[OR_Climate_News] Oregon Global Warming Commission to meet Oct. 11 in Portland

[Oregon Climate Change News]

MEETING REMINDER
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Oregon Global Warming Commission
to meet Oct. 11 in Portland



SALEM - The Oregon Global Warming Commission will hold a public meeting Oct. 11 in Portland.



The meeting will be held from 1-4 p.m. at the headquarters of Northwest Natural Gas (220 NW 2nd Ave.). In-person attendance is encouraged because there will be numerous presentations, but to listen to the meeting over the phone, call 1-888-622-5357 and enter participation code 418922.



Among the agenda items is a presentation and discussion about the results of a recent opinion survey on addressing climate change. The Commission heard comments at workshops held around the state on its Interim Roadmap to 2020 plan. The Roadmap proposes a series of actions designed to help the state achieve its 2020 greenhouse gas reduction goal, which is estimated at 30 percent below today's levels.



For a complete agenda and other meeting materials, please go to the Commission's meetings webpage at: http://www.keeporegoncool.org/view/meetings-and-events.



To request an interpreter for the hearing impaired or accommodations for persons with disabilities, please contact Linda Ross at 1-800-221-8035 or via fax at 503-373-7806. TTY users should call the Oregon Relay Service at 711.


The Oregon Global Warming Commission is a 25-member advisory group created by the 2007 Legislature through House Bill 3543. Then-Governor Kulongoski appointed members and directed them to develop long-term policy recommendations to prepare for, adapt to, and combat global warming.

General public comment on issues of relevance to the Global Warming Commission can be sent to the Commission's e-mail address at Oregon.GWC at state.or.us<mailto:Oregon.GWC at state.or.us>.

To stay informed on meetings of the Global Warming Commission and other climate change activities of the state, sign up for the Oregon Climate Change News listserv at www.orclimatechange.gov<http://www.orclimatechange.gov>.

For more information on climate change activities in Oregon, visit the Oregon Department of Energy's Climate Change Portal at the same address and the Global Warming Commission's website at www.keeporegoncool.org<http://www.keeporegoncool.org>.



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Oregon Global Warming Commission

625 Marion St. NE

Salem, OR, 97301

503-378-4040

Toll-free in Oregon: 1-800-221-8035






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