Environmental Safeguards

Drilling moratorium passes out of committee
Toby Van Fleet | 02.04.10 10:27 am

One of the Oregon Conservation Network's Priorities for a Healthy Oregon passed out of committee this morning and will soon be up for a vote on the House Floor.

As amended, House Bill 3613 would implement a ten-year moratorium on offshore drilling in Oregon's territorial sea. If the bill becomes law, it would help to provide certainty and stability in coastal communities who depend on our state's robust fishing and tourism industries.

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Obama scores B+ on environment
Toby Van Fleet | 01.21.10 1:46 pm

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:

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Poisner's exit interview
Toby Van Fleet | 10.08.09 8:48 am

In The Portland Tribune's Sustainable Life section, published today, you can read an interview by Steve Law with recently departed OLCV executive director Jonathan Poisner.

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OLCV 2009 Scorecard Released - Read It and Act Today!
Toby Van Fleet | 09.22.09 1:27 pm

You care about Oregon's environmental legacy.

Do your legislators?

In the only thorough assessment of how Oregon legislators vote on the environment, the scores tell the story: most legislators backed stronger environmental stewardship a majority of the time.

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Solving the Plastic Bag Dilemma: Is Oregon Ready?
OLCV | 09.03.08 2:13 pm



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10 good reasons not to charge shoppers a fee for disposable grocery bags (paper or plastic)
OLCV | 08.27.08 11:54 am

During my morning news review I stumbled upon a post on PDX Green laying out 10 good reasons not to impose a fee on shoppers for disposable shopping bags.

Thanks for the great work Shelby!

Read the list here.

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Green presidential candidates?
OLCV | 04.22.08 1:37 pm

 

There has been a lot of talk about the environment in all three of the presidential campaigns in 2008 - unlike anything we've seen in previous years.

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