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<div><font face="Geneva">Global warming could severely hamper the
outdoor economy of the nature rich state of Montana, a new study by
the state's oldest conservation organization found. Thousands of
jobs and about a billion dollars in earnings may be at jeopardy in the
coming decades, the group found.</font></div>
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As many as 36,000 jobs and slightly over a billion dollars in labor
earning could be lost in the next 35 years if greenhouse gas emissions
don't decline, according to the<u> study</u> commissioned by Montana
Wildlife Federation. The study looked at the potential impact of a 5
degree Fahrenheit increase on a wide array of recreational activities,
from sports fishing and hunting to skiing and state parks, but found
the greatest potential for job loss in cattle raising and
agriculture.</font></div>
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The economic effect of climate change is substantial but may not
represent the total cost on the state's quality of life, the
study's author said.</font></div>
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"We were really conservative in our estimates," Thomas Power,
professor emeritus in the economics department at the University of
Montana, told ThinkProgress, "although that number of jobs
represents far more than any industrial operation in the
state."</font></div>
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>http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/12/22/3734414/montana-climate-<span
></span>change-costs-jobs/</div>
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"He who knows he has enough is rich."<br>
Lao-Tzu</font></div>
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