Greenpeace

Well, its been more than a week since Pacific University students rallied outside the Washington County Administrative Building to show their support for a strong Washington County Sustainability Plan.  The weekend after that event, we flooded the Inboxes of the Board of Commissioners with emails in support of the demands we were making at the rally.  Commissioner Dick Schouten sent me a message saying he supported our efforts and wishing us well.  As for the rest of the Board of Commissioners; you guessed it - ever in tune with the communities they govern, they've given no sign of noticing our work.

I'm still trying to get in touch with Commissioner Desari Strader, who has been receptive to our efforts in the past, and who in fact initiated the sustainability plan in the first place.  I may still get in touch with her; but it's frustrating how little this County Board seems to care about citizen input.  Are such things really just for hippies ultra-liberals?  It's hard for me to believe.  Surely participatory democracy is supposed to be what our country is about; that, at least, is what I thought.

If you haven't already, and you live in Washington County, please SIGN THE PETITION TO THE COUNTY BOARD, asking for firm commitments on reducing greenhouse emissions!

-Nick