Our View: West’s Energy Promise Demands Forward Look

Last week in Bozeman, political leaders, environmentalists and energy experts convened for an attempt at a regional approach toward helping resolve the energy crisis.

That’s because we can’t count on the federal government, declared Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer. The Democratic governor took a swipe at the energy bill passed by Congress this summer, saying “If Washington, D.C., is not going to think big, if they’re not going to bring us any grand new ideas on energy independence and security, then it falls on the shoulders of the states and private industry.”

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