John reportedly excited to take the Y home.
Press Release – PROVO, Utah – In a rare occurrence, BYU is hosting a national climate change organization, RepublicEn, on campus. At 12:15 PM at The Wall restaurant, BYU students and faculty will hear from the former congressman Bob Inglis of South Carolina who was voted out of office for his stance on our changing climate. Bob believes that both that climate change is real, and that conservatives can solve the issue more effectively than liberals.
In a separate event not hosted by BYU but still located at The Wall, Provo Mayor John Curtis will receive an award at 1:30 PM from BYU students for the work he’s done in Provo to clean up the air. It’s a cause that students and faculty concerned with climate change resonate with. The award isn’t your typical trophy. It’s a 6’ x 6’ x 1.5’ purple Y covered in blue handprints from everyday BYU students, and filled with thank you notes from both students and faculty for Curtis’ service as Mayor.
“Mayor Curtis has done a lot for the air in Provo” says Nicholas Huey, a senior at BYU and president of the Climate Campaign. “He’s established Provo’s Clean Air Toolkit, encouraged mass transit in the city, and made it possible for residents to buy renewable energy for cheap. All these things clean up our air, and they also help to mitigate climate change.”
The reception of a climate change initiative on BYU campus has been very warm. Students from BYU campus involved with the Climate Campaign outnumber students at the University of Utah by four to one, and the BYU Climate Change Club recently garnered over 140 student handprints asking for a renewable campus in 2 hours.
About The Climate Campaign: The Climate Campaign is a 501c4 student-led nonprofit dedicated to the depolitization of climate change. The Climate Campaign is made of all student volunteers who use donated funds to make cool things like giant purple Y fixtures and the like. The Climate Campaign is not associated with any university.
