Matthew Petryni's Page

How are you currently involved in the Transition?

I organize the Power Past Coal campaign for RE Sources for Sustainable Communities to help stop coal export proposals from supplying coal from the United States to markets in Asia.

In what ways do you identify with the Transition movement? Why are you interested?

I am interested in helping move beyond fossil fuels and unsustainable industrial practices that threaten human quality of life, if not our survival on earth.

Do you have particular interests, skills, talents or resources you would like to bring to Transition Whatcom?

I am interested in a number of issues related to sustainability. I'm also an experienced community organizer and researcher having worked for years in Bellingham to catalyze and build support for policy, elect public officials, and engage people in both political and personal choices directed toward long-term change.

In what neighborhood or part of the county do you reside?

South Hill

Where did you hear about Transition Whatcom and how did you find our community network website?

RE Sources.

Please note that you do not have to answer all of the above questions in order to join, and you can always come back later to edit your profile. If it's all too many questions for now, please provide a short answer below on why you'd like to join this site (or a summary of the above, if answered).

Because I believe each and every one of us has the power to inspire and change the world, to pass down to our children a future we can all be proud of -- a cleaner, safer, and healthier world resilient to the challenges we currently are beginning to face.