From the Tuesday, September 18, 2007 online edition of the Missoulian . . .
In a pair of recent letters, Canadian leaders delivered a sharp response to Montana concerns about coal-mine plans upstream of Glacier National Park.
Yet despite the ongoing disagreement, both sides appear committed to keeping negotiations alive.
“British Columbia and Montana may differ on what ultimate measures may be required in each of our jurisdictions to protect environmental values in the Flathead,” said provincial Premier Gordon Campbell, “but there is also significant common ground.”
Campbell made those comments in a Sept. 14 letter to Gov. Brian Schweitzer, a four-page response to an Aug. 22 letter from Schweitzer.
At issue are British Columbia's plans to mine coal and tap coalbed methane in the Canadian Flathead, a wild river drainage bordered to the south by Glacier Park.
Downstream interests have for decades fought energy plans there, citing environmental concerns.
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