Ohio Public Interest Research Group Explained
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.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3] 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."[4] [5]
Notable members and alumni
Affiliate organizations
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: U.S. PIRG: About Us . October 8, 2012 . October 6, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121006130644/http://www.uspirg.org/page/usp/about-us . dead .
- Web site: Ohio PIRG . Project Vote Smart . 2013-08-23.
- Book: Nader, Ralph . Action for a Change: A Student's Manual for Public Interest Organizing . registration . Donald Ross . Grossman Publishers . 1972 . New York.
- Web site: PIRG Backs "Bottle Bill" . . 2013-08-23.
- Web site: Bottle Bill Beverage Containers Recycling Program . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202223130/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1991-11-08/news/9102150529_1_bottle-bill-beverage-containers-industry-recycling-program . dead . December 2, 2013 . . 2013-08-23.
- Web site: Phillip D. Radford, Greenpeace, Executive Director . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130601223141/http://fundforthepublicinterest.org/jobs/alumni/profiles/phillip-d.-radford . 2013-06-01 . 2013-07-19.
