<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">Scientists believe that climate change is having a negative impact on Montana. Drought, vanishing glaciers, and worsening wildfires are all symptoms of climate change. This series is designed to engage the community in a dialogue about what can and should be done to address climate change.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">Education <o:p class=""></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt;" class="">The </span><a href="http://montanaclimate.org/chapter/executive-summary" class="">Montana Climate Assessment</a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt;" class=""> (MCA) was published in 2017. The MCA is an effort to synthesize, evaluate, and share credible and relevant scientific information about climate change in Montana with the citizens of the State. The MCA is the result of two years of work by UM and MSU faculty and students, state and federal agency researchers, non-profit organizations, resource managers, and citizens from across Montana. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">According to the Montana Climate Assessment, </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">warming temperatures over the next century, especially during spring, are likely to reduce snowpack at mid and low elevations. <i class="">[high agreement, robust evidence]</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""> </span></i><u class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">Conversation Starter</span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">• Have you noticed reduced snowpack impacting your outdoor recreation? </span></p><div class=""><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">• Climate change is such a large and complex issue that we sometimes feel </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class="">overwhelmed and helpless. </span></div><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Courier New', serif;" class="">o<span style="font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">What are simple things we can personally do to address climate change?</span></p><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">John Meyer</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">Executive Director & General Counsel <br class="">Cottonwood Environmental Law Center<br class="">P.O. Box 412 Bozeman, MT 59771<br class=""><a href="mailto:John@Cottonwoodlaw.org" class="">John@Cottonwoodlaw.org</a><br class="">(406) 546-0149<br class=""><br class="">The information contained herein is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you must delete this email and inform the sender of the error.<br class=""><br class="">Like what we're doing? <a href="http://www.cottonwoodlaw.org/#donate" class="">Click here</a> to donate. </div></div></div></div></div>
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