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Economists join to say: we can afford a world climate policy

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  • Large network of economists issues report ahead of Copenhagen talks

Oregon School Board Association endorses Farm to School Bill

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  • Latest in a series of endorsements for HB 2800 reinforces Oregonians’ support for farm to school funding this biennium

Enjoy a wine country 4th of July in the Willamette Valley and benefit Ecotrust’s Farm to School program

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  • Red, White and True Oregon Wines kicks off summer wine touring in the Willamette Valley wine region with nostalgic Americana – from lawn games and sparklers to live Bluegrass and BBQ picnics

More than 100 economists band together to fight climate change skeptics

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  • Economists launch RealClimateEconomics.org and issue a new report on national household greenhouse gas emissions

Oregon Farm to School and School Garden Bill (HB 2800) heads to Ways and Means Subcommittee

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  • Public hearing set for 3 p.m., Tuesday, May 12. School food investment will create hundreds of new jobs and generate millions of dollars for Oregon economy

A new era of conservation planning

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  • Just in time for Earth Day, the world’s most widely-used conservation planning tool evolves toward more scientific rigor, social pragmatism

House Agriculture Committee sees Farm to School Bill as a priority

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  • Testimony highlights “fork ready” economic development opportunities to the tune of $100+ million

First public hearing for Farm to School Bill (HB 2800) set for 8 a.m., Thursday, April 2nd

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  • School food investment will create hundreds of new jobs and generate millions of dollars for Oregon economy

Oregon lawmakers serve up a Bill that stimulates the state’s economy and fortifies school children

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  • The latest recipe for school lunch reform promises a hearty portion of dough into the economy

Farm to School investment yields a healthy return into state coffers

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  • Economic impact analysis of pilot program shows investing in local food for the lunchroom provides a great return on investment

Media alert: leading experts to share vision for untangling global food + greenhouse gas conundrum at AAAS

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Media alert: Thomas Friedman’s free lecture in Portland

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Letting fishermen be heard in the battle for the world’s oceans

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  • Ecotrust open-source technology improves ocean planning and collaboration, wins Mellon Award for Innovation

One-quarter of world’s sockeye salmon face extinction

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  • International Union for the Conservation of Nature adds pacific sockeye to global red list of threatened species. Most endangered runs in British Columbia

Grant from Kaiser Permanente Community Fund puts local food on the menu in Portland Public School and Gervais School Districts

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  • Local farmers and food processors to profit from growing and cooking for thousands of students this school year; kids benefit from nutritious, local ingredients

Fishermen inform marine protection process

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  • Local knowledge plays an important role in California’s north central coast