Will Guv leave a green legacy to Oregon families?

Governor Kulongoski has set out on a mission to be remembered for the re-greening of Oregon.

Oregon once set the standard for environmental leadership: the Bottle Bill, the Beach Bill, legendary land use policy. Kulongoski would like to see the list of Oregon's environmental accomplishments grow.

According to an article in today's Oregonian, "[Kulongoski] promises to be the governor who puts Oregon on the front lines of what he firmly believes will be the next economic revolution: green energy." Read the article.

Steve Law, reporter at the Portland Tribune, wrote recently, "Under his [Kulongoski's] stewardship, Oregon is swiftly becoming a world manufacturing center of solar energy materials, and a hotbed for wind and wave energy development...

"As Kulongoski enters his final legislative session in a political career spanning four decades, he’s pushing an ambitious agenda to cap and reduce carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions, boost electric car usage and create a futuristic building code that makes homes and commercial buildings “carbon neutral.” Read the article.

Kulongoski has a clear vision of what Oregon is capable of and believes we can be a national leader in green energy, green technology and the fight against global warming.

It is my hope that in a few years (if not sooner) Kulongoski is recognized for his strong leadership on environmental issues and his work to leave our families a green legacy of which we can all be proud.