energy

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

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

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 (AP) — The Canadian company building an oil sands project in northern Alberta has withdrawn its application to haul oversized loads of oil field equipment over Lolo Pass and through northwestern Montana into Canada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