Toby Van Fleet's Blog Posts

The national League of Conservation Voters today released their environmental scorecard rating the 2009 environmental performances of the nation’s senators and representatives in Congress. Naturally, we all want to know how the Oregon congressional delegation scored in a year when they were asked to vote for clean energy, clean air and water, public lands conservation and other key environmental initiatives.

Saturday night's Winterhawks game was not only a blast, it was a huge success that will directly impact Oregon's environmental legacy.

The Winterhawks used the game--which was Mascot Night--to raise money for the Oregon Conservation Network, a coaltion of nearly 50 leading enviro groups around the state which work together to pass pro-environment laws in the Legislature.

The Washington State House of Representatives yesterday passed legislation that would ban Bisphenol A (BPA) in children's food containers. The bill sailed through with a vote of 95-1. Read the story in The Olympian.

From The Olympian:

"If the legislation becomes law, Washington will join Minnesota and Connecticut as the only states to eliminate bisphenol A (BPA) in children’s products."

Oregon could soon be on that list, too.

Earlier this week, the national League of Conservation Voters released its presidential report card, giving President Obama a B+ for his work to promote clean energy and fight global warming.

From the report card:

Chances are you have seen the latest Yes for Oregon ad (watch below).

But have you checked out this amazing map that shows what's at stake in every county in Oregon?