SHOCK: Montana on Track for 30 Year Low in Coal Production Under Current Governor

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New numbers show that Montana is now on track to see the lowest coal production in nearly 30 years. Earlier this week, Lee Newspapers reported that coal production in Montana was down more than 7 million tons through the first half of the year. Average that number out for the rest of the year, and Montana is on track for a 30 year low in coal production, according to records kept by the Montana Coal Council.

As more bad economic news like this makes headlines in Big Sky Country, Bozeman businessman and tech entrepreneur Greg Gianforte announced that he is headed back to Colstrip later this week.

When it comes to saving Colstrip, Gianforte says "the fight isn't over yet."

GIANFORTE: "We're hearing career politicians like the current governor throwing in the towel on Colstrip as if it were already gone. Let me speak clearly to the working families all across this state: the fight isn't over yet. And with change in November- we will fight to save Colstrip."

Gianforte has been a strong advocate for Colstrip and the 7,100 jobs that are threatened by the Obama carbon plan. He held a town hall meeting in Colstrip last November, and again this past May.

Gianforte is a candidate for governor, and is the founder of RightNow Technologies. He started the company out of his house in Bozeman, and created over 500 jobs in Montana. The average Montana salary at RightNow was nearly $90,000 a year.

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