On October 12, we welcomed Drs. Lori and Robert Byron from Montana Health Professionals for Healthy Climate to speak to parents and caregivers about the potential impacts of climate change on our children in Montana, and learn tools and actions that could help keep our kids safer in a rapidly changing world. Watch the recording!
Read MoreToday we are honoring and celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day through action.
Read MoreWe are so honored to be featured in the Fall/Winter issue of Montana Naturalist magazine published by the Montana Natural History Center! We have deep appreciation for their work. Many thanks to Allison De Jong for telling our story so well. Download the PDF.
Read MoreWe masked up and went out in community over the last week to connect with other organizers, and the public. Check out our brief coverage and photos from the Climate Protector Ride, Climate and Clean Energy Expo and the Global Climate Strike with Fridays for Future - Missoula.
Read MoreIt's that time! We're seeking submissions from our readers, followers, and community members for our fall issue!
Read MoreOn the drive north around Flathead Lake, you can see the destruction of the Boulder 2700 fire: 31 “structures,” including 14 homes, some right on the lake, lie in cinders.
But you step on the gas as soon as you get to the other side of the charred 2,230 acres. You have places to go, people to see, business to take care of.
We Montanans turn our heads from scientific reports, too. Take the sixth assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, released last month, which says 1.) these high-intensity fires are a sign that climate change is here and 2.) it’s going to get a lot worse.
Read MoreAs you may know, NorthWestern Energy is planning to build a gas plant in Laurel, MT. On Thursday, September 16th, from 6:30-8:00 pm (via Zoom), MEIC and Montana Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate will lead a discussion on the dangers of continuing to rely on gas to heat our homes, fuel our appliances, or generate electricity. If you are interested in learning more about NorthWestern’s gas plant proposal and its many flaws, join their second event on Thursday, October 21st, from 5:30-6:30 pm (via Zoom). Click through for more information and to register.
Read MoreFamilies for a Livable Climate is hiring a Part Time Communications and Outreach Coordinator. This is a part-term, six-month position at 14-16 hours per week. $16 per hour. The position may be extended if funding allows.
Read MoreIn The Changing Times’s Summer 2021 issue, the editors wanted to feature the voices and perspectives of artists, photographers, poets, and narrtive writers. Issue 6 was built out of connection to the earth during climate crisis and what it means to have a creative relationship with this planet we call home.
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