Greenpeace

Well, the 6-foot banner is ready, the invitations have been sent out, and permission from the city to hold our Step It Up event is secure.  Tomorrow we will be meeting outside the Washington County building in Hillsboro, from 11am to 2pm, to spread awareness of our request to the county Board of Commissioners.  This will certainly not be the biggest, most important, or best-publicized Step It Up event in Oregon.  I hope that it will, however, help draw attention to one little corner of the state, and show how local governments can make a difference to global warming.  This event will not have any affect on the our national government's inaction on global warming; it is highly unlikely that it will even result in immediate action from the county government.  However, there are stirrings from within the County Board of Commissioners.  They may not answer emails about the Cool Counties Declaration, but they are beginning to pay attention to this movement - I know this from talking to folks at Washington County Peak Oil.  It's not just this little blog that they have to worry about, either - groups like WA County Peak Oil, and the Oregon Sierra Club, also have their sights focused on the WA County Board.  There is a movement brewing, here, and tomorrow's event will be just a small peice of it.  I truly hope it goes well.

If you haven't already, please sign the on-line petition to the Board of Commissioners