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Montana GOP takes aim at renewable power – Montana lawmakers hear from military about dangers of relying on oil, coal

Montana legislators last week heard from an unlikely duo about how the United States must pursue renewable power and move away from fossil fuels: a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral and a Marine Corps colonel.

By MIKE DENNISON Missoulian State Bureau

Full Story: http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/article_82a58f08-31a5-11e0-945e-001cc4c002e0.html

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Montana GOP takes aim at renewable power

As majority Republicans at the Legislature talk up oil, gas and coal development in Montana, they’re also pursuing another energy agenda: torpedoing the state’s incentives for conservation and renewable power.

Bills to restrict new energy-efficient building codes, undermine "net metering" for small-scale renewable power plants and limit the use of tiered utility rates to encourage conservation are advancing through the Senate.

A Republican lawmaker also has proposed repealing both the state’s mandate for utilities to develop renewable power, such as wind, solar or geothermal and tax break for power lines that transmit "green" energy.

By MIKE DENNISON Missoulian State Bureau missoulian.com

Full Story: http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/article_8c697c70-31a5-11e0-ba46-001cc4c002e0.html

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