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<p>Please join us this <strong>Tuesday </strong>at noon.</p>

<p>To be clear, 350 Montana is taking the lead for a protest at Bureau of Land Management's Missoula headquarters as part of <strong>the national day of protest over BLM's decision to expand new oil and gas leasing</strong>
 on 144,000 acres of public land in nine states: Montana, Wyoming, Utah,
 Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and Alabama. </p>

<p><strong>Who: 350 Montana and a national coalition, People vs Fossil Fuels</strong></p>

<p><strong>What: Saying NO! to the oil-a-garchs </strong></p>

<p><strong>When: Tuesday, June 28, Noon to 1 p.m.</strong></p>

<p><strong>Where: BLM office, <a href="https://url1005.email.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/mRNLFKyANPYkYXuUTzk_S3kgsVRcTxPOJK1XS_XVUJAl7amRuozySSrhAW_DToBuXo4cNJ4H5CJP3txW9iLdT6atF5sU6zf2z5YwvjEyAW1Pg-Z4kZBsprN72uRGp-mxtfafM2V1GcuhekXjiiTbxLSyTg2nJFG7EzLgoSFY86Qdg17V-xOUt1OGgVngDaSCWGA-lKh_uzOZSb9-3vamTHk7noggdRaxXtGmDl7dyFGnKKg8kXdZiPuQ0Ms3Y7owes7clD1w78YauWORV-JTnBARxWrS1sFePaIY8SOa80lmOKwZpZ81A2gUqZ6HxfB88PD4eoH8ZsBQ9yEoJgwT7v69z8E8AWhN-iZ0NAwCRkdEJuoZDPEsHFlFPzcOeAcjIe9FpJT_K_kE4XsYkuArBYax5CQHRlKFXmh7FZH3QHyJ27Ok73ws0uB2pxggS8wD93oVVtIgNkf0XiLNIKWxmH-CZ2v3PPhrUG0aItKpWeUFGNmq16AshNyfqGZkiUgIpTeC-1TW4SOzFBHX9RShCyalcwH4OSY_SbK_3WE6NtmrdZ-s8KaQHWCR37ZEm0UW89wbiptq3t9Nesj6XrE-e_vAc15a1BhFl_Q0NI7Ap77z8g5RpX7rGylrG_EZFsRBSwZKhVg-UVvzTP9qy5k75NgwwgiymZeNZfXXMkuObW3OGXZW2je9a9fGBcN1uuSw7eX8ubOD6BQmF8DReZ8C_hOaEIVMuTZcZpVqgqVDeO2WqXlGE4MzQC83IJq1-ebCVlkuAlZExJg6n-SjCeQ1iezjmkpEvzJ0nlbnyA4f4E5wcSUd84TFb29h0Qfa4Ka2GDkR6YaX8hdrhGVXgeANfRpR-69ythXU4qY7STtQAmpS-XLvRp2NdYzXKgjltK22lWTNOkn5v418YEG-1B2EXU1-Ca_lFtdGNTVIIhgWT4wdqGArsxoHxAiM7bMXmEb_jjME5nfxbBFBA-Z2upa31VU4WVWiBMlmggHuLiSVES11oFWEsyLECVRzCFUKhAN10rkO-hqqqIfyp7i7vq-gcfBDic9IVKefQgWCpG1OOb1i1lf0cm5KmBsgJ1WEYJt-hUs-N9gzk_RKa_mBw5tU5fW1QCmajSeygOfIZ60ZeGBOasp5jhroWlv533UfkYJ5dYYQphx9ppYvR6OanU8A_ub5RRiWU6tsLKOoZ9CW5Wz0UFQIGRODyuqD6fBM_2iq/3n9/8jxm5LeeSCGrEuPmJE2Btw/h0/g947ecIEjZgx3miioBXsAuJKvSODpHw5nJvmyeiNChs" target="_blank">3255 Fort Missoula Road, Missoula 59804<br>
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<p>We need to push back. Whether we like it or not, we're on a carbon budget. Our atmosphere can 
absorb, calculated from the beginning of 2020, no more than 400 gigatons
 (Gt) of CO₂if we want to stay below the 1.5°C threshold of 
rising temperatures. Right now we're generating 1,337 tons per second, 
or 42.2 Gt per year. Do the math. <a href="https://url1005.email.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/mRNLFKyANPYkYXuUTzk_S3kgsVRcTxPOJK1XS_XVUJAl7amRuozySSrhAW_DToBu7eoIqOFg0KDF3HOQddbwMWYHrMoINY63ZfgWIWcI-Iz_Piv_om4iFaXrQd0kGUDcDAnJw4B77gfxjkOPr4Poy1zKqCjn7JdNDWeQDWEJTj45cSdZzS9TPsmceySDwNHQ0r6XzAxsBuyWI7k5UwockdDyFUAnyEW1thjdAhz_c1V8U_s1Qgx6WwuSpxnZcJ5y12YOF7kXd9XdqhPptXlX_uYFFLPamkNwgDq2y5HKKJdhHl-9anfceARA0wCYTPNHVB5ik_VQCEM2mM2Iild4muYavOUz3SqirbfpE9nZ_s3r63OzFklS0fbyDlE0EfMVA1M46NqgldgrhYvYgu0O3mFQ93lFeAWbIshcGYe_xEMLafzMoLDs8tgvwn46h1gWemolDkKUCjq1axEYg8DmKtK46uJZtHwXMMwE8vl-wQT5xUOd-BYH-6HDWl3V1eM1R4r1HzEdkiF9G3tWw43nPrWugx7XdvuK6F9M5KhIr6Zr1AWbsZvo6Y8hdF2wg2jBYc9F7iX3XgVSV_H_lopLMUc9bdKzJL5VxgueKS5oVUJ1fFbhcTJvg0iaeZ0OYTwvksVneU8YS0NHI4JmxoD-FA0TdpXEu0vb7CsZ0q2ppFhud21U0Tr15Px0LxE2ojDWI6xlxhJzZee4sZQr8Xt_Ha7JleeT__03K6xXPKPxGt2sXIqRcGi08WB4BE6FfG6Xdn2yrZtiWYaH8dmk9OBEfNMGCiy-qpg673ym2bX1O5FwD1YDPytz-4ckaJEOB2Q7RstaoEAjw7_nUXszztgQjVSbYGGgtPGEtLLlx3BuFKwlsR2mLrmvpjnJC5aGKbZ7238KDakSm-lYBUyrzehW6zk4zATVWz6E76L4LyW8Behie_USRszCWXARAlgh7PGTpUtqzHyBXwnRoYjIe1mj1Q/3n9/8jxm5LeeSCGrEuPmJE2Btw/h1/4lLiBqiJG6UG8zhdivu_HiYgudTyZlR65ghoZZiI6m8" target="_blank">The clock is ticking.</a></p>

