Real Results For Montana's Environment
1. Repower Montana with wind & solar
Across Montana, workers are erecting wind turbines and installing solar systems that will supply clean electricity to homes, schools and offices. We’re urging President Obama and our congressional delegation to repower America and Montana by expanding clean energy nationwide.
2. End our addiction to fossil fuels
What’s the cheapest, cleanest, fastest way to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels? Make products and buildings more energy-efficient. Environment Montana is working for policies that will reduce our dependence on dirty energy sources and increase energy efficiency in our state.
3. Find solutions to global warming
As President Obama races to solve the climate crisis, he can look for ideas and inspiration in the cities, towns and local communities that are already taking action to reduce their carbon footprint. We’ll be working to expand this action across Montana and the country.
4. Protect our water resources
Our water resources, like Flathead Lake, are being threatened by pollution, out-of-control sprawl, wasteful irrigation methods and coal plants that need millions of gallons of water for cooling. In September 2008, our staff released a report, “Using Water Wisely,” highlighting existing technologies and smarter practices that can help us use water more efficiently.
5. Build the clean cars of the future
Imagine if cars that get more than 35 miles per gallon were the norm. By 2016, new cars and trucks being sold across the United States will meet this standard and emit 30 percent less carbon pollution, thanks to a federal emissions standard passed by President Obama and won with our help. Environment Montana is working to get more hybrids and other low-emission vehicles on Montana’s roads.
6. Preserve our wild forests
More than 50 million acres of America’s national forests, including parts of Beaverhead and Deerlodge, still remain untouched and unspoiled. When Bush-era officials within the Forest Service moved to open these forests to logging and new roads, our advocates and activists raised their voices in protest, helping to pass a temporary "time-out" on forest development. The fight continues. We’re working for permanent protection.
7. Keep our parks clean & green
Environment Montana supports keeping our parks clean, green and well-protected from reckless development. We’re working to ensure that places like Giant Springs and Pirogue Island state parks can be enjoyed for generations to come.
8. Bring change to Washington
In 2008, voters elected the most pro-environment president and Congress in recent memory. We did our part by talking to thousands of voters in key battleground states in order to elect Barack Obama and 29 pro-environment congressional candidates.
