It’s all over except for the vote counting for Salem’s sexy vegetarian. 28-year old Chris Wright made it all the way to the finals in PETA’s Sexiest Vegetarian Next Door contest. He tells the Statesman-Journal that he’s been urging everyone he meets to vote for him. The polling closed earlier today. PETA says it will announce the winners on April 2nd.
The folks at Oregon Wild seem to be feeling more confident that the Obama Administration will do something to protect Roadless Wilderness Areas. Rob Klavins of Oregon Wild posted an article on their website describing some of the optimistic signs he’s seen recently. Among them; Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack supported protection for roadless areas when he was Governor of Iowa. You can read the entire post here.
On Blue Oregon, Jonathan Poisner of the Oregon League of Conservation Voters makes the case that the state needs to show leadership in the fight against global warming. Specifically he writes in support of SB 80, which caps carbon emissions in the state, lowers the cap over time, enters Oregon into a regional carbon trading system. One point he makes, you can’t count on help from Congress. To find out why, read his post here.
The Oregon Legislature is looking at a bill that would encourage school lunch programs to buy locally grown food. Currently, schools have to buy from the lowest bidder. But HB 2763 gives preference to locally grown food, even if it’s a little more expensive. From the Statesman-Journal.
