“The question now is whether we will have the courage to act before it is too late, and how we answer will have a profound impact on the world we leave behind not just to you but to your children and your grandchildren. As a president, as a father and as an American, I am here to say we need to act.” President Obama said one week ago in delivering his Climate Speech. Republicans and coal-state Democrats have renewed their long-standing accusation that the president is “declaring war on coal.”

How will Obama's Climate Plan change Montana's coal industry?

The debate is sure to rage until the regulations kick in which probably won’t be until 2015.

How often do you think about where your electricity comes from? Is Obama's Climate Plan a step in the right direction or further evidence of wasteful, useless Big Government?

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