What's new
Coming up February 11: Running Up For Air Mt Sentinel - RUFA - is on for the third year running! There’s still time to register and join us on the mountain. We’re excited to again be the beneficiaries of fundraising for this unique endurance event aimed at raising awareness about air quality & the climate crisis. With 3, 6, or 12 hour options, choose your own adventure and run or hike at your own pace. BIG thanks to Jeff and all at The Runner’s Edge for sponsoring this fantastic event. Full details & registration HERE.
Montana's 2023 Legislative session has begun. There are so many ways to speak up on climate and clean energy issues, and your voice is needed!
Learn more HERE. 
Wahoo for the Inflation Reduction Act - the first real and transformative climate legislation ever passed by Congress. Now in 2023, many of the bill's incentives become available! Find out how you can benefit via our IRA resource page.
Calling all Montana storytellers and artists! We're partnering with Families for a Livable Climate on the Montana Climate Stories project. How are you, your loved ones, your community, your traditions, or your favorite Montana places, plants, or animals experiencing rising temperatures, persistent drought, wildfires, or floods?
Submit your story to the Montana Climate Stories project in an original essay, narrative, poem, photo essay, photography, or artwork, with a chance to receive $100. Selected stories will be shared on the MT Climate Stories website, and may be included in a traveling exhibit of stories. Deadline is February 27, 2023. Learn more and submit your story here. |
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Recent Happenings
Climate Action Day at the Capitol was awesome - check out our recap, photos and links to more HERE.
We exceeded our year-end fundraising goal! Thanks to our community we met our $8000 match from our fabulous friend Tom Javins and blew past our our $20K goal. Thank You and Happy 2023 from all of us at Climate Smart.
We were busy in 2022 - see a few of the highlights and stay tuned for our full annual report arriving later this winter.
Check out our recent Missoulian guest view, written with our partners: Aiming to Earn Hope. We do believe hope is earned!
Thank you to all who joined us for our 2022 Year-End Celebration and 7th(!) Annual Smarty Pants Awards on December 16! We were thrilled to honor 5 inspiring Missoulians with these well-deserved awards (click image to read more).
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I want to know more about...
the people and history of climate smart
- Our Story will give you the history of Climate Smart and our mission and goals.
- Our Five Year Report is a great way to quickly understand our programs and impact in our first 5 years (through 2020).
- People and Partners features our staff, board, and multitude of organizations we collaborate with to drive climate action in Missoula and across the state of Montana.
- Peruse In the News to read past news coverage and Missoula Current columns to better understand what we've been thinking and working on over the years.
what to do during hot and smoky summers
- Summer Smart was our first major project and continues to be a flagship effort. It's full of amazing resources.
- Improving indoor air will tell you what you can do to make the air safer inside, including details and guidance for purchasing a HEPA Air Filtration unit.
- Hotter days and nights will make our higher summer temperatures more bearable.
reducing the carbon footprint of my home or business
- Reduce Our Use has tips for reducing energy consumption.
- Learn how easy it can be to go solar on our Solar Ease page.
- Transportation + Smart Growth is the place to go if you want to commute or run errands sustainably.
major efforts at the city and county government level
Climate Smart Missoula works closely with the City of Missoula and Missoula County. For more on the primary initiatives, we've partnered on, visit:
- 100% Clean Electricity Resolution, which resolved to have 100% renewable electricity by 2030.
- Resiliency Planning provides more information on Climate Ready Missoula: Building Resiliency in Missoula County.
- 2017 Community Carbon Emissions Inventory details our community's carbon footprint.
what climate change looks like in missoula and the science that is driving the change
- Visit our General Impacts or Specific Local Impacts pages for what climate change looks like in Missoula as well as Montana as a whole.
- Our Climate Science Overview will provide you with important foundational knowledge.
- If you have 90 minutes, watch Rob Davies' presentation to understand the science and why we need to resolve to act now.
getting involved
- Act, Advocate, Assist includes ways to go beyond reducing your personal energy consumption to help others and advocate for systemic change.
- We need more people talking about climate change with loved ones - our Dear Tomorrow Project is a great place to start.
- Come to an event that you find on our calendar or volunteer with us!
- Donate page is also an important one. We are a small organization that depends on donors like you!
Check out our 5 year Report
Click the link below to peruse this brief visual summary of all that we've been up to for the first 5 years of Climate Smart Missoula, and stick with us for the next 5!
Click the link below to peruse this brief visual summary of all that we've been up to for the first 5 years of Climate Smart Missoula, and stick with us for the next 5!