<p>This is the wrong time to expand oil and gas drilling.The four horsemen of the Montana Apocalypse (dying rivers, megafires, extreme weather, and drought) have their horses saddled and ready to ride.<br></p>

<p>All power is derived from us. We were given the tools in this 
democracy to make our wishes known. Voting is just one of these many 
tools. Taking over public space and voicing outrage is another. The 
First Amendment to the Constitution is clear: we have the ability 
"peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of 
grievances."</p>

<p>We have eight years to get fossil fuels under control. We have to 
keep fossil fuels in the ground. We can't drill our way out of our 
predicament. </p>

<p> In fact, the increasing prices of gasoline and natural gas <a href="https://url1005.email.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/GTcSsGdfDWzRRezYN3CORvKsbApDtRnQwaJv5PMplI1mqQvZMFS_jl0p9vrOKA8QXzcFIqmqlFRNb2AfiPNGlcSTbcHoSQkpdZbqo_3Qe2gTfo2xNhvFodnEl88OeyVevXQve7M-ta98sFI1-BM-Z_KyaG4h_MIILZcMvNgRIeUonnEJhptIBJs2A4pz-x1HsAsYV-cH1iyPSzrkcik5zLlx2SMo1-PQXqKgmFEn85jAjlfp7LHl8iUGpiRt_W-9qQWUTnZ9C8OIvwiISPxre8fecCszCXROYNAdrLr2XmawpLp7kaOncSvmWgHK9JlAFLrbDyXZPthWPvoDaGE4-4YSDaeZfnYAd2M0pOfarP99kMLkyzvXK4UY9g5__lsCFtCbeyrkcuPK_eQ_Xgsgf2a7LjUalp1Gwi4nQ6WcxOw/3n9/8jxm5LeeSCGrEuPmJE2Btw/h2/3QsL4nqasXbxC7IfMkZKazRB17yk6brN-iHYawBD_70" target="_blank">make renewable energy more affordable than ever</a>. And, the essential fact about renewables is, once we pay for the infrastructure, we never have to pay for fuel again.</p>

<p>We hope to see you on Tuesday.</p>

<p>Jeff Smith, co-chair, 350 Montana</p>

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