University of Oregon
PAE-24: Sustainability Policy Advocacy

There are several examples of how the UO engages in sustainability policy advocacy. Many of them are found here (specifically in the newsletters): http://uorelations.uoregon.edu/gcr?pl=public-and-government-affairs Here are a few examples: 1) In October 2010, UO professors Marc Schlossberg and Nico Larco, co-directors of UO’s Sustainable Cities Initiative, met with two Oregon congressmen to discuss the reauthorization of five-year surface transportation legislation. They also described for the congressmen how federal transportation research policy should consider the dissemination of research findings through a clearinghouse and applied programs like the Sustainable Cities Initiative. 2) In July 2010, Cassandra Moseley, director of the UO Institute for Sustainable Environment, testified before the US Congress. Moseley described research findings for the US House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee's Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands in an Oversight Hearing. She discussed creating rural jobs on the nation’s public lands through strategies for conservation-oriented economic development. 3) In early 2010, UO faculty members Marc Schlossberg, Nico Larco, and Robert Young met with staff of Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) to discuss his livable communities bill and also to describe work from the University of Oregon with the City of Gresham, Oregon during its inaugural Sustainable Cities Year. 4) On October 2, 2008, Steve Mital, UO Sustainability Director, gave testimony during a field hearing at Pepperdine University in support of the Higher Education Act. Specifically, Steve made a statement in support of authorizing the University Sustainability Programs addressed by the Act.