By Lisa Harmon | 2024 Billings Climate Week

“If you think about [the Church’s] reach across the nation, that’s a lot of people we can bring a message around climate to.”

Climate change stories are frequently full of isolation, anxiety, fear, and anger. These emotions, though negative, can actually be vehicles for empowerment and resilience. By shifting the issue to what we are grateful for and the hopes we have, we can channel negative emotions into aspirations, fostering a sense of community and collective strength.

Included are recordings of the four speakers who presented at our University of Montana FLAT House storytelling event hosted on November 17th, 2024 at the FLAT Studio.

By Randy Hafer | 2024 Billings Climate Week

“It became more and more apparent, as we were building the [Urban Frontier] House, that, in fact, the simpler the systems get, the smaller the systems get…the easier everything is, and the less expensive it is.” ”

By Boris Krizek | 2024 Billings Climate Week

“[Emissions are] fairly comparable between the CNG and the diesel [engines] particularly because [the diesel] has the regen [system].”

By Cari Holst | 2024 Billings Climate Week

“Buying locally, buying from something like a food hub, building up that local ecosystem, that resiliency, allows us to fall back on the local community and local producers. Because if we try to build up those things when we need them, it’s going to be really hard.”