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Tuesday, July 3, 2012
produced daily by Shellie Nelson
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Community
 Wrapped up big rigs take Montana's message to Seattle
InnovateMontana.com, a new $150,000 campaign to promote Montana's economic opportunities and amenities, is taking its message on the road to Seattle in the form of five semi trailers bearing images of Montanans working, fishing and recreating.
Helena Independent Record; July 3

Alberta farmer plans eco-village
Brian Rozmahel is looking for 20 families to move to his Alberta farm and create an eco-village patterned on similar communities in Denmark, and the project is one of several adopted by the Alberta Rural Sustainability Alternatives Network as a way to reinvigorate the province's smaller communities.
Edmonton Journal; July 3

Colorado city's appeal to international visitors wins national award
About 10 percent of visitors to Grand Junction come from abroad, due in part to the Colorado city's campaign to attract foreign visitors, and that effort won the Colorado city a Certificate of Appreciation for Achievement in Trade from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Denver Post; July 3

Environment
 Bear family breaking into cars in Colorado community
A black bear with three cubs at her side has broken into a number of cars in Snowmass Village, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife agents said they're hoping to capture the family of bears and relocate them.
Denver Post (Aspen Times); July 3

BLM puts Stage One fire restrictions in place in Montana county
Due to dry conditions in Montana's Lewis and Clark County, the Bureau of Land Management has instituted Stage One fire restrictions on those lands within that county.
Helena Independent Record; July 3

Politics
 GOP presidential hopeful to make campaign stop in Hamilton
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is in a tour of Northern Rocky Mountain States, with campaign events planned in Sun Valley, Idaho, on July 10; Hamilton, Mont., on July 11; and Jackson Hole, Wyo., on July 12.
Missoulian; July 3

Economy
 Montana plant hustles to build modules for Alberta oilsands operations
Bay Ltd.'s operations in Billings already employs 190 workers, and if the assembly of the 29 modules the Montana plant is making for oilsands operations in Alberta goes well, more orders could be forthcoming and jobs could be added.
Billings Gazette; July 3
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"T he significant coal and surface assets we acquired position Cloud Peak Energy well for future growth in our Asian exports as additional terminal capacity becomes available."

Colin Marshall, Cloud Peak Energy president and chief executive, announcing the Wyoming company's $300-million acquisition of 291 million tons of recoverable coal on the Wyoming-Montana border.
- Casper Star-Tribune
On The Bookshelf
Barbara Theroux gives readers a preview of books to be released this fall

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A Look Ahead
July 21: Montana Renewable Energy Fair, National Center for Appropriate Technology, Butte
Mountain West Voices
Hear weekly stories from the Rocky Mountain West as gathered by Clay Scott

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5/15/2013:  A Long Way
5/8/2013:  Making Roots

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