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Our Power Montclair Campaign Provides Fuel Efficient Vehicles List

Fuel Efficient Cars list Transportation encompasses a large percentage of greenhouse gas emissions. In Montclair, more than a quarter of our carbon footprint comes from automobiles (28%). If the types of vehicles we use are more fuel efficient, a large impact can be made on the carbon footprint in town.

The It's in Our Power Montclair campaign encourages residents to make their next vehicle purchase from among a list of fuel efficient models. Specifically, this effort focuses on getting consumers to purchase only vehicles that have a government calculated fuel efficiency rating of “35 MPG highway” (or greater). We have identified 324 vehicles that make the list of vehicles that get 35MPG highway (or greater) criteria. Included are data for the last seven model years.* Vehicles are sorted by automaker.

Download Fuel Efficient Vehicle information.

*Source: www.fueleconomy.gov

Montclair Embarks on Energy-saving Campaign to Save Money, and Shrink our Carbon Footprint

Montclair Township Council passed a resolution adopting the ambitious Carbon Emissions Reduction Plan at the July 12 Council meeting. The Plan includes an associated annual 2% carbon emissions reduction from July 1, 2011 to July 1, 2013, as proposed by the Montclair Climate Committee and the Global Warming Response Act of New Jersey. View the Resolution and Carbon Emissions Reduction Plan.

How to Choose Your Home Energy Audit Contractor

If you would like to have a home energy audit conducted on your building or dwelling, the New Jersey Office of Clean Energy website has a searchable database of local contractors. The Montclair Environmental Affairs Office collected the names and addresses of contractors listed on that website that arelocated within a 15-mile radius of Montclair. To see this list, please read the NJ Office of Clean Energy Trade Ally Disclaimer below and click the “Agree” button.

Montclair’s “Schools’ Energy Ambassadors” Program

Mayor Jerry Fried and Environmental Coordinator Gray Russell are visiting Montclair's public schools to tell students and teachers about the town's designation by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a “Climate Showcase Community”. Of the tens of thousands of municipalities in the US, only 25 were chosen to lead the way by initiating model practices to reduce energy use and save money in homes, schools, businesses, and public facilities.