global warming & clean energy - montana events
upcoming global warming events
If you know of any clean energy or global warming events, let Amy know
MISSOULA. Caring for Creation is gathering with the idea to set up local (and eventually statewide) chapter of Interfaith Power and Light. Join Claudia Brown and friends for a potluck (520 Dearborn St, Missoula). Let's pull the faith community together. RSVP to Claudia or Amy.
WORLDWIDE. 10-10-10. People all over the planet are organizing Global Work Parties. From 350.org: "We're taking one day and showing the world that we're ready for climate solutions."
Can you plan something in your community?
We will post information about events across Montana as details come in. Let Amy know if you'd like to help.
Past Global Warming Events
Will Steger MOntana Tour -- February 2010:
The Will Steger Eyewitness to Climate Change Montana Tour was a fantastic success. All three evening presentations were packed and great fun. Billings (200 attendees), Bozeman (240), Missoula (350). Will also met with elected officials, University and High School students and Bozeman business students.
For a great synopsis of the Tour and links to the major media hits, head to the Will Steger Foundation.
Major sponsors included Montana Audubon, National Wildlife Federation, Sierra Club, Repower America, Montana Conservation Voters, The Wilderness Society, the Clark Fork Coalition, World Wildlife Fund, and the Will Steger Foundation.
Watch these great Steger videos on YouTube HERE and HERE >>
For more information Contact Amy Cilimburg amy@mtaudubon.org; 406-465-1141 
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Helena - past event
Clean Energy and Climate Solutions: A panel discussion. Helena May 7
We held a roundtable discussion on how national climate and energy policy will help create clean energy jobs, reduce our dependence on foreign oil by moving to alternatives, and reduce carbon pollution. Gregg Small with Climate Solutions, Eric de Place of the Sightline Institute, and Gloria Flora with Sustainable Obtainable Solutions shared their expertise.
We received some FANTASTIC MEDIA ATTENTION around this event:The KFBB (ABC TV affiliate) produced a great segment. Watch it HERE >>
And Gregg of Climate Solutions provided a feature interview on MT Public Radio. Listen HERE >> (you can download the entire broadcast HERE >>).
Also, the event was covered in the Queen City News. Read Cathy Siegner's Helena Handbag HERE >>
Finally, the event was covered by Helena Civic TV, and we'll post this soon.
This event was sponsored by Montana Audubon, Montana Conservation Voters Education Fund, Sierra Club, Climate Solutions, NRDC, and Montanans for a Healthy Climate, along with the UM-Helena College of Technology.
View a nifty POSTER of the event HERE >>
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BOZEMAN - past event
Creating Jobs Around Montana’s Clean Energy Future
Join us for a town hall discussion about programs within the federal Recovery Act that focus on clean energy jobs. Discuss opportunities for the clean energy economy in Montana and the Nation.
Panelists from the US Senate Finance Committee and Sen. Max Baucus’ office will answer questions about available energy programs and funds, how the programs benefit Montana businesses, energy consumers, and communities, and where we may be headed. A Montana DEQ representative will also discuss Montana’s distribution of federal energy stimulus funds.
The panel includes:
- JJ Adams, Economic Development Advisor, Senate Finance Committee,
- Pat Bousliman, Energy Tax Policy Analyst, Senate Finance Committee, &
- Catharine Ransom, Senior Climate and Energy advisor for Senator Max Baucus
The event includes an opportunity for audience participation and question and answers.
Copies of Sen. Baucus’ Montana Resource Guide on the Recovery Act will be available at the event.
Snacks provided!
Date and time: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Location: Weaver Room at the Emerson Center for the Arts and Culture, 111 South Grand, Bozeman
Free and open to the public.
Co-hosted by Montana Renewable Energy Association, Montana Conservation Voters Education Fund, and Montana Audubon.
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To download information provided at these workshops, click HERE >>
- Global Warming Workshop Billings -- March 15, 2008.
- Global Warming Workshop Missoula -- Nov 3, 2007.
Over 50 people attended our first workshop and made it a huge success!
"I appreciated the opportunity to hear about how climate change may specifically affect my own environment and the places I care about the most. This workshop offered a great chance to converse with others who are concerned about global warming but unsure of what we can do about it. By its very nature, global warming appears an almost insurmountable problem to most citizens, but local discussion and efforts at finding solutions makes it less so. I was encouraged and inspired to do more. Thank you so much for offering it." - Elaine