The Great Debate: Public Service Commission candidates discuss energy costs
Join Citizens' Climate Lobby MSU for the only scheduled debate in our area between District 2 Public Service Commission candidates Brad Molnar (R) and Susan Bilo (D).
This debate will be moderated by Gracie Caldwell, President of the CCL MSU Club, and Anthony O’Donnell, current PSC Commissioner for District 2.
Wednesday Oct. 16th at 7-8:30 pm
Montana State University Strand Union Building Room 233
Free and open to the public | Free parking on campus after 6pm
If you’re concerned about the future of safe, reliable, and affordable energy, come to this civil forum to find out which candidate’s approach aligns with yours. There will be plenty of time for your questions!
It will also be available via livestream on MS Teams at bit.ly/CCL-MSU-PSC-Debate.
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Bill Barron's Northern Traverse 2024 Climate Ride
CCL Regional Director's 1200 mile road biking tour through Montana and Wyoming
June 15 - July 1, 2024 to raise awareness about climate solutions and funds for Citizens' Climate Lobby
Donate Today to Support Bill's Ride!
Support the work of Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL) by sponsoring Bill Barron's 2 week 1200 mile climate ride - bringing attention to the climate challenge, listening to people's concerns and discussing solutions across the Mountain West from June 15th to July 1st, 2024.
“I’ve been worried for a long time about how climate change, with its increasing water shortages, wildfire and smoke, and extreme weather, how that will affect my daughter. I’ve learned that now the world is heating up to 50 times faster than it has at any other time in history. So I’m cycling across Montana and Wyoming to hear what impacts our neighbors are seeing.
My message is, if we act now, we can protect the planet for future generations. We have the solutions within our reach. Let's talk about how safe and affordable clean energy can spur the economy. Our elected officials hold the keys to these solutions - we just need to speak up to get them to act.”
Your financial support advances CCL's goals and non-partisan mission, provides scholarships for students to travel to Washington DC to lobby, and access to resources for education and outreach throughout the Mountain West and beyond.
All donations are tax deductible.
To find out more about Bill Barron, visit the donation website.
Follow Bill's progress on Instagram: BillBarronUtah & Bill's Facebook - or on Citizens' Climate Montana Instagram and Facebook.
Shareable flyers, press releases, and photos from the ride can be found at the following links:
Tour Schedule: Come back to this website to see more event details as they are scheduled....
Day 1 - Sat June 15, Pablo - Kalispell (60 miles)
In the morning (8-9am) join CSKT in sending Climate Change Advisory Committee member and CCL Mountain West Regional Director Bill Barron off in a good way on his ride. Drum circle send off at the Salish Kootenai College Extension Office (Alexander Ln, Ronan, MT).
In the evening (4:30pm), talking with community members at MontaVino Winery (38 1st Ave E, Suite D, Kalispell, MT).
Day 2 - Sun June 16, Kalispell - West Glacier (34 miles)
In the morning (8-9:30am) talking with community members at Colter Coffee (424 S Main St, Kalispell, MT).
In the evening (5-6:30pm) talking with community members at W. Glacier Community Building (Abright Circle, W. Glacier, MT).
Day 3 - Mon June 17, West Glacier - St Mary (50 miles)
In the evening (7pm) campfire chat (Hudson Bay Road, Trailer Circle, Saint Mary, MT).
Day 4 - Tues June 18, St Mary - Great Falls (151 miles)
In the evening (7pm) talking with community members at Celtic Cowboy Pub (116 1st Ave S, Great Falls, MT).
TV interview with Great Falls reporter.
Day 5 - Weds June 19, Great Falls - Helena (98 miles)
In the morning (8am) talking with community members at Morning Light Coffee Roasters (1701 9th Ave S, Great Falls, MT).
In the evening (7-8:30pm) talking with community members at Benny's Bistro (108 E 6th Ave, Helena, MT). Appetizers and refreshments provided.
Day 6 -Thurs June 20, Helena - Bozeman (101 miles)
In the morning (8-9am) meet Bill on the Northeast Lawn of the Capitol building (1301 6th Ave, Helena, MT) for conversation and light refreshments. Bring your bike if you'd like to ride along with Bill for a few blocks or a mile as he heads off to Bozeman at 9am! All ages welcome!
