Healthy Air Oregon Campaign
Welcome to the Healthy Air Oregon Campaign web site. Healthy Air Oregon is a project of Oregon Toxics Alliance, an Oregon-based non-profit dedicated to fighting for greater awareness of the presence of toxics in our air, water, food and bodies.
Latest News
Press Conference News Coverage
KEZI-TV had a terrific news clip for our April 20th Press Conference. Heather Hintze EUGENE, Ore. — Northwest Community Credit Union is hoping to save its customer’s money and help the environment with its new no idle policy. Staff say just one branch could prevent 50 pounds of carbon dioxide from going into the air [...]
Earth Week announcement: new business partner April 20th
Press Release (PDF file) OTA is proud to announce an addition to the growing list of Healthy Air Oregon business partners. Springfield, Oregon Just two days before Earth Day 2010, Northwest Community Credit Union is announcing the adoption of a green strategy called Healthy Air Oregon. As part of our Healthy Air Oregon campaign, Northwest [...]
OTA welcomes new business partners in April
Arcimoto Electric Vehicles is now a member of the Healthy Air Oregon campaign. Arcimoto EV was founded in October 2007 to bring quality, affordable, sustainable vehicles to the masses and aims to be a major player in the new green transportation space. Arcimoto, based in Eugene, was also a host of a recent tour of [...]
Business Partner Market of Choice in the News
February 24, 2009 KEZI-TV News (Eugene) did a feature on Market of Choice’s “No Idling” policy as part of their special series on Recycling and Reducing. Market of Choice is one of the original business partners in OTA’s Healthy Air Oregon campaign. For this story KEZI reporter Heather Hintze interviewed Market of Choice Sustainability Manager [...]
George Rode explains the myths about engine idling
George Rode, owner of Autohaus and EuroAsian Automotive (Eugene, OR) explains why it’s so important to end unnecessary idling and the benefits to consumers. Oregon Toxics Alliance’s Healthy Air Oregon is a comprehensive project to protect children’s health by reducing benzene emissions from gas stations throughout Oregon. OTA also recommends steps that individual car owners [...]
Don’t Top Off at the Gas Pump – Good News for Consumers
Ed Meza, owner of Swedish Engineering (Eugene, OR) explains why the new law in Oregon preventing gas stations from “topping off” our gas purchases is good news for consumers. Oregon Toxics Alliances Healthy Air Oregon is a comprehensive project to protect childrens health by reducing benzene emissions from gas stations throughout Oregon. OTA also recommends [...]
