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DescriptionScott Crichton was a musician and anti-war activist who joined AERO ca. 1976 to help develop and tour the New Western Energy Show around Montana. After leaving AERO in the early 1980’s, Scott returned to anti-war and civil rights activism, ultimately becoming ACLU Montana’s Executive Director until his retirement in 2013. Scott’s stories in this interview focus on the genesis of AERO’s New Western Energy Show, the brainchild of founding AERO members and friends Elizabeth and Wilbur Wood. A veteran community activist, Scott was impressed by the power of the NWES to engage people and shift perspectives through music, funny skits and puppets. He talks about NWES as a learning experience, both for his work in the world and for Montana communities. “[H]ere’s this odd assortment of … 14 [people] from all different parts of the country with different interests and different talents but putting it all towards a focus of helping get a message out to say that we could really take control of our lives by being more focused about where we get our energy, how we conserve our energy, alternative forms of it. ...I think the real stroke of genius ... was that they also had lined up doing workshops where the local human resource development councils and the extension services in the rural counties did outreach to get farmers and ranchers to come into workshops to build solar collectors. And so we had long hairs and rednecks working together soldering pieces and talking about... what's the theory behind this and what's the practicality of it, and how you could make it from readily available materials.” “ I just think that the people that started AERO and have stuck with it all these years are unsung heroes in the state because what they created was unique nationwide…. It really was visionary to be so proactive about promoting alternatives.”TypeSoundCreatorAEROGenresound recordingsLanguageengSubjectSustainable energyAlternative energy sourcesSustainable energy sourcesSustainable agricultureContributing InstitutionAlternative Energy Resources OrganizationGeographic CoverageMontanaTime Period Represented1974-2019Digital CollectionAEROs 45 years of impactDigital Formataudio/mp3Digitization SpecificationsBorn digital recordings.

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