Montana community action
The aim of this page is to recognise, celebrate and encourage the self-empowerment of community agency networks (CANs) and community groups' activism for climate, environment and many other sustainability topics across Montana.
News
In Great Falls, students are on the front lines of mental health support, montanafreepress.org (Feb 20, 2025)
Networks and sustainability initiatives
- Transition Town Missoula on facebook
Food activism
- Garden City Harvest, Missoula
- 1,000 New Gardens Missoula & Bozeman on facebook
Community energy
Solar power in Montana on rooftops could provide 28% of all electricity used in Montana from 3,200 MW of solar panels.
Net metering is available to all consumers for up to at least 10 kW generation. Excess generation is rolled over each month but is lost once each year.
Sustainable transport activism
Wikipedia: Hiking trails in Montana (category)
Cycling activism
Wikipedia: Bike paths in Montana (category)
Towards sustainable economies
Sustainable Business Council of Montana
Citizens data initiative
Montana energy data & statistics from the U.S. Department of Energy
News archive
- How ‘recovery doulas’ are helping Montanans navigate addiction and parenthood, montanafreepress.org (Oct 16, 2023)
- Youth wins climate case against U.S. state of Montana in first-of-its-kind legal ruling, news.mongabay.com (Aug 14, 2023) — by Liz Kimbrough
- ‘My life and my home’: young people start to testify at historic US climate trial, The Guardian (Jun 13, 2023) — The plaintiffs note that Montana’s constitution pledges a healthy environment ‘for present and future generations’
2013-2017
- Innovative Neighborhood Farm Adjacent to Housing Complex Increases Food Access and Grows Community, Jan 9, 2017...[1]
- Dispatches From the Edge of Change: Why Montana's Fossil-Fuel Resistance Gives Me Hope, September 9, 2015...[2]
- Missoula City Council passes plan to be carbon neutral by 2025,[3] January 28, 2013.
News sources
- Montana Free Press, independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit source for Montana news, information, and analysis. "Our mission is to produce in-depth public-service journalism that creates positive change and helps move society toward justice and equity."
References
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About Montana
Montana ( mon-TAN-ə) is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It borders Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan to the north. It is the fourth-largest state by area, but the eighth-least populous state and the third-least densely populated state. Its capital is Helena, while the most populous city is Billings. The western half of the state contains numerous mountain ranges, while the eastern half is characterized by western prairie terrain and badlands, with smaller mountain ranges found throughout the state.