
From the “Gee, what could go wrong?” department: Idaho considering allowing armed groups to protest and parade around in public…
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From our Lifestyle section: plastic is killing the planet, and there are many reasons why you should especially avoid single-use plastics unless absolutely necessary (particularly since great options are available)…
plastic doesn't recycle, chemicals, fracking, hormone disrupters
Fascinating read here: rural mortality rates in the U.S. are higher than in urban areas, Republican policies and COVID are two of the reasons…
From Scientific American: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/people-in-rural-areas-die-at-higher-rates-than-those-in-urban-areas/? MAGA, no Medicaid expansion, obesity, anti-vax, car accidents, heart disease, cancer, gun deaths, drive less exercise...
The Billings Associations of Realtors, in a recent inaccurate and misleading ad in the Carbon County News, tries to discourage Red Lodge’s attempts to control costs and insure affordable/workforce housing…
Resort tax revenue is a great way to evaluate income from tourism. COVID did not shut down Red Lodge. Resort...
If you cared about the Earth when you lived you can continue caring about the Earth (and future generations) when you die, by being composted…
From US Funerals Online: https://www.us-funerals.com/human-composting-as-a-new-death-care-alternative-a-guide-to-nor/#.Y3-ExC-B0go lower carbon footprint, don't take up valuable real estate, give back to the Earth, nourish...
Yet another consequence of overpopulation and climate change: wastewater (intentionally) added to aquifers…(yummy!)
From the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/20/climate/treated-sewage-virginia-aquifer.html? Water is everything, and you thought wars for oil was bad, whiskey's for drinking,...
Why we need more prescribed burns on our public lands, and a reminder that they rarely do more harm than good…
From Inside Climate News: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11102022/forest-service-prescribed-burn-pause/? prescribed burns vital, climate change worse than anything, forest health, logging can make things worse,...