Let’s Continue to Destroy Montana

Montana has been owned by the mining interests for over a century.  It looks like they are working to extend that ownership for another century.  Sadly, Montana Republicans and a Canadian mining company have turned to an idiotic climate change denier for help.

What do members of a sovereign citizen-style shadow government group, rank and file Republicans and a mining company all have in common?

Well, if they’re in Montana, then they’re all supporters of a speaking tour by British climate science denier Lord Christopher Monckton.

The hereditary peer has long held the debunked views that human-caused climate change is largely a scam and that the science is enabling the likes of the United Nations to put in place an all powerful world government.

Monckton has no science qualifications and his proclamations on climate science have been repeatedly ridiculed and dismissed by genuine climate scientists.

One of Monckton’s first appearances was at the Fall meeting of the Gallatin County Republicans.

Is it surprising that America is now more polarized on climate change policy than ever before, when GOP groups continue to listen to non-experts like Monckton?

More concerning perhaps, is that Monckton will also be sharing his non-expertise on global warming with students of Montana Tech on 6 October.

When some at the prestigious University College London realized that Monckton’s “science conference” had reserved one of its rooms for the gathering, they cancelled the booking.

Perhaps Montana Tech is not quite so discerning?

You can see an example of the consequences of unconstrained mining operations on Montana here.