Corvallis community members: email your councilor, and/or show up to Monday’s City Council Meeting to support the creation of a Climate Action Advisory Board! We can do it with your help! (Refamiliarize yourself with our proposed Advisory Board description here)
On April 17, Crescent Valley High student Nisha Sridar attended the Corvallis City Council, offered verbal testimony, and delivered individual letters from 23 CVH students in support of the Corvallis Climate Recovery Ordinance. These letters were written by students from Read more…
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 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 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, 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 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; 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 Read more…
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