Priority: Protecting Oregonians from pollution
Vision: Oregon children will live and play in toxic-free environments. Businesses and governments will reduce the use of and prevent the release of chemicals that harm human health. Parents and caregivers will protect our children from toxic chemicals, even before birth, as vigilantly as we now protect them from tobacco smoke or alcohol.
Examples of our work:
- Eco-Healthy Child Care: Over 300 child care facilities in Oregon and 1,168 nationwide have committed to ensuring healthier, greener facilities for children to learn and play.
- Eco-Healthy Home Tips: email series featuring quick and easy tips which will tune you in to ways to reduce toxics in your home environment
- It's not Cool to Idle at School.
Priority: Clean and healthy rivers for Oregon
Vision: OEC believes that all Oregonians should be free to swim, boat and fish in our rivers - and to eat what they catch - without being concerned about their health.
Examples of our work:
- Stormwater Solutions Workshops: low-impact development workshops for Oregon's growing communities.
- 50 Ways to Love Your River.
Priority: Global warming solutions
Vision: OEC believes that Oregon can demonstrate leadership by taking the steps necessary to curb global warming pollution and adopt solutions that will stimulate state growth in a new energy economy.
Examples of our work:
- Carbon Neutral Challenge for Wineries: 27 Oregon wineries are participating in the challenge to reduce their carbon footprint, with the ultimate goal of becoming carbon neutral.
- Climate Coolers: easy tips on what you can do every day to help slow global warming.
Priority: Healthy food and farms
Vision: Oregon will become a leader in food production and farming that protects our health and our environment. Oregon's farmers and food businesses will flourish economically, and be rewarded for their stewardship of our rivers and water, air, and wildlife.
Examples of our work:
- Vote with Your Fork!: lunchtime workplace presentations, a pledge and an email series to encourage Oregonians to become empowered eaters.
- Farm Fresh: connecting workplaces with Community Supported Agriculture farm shares.
- South Coast Sustainable Foods Brand: Beginning with Oregon's famous cranberries, we are partnering with local farmers to create a local, sustainable foods brand to reward farmers who are practicing sustainable agriculture.
- Climate Friendly Nurseries: we are partnering with nurseries to use energy and other resources more efficiently, reduce costs and lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Priority: Smart policy
Vision: The Oregon Legislature will recognize a healthy environment as a fundamental priority. Oregon will adopt visionary environmental laws and be a model of environmental stewardship.
