Support OEC this #GivingTuesday & Double Your Gift!
Kittens.
High-fives.
Pants.
Some things are simply better in pairs, like gifts. On Dec. 2, when you make a gift to Oregon Environmental Council for #GivingTuesday, your donation will be matched up to $1,000. And if your company has an employer matching program, your gift will be tripled!
Clean air, clean water and healthy Oregon communities? Now, that’s worth a celebration (or two). So on Tuesday, Dec. 2nd, pledge a gift and have it doubled!
This session, OEC staff worked on more than 77 bills to advance environmental protections, ensure statewide access to clean water, cut toxic chemicals out of our communities, and elevate safe and healthy transportation options.
We delivered real wins for Oregonians, but not every policy took root. Here’s what we passed, where the Legislature fell short, and how we’ll keep pressing forward to serve Oregon’s people, place
Oregon Environmental Council (OEC) applauds the work of The Oregonian/OregonLive to shine light on the role that corporate campaign donors play in shaping environmental policy.
In our 50 years of advocacy for environmental policies and practices, our organization has witnessed the extraordinary pressure that can be exerted by corporate interests far beyond the hearing rooms and the floor of legislature.
“Second careers, a well-planned next chapter, the pursuit of a shared passion” – this is how Bill Sweat describes his life in Oregon as co-owner of Winderlea, a boutique winery specializing in the limited production of pinot noir and chardonnay.
Bill and his wife, Donna, fell in love with pinot noir in the early 1990s. They found the characteristics they most loved about it in Oregon’s pinot noir, and relocated from Boston to Dundee in 2006.
“A good decision is very difficult if you are not asking the right question, if you are not looking at reality as accurately as you possibly can. Science is the best source we have for deciding what course of action is most likely to be correct.”
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“Wondering about our world can be the catalyst for innovative learning, and for creative minds to create the solutions for our times.”
—Kim Anderson, PhD., Chemistry
Director, Food Safety and Environmental Stewardship, College of Agricultural Sciences, Oregon State Unive
“People underestimate how dependent we are on healthy rivers and watersheds. Wetlands help to store and clean water. Rivers connected to their floodplains buffer downstream communities from flooding. Healthy rivers provide recreation opportunities and fishing for sport and food. Oregonians are very connected to rivers across the state. Science can help clarify the relationship we have with water.”
—Allison Aldous, PhD, Sen
“Clean water is a naturally renewable resource. However, once contaminated, it becomes very hard to get back to a usable state. Our clean water is so valuable, and protecting it must be a priority.”
—Amy Patton, Hydrogeologist
Patton Environmental
Amy Patton is a hydrogeologist working in various parts of Oregon. She studies ground
