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Vancouver Island Vegetarian Association (VIVA)

According to their website their purpose is to “The Vancouver Island Vegetarian Association is a thriving community of members who inspire, lead and support others in their exploration of a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle.”

This group encourages and supports the Low Impact Lifestyle of vegetarianism or veganism.

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(250) 386-2100

Address

PO Box 35013 City, Province:Victoria, British Columbia Country: Canada V8T 5G2

Earthsave Canada

According to their website “Earthsave Canada is a non-profit, educational organization promoting awareness … We advocate the move towards a more whole foods, plant-based diet for environmental sustainability.”

Low Impact Lifestyles

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Telephone

(604) 731-5885

Address

PO Box 2213 Station Terminal Vancouver, BC V6B 3W2 Office #106 - 1850 Lorne Street Vancouver, BC V5T 3B7

Earth Justice

According to their website“Earth Justice is a non-profit public interest law organization dedicated to protecting the magnificent places, natural resources, and wildlife of this earth, and to defending the right of all people to a healthy environment.”

Conservation of wild areas is natural carbon sequestration.

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(206) 343-7340

Address

Northwest 705 Second Avenue Suite 203 Seattle, WA 98104

Veg Seattle

They state that they are “a comprehensive resource for those interested in reducing the amount of meat and/or dairy products that they consume.”

Meat is a high impact industry, and reducing dependence on it reduces one’s carbon footprint.

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(206) 250-7301

Address

Veg Seattle c/o NARN PO Box 15618 Seattle, WA 98115

Try Vegan PDX

According to their website “Try Vegan PDX is a vegan outreach group in Portland, Oregon. Their goal is to help people who have made the decision to go vegan by offering resources, support and community-building activities.”

This organization supports the Low Impact Lifestyle of veganism.

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(808) 854-7414

The Eugene Veg Education Network (EVEN)

According to their website: “EVEN is an official 501(c)(3) non-profit, providing education, information and resources to encourage people to explore the benefits of a plant-based diet.”

This is a Low Impact Lifestyle, reducing individual carbon output.

Organization Type: Non-Profit

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http://www.eugeneveg.org/index.html

Address

Eugene Veg Education Network (EVEN) 1574 Coburg Rd., #120 Eugene, OR 97401

Northwest VEG

According to their website their goal is to “Build, support & maintain community.” They make the low impact lifestyle of vegetarianism easier to access and keep up.

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(503) 746-8344

Address

24305 NE Elkhorn Rd. Brush Prairie, WA 98606

Vegetarians of Washington

Vegetarians of Washington is an independent 501(c)3 non profit organization. They highlight resources and communities to assist in living the Low Impact Lifestyle that is vegetarianism.

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(206) 706-2635

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Vegetarians of Washington 15100 SE 38th St - #820 Bellevue, WA 98006

Off the Chain Bicycle Collective

According to their website: “Off the Chain is a low cost, volunteer run bicycle collective open to the Anchorage community. Off the Chain teaches people of all ages and backgrounds how to repair bicycles and strives to increase bicycle ridership, awareness, and safety through community service and education.”

This non-profit promotes low impact lifestyles (cycling as transport).

Organization Type: Non-Profit

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Telephone

(907) 258-6822

Address

814 W. Northern Lights Suite W-15 (west end of the Mat-Maid building) Anchorage, AK

Corvallis Bicycle Co-op

According to their site their philosophy is “Putting Bikes Under People.

The Corvallis Bike Collective is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. We are comprised entirely of volunteers dedicated to putting safe, affordable, working bikes under all people of Corvallis and putting those bikers on the roads.”

Organization to promote low impact lifestyles (cycling as transport).

Organization Type: Non-Profit

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Telephone

(541) 224-6885

Address

PO Box 188; Corvallis, OR 97339