NARFI seeks two for alternative energy bus tour

The North American Rural Futures Institute at Montana State University-Northern is looking for two people to study the benefits of alternative energy.

Montana Secretary of State Bob Brown is sponsoring a three-day tour of facilities involved with researching, producing and using biodiesel and other alternative fuels and wind energy.

NARFI is an applied-research institute begun last year to find ways to use modern technology and trends to create brighter futures for rural areas. It will sponsor two people to attend the tour.

Timlynn Babitsky, director of NARFI, said the people who go will have...