Speaking up for a brighter future: Next steps.
Over this past summer, we canvassed for signatures on our NorthWestern Energy letter in Helena, Butte, and Missoula, and had incredible conversations with moms, dads, grandparents, energy workers, small business owners, and more. As a result, on September 23, we delivered a letter to NorthWestern Energy’s Board of Directors and leadership bearing over 1,000 signatures, asking the company to move to clean, affordable, and renewable energy. Help build momentum for this campaign by getting involved in upcoming advocacy opportunities, and get inspired by watching the remarks from our speakers at the letter delivery rally.
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Replacing Climate Guilt with Conversation
What I’m realizing I want is NOT to have to do all the research and work and suffer the burden of making the more difficult but “right” choice - what I want is for the right choice to be the easy, accessible, and obvious choice. What I want is a system where workers are valued, water is kept clean, ecosystems are healthy, air is breathable, and our climate is stable, all inherently. I want a system that enriches rather than pollutes. I want a future that is livable for all.
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VIDEO: Book Discussion with Katharine Hayhoe
This virtual discussion cohosted by Families for a Livable Climate, Climate Smart Missoula, Mountain Mamas, Moms Clean Air Force Montana, and Park County Environmental Council features renowned climate scientist, author, and expert climate communicator Katharine Hayhoe. The conversation centers around Dr. Hayhoe's book, "Saving Us: A climate scientist's case for hope and healing in a divided world," which shows readers how to navigate challenging climate conversations across political, social, and cultural differences by finding and leveraging shared values.
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Building Connection and Empowering Our Inner Climate Protector
We held our annual Climate Protector Ride last Saturday (9/17), and are feeling emboldened, empowered, and refreshed in our work to build a livable future for all.
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Parent Profiles
Climate change is a BIG issue; each of us have a role to play in the transition to a livable future. Montanans are rising to the challenge and implementing climate solutions in their workplaces, homes, schools, and communities. From installing school gardens to working on international supply chains, here we highlight inspirational stories from parents and caregivers in the climate space.
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Kids Want to Put Montana on Trial for Unhealthy Climate Policies
By Nick Ehli | Kaiser Health News
Their lawsuit asserts that Montana — by fostering fossil fuel as its primary energy resource — is contributing to a deteriorating climate and violating the children’s right to a clean and healthful environment guaranteed in the state’s constitution. By doing so, the lawsuit alleges, Montana is interfering with the children’s health, safety, and happiness.
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Let us be like water
When we are isolated and alone with our thoughts and fears (and doom scrolling) we are like a lonely rain droplet on the window, but joining together in public spaces in conversation and collective action, we have the potential to become a wave. Isolation and despair are the tools and messages of oppression, we reject them when we reach out and connect.
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Juneteenth
Black resilience, joy, and resistance are powerful, inspiring, and worthy of celebration. And, this celebration needs to be accompanied by real, sustainable, systemic change.
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Embracing the nature within
When we recognize the nature within, and embrace it in our interactions with the world, nature becomes intimate. It changes from being a far-off abstraction to being an essential component of each of our personal stories.
Share your story by submitting to The Changing Times in our second annual art issue! Submissions due July 4. We are so excited to see nature through - and within - your eyes!
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