Senator Dingfelder recognized for her Green Leadership

Congratulations Senator Dingfelder. Dingfelder was recognized by TreeHugger as one 5 leaders across the country who don't get enough attention for their leadership on the environment. 

Here's the post from Treehugger.

"Jackie Dingfelder is an environmental consultant from northeast Portland who chaired the Oregon House Energy and Environment Committee from 2007-2008. Her interest in the environment was probably honed in her graduate studies at UNC, where she received a Master's Degree in Regional Planning, with an emphasis on water resources management. Since being elected to the State Senate, she now continues her work at the senate level by directing environmental and natural resources policy.

Dingfelder has had 3 straight 100% scores on the League of Conservation Voters Scorecard and received their Environmental Champion of the Year award for her leadership on a range of issues including: electronic waste recycling, renewable energy, global warming, and water. She's currently one of the Vice Chairs of the National Conference of State Legislators' Environment Committee.

Dingfelder has also shown leadership on the issue of invasive species, helping to set goals at the city and state level so that there will be a long term plan which focuses on preventing invasive species before they take root. When working at her consultant job, Dingfelder commutes by bike 3 days a week, 30 minutes each way; she also eats what she preaches: Dingfelder eats no red meat or dairy and is a Community Supported Agriculture member of Sauvie Island Organics, where she gets fresh produce."

Read the whole article and find out who the other 4 leaders were they recognized.