Oregon - Resources & Links

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1000 Friends of Oregon

1000 Friends works with Oregonians to enhance quality of life by building livable urban and rural communities, protecting family farms and forests, and conserving natural and scenic areas. http://www.friends.org

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City of Portland, Office of Sustainable Development

Portland's Office of Sustainable Development purpose is to provide leadership and contribute practical solutions to ensure a prosperous community where people and nature thrive, now and in the future. http://www.sustainableportland.org

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Coalition for a Livable Future

CLF is a coalition of 60 community organizations working to strengthen regional planning efforts to ensure a healthy, equitable, and sustainable future for the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area. http://clfuture.org

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Metro Council

Metro protects open space and parks, plans for land use and transportation, and manages garbage disposal and recycling for 1.3 million residents in three counties and 25 cities in the Portland, Oregon, region. http://www.metro-region.org

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Oregon Center for Environmental Health

A non-profit, member-based organization that was founded in 1996, its mission is to protect public health and the environment by promoting alternatives to use, manufacture, release and disposal of toxic chemicals. http://www.oregon-health.org

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Oregon Center for Public Policy

OCPP does in-depth research and analysis on budget, tax, and economic issues. Its goal is to improve decision making and generate more opportunities for all Oregonians. http://www.ocpp.org

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Oregon Progress Board

The Oregon Progress Board is an independent state planning and oversight agency created by the Legislature in 1989. It is responsible for monitoring the state's 20-year strategic vision, Oregon Shines. http://egov.oregon.gov/DAS/OPB

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Oregon Toxics Alliance

OTA is a grassroots organization working towards toxics use reduction statewide. Its primary goal is to establish public policy changes in Oregon leading to dramatic reform in toxics use and contamination. http://www.oregontoxics.org

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Oregon Water Trust

The Oregon Water Trust's mission is to restore surface water flows for healthier streams in Oregon by using cooperative, free-market solutions. The intended result is healthier streams for fish, wildlife, and people. http://www.owt.org

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Portland State University's Population Research Center

Population Research Center provides current and historical census and related data for the State of Oregon, and for cities, counties, and other geographic areas in Oregon. http://www.pdx.edu/prc

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Resource Innovations

A project of the Institute for a Sustainable Environment (UofO), RI offers research and technical assistance on sustainable development and climate change issues. Graduate students and faculty from UofO are involved in many of the projects. http://cwch.uoregon.edu

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Oregon Natural Step Network

A membership organization that supports Oregon business, governmental, and educational organizations interested in using The Natural Step (TNS) framework for sustainability. http://www.ortns.org/

Report

A Sustainable Oregon for the 21st Century

State Agency Guidance for Implementing Governor Kulongoski's Executive Order 03-03

This Guidance is designed to help state agencies put the concepts of sustainability into practice, ensuring sound stewardship of our human, economic and natural resources for today and tomorrow.
Oregon Sustainability Board;
2003;
Oregon Sustainability Board;
31 pp.

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Achieving the Oregon Shines Vision

The 2005 Benchmark Performance Report

This report looks at trend data for seven categories of Oregon Benchmarks, a collection of indicators that serve as vital signs for the well-being of the State of Oregon and are used to help set priorities and guide actions.
Oregon Progress Board;
2005;
Oregon Progress Board;
134 pp.

Report

Status, Trends, and Needs of Selected Businesses Applying Sustainability Practices in Oregon

This document summarizes the findings of an exploratory research project on the economic impacts of a selected group of private businesses and non-profit organizations that are applying sustainable development practices in the state of Oregon.
Resource Innovation Group, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon;
2005;
State of Oregon Sustainability Board;
89 pp.