Giant solar project proposed in south Butte, landowners concerned
“On June 17, Madison River Equity LLC will seek a special use permit from the Butte-Silver Bow Zoning Board to install a 1,600-acre solar array, the Basin Creek Solar Project, on private ranchland in south Butte.” Read more.
California drought cuts hydropower, boosts natgas prices.
“Natural gas prices in California for the rest of 2021 were trading at their highest in years on expectations that the extreme drought in the U.S. West will cut hydropower supplies and force the state to rely more on gas-fired power plants this summer.” Read more.
Transmission investment can create thousands of jobs. The time is now.
“As the nation strives to bring about an economic recovery following the recession brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, a targeted investment in our electricity transmission system presents an opportunity to advance our nation’s fight against climate change, and concurrently create hundreds of thousands of green jobs.” Read more.
North Dakota, Using Taxpayer Funds, Bailed Out Oil and Gas Companies by Plugging Abandoned Wells
“When North Dakota directed more than $66 million in federal pandemic relief funds to clean up old oil and gas wells last year, it seemed like the type of program everyone could get behind. The money would plug hundreds of abandoned wells and restore the often-polluted land surrounding them, and in the process would employ oilfield workers who had been furloughed after prices crashed.” Read more.
