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WR Grace owns a now closed vermiculite mine in Libby in northern Montana. Mining vermiculite, used for insulation, involves production and dissemination of asbestos. As mine tailings were hauled about the countryside, it appears that homesites, farms, racing tracks and lots of places in Libby were contaminated by asbestos.

Gov Dave opts for family life.

Meanwhile, on the GOP side there’s a farmer and a National Guard commander and a prosecutor and of course a Simpson (hey, there’s always a Simpson running for governor, right?) jockeying for position.

And, …

Why would we want to discuss nuclear power in this wind-swept, coal-laden, oil & gas-filled energy /hydrocarbon capital of the world?

Well, this is why: To understate the matter, lately I have observed a lot of criticism of wind towers, …

We all know that pronghorns don’t much like to jump fences; often they will run along the highway right of way, not crossing the fence when they should, and sometimes this leads to pronghorn mortality.