Archive for March, 2010
On April 12, the Missoula city council is scheduled to consider a proposed ordinance adding sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression to the list of protected classes in anti-discrimination law. Joining such other protected classes as “race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, marital or familial status, and physical or mental disability”, the addition […]
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Tags: anti-discrimination, local, missoula, solidarity
Five activists with Northern Rockies Rising Tide (NRRT) shut down a meeting of the Montana State Land Board in Helena, MT last Thursday, temporarily halting the leasing of 572 million tons of state-owned coal reserves. Following over two hours of public comment regarding the leasing of the Otter Creek Coal Tracts and Secretary of State […]
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Tags: Arch, Arch Coal, Coal, Denise Juneau, Land Board, Montana, Montana Land Board, Otter Creek, Powder River Basin, Tongue River, Tongue River Railroad
Come to Helena tomorrow to tell the Land Board Hands Off Otter Creek Coal! This is it folks…our last chance to tell the Land Board to not develop any new coal on our State School Trust Lands. Tomorrow at 9am at the State Capitol Building in Helena the MT State Land Board will make a […]
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Tags: Arch, Arch Coal, Climate Change, Coal, Land Board, Mining, Montana, Montana Land Board, Otter Creek, Powder River Basin, Tongue River, Tongue River Railroad
On, Tuesday, March 16 citizens from around the state marched against the Land Board’s proposal to Lease Otter Creek. The statewide Statewide day of action again Otter Creek Coal Lease day of action was held to urge the remaining members of the Land Board to nix the project to lease 1.3 billion tons of coal […]
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Tags: Arch, Arch Coal, Climate Change, Coal, Mining, Montana, Otter Creek, Powder River Basin
“This stuff is just so versatile, I can’t believe people can’t eat it!” -Brian Schweitzer Chairman of Otter Creek Catering Co. Saturday evening, March 13th, Democrats from around the state gathered to preform their ceremonial duties of boozing, schmoozing, and chewing at the annual Mansfield-Metcalf Dinner in Helena. Per the special request of the three […]
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Tags: Coal, Land Board, Mining, Montana, Otter Creek
