As an educator and parent, I see the struggle in Eugene’s schools as budgets tighten, school infrastructure ages and student needs grow. In Portland, the Portland Clean Energy Fund is providing $50 million to schools to make them safer for students and staff during extreme weather.

It’s also supporting student-led climate projects that give students an opportunity to learn through hands-on experience, and empowers them during a time when young people are facing increasing stress about the future they face as the climate crisis worsens.

Students and teachers in Eugene deserve the same support, and our community deserves the same investment in local businesses, energy efficiency upgrades to households in need and well-paying green jobs.

The Eugene Clean Energy Fund will provide all of this and more, with funds coming from a fee on 2% of the gross profits of billion-dollar corporations. These companies can afford to take the small loss to their profits, but our community cannot afford to wait. Join me in voting yes on Measure 20-388, the Eugene Clean Energy Fund. 

Devan Fahsholz
Eugene