The Community Development Society / Rural Sociological Society Joint International Conference takes place July 28-31, 2011 in Boise and several MACDEP members will be attending. Follow the conference updates via Twitter feeds; To follow tweets about the CDS/RSS Conference, use the hashtag: #CDS-RSS; and tweets about CDS: #CommDevSoc. More info about the conference and the new CDS blog is available at the CDS website.


-Paul Lachapelle
MACDEP President

Energizing Entrepreneurs Webinar Series

Senator Tester's Women's Small Business Opportunity Workshop

Harvesting Clean Energy Conference

Community Health and Fitness Grants
Deadline: July 31, 2011
Funder: JR Albert Foundation, Inc
 
Family Farm Grants
Deadline: August 1, 2011
Funder: Farm Aid

Special Events Grant Program
Deadline: October 21, 2011
Funder: Montana Department of Commerce, Office of Tourism
 
Rural Development Grants
Deadline: Varies
Funder: USDA Rural Development
 

EPA To Release Strict Emissions Limits
New York Times; July 5

University to Study More Efficient Way to Use Coal
Denver Post; July 5

Rural Newspapers More Successful Than Metro Papers
High Country News; July 5

House Committee Approves Bill to Transfer Water Authority to States

New York Times; June 22

Harvard Study Offers New Nutritional Guidelines
Washington Post; June 22

States Feel EPA Budget Cuts
Washington Post; Jun 20

Canadian Companies Outsourcing Work to US
Toronto Globe and Mail; June 12

Scientists Link Persistent Drought in Southwest to Climate Change
Christian Science Monitor; June 9

US Falling Behind in Green Technology Business
New York Times; June 8

Utah Inventor's Invention May Make Wind Energy More Profitable
NewWest.com; June 8

Interior Department Reverses 'Wild Lands' Policy
Salt Lake Tribune; June 1

Wheat Farmers Deal with Blight

Flathead Beacon; July 6

Rising Water Could Push Oil Spill Further Down Yellowstone

Missoulian; July 5

NPS Published Proposed Winter Use Policy for Yellowstone

Billings Gazette; July 5

Lumber Company to Sell Land in Western Montana

Missoulian; July 3

Earth First! Rally May Target Megaload Shipments

Missoulian; June 24

Montana Begins Work on Hydraulic Fracturing Legislation

NewWest.com; June 23

USFS Funds Montana Biomass Project

Missoulian; June 22

Bonneville Power Administration Seeks to Improve Montana Wind Power Exports

Reuters; June 21

Montana Counties Receive $24.7M in PILT Funds

Helena Independent Record; Jun 17

Missoula Group Screens Film Warning About Water Privatization

Missoulian; June 14

Japanese Company Unveils Windmill at MSU-Billings

Billings Gazette; June 9

Montana Firm Offers Storage Solution for Wind Energy

Flathead Beacon; June 1