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An Honest Discussion About Agenda 21

Agenda 21 is a bureaucratic report initially adopted by the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) ā€œEarth Summitā€ held in Rio de Janerio, Brazil, in June 1992. Periodic assemblies have reviewed the status of the report, most recently … Continue reading

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Drilling Down on Oil Rigs in the Mountain Time Zone

Oil drilling rig counts are at an all-time high… or dropping off, depending which report you read which week for which area. Ā Overall, industry source Baker Hughes reports relatively stable activity, declining slightly to levels just below last year nationally. … Continue reading

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Behind the Bakken Boom

North Dakota surpassed Alaska this summer to become the 2nd largest oil-producing state in America, behind Texas. Ā There are 1/3 more wells now producing 3/4 more oil than a year ago and over twice as much crude produced as two … Continue reading

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Western Planners Get Smart About Energy, Revitalization and Transportation

Energy development, smart growth and transportation planning were the topics of choice at the 2012 Western Planner Conference in Billings, Montana.  Western Planner brings together professionals from just west of SRDCā€™s borders to Alaska, many of whom work in small … Continue reading

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Beacon Power Pulls the Plug

It may be darkest just before the dawn, but it doesn’t seem like there’s much of any light shining out of the US Department of Energy’s Energy Policy Act loanĀ guaranteeĀ program. First solar energy manufacturer Solyndra went lights out in September. … Continue reading

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Firming the Wind

This bit of renewable energy news was buried in a subhead in Sunday’s STrib: JUHL WIND TO BUY STORAGE UNIT Juhl Wind, the little public company near Pipestone that is a 30-plus year pioneer in community-owned wind power, has agreed … Continue reading

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Big Sky Country

I love Montana. I love the mountains and the plains. I love the trout and the rain and the snow and the oppressive summer heat. I love Yellowstone and Glacier and Pompey’s Pillar and the M outside Bridger Canyon. I … Continue reading

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A Montana Song

I’m feeling like a Montana song Kanes River, Graham Lindsey A story wrapped in an enigma Presented as a warm, soulful poem. I’m feeling like a Big Sky storm Blizzard, tornado, thunder, rain Battleships of air Rolling across the prairie. … Continue reading

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Census 2010 Redistricting Releases

IFRAMES not supported US Census 2010 redistricting data has been released this week for Montana, North Dakota, and Minnesotaā€”Colorado came out last week. Ā The rest of the states will be wrapped up soon as the decennial blood sport of redistricting … Continue reading

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A 'Love-it-to-death' Kind of Place

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