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Swiss to vote on creating giant 'climate fund'

Swiss to vote on creating giant 'climate fund'

The Swiss are expected to snub a call to create a multi-billion-dollar climate fund, aimed at combating global warming and addressing its consequences, with polls indicating voters deem the ambitious project too costly. The climate fund initiative, launched by the Social Democratic Party and the Greens, calls for

Montanans want more solar and gas, are less interested in new coal plants

Montanans are bullish on solar, natural gas and hydropower for electricity generation — but wary of adding additional coal power to the state’s energy mix, according to a new Montana Free Press-Eagleton poll. The results of the poll, conducted in late December and early January, come as the Trump

Groups challenge Trump’s ’emergency’ orders that allow a Bull Mountain Mine expansion

A lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal district court in Billings challenges the “emergency” orders issued by President Donald Trump that have allowed the Department of the Interior to bypass oversight and public comment and expand coal mining in the Bull Mountains. The lawsuit claims that emergency conditions don’t remotely

American Prairie acquires ‘critical’ wetland habitat

American Prairie has acquired 2,082 acres of “high-value wetland” and grassland habitat in Phillips County, Montana – an area renowned as one of the most important waterfowl breeding regions in North America. Located south of Dodson, and locally known as “Pintail Flatt,” this property comprises 1,762 deeded acres

Mideast war exposes fragile oil, gas dependency

Mideast war exposes fragile oil, gas dependency

As in 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine, the new war in the Middle East is exposing once again how far Europe and others lag in replacing imported fossil fuels with domestic solar and wind power, specialists say. The Russian invasion in 2022 triggered a massive energy crisis, particularly in Europe,

Warming El Nino may return later this year: UN

Warming El Nino may return later this year: UN

The warming El Nino weather phenomenon could return later this year as its cooling opposite La Nina fades away, the United Nations said Tuesday. The UN's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said the recent, weak La Nina was expected to give way to neutral conditions, which could then swing

Second-hand phones surf rising green consumer wave

Second-hand phones surf rising green consumer wave

The second-hand market for smartphones has surged in recent years, borne up by lower prices as well as interest in eco-friendly consumption even as some still fear buying a dud. The success of refurbished phones is a reminder that flashy new gadgets and cutting-edge capabilities, on show