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Former Billings mayor urges Missoula residents to act on climate change; organizers seek signatures from local businesses
Summary
Chuck Tully delivered a presentation on global warming at a Missoula community gathering, laying out scientific evidence and practical steps residents can take; Montana representative Anna Swanson circulated a business-community letter for attendees to sign and mail to the congressional delegation.
Chuck Tully, former mayor of Billings, told a Missoula community meeting that climate change is already affecting the planet and urged local action, offering data and practical steps people and businesses can take to reduce greenhouse gases. Tully described melting glaciers, rising sea levels and shifting ecological cycles and said familiar technologies and behavior changes can reduce emissions.
Tully, who said he has trained with Al Gore as part of The Climate Project, summarized scientific findings and trends at length and encouraged attendees to adopt multiple measures rather than look for a single fix. "If we implement all these things that we already know how to do, we can decrease our greenhouse gases," he said during the presentation.
The presentation reviewed multiple lines of evidence Tully cited, including…
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