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"Top news links, courtesy of Mountain West News. U.S. drought increases scrutiny on water used by power plantsThe U.S. Geological Survey estimates that 136 billion gallons of fresh water is withdrawn by power suppliers producers daily, which is 40 percent of fresh water use nationally, putting the power industry on par with the agriculture industry in terms of water consumption, and with drought straining water supplies in some areas of the U.S., scientists say it's time link energy policy with water policy.New York Times; Oct. 9\nLiV Golf Cars to open assembly plant in Montana's Lincoln CountyThe 22 jobs that pay $15.53 an hour that the opening of LiV Golf Cars' plant in Libby to assemble a new style golf car are much needed in Montana's Lincoln County, where the 12.1% employment rate is the second highest in the state.Flathead Beacon; Oct. 9\nMontana sites under consideration for biofuel production facilityThe Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance, a collective of scientists and researchers seeking a way to turn waste wood into jet biofuel and other co-products such as isobutanol, is mid-way through a four-year, $40-million study, and among the potential sites for the biofuel facility are the Kootenai Business Park in Libby and the former Smurfit-Stone pulp and paper mill in Frenchtown.Flathead Beacon; Oct. 9"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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