Oregon Global Warming Commission to meet October 21

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CONTACT:
Angus Duncan, 503-248-7695

SALEM — The Oregon Global Warming Commission will meet Friday, October 21 in Portland. The public meeting will be held from 9 a.m. to noon in the Oregon Room at Two World Trade Center, 25 SW Salmon St.

A listen-only call-in line will be available for those who cannot attend the meeting. Please call 1-877-336-1831, then use access code 872206.

At the meeting, the Commission will discuss, among other things:

    • The most recent data on Oregon's greenhouse gas emissions,
    • The preliminary findings of the OGWC forest carbon task force, and
    • What topics to cover in a possible 2016 report to the Legislature.

For more information about this meeting, please visit the Commission’s website at http://www.keeporegoncool.org. If you need special accommodations to participate in the meeting, please contact Linda Ross at 503-378-6874 or at linda.ross@oregon.gov.

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The Oregon Global Warming Commission is a 25-member advisory group created by the 2007 Legislature through House Bill 3543. Members were appointed and directed to develop long-term policy recommendations to prepare for, adapt to, and combat global warming. Public comments can be submitted to the commission at Oregon.GWC@state.or.us. Sign up for the “Oregon Climate Change News” listserv at www.orclimatechange.gov to hear about Global Warming Commission meetings and the state’s efforts to address climate change.

For more information on climate change activities in Oregon, visit the Oregon Department of Energy Climate Change Portal, www.orclimatechange.gov, and the Global Warming Commission’s website at www.keeporegoncool.org.

Oregon Global Warming Commission Oregon Department of Energy 625 Marion St. NE Salem, OR, 97301 503-378-4040 Toll-free in Oregon: 1-800-221-8035

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