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Montana voter initiatives seek higher use of renewable electricity

A retired clergyman and an attorney want Montana voters to pass a law requiring power companies to buy and sell more renewable energy to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide – a gas tied to climate change – in the atmosphere.

John Soderberg, former minister of the Bozeman United Methodist Church, and lawyer Russ Doty have submitted the ballot measure that would require investor-owned utilities to gradually increase the amount of renewable energy they purchase for retail sale.

The goals would be 19 percent by 2018, 40 percent by 2025, 70 percent by 2040 and 80 percent by 2050.

AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press

Full Story: http://ravallirepublic.com/missoula/news/state-and-regional/article_e99a1c2b-92be-5568-8874-f5d59dd96878.html

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