OEC Community: It's Your Oregon: Maggie Collins
Little did I know what was in store in January, 1973, when I walked into OEC’s SW Water Street office. Judie (Neilson) Hansen was efficiently managing in a small area full of mis-matched furniture. I explained that Oregon Environmental Council sounded like a good place to volunteer because “environmental” was part of its name. I went away from that first encounter with a copy of Senate Bill 100, which I read that night in a toy-cluttered NE Portland living room after my preschoolers were tucked in.; More…

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Future of Energy and Oregon Environmental Council to Host Portland’s Future of Energy and Sustainability Forum Sep 24, 2008
Consumer, Environmental Advocates Available to Comment on Sept. 23 Release of Final Western Climate Initiative Recommendations Sep 22, 2008: Expertise includes cap-and-trade and regional solutions to climate change
On Tuesday Sept. 23, the Western Climate Initiative (WCI) will release its final proposal for a market-based, regional cap-and-trade system that aims to reduce global warming pollution.
School Lunches Made Healthy, Safe and Easy by the Oregon Environmental Council Aug 25, 2008: New Eco-Healthy Lunch Box Kit helps reduce kids’ exposures to toxins, increases amount of healthy, local and tasty foods in school diets
Oregon Environmental Council to Celebrate 40th Anniversary at Event in Portland, September 12 Jul 24, 2008: Oldest statewide environmental group to commemorate four decades of working to protect what we all love about Oregon