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Ohio Public Interest Research Group

Organization

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

Phil Radford, environmental leader

Phil Radford^[6]

Affiliate organizations

References

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“Ohio PIRG”. Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
[3]

Nader, Ralph; Donald Ross (1972). Action for a Change: A Student’s Manual for Public Interest Organizing. New York: Grossman Publishers.
[4]

“PIRG Backs “Bottle Bill”“. Boston College. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
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“Bottle Bill Beverage Containers Recycling Program”. Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
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“Phillip D. Radford, Greenpeace, Executive Director”. Fund for the Public Interest. Archived from the original on 2013-06-01. Retrieved 2013-07-19.