Last week, Colorado's Governor Polis signed a bill to reduce the use of bee-killing pesticides. Green Corps helped build public support for this action in key districts across the state, and among beekeepers and small businesses. https://t.co/biQ6jWpz9X
Multiple classes of Green Corps organizers helped build public support across Pennsylvania to advance the study and creation of wildlife corridors in the Commonwealth! https://t.co/Oijis8YQUI
#SB543 has passed the Oregon legislature with bipartisan support! #ORleg thank you for your work moving Oregon beyond plastic! Here’s some more pictures of the awesome advocacy and organizing work done @enviroregon + @ospirgstudents to celebrate
11pm and Natalie and I are celebrating! Our #SaveTheBees bill just passed a critical cmte in the CO Senate. Bipartisan passage 5-2. Will limit bee-killing neonic pesticides. @copirg@EnvironmentCO - let's keep this bill moving!
#tbt to Green Corps' work with the Arctic Refuge Defense Campaign in Fall 2022. Congrats to all of the organizers and organizations working to protect the Arctic!
GC'23 just wrapped their spring campaigns! Organizers built public support for a new marine protected area, to stop the development of finfish farms in federal waters, to protect pollinators, and to ban single-use plastics in Oregon.
We need more trained organizers to help society take the "quantum leap in climate action" to mitigate global warming. Check out this piece about the UN's most recent climate report.
https://t.co/kK1NO2tdcS
The Save the Bees campaign captured media attention across the Denver metro area in February as it publicized recent findings about bee die offs in Colorado.
Green Corps is partnering with OSPIRG Students to build support for a statewide ban on foam cups and takeout containers. The team hosted their kickoff meeting last month and is building visibility for this issue with volunteer meetings, tabling, phone banking in Eugene, Oregon.
Apply for our 2023-2024 program before February 15th and join our community of 400+ alumni who are leading the environmental and social change movements as executive directors, organizing directors, campaign strategists, and more!
This spring, our team is working to ban single-use plastics, industrial fish farm development, save the bees, and protect critical ocean ecosystems in New England. The first step is public education by asking community members to sign petitions and join volunteer meetings!
This spring, our team is building public support to protect Cashes Ledge, an underwater mountain range and "biodiversity hotspot" off the New England coast.
https://t.co/xZIgpXA5ga
2023 needs to be another big year for climate action, saving our last wild places, protecting endangered species, and more! Apply to join our team and learn the skills needed to make an impact this year and beyond.
Good news out of the Pacific Northwest this week with Oregon and Washington making big commitments to reduce carbon emissions from transportation!
https://t.co/RFLn6KgQZu
Join us on Tuesday, November 15 at 5:00 p.m. to learn more about the science, challenges, and opportunities for protecting our oceans and coastal economies! @DontCageOcean
RSVP: https://t.co/YGayUJveRD
With a final report on the Zero Fare month due soon, I'm still celebrating the BIG @RideRTD ridership increase of 22% (over 1 million boardings) we saw. Here's my blog w/ many of the stories of riders, electeds & others coming together for #transit in Aug https://t.co/SLkH8PAxxq