Goodbye fossil fuels: Missoula sets 100 percent clean energy goal by 2035

The solar panels atop the city’s newest parking garage go far in providing most of the energy used to power the facility. But it’s not good enough.

Now, the city of Missoula aims to ween itself of fossil fuels – completely – by 2035.

At the inaugural Clean Energy Expo held over the weekend in downtown Missoula, city leaders joined Climate Smart Missoula and other groups in unveiling a blueprint to get there.

It won’t be easy, Mayor John Engen said. But in the end, small steps forward will help Missoula do its part in addressing climate change.

By Martin Kidston

https://www.missoulacurrent.com/outdoors/2018/10/missoula-clean-energy/