Day 7 - Fri June 21, Rest Day - Big Sky & Bozeman (0 miles)
10:30 - 11:45 am Big Sky's Day of Action at Fire Pit Park at Town Center
12 - 1:15 pm Beehive Basin Brewery, Big Sky, Climate Action as a Practice presentation, beverage provided
2:30 - 3:30 pm Bike Kitchen, Bozeman, Climate Action as a Practice presentation
4 - 6 pm Montana Ale Works, Bozeman gathering and presentation, first 20 get a beverage
Day 8 - Sat June 22, Bozeman - Columbus (103 miles)
Midday meet with the local press in Big Timber, MT
Day 9 - Sun June 23, Columbus - Laurel - Red Lodge (72 miles)
Midday meet with the local press in Laurel, MT.
In the evening (5:30-7pm) talking with community members at Red Lodge Community Church (308 Broadway Ave, Red Lodge, MT).
Day 10 - Mon June 24, Red Lodge - Cody (113 miles)
Day 11 - Tues June 25 , Rest Day - Cody (0 miles)
In the morning (9-10am) Bill will be a guest with Mary Keller of Wyoming Rising on Speak Your Piece on KODI Radio 96.7FM. https://kodiradio.com/podcast_list/speak-your-piece/
In the evening (7-8pm) CCL Volunteers and Wyoming Rising event at the Park County Weed and Pest (1067 Road 13) west of Powell.
Day 12 - Weds June 26, Cody - Shoshoni (114 miles)
Day 13 - Thurs June 27, Shoshoni - Casper (98 miles)
In the morning (7:30-9am) an excursion to Lander: Chatting Climate Over Coffee at Lincoln St. Bakery (223 Lincoln St, Lander, WY).
In the evening (6-8pm) talking with community members at Frontier Brewing Company (150 W 2nd St, Casper, WY).
Day 14 - Fri June 28, Casper - Medicine Bow (82 miles)
In the morning (7:30-9am) chatting climate over coffee at the Bourgeois Pig (114 W 2nd St Casper, WY).
Day 15 - Sat June 29, Medicine Bow - Laramie (58 miles)
In the evening (5:30-7pm) talking with community members at the Washington Park "Otto Dahl" Shelter (1985 E Sheridan St, Laramie, WY).
Day 16 - Sun June 30, Laramie - Cheyenne (48 miles)
In the morning (8-9:30am) breakfast with Terry Deshler in Laramie. RSVP madelinedalrymple@gmail.com
In the evening (5:30-7pm) meet Bill at the Capitol building (200 W 24th St, Cheyenne, WY) as he finishes his ride! Celebrate by joining him for post-Capitol conversation at Westby Edge Brewing Co. (714 W 20th St, Cheyenne, WY).
Day 17 - Mon July 1, Cheyenne (0 miles - end of the tour!)
In the morning (7:30-9am) talking with community members and celebrating the ride's end at The Omelet House (216 E 17th St, Cheyenne, WY).
See Bill's route and follow along below!
Earth Day | Saturday April 22, 2024
Our chapters are gearing up for our big EARTH DAY events here in Montana!
Flathead Valley
Earth Day Expo: Uniting Nature & Technology
If you have kids, curiosity about EVs or heat pumps and how to get money to pay for them, like connecting with conservation minded folks - this event is for you! RSVP now!
Bozeman
Gallatin Valley Earth Day
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Many of us called Rep. Zinke’s D.C. office in March to urge him to vote NO on Resolution 86
“Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy.”
This Concurrent Resolution has been introduced in the U.S. House 4 times starting in 2013, each time garnering less and less co-sponsors and votes. Why is the vote count going down? Because more and more Members of Congress understand that a well designed price on carbon pollution that returns revenue to American households is one of the most effective tools we have to reduce emissions. We asked them to not exclude this important tool from the climate policy discussion.
See this Op Ed by Kristen Walser from the Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Tell Rep. Zinke we need the right tool for the job
Thank you for calling!!
CCL Lobby Team in D.C. in June 2023!
Montana CCL Delegation from June 2023
Check out the keynotes and breakouts from the CCL Conference that preceded Lobby Day HERE
This June 2023, we sent 6 Montanans to D.C. to ask our Members of Congress to support Clean Energy Permitting Reform.
We need to speed up the speed up the pace with which the U.S. builds and deploys new clean energy projects and the transmission lines that deliver that energy.
And we need to improve early community involvement.
We're not alone in calling for reform. So do the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Environmental Defense Fund!
Doing so will lower emissions by 12% by 2050 and improve health!
CCLers met with 436 Congressional offices that one day!
You can amplify our voices by writing to Congress now!
Let's Plan for Resiliency and the Green Energy Economy
Governor Gianforte and Chris Dorrington, Director of Montana DEQ, submitted an application for the Phase I Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) before the April 28, 2023 deadline!
The State of Montana has significant opportunity to help Montana compete in the clean energy economy, reduce harmful air pollution, and create jobs.
