Despite the federal decision to remove the US from the Paris Climate agreement, we are happy to report that the City of Corvallis and OSU have both made bold commitments to continue working towards climate recovery. On June 12, the City of Corvallis website was updated to announce that Mayor Biff Read more…
The YouCAN Corvallis team is happy to announce a major milestone accomplishment in the progress of the Corvallis Climate Recovery Ordinance! At the end of the April 17th Corvallis City Council meeting, Mayor Traber and the Councilors agreed to send the ordinance draft to a work session in June. The Read more…
On the evening of Monday, April 17th, the YouCAN Corvallis team presented our Climate Recovery Ordinance to the City Council. The presentation was met with great support from fellow citizens, including a testimony from a local high school student, who presented letters of support from a number of school Read more…
Join us on April 17th as we ask the Corvallis City Council to commit to measurable emissions reductions! City Council meets on Monday, April 17th at 6:00pm at the Downtown Fire Station. The YouCAN Corvallis team will be submitting our Climate Recovery Ordinance for consideration, and testifying to its necessity. All Read more…
On Monday, April 17th, You CAN Corvallis will be presenting the first draft of our Climate Recovery Ordinance for consideration by the City Council. This ordinance aims to set City greenhouse gas reduction goals in line with the most up-to-date science; codify our climate action strategies, and create a Sustainability Advisory Read more…
Last night’s event, featuring a talk by Dr. Cassandra Glaspie and a public forum regarding the proposed Climate Recovery Ordinance, was a standing-room-only affair. The Gazette-Times covered the event in an article entitled Climate change advocates urge city ordinance. Read it here: http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/climate-change-advocates-urge-city-ordinance/article_b5971b93-4502-5cbf-ba8c-873a2049f829.html
The efforts of YouCAN Corvallis made the front page of the Gazette-Times today, in an article entitled “Council to hear new pitch on climate”. Read it here! http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/ordinance-on-climate-action-proposed/article_3d3f2b14-c192-54e8-8d34-2811f70f14fd.html