Fundamental to our approach is the concept that social agents make decisions in response to information as well as their internal value systems, societal pressures resulting from the emergence of scarcities, and perceptions of the responsiveness of various policies to their goals. Envision provides a framework for examining and simulating the coupled interactions and cyclical feedbacks among human actions, policy effects and landscape productions.
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(541) 737-5705
According to their website “RNP’s mission is to promote the implementation of environmentally responsible renewable resources, such as wind, solar and geothermal, in the Northwest.”
Organization Type: Not-For-Profit Corporation
(503) 223-4544
According to their website, “Community Energy Solutions is a Bainbridge Island based non-profit organization. We see our country’s economic, energy and climate challenges as opportunities for positive change at the local level. Empowering communities is our key to creating meaningful change. We do this by: creating local community-based renewable energy and energy efficiency projects; providing education about efficiency and renewable energy; helping communities to discover opportunities to reduce their carbon footprint; and engaging public agencies, businesses, individuals and students to raise awareness on energy consumption and its impact.”
Organization Type: Not-For-Profit Corporation
(206) 261-5259
What is the NPLCC?
According to their webpage “The NPLCC is one of 22 LCCs established by the Department of Interior. The North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative is a self-directed partnership between federal agencies, states, Tribes/First Nations, non-governmental organizations, universities, and other entities to collaboratively define science needs and jointly address broad-scale conservation issues, such as climate change.”
Organization Type: Non-Governmental-Corporation
According to their website “The Oregon Climate Change Research Institute (OCCRI), based at Oregon State University (OSU), is a network of over 100 researchers at OSU, the University of Oregon, Portland State University, Southern Oregon University, and affiliated federal and state labs. In 2007, the Oregon state legislature created OCCRI and tasked it with: fostering climate change research among faculty of the Oregon University System (OUS); serving as a clearinghouse for climate information; and providing climate change information to the public in an easily understandable form.”
Organization Type: Not-For-Profit Corporation
(541) 737-5705
According to their website “The Climate Action Reserve is an environmental 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with the mission of encouraging actions to manage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The organization was launched in 2001 to help companies take early actions to manage and reduce their emissions. Today, the Climate Action Reserve uses its expertise in GHG accounting to ensure environmental benefit, integrity and transparency in market-based solutions that reduce GHG emissions, including offset projects. Because of its reputation for rigorous, comprehensive standards and public processes, the Climate Action Reserve has come to represent the organic seal of approval for high quality offsets.
Mission Statement
Promote the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by pioneering credible market-based policies and solutions.”
Organization Type: Not-For-Profit Corporation
(213) 891-1444
According to their website, “The NW Energy Coalition is a 30-year-old alliance of more than 100 organizations, businesses and utilities serving British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.
Mission Statement
The NW Energy Coalition builds solutions for a clean and affordable energy future through unparalleled policy expertise and by bringing together diverse voices to enhance northwest renewable energy and energy efficiency development, consumer protection, low-income energy assistance, and fish and wildlife restoration.”
Organization Type: Not-For-Profit Corporation
(206) 621-0094
According to their website, “Skagit Land Trust was founded in 1992 to protect our region’s natural lands, open space and wildlife habitat for the benefit of this and future generations. Skagit County is renowned for its wild and scenic rivers, expansive floodplains, fertile agricultural lands, native forests and abundance of wildlife. Located between the growing cities of Seattle and Vancouver B.C, our natural heritage continues to be lost at an alarming rate. The Trust works in collaboration with private landowners and over twenty organizations to leverage resources to achieve common land conservation goals.”
Mission Statement
They focus their work on “Protecting wildlife habitat, agricultural and forest lands, scenic open space, wetlands, and shorelines throughout the mainland and islands of Skagit County for the benefit of our community and as a legacy for future generations.”
Organization Type: Not-For-Profit Corporation
(360) 428-7878
According to their website, “Transition Olympia is a grassroots effort in Olympia (and surrounding areas) confronting the triple threat of Global Climate Change, Peak Oil, and Economic Contraction by catalyzing local resilience and revitalizing our communities.
Transition Olympia connects and strengthens our network of individuals and groups that focus on building local resilience. We support self-reliance and an abundant, vital community that can adapt to changes in food, energy, economic, and social systems. They are making movements towards small, site specific, community-based solutions.”
Organization Type: Not-For-Profit Corporation
(360) 481-4235
According to their website “The CIG focuses on the intersection of climate science and public policy/resource management. Key areas of the group’s collective expertise include but are not limited to: downscaling global climate model data; regional climate modeling; hydrologic modeling; water resources and terrestrial/aquatic ecosystem modeling and impacts assessment; coastal impacts assessment; climate change vulnerability assessment and adaptation planning; and outreach and education.”
Organization Type: Not-For-Profit Corporation
(206) 616-5350