SUPPORT SENATE BILL 80 and House Bill 2186

Senate Bill 80 (full description)

  • Establishes new Climate Council to coordinate state climate efforts
  • Shares planning between state agencies including DEQ, ODOT, ODOE and the PUC
  • Uses sector-by-sector planning for the most cost-effective strategies to achieve our statutory goals adopted by the Legislature in 2007
  • Delays deciding whether to require reductions by manufacturing and industrial sector
  • Creates a separate path for consumer-owned utilities
  • Safety valves allow for technological limits, costs and other challenges
  • A process to create a carbon offset market that will help Oregon forestry and agriculture

House Bill 2186 (full description)

House Bill 2186 contains a set of policies to reduce Oregon’s global warming impact. The policies are based on studies of which actions create significant benefits with relative ease, and have additional safety, consumer, and energy benefits. Tire efficiency, idling reduction, low-emission fuels, product composition, and truck aerodynamics have been studied for decades, and specific policies have been considered throughout the country on these issues for at least the past six years.

 

The Governor asked for our help to pass this critical legislation. He particularly needs a strong business voice. Please engage any of your contacts in the Senate, legislative leadership or any of the key “swing votes” including Senators Carter, Johnson, Schrader and Metzger. They need to know that reducing carbon will help us to support and grow renewable energy, energy efficiency, electric vehicles and many other important and burgeoning “green” clusters in Oregon. Climate legislation will also prepare us for federal regulation and help us do our part to avoid the critical risks imposed by climate change. Here is the contact information:

Senate President Peter Courtney sen.petercourtney@state.or.us 503-986-1600
Senator Margaret Carter: sen.margaretcarter@state.or.us 503-986-1722
Senator Betsy Johnson sen.betsyjohnson@state.or.us 503-986-1716
Senator Rick Metsger sen.rickmetsger@state.or.us 503-986-1726
Senator Martha Schrader sen.marthaschrader@state.or.us 503-986-1720

CONGRATS CHALLENGE WINNERS!

Winning the Company Category

 

WinnerGreen Hammer Construction

www.greenhammerconstruction.com

 

Project details

 

“Green Hammer has made a fundamentally important choice, to source wood only from well-managed forests or from salvage. With forests all over the world being destroyed to bring cheap furniture and building materials to the U.S., I hope their choice will inspire others to join them." –Mike O’Brien, Challenge judge

 

Winning the Large Project Category

 

WinnerB&G Builders, Inc.

www.bandgweb.com

 

Project details

 

"Daybreak looks like our future. To live well, we prefer to live among friendly neighbors, with a place of our own. To live within our means, we want smaller yet richer dwellings. The Daybreak team worked long and hard to build a place that accommodates this vision.” –Mike O’Brien, Challenge judge

 

Winning the Small Project Category

 

WinnerSarah and John Ferguson

Kitchen Remodel

 

Project details

 

Through the remodel, “We learned a lot and worked with some great Portlanders. The hand of the artist and the natural materials add such character and warmth to our home. And, our whole family loves the beautiful kitchen!” Sarah Ferguson, homeowner.

 

 

 

MISSION

To improve the vitality of local forests and related human communities by connecting local, responsibly grown and processed wood with local projects.