Students ‘sit in’ for environment

Madison Thomas stands at a table during Eco Fest at BGSU to gather support for a 100% clean energy campus initiative. (Photo: Shane Hughes/Sentinel-Tribune)

A small but committed group of environmentally conscious students flooded the BGSU President's Office with phone calls earlier this week, and today plans to flood the office with a sit-in.
The group called Environmental Action Group is renewing its call for BGSU President Dr. Mary Ellen Mazey to make a commitment of using 100 percent clean energy on campus by 2020. The group held a rally last month with about 40 attending, then submitted a petition to Mazey with more than 2,700 signatures.
They met with Mazey, made their demands, and were disappointed with the result, according to Josh Chamberland, president of the organization.
"She's basically choosing a route of inaction," Chamberland said of the university president.
Mazey told the students that the university was making efforts to transition to clean energy - including signing a climate commitment with other colleges across the nation.