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Report: Climate change could could 11000 Montana outdoor jobs
2015-12-26 19:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Great Falls Tribune: The cost of unabated climate change in Montana could be 11,000 jobs and $281 million in labor earnings by 2050, according to a new report that attempts to quantify its economic impacts on the states outdoor economy, including hunting, fishing, skiing and snowmobiling. The report, released Tuesday, was completed by Donovan Power Consulting, a Montana-based economic consulting firm headed by the former head of the economics department at the University of Montana, at the request of the Montana...
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Climate change effects revealed in Montana
2015-12-19 16:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Billings Gazette: What does climate change mean for Montana? Nothing good, environmentalists warn. Citing a study that concludes Montana's economy has more than $1 billion riding on hunting, fishing and wildlife watching, the National Wildlife Federation is sounding the alarm about climate impacts in the Treasure State. Daniel Iverson, communications manager for Montana's Office of Tourism and Business Development, said that while he didn't know how much is spent on outdoor tourism overall, more than 80 percent...
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Montana silver, copper mine clears key hurdle; lawsuit looms
2015-12-15 23:12:06| Waste Management - Topix.net
A proposed silver and copper mine beneath northwestern Montana's Cabinet Mountains Wilderness has cleared a major hurdle with the completion of an environmental study in the works for a decade. Craig Jones with the Montana Department of Environmental Quality said Tuesday that a final decision on the Montanore mine near the Idaho border could come by late January.
Possible pathways emerging for Montana to meet carbon cuts
2015-11-29 22:51:40| Energy - Topix.net
This Nov. 18, 2008 file photo shows the coal-fired power plant in Colstrip in southeastern Montana. Possible pathways are starting to emerge on how to reach the carbon-cutting goals set for Montana by 2030.
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US wont fight judge who wants new look at Montana coal mine
2015-11-07 09:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The U.S. Interior Department says it wont fight a judges recommendation for the agency to take a new look at the environmental effects of burning fuel from Montanas largest coal mine. But government attorneys said the work will take longer than the six months proposed by U.S. Magistrate Judge Carolyn Ostby. They want eight months to do the work, in a case where environmentalists sued citing climate change and other impacts from coal mining. Spring Creek owner Cloud Peak Energy filed objections...
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