Aya Cockram was born and raised in Eugene and is the coalition coordinator for Fossil Free Eugene. Before working in the nonprofit sector, she was an educator for seven years and received her graduate degree, focusing on the intersection between religion and environmental history, ethics and philosophy from the University of Flordia.
Four years ago, local governments began taking on climate battles that state and federal leaders refused to touch, and to everyone’s surprise, they started winning. In just a few years, more than 100 cities across the nation overcame fierce gas industry opposition to pass local policies that ensure new homes are built to run on clean energy. […]
