Mission Statement
The Sustainable Future Section supports sustainability within the Oregon legal profession and the practice of law through (1) educational programs, (2) examination of the integration of law and sustainability, and (3) dialogue about the needs and interests of future generations.
What’s New
On March 13, 2012, from 5:30-7:00 PM, Prof. Andreas Schmittner of OSU will discuss the recent National Science Foundation study that indicated that climate change will be less severe than predicted by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Click here for more details on attending this CLE event at the Word Trade Center in Portland.
Attend a CLE (credit pending) with a presentation by Oregon Wave Energy Trust (OWET), a nonprofit public-private partnership funded by the Oregon Innovation Council, on February 29, 2012, noon to 1:15 PM at Stoel Rives in Portland. This program will discuss the State’s ongoing efforts to attract and build the ocean renewable energy industry in Oregon. Click here for more details.
The Winter 2011 issue of The Long View is now available – read the feature articles on sustainability from an economist’s perspective and the discount rate, Green Pro Bono, Inc., consumption-based carbon footprint measurement, and more.
The next meeting of the Sustainable Future section executive commtitee is at 9 AM on March 9, 2012, at the office of Markowitz, Herbold, Glade & Mehlhaf, P.C., in Portland. Please contact Section Secretary Janna Aginsky if you plan to attend in person or by phone.
The Sustainable Future section welcomes new members of the Oregon State Bar with a discounted membership offer. If you joined the Bar after October 1, 2011, you will receive a 2013 Sustainable Future section membership for free for signing up and paying dues for a 2012 membership to the section. Click here to complete the application.
