By now you know that Arch Coal declared bankruptcy. We all knew it was coming. At first I didn’t think there was much to say about it beyond what the news...
It’s nice to see Governor Bullock delegating some big responsibilities. It’s an election year, you know. He must be very busy. And, in terms of addressing climate change policy for our state,...
Yesterday I tweeted an article to Ryan Zinke’s twitter handle about how the Pentagon says that climate change threatens our national security. This is the only thing I have ever tweeted...
Last Friday, I read an article in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle entitled, “GOP House candidate Zinke says bin Laden email misunderstood.” Asked how the death of bin Laden was relevant to his...
This week, Montana’s Secretary of State Linda McCulloch went on a tour of the Otter Creek valley, southeast of Ashland, MT, and the Black Thunder Coal Mine, outside of Gillette, WY,...
Just when I think I can’t get any more cynical about politics… In the July issue of Rural Montana, a newsletter published by the Montana Electric Cooperative Association, John Walsh states, “The...
Yesterday, a man named Norm Asbjornson gave $50 million to Montana State University to build a new engineering and innovation center. That was a very generous contribution. However, I feel the need to point...