Add your name: Ask NorthWestern Energy to transition to clean and affordable energy now
Given the huge impact of energy emissions on our changing climate, NorthWestern Energy has a unique responsibility, and opportunity, to help mitigate severe climate risks, and help protect all of our families, present and future.
Ask NorthWestern to get on board! Add your name as a parent, caregiver, businessowner or organizational leader, to this letter from Families for a Livable Climate and supporters asking NorthWestern to support our shared future.
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Missoula and Bozeman speak out on NorthWestern's "net zero" plan
On April 1, Families for a Livable Climate stood with 350Montana, Gallatin County Sunrise Movement, and Montana Sierra Club (with guest speakers from MT Women Vote) to begin calling NorthWestern Energy to account for their plan to build gas-fired power plants (and other regrets solutions) to fuel our shared future here in Montana. The upshot? NorthWestern’s “net zero” plan is not acceptable.
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How to Get Past Despair to Powerful Action on Climate Change
How well people exercise their agency will determine the severity of global warming – and its consequences.
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VIDEO: Zero Waste Schools
Watch this panel discussion on Zero Waste Schools to learn about how plastic and waste contribute to the climate crisis, the role schools play in building a Zero Waste community, and Zero Waste efforts and opportunities in Missoula schools and beyond. Also, stay tuned to our upcoming events by joining our email list for more plastic-focused workshops!
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How to make any job a climate job
Check out Project Drawdown’s new guide to bring climate action into any workplace.
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VIDEO: Bringing back passenger rail in Montana
Bringing back passenger rail service = climate solutions across differences in Montana. Watch this very inspiring presentation by County Commissioner Dave Strohmaier on the collaborative, cross-county movement to bring back passenger rail across southern Montana.
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Everyday climate conversations are key to systemic change
Seventy-one percent of Americans say they are at least “somewhat worried” about global warming, and 35% say they are “very worried.” But 61% of Americans say they “rarely” or “never” discuss global warming with family and friends (see Yale’s Six Americas). How can we build overwhelming support for climate action if most of us don’t talk about it?
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Montana youth are taking the state to court!
The landmark youth-led climate lawsuit, Held v. State of Montana, has been scheduled for February 6-17, 2023. Learn more about the case and ways to support the plaintiffs.
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VIDEO: Climate Conversations across Differences
Watch this special panel discussion on Climate Conversations Across Differences to hear success stories from the field, and learn about skills for bringing climate into your day-to-day conversations consistently, and with more confidence. Also, stay tuned to our upcoming events by joining our email list. We will be hosting more conversations and skills training throughout the year.
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