A $3 million non-competitive federal grant has been offered to states to work with communities and tribes to develop plans for resilience and clean energy economic development.
Options for projects are vast and would be tailored to each state's needs and goals. Examples range from rooftop solar for Tribal homes, advancing soil health practices, pursuing loan guarantees for companies investing in clean hydrogen, residential energy contractor training programs, to promoting clean heavy-duty vehicles (Class 6 & 7).
This grant and completion of these plans are important for unlocking eligibility for subsequent competitive grants, like the Phase II CPRG grant geared towards implementing the projects communities, tribes, and their partners envision. They will also provide accountability, coordination, and capacity building among stakeholders.
It is expected that the $4.6B allotted to Phase II CPRG will be available starting early in 2024 and will focus on near term projects that can start right away, followed by $31B in competitive grants available over the next 3 years.
Some of these funds and programs are designed to be leveraged with private capital for clean energy investments with community based non-profits and financing institutions.
If you think your town or industry would benefit from this investment, please contact the DEQ!
Earth Day | Saturday April 22, 2023
Our chapters joined in to participate in Earth Day events from around the state!
Conservative Climate Leadership Conference & Lobby Day
Yes, there's a place for conservative climate action. And this is it.
March 28-29, 2023
Washington, DC
#Snowman Protest
A fun family event
Feb 4th, 2023
1-4pm
Depot Park
Whitefish, Montana
Props and signs for decorating your creations will be provided. Or, decorate and pose with C.C. Lumi, our local snow person who is worried about climate change and his people’s future.
Snap a photo with your snowman creation and post on social with hashtag #SnowmanProtest. Tag Senators Tester and Daines, and Congressman Zinke - and ask them to take climate action.
Attendees will also learn how they can efficiently and effectively advocate for national climate policy.
Climate Advocacy Day January 20th
RSVP to come, get a ride, or volunteer HERE
Ask Legislators to Protect Our Home
January 20th, 2023 // Helena Capitol Rotunda // 11am-3pm
It's time to come together for climate action to ‘Protect Our Home!’A coalition of Montana individuals, families, and organizations will be showing up for a livable climate Friday January 20th, 2023 in Helena, MT at the Capitol rotunda. There will be chances for climate advocacy activities throughout the day. All ages welcome. Bring your lunch!
- 11 am - 2:45 pm Make a small snowman outside (snow dependent!) or get your picture taken inside with a large cardboard snowman, post it on social media, and send it to your legislators; organization tables (available all day)
- 11 am - 12 pm panel on how to talk to legislators, tour the Capitol,
- 12 pm Speakers, including a member of republicEn
- 1 pm watch the House or Senate in session
- 2 pm panel on climate policies
Citizens’ Climate Lobby Montana invites you to represent bipartisan climate action at the rally and we are aiming to have great representation from our organization.
We are also looking for volunteers to be outside to help people/children make small #snowfolks4climate, take a photo, and access their legislators' social media or email. This activity is snow dependent!! Bring appropriate clothing/gloves.
If you can't come to the Capitol, you can still participate!
- Prior to noon on Jan. 20, contact your state legislators and asking them to attend the Protect Our Home event on Jan. 20 at noon and get their free lunch!
- On January 20th, retweet/send photos taken with the #snowfolks4climate hashtag!
Find your state legislators at the Legislator Look up HERE.
Send a message to your federal legislators to 'Protect Our Home' HERE. CCLUSA.org/action
See all the organizations involved at the Families for a Livable Climate website.
Disclaimer: we will do our best to connect folks with available transportation, but we may not be able to accommodate all needs.
100Snowmen Challenge March 26th, 2022
On an unseasonably warm Saturday in March, 60 of us helped them speak out by making (small) snow people or getting our pictures taken with a dressed up cardboard snow person with signs like 'Can't ski without me!' and solutions hashtags like #carboncashback and #bipartisanclimate.Please search for #100Snowmen on your favorite social media platform, or go to CCL Montana's social media to like, comment, and share! Post a funny comment with hashtags! (Find examples in the #100Snowmen Instructions.) Let's go viral!
Earth Day 2022 in Montana
Everyday is Earth Day for our team, however we had a blast around the state doing work to honor our earth.
Drop Film: Viewing Party & Panel Talk
In partnership with Gallatin Valley Earth Day we hosted world famous angler Hilary Hutcheson: Drop star and co-producer. Also on the panel was Hilary Lindh: World Champion and Olympic Medalist Downhill Ski Racer, and David Brooks: Executive Director, Montana Trout Unlimited. It was a lively talk, watch it on our Youtube channel!
