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Montana co-op study: Cost of natural-gas plant too high A study commissioned by the Huntley-based Yellowstone Valley Electric Cooperative, the largest member of the Southern Montana Electric Generation & Transmission Cooperative that tried to build a coal-fired power plant near Great Falls, said that conversion of the project to a natural-gas power plant will simply cost YVEC ratepayers too much. Great Falls Tribune; March 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Nevada city uses federal stimulus funds to power up buildings The Reno City Council approved using $1.48 million in federal stimulus funds to install wind turbines at three, and possibly four, public sites in the Nevada city and solar panels at the same number of city sites. Reno Gazette-Journal; March 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Aspen to increase wind-power purchase from Nebraska company After an "energy swap" with Holy Cross Energy was scrapped due to higher costs, Aspen City Council agreed to increase the amount of wind energy purchased from Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (MEAN) by an additional 5 million kilowatt hours. Aspen Times; March 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Seed sales soar in Utah as more prepare to grow their own food Seed sales for garden vegetables and an increase of folks in Utah signing up for gardening classes indicate that more residents of the Beehive State are opting to grow their own food. Salt Lake Tribune; March 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Colorado town turns boxcars into affordable housing Building affordable housing out of shipping containers is a growing trend, and Frisco city officials hope to build four employee units out of the boxcars in an area near the Colorado town's Main Street. Aspen Times; March 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Tribes
Navajo Nation will get $2.96M for water, power projects The $410-billion spending bill signed by President Obama last week contained $2.96 million for the Navajo Nation, including $1.9 million to provide electricity to nearly 18,000 homes; $$700,000 for the Navajo-Gallup water supply project; and $123,000 to expand Internet and telephone service to rural parts of the Navajo Nation. Farmington Daily Times; March 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Arizona tribe to open Grand Canyon area to tourists May 1 The Havasupi Tribe's gorge near the Grand Canyon that was heavily damaged by a flash flood last summer will once again be open to tourism on May 1. Arizona Daily Sun; March 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Environment
Debate over Alberta oilsands takes a religious turn Two months after Roman Catholic Bishop Luc Bouchard of the Catholic Diocese of St. Paul said additional development of Alberta's oilsands "constitutes a serious moral problem," the Anglican Bishop John Clarke, who serves the diocese that covers all of northern Alberta, urged support of the oilsands development. Edmonton Journal; March 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Idaho wildlife officials will haze wolves away from Hailey The 10 wolves of the Phantom Pack are getting way too comfortable in the residential areas of Hailey, and Idaho Fish and Game officials said they will try to haze the pack away from the town. Idaho Mountain Express; March 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story USFS seeks public comment on forest-thinning project in Montana Conifer plantations planted in the Bitterroot National Forest in the 1980s should have been thinned out after the trees got a good start, but that never happened, and now U.S. Forest Service is seeking public comment on a plan to thin those plantations in the Montana forest. Ravalli Republic; March 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana wetlands projects gets federal grant The Flathead Land Trust's request for funding from the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to help protect wetlands in the Flathead River Basin was the only request granted in Montana, and the $1-million grant will be used in the Trust's ongoing effort to protect land adjacent to the Flathead Lake Waterfowl Production Area. Kalispell Daily Inter Lake; March 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Politics
Business titans line up in Alberta city to hear George W. Bush Former U.S. President George W. Bush gave his first speech in his post-presidential career on Tuesday, at an invitation-only event in Calgary, where 1,500 business executives paid $400 apiece to hear him talk, and hundreds of protesters lined up outside the Telus Convention Centre in the Alberta city. Toronto National Post; March 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Legislature
Arizona bill extends deadline for teachers' contracts Legislation that would extend the April 15 deadline for Arizona school districts to notify teachers whether their contracts will be renewed to June 15 was quickly approved by the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday. Arizona Republic; March 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Bill could loosen Colorado law on rainwater collection Like many Western states, Colorado has more claims to water than actual water, and under current state law, the rain that falls belongs to the state and it's illegal to capture and use rainwater, but the state Legislature is considering loosening that law to allow the collection and use of rainwater in certain scenarios. Los Angeles Times; March 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Rubber meets the road on Idaho governor's highway tax increases Republican House leaders promised Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter that they'll get a vote scheduled on his measures to raise vehicle registration and fuel tax increases to fund road projects, but it's anyone's guess if the measures will pass. Idaho Statesman; March 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana Senate panel sends horse-slaughter bill to full Senate A bill that would allow the operation of an equine slaughterhouse in Montana cleared another hurdle in the state Senate on Tuesday, when the Senate Agriculture Committee voted to send the measure to the full Senate for a vote; the bill has already passed the House and if the Senate approves it without amendment, it will move to Gov. Brian Schweitzer for final action. Helena Independent Record; March 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana bill would cap number of wolves in the state at 225 Montana Sen. Joe Balyeat’s Senate Bill 183 would cap the number of wolves allowed in the state at 225; would manage the species in a way that would ensure wolves did not impact wild game or the livestock industry; and would only go into effect if the species isn't taken off the federal endangered species list. Bozeman Daily Chronicle; March 18 Add Comment View Comments(1) Email Story Gun bill in Montana divides NRA members Legislation that would allow people to carry loaded guns inside city limits in Montana, even if they don't have a permit, and would allow people to brandish a gun if they feel threatened, has already passed the Montana House, and at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the bill Tuesday, an National Rifle Association lobbyist said the legislation was the NRA's most important of the session, but law enforcement officials, who are NRA members, opposed the bill and said the group doesn't speak for all its members. Flathead Beacon; March 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story N.M. Senate passes bill to limit size of public schools The New Mexico Senate approved legislation late Monday night that would require construction of smaller elementary and middle schools in areas of New Mexico that serve a high percentage of low-income students to help improve the performance of students, although with time running out in the legislative session, the fate of the bill in the House is uncertain. Santa Fe New Mexican (AP); March 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Judge orders former N.M. Senate leader to prison Former New Mexico state Senate leader Manny Aragon received a 5 1/2-year prison sentence for federal felony corruption convictions for his role in a scheme to defraud the state of millions of dollars in the construction of the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Courthouse in Albuquerque. Santa Fe New Mexican (AP); March 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Economy
Telus announces $500M broadband plan for B.C. Telus Corp. said its plan to spend $500 million to expand broadband wireless and wireline broadband infrastructure in British Columbia will allow Telus to extend the reach of its high-speed Internet and digital television services in B.C. and Alberta. Toronto Globe and Mail; March 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana timber framer lets materials dictate building design Derek Swanger of Montana-based Swan Woodworks approaches construction the old-fashioned way: Available materials dictate design, and he hand fits each joint and uses diagonal bracing to prevent racking--and the framing is exposed and part of the internal design of the home. Flathead Beacon; March 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story |
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