An electric vehicle charges in a parking garage in downtown Missoula. (Martin Kidston/Missoula Current file)
A letter citing concerns over the emissions created to develop alternative energy sources and electric vehicles drew a quick response from Missoula County this week, which said such emissions are far below those created by traditional energy and gasoline vehicles.
The city and the county are both moving to a greener power base and aim to achieve 100% clean electricity by 2035. But a letter, sent to the county by a local resident earlier this month, cited concerns over wind farms, solar panels, batteries and electric vehicles, and the greenhouse gasses emitted during their manufacture.
An array of new and emerging technologies will be needed if Missoula is to achieve its goals of 100% clean electricity and drastically reduce tailpipe emissions along the way, it has…
Missoula County defends clean energy goals, slow shift to electric vehicles
