Act, Advocate, Invest:
How we all can take action and inspire climate solutions
Scroll down for the Climate Action Venn Diagram!
 

ACT

​Be a force for good: 
  • ​Reduce your contribution to the climate crisis by going solar, or improving the energy efficiency of your home or business.
  • It's time to Electrify Missoula - retrofit your home and business with electric appliances.
  • Transportation accounts for ~40% of our emissions. Is it time to jump on a bike, the Mountain Line bus or consider an e-bike or EV?
  • Consider our food & waste systems! Can you compost, enjoy plant-based meals and move toward zero waste?
  • ​Consider how you can lead in your own context: your  workplace, your place of worship, your professional and personal networks. 
  • Tell people about your actions. It's the ripple effect....

ADVOCATE

Be a voice for action:
  • ​Organize and speak out in support of climate solutions at the local, state, and federal levels.
  • Support local leaders willing to take action on climate (business, nonprofit, education, elected officials, agencies, etc.). 
  • ​Support and organize for candidates that have prioritized climate action. Hold them accountable.
  • Talk about climate. As Katharine Hayhoe says, "If we don't talk about it, we won't care about it. And if we don't care about it, we won't act."
  • Share your story and talk about why you care and what you are doing to create change -  with friends, neighbors, and colleagues.
  • Lend your own or your business's expertise. Share strategies that work  for your organization or family with others. ​
  • Connect with existing organizations that work on climate advocacy.​​ See below for a list of suggestions.
  • ​Sign up for our email list (bottom of the page) to stay connected to future opportunities!

INVEST

Help others:
  • We've developed a local Catalyst Fund, an initiative encouraging local contributions that we pool to fund local projects that build solar or improve the energy efficiency of low-income residences.  
  • ​​Consider your own investments and retirement funds.  Are these supporting the build out of fossil fuels? We recommend watching this webinar from Families for a Livable Climate. There are great people & resources in Missoula.
  • Donate to climate organizations like us! And many, many, many others!​
Climate Action Venn Diagram
We are BIG fans of the Climate Action Venn Diagram (full credit from one of our climate heroes, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson) as a way to think about where YOU can be part of climate solutions. Fill yours out, take a picture, and send it to us!
This framework of "Act, Advocate, Invest" was inspired by Dr. Rob Davies' transformational presentation at the ​The Big Climate Change Event (Feb. 2020), where 700+ Missoulians packed the Wilma Theater.

 Let's do what's necessary to address the climate emergency. ​​​It's about RESOLVE.

Watch Rob Davies' full  presentation and the whole evening show HERE.
Thanks, Phoebe Bean for photos from the event!
Thank you for being a part of climate solutions