Dear John,

Oregon League of Conservation Voters turned 50 this year! That’s a half-century of protecting Oregon’s natural legacy, electing pro-environment candidates to office, and holding our elected officials accountable.

Will you make a year-end gift of $50 or any amount to support our work protecting Oregon’s people, places, climate, and environment?

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As we celebrate this milestone, we’ve been taking a trip down memory lane. Here’s a look back at 50 years of OLCV and what we’ve accomplished together.

1970s
OLCV was founded in 1972 by a coalition of 501c3 organizations (mainly the Oregon Environmental Council and the Sierra Club) who wanted to create an environmental PAC. The first Environmental Scorecard for the Oregon Legislature was published in 1975.

1980s
The organization changed its name from the Oregon League of Environmental Voters to Oregon League of Conservation Voters and hired its first Executive Director.

1990s
The 90s were an eventful decade for OLCV! In 1996, OLCV took over sponsorship of the Oregon Conservation Network, transforming it over time from a loose network of groups defending against rollbacks and threats to Oregon’s environment into a powerful coalition with many major legislative victories. The first county chapters, in Washington and Lane counties, were established in 1997. In 1998, OLCV held the first Annual Celebration for the Environment. And from 1999 to 2002, county chapters were established in Clackamas, Marion, Lincoln, Multnomah, Jackson, and Deschutes counties.

2000s
We had some big legislative wins in the 2000s--Oregon established the nation’s most aggressive renewable energy standard in 2007 and in 2009 Oregon became the first state to pass a Clean Fuels bill into law.

2010s
Oregon’s Clean Fuels Program became permanent in 2015. In 2016, we passed Coal to Clean, which will transition Oregon from coal power to clean, renewable energy by 2030 and double the state’s Renewable Portfolio Standard to 50% by 2040. OLCV played a key role in saving the Elliott State Forest in 2017. In 2018, OLCV PAC made what was up to that point its largest investment ever in an election, over $1 million dollars, and its largest investment in a candidate, $750,000 to re-elect Governor Kate Brown.

Today
In 2020, Governor Brown signed a landmark executive order on climate, requiring large polluters to lower pollution 45% below 1990 levels by 2035, and at least 80% below 1990 levels by 2050. In 2021, the legislature passed HB 2021, putting Oregon on track to 100% clean energy by 2040. And just this year, OLCV PAC made its largest ever investment in an election cycle–$1.8 million–and its largest ever investment in a single race, helping elect climate champion Tina Kotek to be our next governor.

I’m so grateful to you for being part of our community. Your dedication and generosity helped us achieve all of this – and the reason I know the next 50 years will be even more successful. You can help by making a special year-end gift to OLCV today. Donate: [[link removed]]

Thank you again for all you do. Here’s to another 50 years!

Sincerely,
Doug Moore
OLCV Executive Director

Oregon League of Conservation Voters
321 SW 4th Ave Ste 600
Portland, OR 97204
United States

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