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MCA earned a small, early win in its campaign to electrify the township fleet this month. Following comments by MCA president at the July 17th council meeting, and after questions from township councilors prior to the meeting, township manager Michael Lapolla agreed to withdraw a proposal to buy two hybrid cars for the township fleet […]

By David Korfhage, MCA President Beginning around the year 1500, the world entered a prolonged period of cooling known as the Little Ice Age. Average global temperatures dropped around half a degree Celsius (about one degree Fahrenheit), though mostly in the northern hemisphere, and rainfall decreased in certain parts of the world. Canals and rivers

The inauguration of the new township council, with its sea of new faces, gives Montclair a chance to revisit climate policy, and think about what the town can do to become a climate leader. With the passage of the Climate Action Plan, Montclair now has a road map towards strong climate policy. But how to

This is a strange time to be a climate activist. On the one hand, the signs of cascading climate change crisis are all around us. Just in the past week, as I write this review, there have been terrible floods in Germany and deadly heatwaves in South Asia–not to mention the flooding in Brazil and

Celebrate Spring by joining like-minded residents for Green Drinks happy hour on Thursday May 9th, 6-8pm, at Porta, 499 Bloomfield Avenue!  Local environmental groups and activists will have time to address the group about current issues in addition to meeting new friends and catching up with old ones. We will meet upstairs at Porta and

On Tuesday, May 14th, citizens of Montclair will elect members of the next town council. Voters will elect a mayor, two at-large council members, and one representative for each of the four wards. You can find a full list of candidates here, and a ward map (to determine which ward you are in) here. Montclair Climate Action,

In a step forward for climate action in Montclair, the township council approved the Climate Action Plan at its meeting on April 24th. Montclair now joins other towns in New Jersey with a concrete plan to address the ongoing climate crisis. Regarding the plan, MCA president David Korfhage said, “Passing the plan is a good

MCA president David Korfhage’s letter to the editor about the new Montclair Climate Action Plan has been published in the Montclair Local. Korfhage urges residents to contact the council and ask members of the council to support the new plan. Read the letter on the Montclair Local’s website, then write to the council yourself! You

Montclair Climate Action got a lot done in 2023. Check out our year-end newsletter for a full run-down. You can find it here.

By Debbie Villarreal-Hadley, Montclair Climate Action member Everyone is aware that by the ‘power of the purse’ we can express our ethical standards, but we also need to consider the power we are extending to others. I consider it my responsibility to ‘trade’ with entities that are doing good. I try very hard not to