August 16, 2007 - Do you have 3 days to protect Oregon's Legacy?
OLCV e-bulletin Edition 15
OLCV e-bulletin Edition 15
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Thank you for urging the Governor to veto the last
minute attempt to raid Oregon’s energy trust to pay off debt for OMSI.
It
worked!
Last Friday, the AP reported that Kulongoski agreed
with environmentalists and utility ratepayer advocates as he vetoed the proposal
to take $4.6 million out of an energy efficiency program to help the Oregon
Museum of Science and Industry pay off a state energy loan.
Kulongoski did the right thing. It would have
been grossly inappropriate to use utility ratepayer money that's set aside to
help households and businesses buy efficient appliances and solar panels pay off
to pay off a loan at the science museum in Portland.
Congratulations to Governor Kulongoski and everyone that
urged the Gov to do the right thing.
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Thank Governor
Kulongoski!
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Measure 37
reform? 25 by 25? Find out how your
State Representative or Senator voted on the environmental issues that are
important to you. Our 2007 Environmental Scorecard will be unveiled this
September. See how your legislators voted in the past at our website. It was an exciting year so stay
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We’re looking for
pretty pictures of Oregon’s unique landscapes (with or without people) to post
on our website or in our OLCV publications. Our ideal photos will showcase
Oregon’s most special places: a snow capped Sister, a secret waterfall in a
thriving rainforest, sun breaking through Ponderosa Pines on a hot summer day,
or just that perfect shot from a stroll on the beach.
Let’s see what you
got!
Send your digital photos to Tresa by August 29.We will announce our
picks in the next e-bulletin.
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Commit 3 days to
protect Oregon's legacy.
3 days to volunteer, 9 hours of your time. Your
reward? A better Oregon for you and your family.
We're asking all
of our members to commit at least 3 hours out of 3 days of the next 45 days to
support the Measure 49 campaign.
And we're going big.
We're working overtime to sign up 100 new volunteers by this time next Thursday.
Help us reach our
goal.
Sign up to canvass or
phone bank in your neigborhood below.
Please join your
neighbors and our efforts and answer the call to protect
Oregon.
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Join US Representative
Earl Blumenauer and your neighbors in an ongoing conversation
about the future of our state, as Envision Oregon Round Two comes to
Portland.
The conversation will focus on issues that are
critically important to the Metro area.
- How would Measure 37 affect traffic, sprawl, and
overall quality of life?
- How do we balance individual rights and community
interests in the long term?
This event will feature interactive round table
conversations and discuss new ideas in a hands-on workshop format.
When: Saturday, September 8, 9:30 am: Registration begins
Where: Oregon Convention Center Portland Ballroom
777 NE MLK Jr. Blvd
After the forum, a huge
group of us will head out to canvass the neighborhood and inform voters about
Measure 49.
When: Saturday, September 8, 1 pm (after the
forum)
Where: Oregon Convention Center Portland Ballroom
777 NE MLK Jr. Blvd
After the canvass, around 4 pm, we'll relax at a
post-canvass social event.
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Sue-Del McCulloch is a member of the OCLV
Steering Committee in Multnomah County and her mom Sue-Del Sr. is a wonderful
painter who has been painting regional landscapes for the past twenty-five
years.
We are proud to announce that her work will be featured in Portland, this
September, at the Waterstone Gallery.
Land
Values is a small series of landscape paintings presented as a
meditation on the remaining open forest and farmlands of the Willamette Valley.
These lands are part of the very fabric, character and environmental heath of
Oregon but unfortunately much of it is being rapidly replaced by large
commercial developments allowed under Measure 37. Please come out and show your support as art
and the environment come together. 10% of the sales from this series will
be donated to the Oregon League of Conservation Voters and the Nature
Conservancy.
Land Values featuring the work of
Sue-Del McCulloch Sr.
Where: Waterstone
Gallery
424 NW 12th Ave (in Portland)
When: September 4 - September
30, 2007
Hrs: Wed-Sat 12-6 PM; Sun 12-4
PM
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| Race Against Pollution to Save the
Willamette |
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Sierra Club’s Clean Willamette Campaign is
hosting the 1st
Annual Race Against Pollution at Sellwood Riverfront Park to
raise awareness of the toxic pollution on the Willamette River that threatens
the health of our community.
Please join the Sierra Club, kayakers,
anglers, families, and community organizations as we gather to celebrate our
River and rally for a clean, toxic-free Willamette.
When: Saturday, September 15th, 2 – 5pm; “fun race”
starts at 2:30
What: FREE Kayak and Canoe “fun race”, FREE
coloring contest, FREE live music, FREE food FREE beer!
Where: Sellwood Riverfront Park
Register for
the race: Email Emily Bartha,
or call (503) 243-6656 x 301.
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