Energy and Climate Change

The lead designation comes with a U.S. Department of Energy grant of $4.9 million to be used over the next five years to establish the National Geothermal Data System – a Web-based network to support the discovery, development and sustainability of geothermal hot spots.

A bio-energy park near Fishtrap is among the largest Washington recipients of $20 million in federal stimulus money set aside for energy projects. The city of Spokane and Sirti received smaller amounts.

According to the report, the risks of a changed climate dwarf all previous threats to our national parks: “If we continue with high emissions of heat-trapping gases, our nation could be 7 to 11 degrees hotter by the end of the century — and our parks would be drastically changed.”

The publication is a hands-on, here’s-how-you-do-it guide to the multiple state and federal programs that help farmers, families and small businesses conserve water, improve energy efficiency and transition to renewable energy.

The country, which is located on the same latitude as Canada, had the largest number of installed solar panels as of 2007.

Concerns over the financial and environmental costs of shipping glass to faraway locations led the city to look for new possibilities. Now local glass is reused locally – in road construction.

"We’re putting renewables into a system that wasn’t designed for renewables."

Our state’s climate is changing faster than we thought possible. You can count me among those who don’t mind fewer 30-below mornings, but unfortunately, the bark beetles seem to love a warmer Montana.

Eco-angst among consumers may soon spread as information about products is increasing easy to get.

As California Sen. Barbara Boxer prepares to unveil the Senate’s climate change legislation on Capitol Hill today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce — a strong opponent of the global warming bill passed by the House and a likely foe of the Senate bill — faces a high-profile revolt by some of its members.