OLCV e-bulletin: Oregon's bottle bill creating green jobs in 2010

Date: 
October 30, 2009
 
Bottle Bill expansion in 2007 = Local green jobs in 2010

The community of St Helens, Oregon will gain 50 stable family-wage jobs next year when the construction of a plastic-bottle recycling plant is completed. Those jobs can be linked to the work OLCV and the Oregon Conservation Network did in the 2007 Legislative Session to expand Oregon's landmark bottle bill to include plastic water bottles.

Read more and find a link to the Oregonian's news story about the plant on the OLCV Blog.


Other news: in case you missed it:

In The Portland Tribune's Sustainable Life section, you can read an interview with recently departed OLCV executive director Jonathan Poisner. Read more about it on the OLCV Blog.

 
 
Are you voting on November 3rd? OLCV has made two endorsements for the November election:
  • Lincoln City Council - Sharon Cannon
  • Tigard Natural Areas Bond Measure - Vote Yes

Read more about these races.

And stay tuned! OLCV wil be working hard in many races in 2010. For more information about the OLCV endorsement process, to check out past endorsements, or to stay posted on the latest, go here.
Salem: Seat filled; House Rep. commended

 
Lew Frederick appointed to House seat

With former Oregon House Rep. Chip Shields (D-Inner NE Portland) now filling the Senate seat vacated by Margaret Carter, Shields' House seat has now also been filled. The Multnomah County Commission appointed Lew Frederick, a long-time community activist and reporter who has extensive background reporting on science and biology, to fill the seat. Read more in The Oregonian.

The people have spoken: Rep. Bailey wins OLCV's People's Choice Award

Did you hear? Rep. Jules Bailey (D-Portland) won OLCV's first-ever People's Choice Award. Congratulations, Rep. Bailey. The people have spoken and elected you the environmental champion of the 2009 legislative session! See who rounded out the top five spots.
 


To many, the life that Dave Staver walked away from was perfect: he practiced corporate law for a big firm in San Francisco and traveled all over the country. Most people would find it hard to leave a well-paying job and comfortable lifestyle. But Dave is not like most people.

After six years of corporate law, working for giant corporations, Dave realized that he was not being true to his conscience. Time and again, he found that he had greater compassion for the person across the table from him than his own clients, and could no longer stomach working for the paycheck alone.

Read more about Dave.
  
Thanks to everyone who attended the farewell bash for recently departed OLCV executive director Jonathan Poisner (pictured here, with former OLCV staffer Amy Carlson, modeling a hat made for him years ago by his then all-female staff).
 
Presenters including current and former staff and board members, legislators and environmental allies took the mic to recount some of the most memorable stories of working with Jonathan over the last 12 years.
 

Upcoming Events: TONIGHT in Newport and next Thursday in Portland
 
Upcoming OLCV County Chapter events:
 
TONIGHT in Newport
Lincoln County OLCV's Hallow-Green party: We are thrilled that Lori Hollingsworth and OLCV-endorsed Lincoln City Council candidate Sharon Cannon will be attending.
 
Thursday, November 5 in Portland
Multnomah County OLCV's dinner at Ciao Vito.

 
Connect to OLCV online!

Have you checked out OLCV's new website yet? Use it as your online source for all the latest information on pro-environment candidates, legislation that protects Oregon's environmental legacy, and opportunities to get involved in your local OLCV chapter.

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