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Funding Notice: Community Geothermal Heating & Cooling Design & Deployment

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the Community Geothermal Heating and Cooling Design and Deployment Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), which will award $300,000–$13 million for projects that help communities design and deploy geothermal district heating and cooling systems, create related workforce training, and identify and address environmental justice concerns.

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Indiana Government Stops Solar Net Metering, Costs Voters Thousands!

There’s been a disgusting development in Indiana that not only hurts the environment and national security, but could cost middle-class homeowners (and voters!) thousands of dollars per Indiana household.

Four-year degree worth the cost? Americans value education, but government should pick up the tab.

Americans more likely to endorse government-funded education than a decade ago, a perspective that reflects high cost of four-year schools and ability to make a good living without attending one.

Montana’s smallest county making big changes to save town, expand housing

Petroleum County has fewer than 500 people in it, making it the least populated in a state that is still regarded in many places as “frontier.” It’s the seventh most rural county in America, and its county seat, Winnett, has a population of 200.

Short-Term Rentals (AirBnB) Rise in Western Montana

On a quiet residential street just two blocks from the University of Montana, a two-story white house with a finished basement has been divided into several apartments. The upper level two bedroom apartment would be a great place for a UM student or employee. But instead, the apartment was converted into an Airbnb rental for $295 a night, not including fees.

Teachers go to the ‘dumbest colleges’ — who said it and why it matters

The notion that anybody can teach is both laughable in its misunderstanding of what disciplines are necessary to do all the things teachers are required to do but also obscene in its intentional denigration of a female-dominated profession that is responsible for educating America’s children.

Transportation Interim Committee discusses two electric vehicle bills in Montana

The draft legislation is PD003, which would establish an annual fee on electric vehicles in Montana, and PD007, which would establish a tax on electric vehicle charging stations.

What will California look like in 100 years? These futurists want to help politicians shape the next century

By describing a variety of potential futures, planners are hoping to get politicians to make decisions to help reach—or avoid—far-off scenarios, instead of just planning for the next election cycle.

Flooding Chaos in Yellowstone, a Sign of Crises to Come

Record rainfall and mudslides forced closures just as tourism season ramped up. Virtually none of America’s national parks are untouched by extreme weather and climate change.

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