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Local Control in Energy Efficiency Standards
Posted by:Rep. Michele Reinhart (D – Missoula) is no novice when it comes to bringing environmentally friendly legislation to the Montana House of Representatives. Her latest bill would allow for more local control in developing energy efficient building codes. House Bill 420 will allow for counties, cities, or towns with building code enforcement programs to adopt energy conservation standards for new construction as long as the standards adopted exceed state energy building code standards. Read More→
Local Energy Efficiency on the Cheap
Posted by:Climate change day happened on Feb. 2 and many bills having to do with energy saving and the greening of Montana’s economy were heard, but bills having to do with energy efficiency keep coming. House Bill 361 sponsored by Brady Wiseman (D – Bozeman) looks to create energy conservation districts throughout the state to make funding of green projects easier. Read More→
"I think that it’s going to all work out, with the changes that we have agreed to. It’s not as much (spending for some programs) as I would’ve hoped, but apparently it’s more than other people wanted. As usual, we are trying to find the middle.” 
"[On term limits:] You empower the executive, you empower the lobbyists and that's not good for the system because then we lose what the citizen Legislature brings.” 