Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE OREGON ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE INNOVATIVE, COLLABORATIVE AND EQUITABLE SOLUTIONS TO OREGON'S ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES FOR TODAY AND FUTURE GENERATIONS, INCLUDING CLIMATE PROTECTION; CLEAN AND PLENTIFUL WATER; AND TOXIC-FREE ENVIRONMENTS.
RENEW OREGON:CO-FOUNDED BY OEC, THE RENEW OREGON CAMPAIGN IS LASER-FOCUSED ON BUILDING A MOVEMENT TO WIN BIG ON CLIMATE IN OREGON BY CAPPING AND PRICING CARBON AND ADVANCING CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES THAT ALSO CREATE LOCAL JOBS. RENEW OREGONS EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH WORK HAS RESULTED IN ENDORSEMENTS FROM MORE THAN 70 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS; A SUPPORT LETTER SIGNED BY MORE THAN 195 FARMS AND AGRICULTURAL STAKEHOLDERS; PUBLIC SUPPORT FROM MORE THAN 140 CLERGY LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE; AND A SUPPORT LETTER FROM MORE THAN 830 LOCAL BUSINESSES, INCLUDING MANY IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. RENEW OREGONS BASE OF SUPPORTERS HAS GROWN TO MORE THAN 35,000 ON SOCIAL MEDIA (CUMULATIVE TOTAL FOR FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND INSTAGRAM) AND AN EMAIL LIST OF OVER 65,000. RENEW OREGON AND OUR STATEWIDE COALITION WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN SECURING THE OREGON CLIMATE ACTION PLAN, THE STRONGEST CLIMATE EXECUTIVE ORDER IN THE NATION.
CLIMATE PROTECTION:OEC PROMOTES SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE, INCLUDING COMPREHENSIVE CARBON-REDUCTION POLICIES AND ECO-FRIENDLY TRANSPORTATION (AS OUTLINED BELOW). IN FY2019-20, WE WORKED WITH OUR ALLIES TO DEVELOP A POLICY TO CAP AND PUT A PRICE ON THE STATES CARBON POLLUTION AND HAVE IT INTRODUCED IN THE 2020 LEGISLATIVE SESSION. THESE EFFORTS RESULTED IN THE RELEASE OF GOVERNOR BROWNS EXECUTIVE ORDER 20-04, OR THE OREGON CLIMATE ACTION PLAN, IN MARCH 2020. IN ADDITION, SUCCESSFUL WATCHDOGGING AND DEFENSE OF ONE OF OUR SIGNATURE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, THE CLEAN FUELS STANDARD, HAS LED TO A HIGHLY FUNCTIONING PROGRAM THAT HAS SLASHED 4 MILLION TONS OF CLIMATE POLLUTION (AS OF THE END OF 2019), SUPPORTED LOCAL JOBS, AND CUT AIR POLLUTION.
CLEAN AND PLENTIFUL WATER:TO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF OREGONS WATERWAYS AND KEEP DRINKING WATER SAFE, OEC WORKS TO PRESERVE WATER AS WELL AS REDUCE POLLUTED RUNOFF FROM BOTH URBAN AND RURAL SOURCES, INCLUDING PESTICIDES, NITRATE AND TOXIC CHEMICALS. OUR WORK WITH THE SWALLEY IRRIGATION DISTRICT HELPED RETURN 1.2 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER PER DAY DURING THE IRRIGATION SEASON TO THE UPPER DESCHUTES RIVER, HELPING TO MAKE THE DESCHUTES BASIN A BETTER PLACE FOR FISH AND FROGS, FARMERS AND RECREATIONALISTS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. IN FY2019-20, WE LAUNCHED THE WATER FUTURES PROJECT, A SERIES OF CONVERSATIONS WITH CULTURALLY-SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES AROUND OREGON. WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH AFFILIATED TRIBES OF NORTHWEST INDIANS TO PRODUCE AND LAUNCH AN ANTHEM VIDEO FOR THE CHANGING CURRENTS TRIBAL WATER PROJECT, ELEVATING TRIBAL VOICES FOR THE FUTURE OF OREGONS WATERS AND WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Diana Nunez | Executive Dir. | 40 | $93,408 |
| Jean Wilson | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Doris Penwell | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Moynahan | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Koehler | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Jung | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Bruce Abernathy | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Bill Boggess | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Silberg | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Philip Wu | Vice President | 1 | $0 |
| Lane Shetterly | President | 1 | $0 |
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