Yesterday, ten Pacific University students headed for downtown Hillsboro to ask for a strong Washington County Sustainability Plan. We gathered outside the County Administrative Building and held up home-made signs that threatened to blow away in a strong wind. We were there from 3:30 to 5:30 Friday afternoon, and got lots of positive feedback from passers-by (as well as the occasional profanity flung from the window of a giant SUV). It was the latest phase of a months-long campaign by Pacific students to get the County Board working more seriously on climate change. Partly as a result of student efforts, the County has promised to lay out a "Washington County Sustainability Plan" - and we want to make sure the final plan is a strong one, that will actually decrease greenhouse emissions.

This weekend, we are following up on Friday's action by asking County residents to email the Board of Commissioners, and express support for a strong sustainability plan. Sunday evening, we will be generating emails from Pacific students, but you can help us by sending a message to the Board over the weekend, too! The emails for the Board of Commissioners are:

At-Large-Chair Tom Brian: tom_brian@co.washington.or.us
Commissioner Andy Duyck: Andy@duyckmachine.com
Commissioner Roy Rogers: Royr@rascpas.com
Commissioner Dick Schouten: dick_schouten@co.washington.or.us
Commissioner Desari Strader: desaristrader@comcast.net

Thank you,
Nick Engelfried
Pacific University Student