Conserving Our Future webinar

These days, just about everyone has experienced some kind of weird weather, from crazy wind storms, hail destroying crops and gardens, unseasonable rain, cold, heat, and of course wildfire and its smoke.

Notably, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Farm Bureau Federation, many businesses, and faith organizations around the country have acknowledged the climate is changing and risks from weird weather are rising.

Now folks across Montana are asking, how will it affect me, my family and my town?

Also, can we do anything about it, and are there solutions we all can agree on that will conserve our forests, agriculture, rivers, and air for future generations?

Citizens’ Climate Education/Lobby Montana is hosting a free online event called 'Conserving Our Future: The What and Why of Weird Weather' on May 20th at 7-8:15 p.m., where our panelists will address those questions and show how effective solutions can bring real opportunities for a healthier and more prosperous America.

You can register at bit.ly/ConservingOurFuture.

Our featured speaker is Dr. Scott Denning from Colorado State University, who’ll explain weird weather in a way that makes sense in his talk ‘Simple. Serious. Solvable.’

Plus, he’ll be open to any questions you have!

We’ll also hear perspectives from retired Billings pediatrician Marian Kummer, Clearwater Credit Union’s Paul Herendeen, and Logan Mannix from Mannix Grassfed Beef on how these trends impact our health, our pocketbooks, and our food.

You’ll come away with a more solid understanding of the changing Montana weather and effective solutions.

This event is presented by the Montana chapters of Citizens' Climate Education/Lobby, a nonpartisan, volunteer-driven nonprofit building support for bipartisan climate solutions.

Denning is author of more than 100 papers in the professional climate literature, he’s served on advisory panels for the US Department of Energy, NASA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the National Science Foundation.

As a young man he was a geologist working in the oil industry in Montana and North Dakota. He has presented to a variety of groups, including the Heartland Institute.