OLCV e-bulletin Special Edition - Less than four months to go

Less than four months to go!

Summer in Oregon - is there anything finer?
Picnics, trips to the coast, farmer's markets, gardening, hiking and camping and swimming - Oregon's beauty truly shines in the summer.
But this year it feels a bit different.
Oil prices are skyrocketing, while oil executives rake in record profits. Salmon numbers are declining, harming our coastal economy and signaling that something is terribly wrong. And the effects of global warming continue to increase.
The good news: in less than four months, we have the opportunity to make some significant changes in this critical election year - IF we are ready.

What's at stake for Oregon?

We all know how significant the 2008 election is for our country. But what about Oregon?
We have unique opportunities this year to sweep in a number of new pro-environment candidates to Oregon's House of Representatives. This would have a huge impact on our ability to protect Oregon's air, water, and land, and to combat global warming, in the 2009 Legislative session.
And the truth is: The more resources we have to help campaigns get off to a strong start now, the more races we can WIN. Help support pro-environment candidates today by making a gift to OLCV.
On the local level, too, we have the chance to elect pro-environment candidates to several county commissions and city councils all over the state - but a lot of these races will be very close.

A small investment with a big payoff

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We know that people are feeling the squeeze right now. But we also know that preserving Oregon's forests, beaches, rivers and high desert matters to you and your family.
And we know that OLCV's election program of volunteer recruitment and voter outreach works.
That's why it's critical that OLCV has the resources this fall to fully engage in more key city, county and legislative races. Please take a moment to make a gift of $35, $50, or whatever you can afford now.
Thanks to the support of people like you, we won all three of our targeted legislative races in the May primary.
Overall, six of the eight state and local candidates we backed with volunteers and dollars won their races outright or are headed to run-offs in the fall.
We are excited for the opportunities we have this fall and are ready to go to work for pro-environment candidates. But we must have the resources to do so.

"I could not have won my race without OLCV."

So says Jules Kopel-Bailey, one of the Oregon House races we helped win this spring. He was in a tough four-way primary, but his message of building a green economy, backed up with OLCV's support and volunteer action, carried him to victory. (He has no opponent this fall.)
We know that Jules will be a leader on our issues in the House. We also know that we must elect more leaders to join him, so that the Legislature will have the political will to tackle global warming and other significant challenges.
That's why I hope you'll take a moment now and make a contribution of $35, $50, or whatever you can afford at this time. Your gift will help ensure that we are READY to take advantage of our unique opportunities this year.

The time is now!

Please help OLCV seize on the momentum and opportunities we have this year by making a special gift today. The election is less than four months away!
We may not have chances like this again for a long time, and we all know how critical it is for Oregon (indeed, for our planet) that we stop waiting, and start acting.
For a happy summer, and productive fall,
Tresa
Tresa Horney, OLCV Communications Director