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Oral history interview with Roy H. Hemmingway [Session 01, Recording 04]
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- 2000-08-29 (Creation)
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Audiocassette; 00:25:01
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Leroy H. Hemmingway was born in Evanston, Illinois, in 1946. In 1968, he earned a degree from Stanford University. In 1972, he earned a law degree from Yale University. He was involved with the Oregon Environmental Council during the early 1970s, and in 1976, he worked as a lawyer for the Oregon Public Utility Commission. He served as deputy public utility commissioner under Commissioners Charlie Davis and John J. Lobdell, during both the administrations of governors Bob Straub and Vic Atiyeh. He represented Oregon on the Northwest Power Planning Council, now known as the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, from 1981 to 1986. From 1995 to 2001, he was a policy advisor to Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber. From 2001 to 2003, he served as chair of the Oregon Public Utility Commission. From 2003 to 2006, he served as New Zealand Energy Commissioner. He then returned to Portland, Oregon, and worked as an energy consultant.
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Tape 2, Side 2. In the first interview session, conducted on August 29, 2000, Hemmingway discusses his family background and early life in Illinois, including his education and his early political beliefs. He shares his experiences studying international politics at Stanford University and studying environmental law at Yale University, and talks about his international travels in the 1960s. He discusses his reasons for specializing in environmental law, landmark environmental legislation in the 1960s and 1970s, and his involvement with the Oregon Environmental Council. He speaks about working as a lawyer for the Oregon Public Utility Commission, including researching a case against the Bonneville Power Administration and lobbying the Oregon Legislature on energy legislation.
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Joint copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society and Roy H. Hemmingway. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/
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- English
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- O'Rourke, Michael (Filmmaker) (Contributor)