Environment Oregon

Environment Oregon advocates on behalf of its more than members for clean air, clean water, and open space. Program Areas- Global Warming & Clean Energy - Sustainable Transportation - Wild & Scenic Places - Ocean Conservation - Toxic-Free Environment - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Join Our Social Networking Pages Facebook: LinkedIn Group: & MySpace: http://groups.myspace.com/enviroregon Twitter: http://twitter.com/enviroregon Success: 2009 - Protecting the Metolius RIver Basin- Designating 2 marine reserves and studying 4 more- Doubling the administrative fine for environmental violations- Upgrading the state building code to be more energy efficient- Setting a no new coal standard - Setting a low carbon fuel standard 2007 - Setting a state goal to reduce global warming pollution 20% by 2020 and 80% by 2050- Creating a Renewable Portfolio Standard that requires 25% of new electricity come from 100% clean, renewable by 2025- Expanding the state Business Energy Tax Credit to support renewable energy. 2006 - Adopting the California Clean Cars standard.