Montana's Progressive Think Tank
The Policy Institute, based in Helena, Montana, blends authoritative research and
hands-on political engagement to create public policy based on economic justice, fair taxation, corporate accountability and environmental responsibility.
WELCOME
WHO WE ARE
LEADERSHIP SEMINAR SERIES
OUR FOCUS
- ENERGY IN OUR STATE AND REGION
- ECONOMIC JUSTICE
- FAIR TAXATION
- CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY
- ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY
- LEADERSHIP SEMINAR SERIES
REPORTS
- PROGRESSIVE TAXATION
- PROFILES IN HYPOCRISY
- HOW STATES TAX TRANSMSSION
- IMPLICATIONS OF TRANSMISSION TAX RATES
- TAX EXPENDITURES
- OIL AND GAS TAX HOLIDAY
- UNIVERSAL SYSTEMS BENEFITS
OPINION PIECES
- ECONOMIC REPORT PUSHES PENNSYLVANIA POWER'S PR AGENDA
- THE TRUTH ABOUT THE POWER LINE STRUGGLE
- GOOD BILLS GIVEN LITTLE CONSIDERATION IN 2011 LEGISLATURE
- 2011 LEGISLATURE DIDN'T REFLECT TRUE MONTANA VALUES
- THE WIDENING WEALTH GAP
- PSC FLIRTS WITH DANGEROUS PRECEDENT IN REVISITING FINAL ORDER
WORKING WITH OTHERS
- AMERICANS FOR RESPONSIBLE TAXES
- CAP THE RATE CAMPAIGN
- GREAT PLAINS RURAL POLICY
- NORTHWEST ENERGY COALITION
- PARTNERSHIP FOR MONTANA'S FUTURE
- WESTERN CLEAN ENERGY ADVOCATES
RESOURCES
2011 MONTANA LEGISLATURE
- IN THEIR OWN WORDS
- PROFILES IN HYPOCRISY: MONTANA LEGISLATORS ASSAIL GOVERNMENT SPENDING WHILE BENEFITTING FROM FARM SUBSIDY PROGRAMS
Montana Wind News (12/2008 &ndash 6/2010)
- Two wind projects completed in North Dakota and Montana | June 29, 2010
- PSC won't set wind project's rate | June 22, 2010
- Montana energy company and federal agency enter agreement to study transmission system | June 9, 2010
- Montana Festival of the Wind celebrates the big blow | June 9, 2010
- Canadian wind turbines blowing through Great Falls | June 8, 2010
- Northwestern Energy promotes wind power development | June 7, 2010
- Crownbutte Wind Power provides a corporate update | June 3, 2010
- Wind turbine company picks Montana | June 3, 2010
- Beltrone plans to step down from commission to take job at Exergy | June 1, 2010
- Wind power changing energy delivery | May 29, 2010
- German turbine plant still coming to Montana | May 28, 2010
- Wind-power developer asks PSC to set rate on NorthWestern contract | May 27, 2010
- Grasslands moves innovative Wind Spirit Project forward | May 20, 2010
- Five wind energy transmission projects planned | April 25, 2010
- DNRC to consider new wind farm leases | April 22, 2010
- Good news blowing in on Montana's robust winds | April 14, 2010
- Invenergy plans two additional central Montana wind farms, buys capacity on proposed transmission line | April 10, 2010
- Wind deal could take Montana energy to West Coast | March 25, 2010
- Wind power industry catches breath | March 14, 2010
- Tester: Keep stimulus grants for wind projects in United States | March 6, 2010
- Crownbutte joins Wind Spirit Project | March 4, 2010
- Bozeman company plans 'smart grid' for wind power | March 4, 2010
- New line may foster wind farms | January 28, 2010
- MATL could unleash torrent of wind projects | January 17, 2010
- Florida company wants to build 100 megawatt wind farm in northeast Montana | January 13, 2010
- Montana, Wyoming transmission lines draw wind developers | December 18, 2009
- GE wins big wind-farm contract | December 10, 2009
- Glacier Wind Farm near Shelby grows to 210 megawatts | October 22, 2009
- Schweitzer visits Europe, cements NaturEner Deal for Montana Investment | September 15, 2009
- Study bumps Montana's ranking to No. 2 for wind potential | August 25, 2009
- Montana's got wind, needs power lines | December 29, 2008