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POLSON — “Montana’s Energy Choices” by Ceth Eslick will be Mission Mountain Audubon’s next program on Thursday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m. in the Polson Library Meeting Room. Everyone is welcome.
Ceth Eslick will discuss the state of energy production in the United States with a focus on the Pacific Northwest. He wll cover the history of coal including the shift from mining east of the Mississippi to the development of western coal deposits, and the environmental impacts and health effects associated with mining and burning coal.
Closer to home, Ceth will go over the 2022 closure of Power Plants 1 and 2 in Colstrip and what it means for the community of Colstrip and electrical generation in the Pacific Northwest. In conclusion, he will consider the pros and cons of renewable energy and the role that Montana might play in the future.
Ceth Eslick has a degree in Computer Science from Montana State University and works for the Polson School District.
