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THE ASMSU September 10, 2009 •Vol. 104, Issue 02 LOTS OF MY SUMMER ASK SHERLOCK FRESHMEN VACATION 1 THE ASMSU EXPONENT SEPTEMBER 10, 2ott 2 LETTERS Specifically: Montana's energy-dependent econo According to the Montana Depart Most Montanans agree that we need -Replace costly subsidies for political my and modest incomes mean cap and ment of Labor and Industry, workers to take timely steps toward cleaner, ly favored technologies with preferential trade is likely to eliminate more high who are able to find a green job can ex domestic energy sources to ensure a ta.-x o·eaanent for increased research healthy environment and economy. Now payingjobs than it creates. Consider Cal pect to be paid an average annual salary development spending on both prover that Sens. Jon Tester and Max Baucus ifornia's experience with environmental of $40,140. The annual salary is likely to and experimental energy sources. Entr& are back in Washington, they'll have a mandates: From 1995 to 2007, manufac be lower since the definition of green preneurs, not Washington politicians chance to put a Montana brand on pend turing jobs decreased by 253,100 while jobs includes many of the higher paid are more likely to discover cost-effectivi ing climate change legislation. green jobs grew by only 13,000. Longer, workers making the mining, oil and gas A key feature of the bill is cap and colder winters and longer distances to industries cleaner who could lose their solutions for cleaner energy. trade, which is a mandatory limit, or transport cattle, grains and manufac jobs under cap and trade. Substituting -Improve patent protection for nev "cap," on C02 emissions combined with tured goods to markets means higher numerous high-paying jobs for fewer, energy technology discoveries to im the right to emit up to the cap, or "trade" energy costs and more job losses for lower-paying green jobs is a high price to prove the cost/benefit ratio of entrepre that right to a third-party. The C02 emis Montanans. pay for Montana's workers and families. neurial risk-taking. sion cap is set in Washington, and the The legislation expressly acknowl Rising domestic energy costs are also -Limit frivolous lawsuits that ob compliance costs will be determined by edges there will be "adversely affected" likely to shift energy-intensive manu struct both proven and experimentt the vagaries of something like the stock workers in energy-intensive industries. facturing to low-cost countries. Accord domestic American energy develop men market combined with the speculative In Montana, that includes 7,501 mining ing to experts, goods produced in China to lower energy costs. development of new technologies. The and 19,903 manufacturing jobs, earn emit 14 percent more C02 than if those We have a long tradition of send goal is to put a high price on C02 emis ing an annual average of $72>406 and goods are produced in America. China is ing representatives to Washington wb sions, from inexpensive fossil fuels like $40,639 respectively in 2008. "Adversely now the world's largest emitter of C02 stand up for hard-working Montanaru coal, oil and natural gas in order to re affected" workers are eligible for "a cli and has categorically rejected emission We're confident that Sens. Baucus an duce their use. The hope is that undis mate change adjustment allowance" in caps. Under cap and trade, Montana will Tester will do the right thing for Mor covered energy technologies will devel an amount "not to exceed the average" export high-paying jobs and import C02 tana's unique environment and econc op faster than costs to consumers rise. wage for all workers in the state. emissions: It's a lose-lose for workers my. Cap and trade won't affect all Ameri Because jobs in energy-intensive in and the environment. Jason P1iest is the executive diret cans the same way: Montana ranks dusnies pay significantly more than the To create a win-win, the cap and tor of the Montana Growth Network an fourth in transportation energy costs state average of $33,303 annually, this is trade portions of the bill should be re John Prinkki is the chairman of the Ca and seventh in energy consumption per up to a 54 percent pay cut for affected placed with incentives for entrepreneur bon County Board of Commissioners. capita. We rank 49th in take home pay. workers. ial solutions. 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She has ··111s only when we forget all our learning that we begin to know."' curated performative exhibitions at Hollins Univer sity and the Water Heater of Roanoke, VA. She has -- Henry David Thoreau received grants from the Hobbie Trust Fund and Corporation for Corporeal Culture. She now lives and works in Bozeman, MT. Harmony's series of work exhibiting in the Exit Gallery attempts a visual articulation between ver bal and pictorial languages through a symbolic pro NEWS 4 S U E ACTI IE 25WORDS jection onto multiple media. It structures biological RACHEL KESTER has some information on several of the groups found and cultural representations, both human and plant on campus. Who knows, after reading this article, you may JUSt want to based, through object based forms. join one. RENNE LIBRARY SEES GREEN One computer. four screens. Sounds like an eco-friendly solution to me. ABOU I TH E ELIZABETH BROWNING has the low down on all the green transitions being made in the library. exit gallery 5 LARGE FRESHMAN CLASS STRAINS "Symbolic Coordinates," a conceptual installation RESIDENCE HALL CAPACITY by Harmony Wolfe, will be showing in the Exit Gallery Is it just me, or does it seem like the MSU campus 1s a little crowded September 8-18. There will be a public artist reception this year? No, I don"! think it"s just me. Actually, I know ifs not just me. Wednesday, September i6 from s-7Pm. The Exit Gal JOE THIEL has the full story. lery is located in SUB 212 and is open Monday-Friday, 9am-SPm. The Exit Gallery is accepting applications for ex hibits during the Fall 2009 semester. If interested, please email Stacey Ray. Applications are due Decem DISTRACTIONS 6 ROCKFORD'S MANDATORY RENOVATION ber is, 2009. While the coffee may not have changed, Rockford Coffee's look has. Read more to find out why the renovation was an extremely necessary renovation. 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