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Was this the breakthrough we were waiting for? On Oct. 3, the Missoulian carried a headline, "Americans want local leaders to fight warming," apparently a response to the incredibly stupid cancellation by Donald Trump of U.S. participation in the most recent climate change accords in Paris, designed to protect our planet from the global warming being fueled by the continued emissions of greenhouse gases.

To counter this unique and self-destructive action by our president, a healthy majority of our fellow citizens want action by municipal, state and congressional representatives to get the ball rolling.

A good start would be the upcoming election for Montana's lone congressional seat.

U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte probably considers himself a shoo-in for that spot. We've got to show him otherwise.

As one of the troika (U.S. Sen. Steve Daines and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke included), he continues to spout the mantra of "extreme environments" being responsible for our smokey wildfires this summer (for which there is scant or no evidence), but as a climate-change denier, he overlooks what science is telling us, which is that, as a result of global warming, our forests and grasslands are undergoing unprecedented drought.