Blog Posts

With Morse named to "Dirty Dozen" list, Rayfield is the clear choice for voters

by: Katy Daily | 08.30.10 1:35 pm

Today, Oregon State Senator Frank Morse, who represents Albany and Corvallis, made the national League of Conservation Voters’ inaugural state-level “Dirty Dozen” list, a list of12 of the most anti-environment candidates in the country running for state office. Senator Morse won out over hundreds of candidates submitted from state leagues across the

Report From the Road: Across the state, Oregonians express strong support for a clean energy economy

by: Jon Isaacs | 08.10.10 1:17 pm

Over the past 10 days, I have facilitated community discussions about environmental problems in Bend, Ashland, Salem and Gladstone (I'm pictured here at a conversation in Salem with Rep.

The first Great Politician Cook-Off lives up to the hype

by: Tresa | 08.03.10 11:10 am

In case you didn't hear, OLCV's Marion County chapter threw its first ever Politician Cook-Off and Sustainability Fair this past Sunday.

Creative, friendly and fun, this head-turning event attracted Democrats and Republicans alike who all gathered to celebrate the values we Oregonians share in common: the pride for our state's natural legacy and the passion to protect it.

Barbecue competition brings community together

by: Toby Van Fleet | 07.29.10 3:08 pm

Finally, we're getting down to what's really important in politics: Who makes the best sauce?

Oregon can't wait for federal action on energy

by: Meredith Shield | 07.26.10 12:59 pm

Climate change: Federal legislation falls apart

Seniors do It more efficiently

by: Andy Maggi | 07.21.10 4:14 pm

On Monday, the Oregon League of Conservation Voters Education Fund (OLCV's sister organization) kicked off its Summer Conversation Series with the first of its statewide events. Monday's event took place in Clackamas County at Rose Villa (a retirement community) and was attended by state Sen. Martha Schrader. The topic of the event was growing our economy and creating jobs here in Oregon and centered around the energy industry.

How Salem can save taxpayer dollars and protect the environment at the same time

by: Meredith Shield | 07.09.10 11:47 am

As summer is upon us, the Oregon Conservation Network, Oregon’s Largest Environmental Coalition, is in the process of choosing its “Priorities for a Healthy Oregon” for the 2011 session. As we make these decisions, we are all very aware of the tough choices Oregon is facing, and looking for innovative solutions to help the State meet its budget challenges and protect Oregon’s environment.

A no-brainer in Lake Oswego: Why it's time to protect sensitive lands

by: Andy Maggi | 07.08.10 5:03 pm

The Lake Oswego City Council is currently discussing how it will move forward to comply with Title 13 by implementing polices that will protect the city's sensitive lands. For the less wonky version of that...Lake Oswego is talking about how it will protect trees, riparian areas, streams and critical wildlife habitat to meet regional goals and priorities. (Read more about Lake Oswego's Sensitive Lands Overlay.)

Chance of sunshine in a dark economic forecast

by: Meredith Shield | 07.01.10 10:37 am

The doom: Oregon is facing tough challenges

As we all know, Oregon is in the middle of a budget crisis.

In May, the Office of Economic Analysis issued a revenue forecast for the state General Fund that showed a sharp drop in the money available to fund state programs that support our natural resources, as well as critical services like healthcare and schools. State officials predict a deficit of $577 million for the current 2009-11 biennium, which ends next June.

Lane County scorecards show marked improvement

by: Ashley Miller | 06.30.10 10:32 am

Prior to joining the OLCV staff, I volunteered on the steering committee of OLCV’s Lane County chapter. One of the things that really appealed to me as a steering committee member was OLCV’s local environmental scorecard process. It was such a great way to evaluate whether or not the hard work we put into electing local candidates in Lane County had actually translated into protecting the environment.