Talk:Jon Tester

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Would someone update Tester's religion? "Church of God" is functionally meaningless.

I took out the word "unpopular" in reference to COnrad Burns, as it would be a POV thing. I replaced it with entrenched, and the phrase about his scandals. Also, removed the example image since it didn't have much point to it.

Contents 1 This story has been viewed 619 times 2 Which Church of God? 3 Controversies section 4 2006 Election Results Conflict

[edit] This story has been viewed 619 times

Thats one reason I took it out. Do you need the rest? Jasper23 23:18, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Which Church of God?

The article says he's Church of God... but which one? When you go to the Church of God entry, you'll find literally DOZENS of bodies that go by that name. — Dale Arnett 15:58, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Controversies section

I'm moving this section to the talk page for now. The previous version was blatantly anti-Tester biased, and this one skews too far to seeming like a press release from Tester's office, and is not written in a very encyclopedic manner. Needs fixing, or failing that, it's better dropped than what's appeared so far. Mullibok 18:31, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

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Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., prides himself on promoting coal usage responsibly. For example, in May, 2007, he voted against a measure pushed by Sen. Craig Thomas, R-Wyo., to mandate certain levels of production of liquid fuels from coal, in order to ensure the passage of the full energy bill itself, which included measures on biofuels and carbon sequestration technologies.^[1]

The Thomas amendment, on which Republicans forced a vote despite bipartisan agreement to withhold amendments to the energy bill, would have created a mandate for 21 billion gallons annually in liquid coal fuels by 2022 -- such a large amount that keeping the amendment intact was viewed as almost certain to result in legislative death of the energy bill.

Tester's move may have been motivated by the desire to pass an energy bill this year, as well as the need to balance business assistance requests with the need for clean air and water. Tester's spokesperson says the Senator believes "we must first pave the way for a sustainable and responsible future in coal development by ensuring the capture and storage of carbon emissions." Greenhouse gas emissions from coal-based transportation fuels can be much higher than from other fuels. Tester is from a coal state and supports coal initiatives, but he believes in responsible measures to sustain the long-term health of the industry.

One article in one newspaper does not qualify as a controversy. This vote wasn't even mentioned in the Missoulian, for example. Dlabtot 19:17, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 2006 Election Results Conflict

This page has two seperate sets of results for the 2006 election. The official results are here. Should I change the one set to reflect these numbers? Trvr3307 (talk) 08:49, 18 February 2008 (UTC)