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  • Op-Ed: Senator Tester faces choice on Colstrip, Montana energy jobs

    Sen. Duane Ankney, Montana SD-20|Updated Sep 22, 2021

    Hidden away deep within the massive, $3.5 trillion Congressional budget package is a ticking time bomb for Montana's economy. The innocuous sounding Clean Energy Payment Program is actually the left's latest scheme to eliminate affordable, reliable fossil fuel energy. If they are successful, we'll all pay more and at the same time the reliability of our electricity grid will be diminished. Worse, energy-producing states like Montana will pay the price in terms of lost jobs...

  • Op-Ed: The Case for Coa

    Sen. Duane Ankney - R, Mont. SD 20 Colstrip|Updated Feb 23, 2021

    For over twenty years, I've worked with many key industry leaders, stakeholders, state officials, and the past two presidential administrations on developing energy policy. Montana has always been a resource-rich, energy-blessed state. But now we are at an inflection point. We either choose to reap the benefits of the resources and infrastructure we have in place to keep energy prices low, produce Made in America energy, and keep the lights and heat on in Montana homes. Or we...

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