The Oregon Environmental Council’s mission is to advance innovative, collaborative solutions to Oregon’s environmental challenges for today and future generations.
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- 1968
Events
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- Untangling the Codes and Maint...
Keizer Civic Center
Thursday, November 12 at 9:30am - Low Impact Site Development fr...
Eugene
Wednesday, November 18 at 8:30am - The Crawl to Action
Washington Square Mall - Sears Court
Wednesday, November 18 at 10:00am
Rick Staggenborg Oregon can and should be a leader in developing a sustainable, green economy based on local production and distribution of food and renewable energy, and public control of the water supply.
Linda Peterson Thank you, Grant. This is important.
Oregon Environmental Council Okay everybody, we're soooo close to 1,000 fans. Any chance you could take a moment and suggest us to a friend? Maybe a friend who might be interested in a group that finds solutions to Oregon’s environmental challenges, year in and year out? Think of it as your click-of-a-mouse good deed for Oregon's environment before the weekend! And thank you all for following us!
Oregon Environmental Council Great post today from our friends at Activistas Pdx...
Source: www.activistas.us
Easy: Banning BPA. And yes, that is an option. One that just happens to be on the table in Salem (thank you, OEC). But to the point: Earlier this week there was an annoying - and inaccurate - post about...
Oregon Environmental Council In Oregon, more than 30 percent of greenhouse gas emissions comes from vehicle transportation, including freight and passenger vehicles. The Douglas County Global Warming Coalition and OEC presented a three-hour forum last Thursday in Roseburg on transportation solutions for a healthy climate for Oregon.
Oregon Environmental Council Interesting and eye-opening story this morning on Good Morning America about the recent Consumer Reports study that found BPA in cans and canned foods. Worth a watch.
Source: abcnews.go.com
Consumer Reports finds potentially harmful chemical in a variety of cans.
Danielle Dunn
Hi everyone, Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides just created a fan page and we need your support! Become a fan to be updated on up-and-coming events, new issues, and fun facts concerning pesticides. Thanks and stay pesticide free! http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/
Oregon Environmental Council Action alert: Let’s encourage our legislators in Oregon to get rid of BPA in children’s products in 2010
Source: whatcounts.com
Did you see the op-ed in today’s Oregonian from Senator Jackie Dingfelder and Maye Thompson, RN, PhD about the dangers posed by bisphenol-A? Please take a moment to let Oregon legislators know that you are standing up for healthy, BPA-free products and they should too when they head back to Salem fo...
Oregon Environmental Council Check out the opinion piece in the Oregonian today from Senator Jackie Dingfelder and Maye Thompson RN, PhD, about why we need to protect Oregonians from toxic bisphenol-a.
Source: www.oregonlive.com
The release last week of a biomonitoring study by Physicians for Social Responsibility has brought attention -- again -- to the fact that all of us carry around unwanted harmful substances in our bodies. ...
Oregon Environmental Council Find out how you can get a $10 New Seasons Market gift card in the October 'Vote With Your Fork!' e-newsletter...
Source: whatcounts.com
You make a difference when you put your money with your values. Buying organic and sustainable local food shows grocery stores, restaurants, and farmers that products supporting our health, environment and economy are more than a passing trend; they are the future.
Oregon Environmental Council We received an email last week asking some good questions about the safety of vinyl and melamine. Dr. Renee Hackenmiller Paradis looks at vinyl, melamine, potential health effects of each, and some of the science behind it all.
Source: www.oeconline.org
Most consumers do not know that a "3" in the recycle symbol indicates that the plastic is made of PVC, and therefore recycling those products could inadvertently render thousands of potentially recycled containers useless.
Source: whatcounts.com
Green chemistry, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Task Force upate, stormwater workshops in the Willamette Valley, a green job opening at OEC and more.
Angela OEC fans might be interested in Seventh Generation's campaign to reform the 33 year-old Toxic Substances Control Act and protect public health. Millions of virtual babies are crawling to Washington to demand reform of the TSCA. Check out http://www.millionbabycrawl.com
Oregon Environmental Council Don't miss this great video looking at the sustainable cranberry farmers of Clearwater Cranberries and their great work on Oregon's South Coast.
Oregon Environmental Council Looks like this week is going to be Clearwater Cranberries week. The sustainable cranberry harvest began last weekend on Oregon's South Coast, and OEC's Jen Coleman was there to capture the action with some great photos and a first hand account.
Source: www.oeconline.org
The Oregon Environmental Council worked with the Farr and McKenzie families to launch Clearwater Cranberries, a collective that grows cranberries in a way that protects salmon habitat in local rivers.
