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  Max Baucus: "I am committed to passing meaningful, balanced climate-change legislation." Baucus' myriad ties to industries that would be affected by climate change legislation hints that any legislation that passes through the Senate Finance Committee will be a patchwork of goodies and compromises...

  CIA kidnappings may have involved [...]

  Posted: November 11, 2009, 11:14am EST
  

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• Sierra Club canvassing in Billings for green jobs

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  Got an email from the Sierra Club organizer in Billings I thought I should share with everyone. Climate change legislation is coming up that's crucial for investing in green energy jobs -- and I suspect that both Baucus and Tester are a little nervous about backing it. So here's something [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 1:04pm EST
  

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• Baucus promises to be major obstacle in passing climate change legislation

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  The Senate Environment and Public Works committee today passed the Senate's version of the cap-and-trade climate-change legislation bill - Sens. Kerry and Boxer's "Clean Energy Jobs Act." The bill passed by a 10-1 margin...with Republicans boycotting the vote.

  Ah, so who's the sole Democrat that voted against the legislation?

  Max Baucus.

  Not [...]

  Posted: November 05, 2009, 10:13am EST
  

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• Climate Change Links

  —Montana Main Street Blog

  Although health care reform is still #1 in Washington, climate change legislation is lurking in the shadows ready to move at a moment's notice. Here are a few good links you should check out on this important topic:

  Senator Baucus expresses his concerns about a proposed cap-and-trade bill

  Dr. Steve Running [...]

  Posted: November 02, 2009, 2:39pm EST
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• Clean Energy Law Would Boost Jobs, Economy, Study Says

  —NewWest.Net Missoula

  Comprehensive clean energy and climate change legislation now before Congress could create 13,000 jobs in Montana by 2020 and would increase average household incomes in the state, according to research announced today by environmental groups. The groups releasing the information include Climate Solutions and Montana Business Leaders for Clean Energy; CERES; [...]

  Posted: October 29, 2009, 12:06pm EDT
  

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