in the near future.

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Max Baucus Begins Chipping Away at Final Term Agenda

Jon King — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:41:53 +0000

In a speech on Thursday, Max Baucus sounded almost homesick as he spoke of the natural glories of Glacier National Park and the nearby north fork of the Flathead river.

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New Poll Reveals Public Ignorance of Public Land Use

Jon King — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 08:30:59 +0000

The annual Conservation in the West poll was released this week, Jan. 6, and showed a high level of public ignorance when it comes to energy development on public lands.

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Smart Meters Show Consumers How To Save Energy And Money [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 23:26:28 +0000

In 2011, Northwestern Energy placed new 'smart meters' in over 200 Helena homes to see how consumers would respond to the new technology.

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Montana Energy Costs to Rise This Month

Jon King — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:59:20 +0000

The cost of energy will go up this month for many Montanans because of an increase in state taxes charged to Northwestern Energy.

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Pipeline Approved on Missouri Breaks Monument Land

Associated Press — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 18:30:32 +0000

New gas pipeline approved for Missouri River Breaks Monument area.

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State Land Board Changes Meeting Date to Discuss New Coal Lease [Audio]

Jon King — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 21:45:16 +0000

The State Land Board will meet on Friday to discuss another coal lease, but the meetings date change has some groups frustrated.

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Who is the U.S. Energy Secretary? [TRIVIA]

Jon King — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:12:30 +0000

Not sure who the man in the picture is? Try reading this article on upgrading Montana's energy transmission system. The answer is in the first paragraph.

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Montanans Could be Stuck Paying Billions to Export Power

Jon King — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 21:50:17 +0000

The burden of upgrading the transmission lines that transfer energy from Montana to Washington, Oregon and California could fall on local energy consumers.

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Coal Foes Warn of Northwest Rail Traffic Spike

Associated Press — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:20:01 +0000

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A conservation group is predicting that ambitious Asian export plans by U.S. coal mining companies could lead to a more than tenfold spike in coal trains through the Northwest

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Many Native Americans Live Next to Power Plants

Associated Press — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 12:30:01 +0000

MOAPA, Nev. (AP) — Members of the Moapa Paiute tribe in Nevada are blaming a nearby a power plant for health woes on their reservation and say they want it shut down.

NV Energy maintains its Reid Gardner Generating Station near the Moapa Paiute River Indian Reservation is safe and has been upgraded with the newest clean emissions technologies

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Fracking Benefits vs Cost to Environment are 400 to 1

Peter Christian — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 08:56:21 +0000

Economic benefits of fracking vs environmental damage over 400 to 1.

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Power Outages Strike Ravalli and Missoula Counties [PHOTOS] [UPDATE]

Jon King — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 17:58:28 +0000

A violent windstorm has disrupted power supply to Missoula, Alberton, Florence and Lolo.

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Imperial Oil Withdraws Megaload Permit Application

Associated Press — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 12:46:33 +0000

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — The Canadian company building an oil sands project in northern Alberta has withdrawn its application to haul oversized loads of oil field equipment over Lolo Pass and through northwestern Montana into Canada

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Helena Officials Concerned About Coal Trains

Associated Press — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 12:25:10 +0000

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Helena City Commission plans a public hearing Monday about asking the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to examine potential problems with an increased number of coal trains traveling through the city

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EPA Has Concerns for Keystone Pipeline Near Coast

Associated Press — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:17:07 +0000

HOUSTON (AP) — A Canadian company seeking to build a pipeline to transport crude oil from Canada to Gulf Coast refineries has submitted a new application for the southern segment of the project that avoids sensitive wetlands in Texas

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Seattle Opposes Coal-Export Ports

Associated Press — Wed, 30 May 2012 12:35:37 +0000

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle City Council has unanimously passed a resolution opposing the development of coal-export terminals in Washington state over concerns about increased train traffic and potential harm to health and the environment

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RFK Jr. Calls Coal 'Corrupting' at Portland Rally

Associated Press — Tue, 08 May 2012 10:28:47 +0000

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says a proposal to bring coal to Oregon and Washington state will lead to political corruption and environmental damage, while the actual number of jobs it will create is minimal

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