Winans Kids Celebrate Solar The Winans School community celebrated solar in a big assembly in June 2022. Big thanks to principal Patti Durgan for championing this project from day 1, and bringing the kids into the process all along.
C-PACE Arrives in Park County The official rollout for C-PACE took place on January 3rd, 2022. Kudos to our county commissioners for their support of Commercial Property Assessed Capital Enhancements over three legislative sessions! A six year effort to get C-PACE has yielded this huge victory. YBCC is so proud to have played a big role in this fight (alongside Northern Plains) Congratulations to all who helped make this victory possible; this sort of collective effort is what it takes
to make progress in turning our state green. Learn more about C-PACE here.
Our Solar Map Launches Our YBCC Solar Map is ready for prime time! Thursday, Nov. 4th 2021 we met outside the Wastewater Treatment Plant to celebrate together as we move to clean energy, and to keep momentum building to make us the greenest town in Montana! The Solarize Livingston Campaign increased community solar installations by 330% by 2021. Today, there are 76 installations, yielding $104 k annual savings and dollars that remain in our community. The community benefits and savings continue to grow.
You can pick up a copy of the map at Elk River Books or Dan Bailey's Outdoor Shop.
Celebrating Solar on Our Museum! We joined with the Gateway Museum on Friday October 10th (2021) to admire the panels, check out the inverter, talk with local solar installers and meet the new museum director.
Head Start Solar Collecting the Sun's Rays YBCC's sixth community project is up and running! (May, 2021)
Celebrate Shane Solar! The solar array at the Shane is up and collecting the sun's rays! We in YBCC are happy to have played a role for this important community project through securing grants and individual donations; the panels will offset about 25% of their energy costs.
Ding Dong the KXL is Dead! We celebrated on Sat March 13th 2021 with storytelling, community and songs! . After years of a sustained grassroots movement, the final victory is here. Northern Plains has played a role all along, by being a plaintiff in lawsuits, by working in alliance with tribal communities, by writing letters and signing petitions. This is a victory for all of us, and for life on our planet.
A Bad Solar Bill Goes Down HB359, a bill that would have gutted the solar industry, was withdrawn on Feb. 18th, 2021 after a torrent of public comment against the bill. Our grassroots work paid off!
Bill McKibben Visits Montana (virtually) One of the world’s strongest climate warriors, Bill McKibben, gave a virtual presentation to Northern Plains members on Mon Oct. 5th 2020. If you missed the "Turning the Corner on Climate Change' webinar, watch it HERE.
His message is completely aligned with our Northern Plans & YBCC. message. While we all take small actions in our daily life, we must join with others to have enough power to have a real impact on the climate emergency. McKibben is the co-founder of 350.org, and the author of the groundbreaking book “The End of Nature”. That book was the first that sounded the alarm of the approaching danger of climate chaos
"The best thing an individual can do for the climate
is to stop being an individual." Bill McKibben
That’s why we formed YBCC, and why we work together. We can and do make personal changes in our habits, but to affect the structures drive climate chaos we must come together. We have a tradition of democracy to call upon as we work together to make a real impact.
C-PACE Arrives in Park County The official rollout for C-PACE took place on January 3rd, 2022. Kudos to our county commissioners for their support of Commercial Property Assessed Capital Enhancements over three legislative sessions! A six year effort to get C-PACE has yielded this huge victory. YBCC is so proud to have played a big role in this fight (alongside Northern Plains) Congratulations to all who helped make this victory possible; this sort of collective effort is what it takes
to make progress in turning our state green. Learn more about C-PACE here.
Our Solar Map Launches Our YBCC Solar Map is ready for prime time! Thursday, Nov. 4th 2021 we met outside the Wastewater Treatment Plant to celebrate together as we move to clean energy, and to keep momentum building to make us the greenest town in Montana! The Solarize Livingston Campaign increased community solar installations by 330% by 2021. Today, there are 76 installations, yielding $104 k annual savings and dollars that remain in our community. The community benefits and savings continue to grow.
You can pick up a copy of the map at Elk River Books or Dan Bailey's Outdoor Shop.
Celebrating Solar on Our Museum! We joined with the Gateway Museum on Friday October 10th (2021) to admire the panels, check out the inverter, talk with local solar installers and meet the new museum director.
Head Start Solar Collecting the Sun's Rays YBCC's sixth community project is up and running! (May, 2021)
Celebrate Shane Solar! The solar array at the Shane is up and collecting the sun's rays! We in YBCC are happy to have played a role for this important community project through securing grants and individual donations; the panels will offset about 25% of their energy costs.
Ding Dong the KXL is Dead! We celebrated on Sat March 13th 2021 with storytelling, community and songs! . After years of a sustained grassroots movement, the final victory is here. Northern Plains has played a role all along, by being a plaintiff in lawsuits, by working in alliance with tribal communities, by writing letters and signing petitions. This is a victory for all of us, and for life on our planet.
A Bad Solar Bill Goes Down HB359, a bill that would have gutted the solar industry, was withdrawn on Feb. 18th, 2021 after a torrent of public comment against the bill. Our grassroots work paid off!
Bill McKibben Visits Montana (virtually) One of the world’s strongest climate warriors, Bill McKibben, gave a virtual presentation to Northern Plains members on Mon Oct. 5th 2020. If you missed the "Turning the Corner on Climate Change' webinar, watch it HERE.
His message is completely aligned with our Northern Plans & YBCC. message. While we all take small actions in our daily life, we must join with others to have enough power to have a real impact on the climate emergency. McKibben is the co-founder of 350.org, and the author of the groundbreaking book “The End of Nature”. That book was the first that sounded the alarm of the approaching danger of climate chaos
"The best thing an individual can do for the climate
is to stop being an individual." Bill McKibben
That’s why we formed YBCC, and why we work together. We can and do make personal changes in our habits, but to affect the structures drive climate chaos we must come together. We have a tradition of democracy to call upon as we work together to make a real impact.
