Yesterday, the U of O’s OSPIRG chapter hosted its Peanut Butter in Bellies to generate peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for Food for Lane County. We engaged over forty volunteers in making 1041 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. This year OSPIRG has generated nearly 1700 food items and raised over $1500 for Food for Lane County.
Doctors, nurses, and public health officials agree: carbon pollution spewing from power plants fuels global warming, which threatens our health through dirtier air. Left unchecked, the deterioration of air quality triggers asthma attacks, heart attacks and other fatal diseases.