Kegel: Restoration of biodiesel funding crucial

Kegel: Restoration of biodiesel funding crucial

Tim Leeds

The dean of Montana State University-Northern's College of Technology said the proposed state cut to funding biofuels research would significantly hurt the program, now up and running for some five years.

"We just need the support to keep operating, " Dean Greg Kegel said while on his way to Helena Thursday.

A House appropriations subcommittee, which cut $32 million from Gov. Brian Schweitzer's proposed budget for the university system, included cutting a two-year appropriation for $400,000 from the budget.

"The bottom line is it's very...