Environment Oregon Inc

OUR CORE MISSION IS TO PROTECT OREGON'S CLEAN AIR, CLEAN WATER, AND OPEN SPACE. IN PRACTICE, OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF COMBINES INDEPENDENT RESEARCH, PRACTICAL IDEALS, AND TOUGH-MINDED ADVOCACY TO PRESERVE OUR STATE'S NATURAL BEAUTY, PROTECT OREGONIANS FROM TOXIC POLLUTION, BUILD LIVABLE COMMUNITIES, AND SHIFT OFF DIRTY OIL AND COAL AND POWER-UP WITH EFFICIENCY, SOLAR, WIND, AND OCEAN POWER.

CLEAN ENERGY: 100% RENEWABLES LAST YEAR, ENVIRONMENT OREGON AND OUR NATIONAL NETWORK LAUNCHED OUR VOICES FOR 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY CAMPAIGN. IN IT, WE HIGHLIGHT A WIDE RANGE OF VOICES-- FROM EVERYDAY CITIZENS TO COMMUNITY, BUSINESS AND POLITICAL LEADERS--WHO SHARE OUR GOAL OF SHIFTING TO 100 PERCENT RENEWABLE ENERGY. SENATOR JEFF MERKLEY INTRODUCED THE "100 BY '50 ACT" INTO THE U.S. SENATE, WITH A HOUSE COMPANION BILL FOLLOWING A FEW MONTHS LATER. THE BILL WOULD PUT IN PLACE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO RAMP UP RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY WHILE HALTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE, PUTTING THE UNITED STATES ON A PATH TO ACHIEVE 100 PERCENT RENEWABLE ENERGY BY 2050. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O. GIVE BEES A CHANCE NEONICOTINOIDS (NEONICS) ARE THE MOST WIDELY USED CLASS OF PESTICIDE IN THE COUNTRY, YET BIG AGRICHEMICAL COMPANIES ARE USING THEM MORE AND MORE. THAT'S WHY ENVIRONMENT OREGON WORKED HARD LAST YEAR TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE NEED TO BAN THESE BEE-KILLING PESTICIDES. OVER THE SUMMER, WE HELD EVENTS LIKE BEE-FRIENDLY BBQS AND PICNICS TO DRIVE HOME HOW MUCH WE COUNT ON BEES FOR THE FOOD WE EAT EVERY DAY. ENVIRONMENT OREGON AND OUR ALLIES GATHERED AND DELIVERED MORE THAN 164,000 PUBLIC COMMENTS CALLING ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY TO CAREFULLY REVIEW AND DECLARE A MORATORIUM ON FOUR BEE-KILLING NEONICS.