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The Western Organization of Resource Councils and the Northern Plains Resource Council are kicking off a seven-state Homegrown Prosperity Renewable Energy Bus Tour at 10 a.m. Friday at Home on the Range, 220 S. 27 th St .
The tour will promote good-paying jobs and income for rural communities, and offer solutions to reduce greenhouse gases and pollution. A four-person crew, traveling in a converted school bus powered by biodiesel, will visit 40 towns in Montana , Wyoming , North Dakota , South Dakota , Colorado , Idaho , and Oregon over 12 weeks.
The Powder River Basin Resource Council in northern Wyoming will host the bus next week with the first stop in Clark , Wyo. , on Saturday. It will be in Montana from June 17-19 and June 27-July 6. A complete schedule will be posted on www.homegrownprosperity.org
Besides using biodiesel instead of petrol diesel, the bus is equipped with solar panels to power a laptop computer and a TV, and there is a solar oven and other displays.
“Our use of oil, gas and coal is changing the climate, leading to drought, wildfires, and other problems for people around the world,” said Jeanne Charter, WORC board member from Shepherd, Mont. “Our energy supplies are less reliable and more costly every day. Energy efficiency and homegrown, clean, renewable energy can reduce the pollution causing climate change while creating hundreds of thousands of good jobs and protecting our land, air and water.
“We call on public officials to pass laws and fund programs that reduce climate change and build healthy local economies by increasing energy efficiency and clean, renewable energy. We call on everyone – government, business, and individuals – to make wise decision as consumers, stop energy waste, and reduce climate-changing pollution.”
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