Energy Development and Montanas Fish, Wildlife and Recreational Resources

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Energy Development and Montanas Fish, Wildlife
and Recreational Resources

• Fish, Wildlife and Parks

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FWP Mission

• Focused on enhancing Montanas quality of life
  through the stewardship of the states fish,
  wildlife, and recreational resources.

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Wind

• Require Roads, Transmission Lines, Towers
• From 20 acres to 10,000 acres

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Wind
1 state in wind power potential Class 3
and above
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Transmission is Key

• MATL 1 and 2
• Northwestern 1 and 2
• Northern Lights
• Frontier

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Montanas Coal

• 120 Billion Tons
• 28 of Nations Coal
• 8 of Worlds Coal

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Coal
RR to Market
Diesel or Natural Gas
Generate Electricity
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• Wind
• Transmission
• Bio-fuels
• Clean Coal

Sustainable Economics Renewable or Long Term Can
be mitigated successfully
Greater Impact
Less Impact

• Deep Gas
• Shallow Gas
• CBM

Boom and Bust Non-Renewable or Short Term Have
not yet been mitigated successfully