Why do so many Americans get their medical advice from politicians? They don’t take their cars to politicians to fix, they don’t take a sick cat to a politician, and I will guarantee you that politicians know as much about sick cats or broken-down cars as they do about medicine. I will also tell you for nothing that the last person I would trust for medical advice is a … [Read more...] about Montana Viewpoint: My doctor, the politician

Yes, we must stop climate change before problems like the heat dome in the U. S. and Canada recently get worse. Yes, carbon pricing is the most effective way to reduce fossil fuel emissions. Democrats seem to think government spending and regulations will slow climate change enough, but they will not, and they will hurt the economy. Republicans seem to be hoping Democrats … [Read more...] about Letters: Parties must stop playing politics with climate change and fix it

Enough of the partisan mudslinging. It’s time to confirm Tracy Stone-Manning as the next director of the Bureau of Land Management. Despite her long record of success including initiating the removal of the Milltown Dam and getting Superfund money for Clark Fork River restoration, political partisans are fixated on her time as a college student. College is a time when young … [Read more...] about Letters: Enough with the partisanship and confirm Stone-Manning

Northwestern Energy’s plan to build a 175 MW natural gas power plant in Laurel was probably not welcome news to sustainability managers in Bozeman, Helena, and Missoula. Tasked by their communities to meet the goal of 100% net clean electricity by 2030, they are negotiating with NWE for a green tariff, meaning customers will be allowed to buy green energy, hopefully made in … [Read more...] about Commentary: Carbon pricing a powerful tool to lower emissions

This year’s wildfire season is well underway, not just in the Southwest where extreme temperatures and mega-drought continue to bake the region, but also here in the Northern Rockies and Pacific Northwest, which just lived through a record-shattering June heat wave and the hottest June on record. Clearly, the climate crisis continues to redefine our new normal as the … [Read more...] about We can’t fireproof fire-dependent forests, but we can protect homes