The Most Impossible Thing to Imagine
By Sandra Mckee | 2023 Billings Climate Week
Sandra McKee, shares what it was like growing up around Glacier National Park. Having her own kids witness the glaciers disappear, seemed like the most impossible thing she could imagine due to their grandiosity in her own childhood.
We Need a Win-Win for Everybody
By Carol Mick | 2023 Billings Climate Week
Carol Mick of Billings shares her experiences and frustrations working for Montana Power Company as a Geologist and the unessusary impacts their actions placed on taxpayers, farmers, the environment, and animals.
The Climate Crisis is a Communications Crisis
By Lara Tomov | Live at the 2023 Bitterroot Climate Story event
“It's not about making a seat for everyone at the table. We need to tear that table apart into firewood and build a bonfire together that's comfortable for everyone and adaptive to changes.”
Climate Empowerment Through Ecological Scripture
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.”
Gratitude in a Changing Climate
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.
Self-sufficient Homes in a Changing Climate
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.” ”
The Art of Bike Commuting
By Ed Gulick | 2024 Billings Climate Week
“When you are riding [your bike], there is a real connection to the people around you. And you are connected to your place. We have a wonderful place! Let’s enjoy this place. You are connected to the weather in ways that a lot of people aren’t connected. It’s a wonderful thing!"
Landfill Biogas and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)
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].”