Mid Willamette Team

Industrial polluters feels like an insurmountable issue. While we can all individually try to do the best we can to mitigate our contribution to carbon emissions and pollution, taking action against industry is a more difficult and complex issue. I do feel hopeful that there are so many people taking action individually and collectively to make...

I've really started looking at how my daily choices impact the environment. I've committed myself to only shopping at sustainable, slow-fashion clothing stores. Specifically, women and BIPOC owned stores. 

Very feasible. I hope that sustainable building materials are the future and become ubiquitous for all buildings. 

Yes, while it is great at carbon sequestration it can also help soil retain nutrients and water. It can also help with cropland diversity and water quality. 

I had heard about biomass technology, what surprised me though is how many different sources can create/be used to create biomass energy. 

My ideal sustainable community would incorporate local foods and goods, eliminate single-use plastics with everyone using reusable and biodegradable materials, eliminate plastic packaging in favor of recyclable materials, reduce waste and increase recycling, have the community - businesses and residential housing alike - use renewable energy...

Hello Team, we are almost half way through the Earth Month EcoChallenge. How is the challenge going for you? 

I have been really inspired by all the research topics in these actions. I am learning about topics I might not have learned about before. Knowledge is the basis for doing better. Armed with knowledge we can take action. 

From my research it says that community input is key to making climate action plans equitable; as well as doing research into different areas in your city and making sure that each policy created thinks about every community member and makes the policy as equitable and accessible as possible.  

I recently moved from a house to an apartment. I realized that there are some things I don't know about the apartment, such as percentage of electricity that is from a renewable source, are the lights all LED's, are the shower heads low flow, etc. I had done all of this in the house I lived in, now I need to do what I can in my new apartment.