Greenpeace

Though things are finally beginning to move in the county government, the Cool Washington County campaign is gathering steam - not slowing down.  The petition asking the Board of Commissioners to set strong goals for reducing greenhouse emissions is collecting signature like mad; many of them from students and staff at Pacific University.  During the past week, I myself and other members of Pacific's student environmental group have been collecting signatures on-campus, while at the same time advertising the university's upcoming events for Focus the Nation - a national event during which thousands of colleges across the country will spend educating students and community members about global warming.  The response we've been getting - both to the petition and to Focus the Nation - has been good.  People here care about climate change, and want to see firm action taken to prevent it.

With all of this, the total number of signatures on the Cool Washington County petition has passed 200; it now stands at 213 (it looks like there are 236 signatures, but 23 of these are invalid ones from over-enthusiastic souls who signed without realizing you need to live in Washington County to count, or who accidentally signed the same petition twice). 

If you haven't already, and you live in Washington County, be sure and SIGN THE PETITION YOURSELF, RIGHT NOW!