Archive for Energy
Representative Margaret MacDonald (D – Billings) is bringing change to the bio-fuel industry for small business’ and industry throughout Montana. In a press conference on Monday, MacDonald described hurtles that small farmers face when trying to process and use their own biodiesel. These bills “will make it possible for farmers and ranchers to form small business ventures and cooperatives” and thrive in Montana she said. 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→
Climate Change Day
Posted by:Democratic legislators today are marking Climate Change Awareness Day, attempting to increase awareness through a day of advocacy at the Capitol.
“Climate change is real and the pace of change is quickening,” said Rep. Mike Phillips (D-Bozeman). “It affects nearly every aspect of our lives and we have to come to grips with it.”
Democrats held a Press Conference to kick off the day’s events, then at noon hosted a brown bag lunch seminar with Dr. Steven Running, 2007 Nobel Prize winner, covering the current state of climate science. To cap the day’s events, The House Federal Relations, Energy and Telecommunications Committee (FRET) is hearing three bills directly addressing the challenges that accompany global climate change.
"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.” 