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Lake County joins Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority as federal study kicks off

The authority’s momentum is well-timed with millions of dollars in federal funding earmarked for increasing long-distance passenger rail, such as the old North Coast Hiawatha that once crossed Montana’s southern tier.

Montana-based Eventgroove becomes the first event platform to offer carbon removal with Stripe Climate. Eventgroove is powered by 100% clean wind energy. 

Carbon removal combined with Eventgroove’s carbon-neutral shipping and 100% wind energy becomes another pillar of Eventgroove’s long-standing commitment to helping event organizers run climate-friendly events. 

Funding opportunity for tribal communities to address climate change

The Department of Interior announced this month that it will invest $46 million in funding for tribal communities as part of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Climate Resilience Program.

America’s Demographic Winter

Population growth is slowing or reversing just about everywhere in the country. That has enormous implications for our future economy and prosperity.

Study: Affordable Housing Development Raises Nearby Property Values

More evidence that a common talking point of affordable housing opposition is more fear than fact.

Tesla says robotaxi is coming in 2024, and it won’t have a steering wheel

Look ma, no hands!

A Future Worth Getting Excited About: Elon Musk’s Long TED Interview

Like him or hate him, he’s a pretty big player in the CleanTech industry, and it’s good to have an idea of what he’s doing.

There’s a climate solution hiding in our walls

Commercial buildings waste 30 percent of the energy they consume, while 90 percent of American homes are under-insulated

Team Butte takes home Montana film award

The women and men who helped make that happen included Maria Pochervina, director of Butte’s Convention & Visitors Bureau, Jocelyn Dodge with Butte’s CVB, Paul Babb of NorthWestern Energy, Mike Johnson, president of Management Consultants Inc., Courtney McKee, co-owner of Headframe Spirits, and Mackenzie Quinn, also of Headframe Spirits.

Butte, Montana Starbucks announcing intention to unionize – A TikTok Army Is Coming for Union Busters

Partners (employees) at the Harrison Ave & C Street Starbucks are announcing their intention to unionize, this would make them the first store in the Treasure state to do so.

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