Ohio Public Interest Research Group
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Ohio Public Interest Research Group (Ohio PIRG) is a non-profit organization that is part of the state PIRG organizations. It works on a variety of political activities.
In the United States, Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs) are non-profit organizations that employ grassroots organizing, direct advocacy, investigative journalism, and litigation to affect public policy.{{Cite web |url=http://www.uspirg.org/page/usp/about-us |title=U.S. PIRG: About Us |access-date=October 8, 2012 |archive-date=October 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006130644/http://www.uspirg.org/page/usp/about-us |url-status=dead }}
Mission
Ohio PIRG's mission is to deliver persistent, result-oriented public interest activism that protects our environment, encourages a fair, sustainable economy, and fosters responsive, democratic government.{{Cite web |url=http://votesmart.org/interest-group/826/ohio-public-interest-research-group#.UoEDluI7eNM |title=Ohio PIRG |publisher=Project Vote Smart |access-date=2013-08-23}}
History
The PIRGs emerged in the early 1970s on U.S. college campuses. The PIRG model was proposed in the book Action for a Change by Ralph Nader and Donald Ross.{{Cite book |last=Nader |first=Ralph |title=Action for a Change: A Student's Manual for Public Interest Organizing |url=https://archive.org/details/actionforchanges00naderich |url-access=registration |last2=Donald Ross |publisher=Grossman Publishers |year=1972 |location=New York}}
Among other early accomplishments, the PIRGs were responsible for much of the Container Container Deposit Legislation in the United States, also known as "bottle bills."{{Cite web |url=http://newspapers.bc.edu/cgi-bin/bostonsh?a=d&d=bcheights19750922.2.30 |title=PIRG Backs "Bottle Bill" |publisher=Boston College |access-date=2013-08-23}}{{Cite web |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1991-11-08/news/9102150529_1_bottle-bill-beverage-containers-industry-recycling-program |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202223130/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1991-11-08/news/9102150529_1_bottle-bill-beverage-containers-industry-recycling-program |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 2, 2013 |title=Bottle Bill Beverage Containers Recycling Program |publisher=Sun Sentinel |access-date=2013-08-23}}
Notable members and alumni
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- Phil Radford{{Cite web |url=http://www.fundforthepublicinterest.org/jobs/alumni/profiles/phillip-d.-radford |title=Phillip D. Radford, Greenpeace, Executive Director |publisher=Fund for the Public Interest |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601223141/http://fundforthepublicinterest.org/jobs/alumni/profiles/phillip-d.-radford |archive-date=2013-06-01 |access-date=2013-07-19}}
Affiliate organizations
References
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External links
- [http://www.uspirg.org/ U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG)]
- [http://www.studentpirgs.org/ The Student PIRGs]
- [http://www.publicinterestnetwork.org/ The Public Interest Network]
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Category:Non-profit organizations based in Ohio
Category:Public Interest Research Groups