Category Archives: Mitigation

Organizations working to offset, limit, or prevent human caused climate change. This might include any kind of work ranging from technology innovation to policy reform and education.

Northwest Climate Science Center (NW CSC)

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Description of Organization: The NW CSC is a federally funded collaboration between (primarily) researched from Oregon State University, the University of Washington, and the University of Idaho.

Mission: “The center’s mission is to provide resource managers with the scientific information, tools, and techniques they need to anticipate, monitor, and adapt to climate change.”

Vision: “To become nationally recognized as a best-practice model for the provisions of climate science and decision support tools to address conservation and management issues in the Pacific Northwest Region.”

History: Founded in 2010 by the US Department of Interior to aide management decisions related to Climate change issues in the PNW region.

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(541) 737-2525

The Calapooia Watershed Council

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According to their website, “The Calapooia Watershed Council (CWC) was created by residents of the watershed in 1999, and is a community organization that promotes voluntary actions to improve the health of the watershed.   The Council was originally formed due to initial concerns of agriculture regulations and the listing of threatened fish species, namely spring Chinook and winter steelhead.  The activities of the Council are guided by bylaws, articles of incorporation, policies, and its mission statement.”

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(541) 466-3493

Address

P.O. Box 844 Brownsville, OR 97327

Advocates for the west

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From their website –

“Advocates for the West is a non-profit environmental law group whose mission is to use law and science to restore streams and watersheds, protect public lands and wildlife, and ensure sustainable communities in Idaho and other western states.”

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(208) 342-7024

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Street address: P.O. Box 1612 Boise, ID 83701

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is a U.S. Department of Energy funded laboratory. PNNL scientists conduct basic and applied research and development in a variety of subjects, including increasing the U.S. energy capacity and reducing dependence on imported oil, as well as reducing the effects of human activity on the environment. Battelle Memorial Institute, a private nonprofit, has operated PNNL since 1965.

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1 (888) 375-7665

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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battelle Boulevard Richland, WA

The Bonneville Power Administration

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From their website –

“The Bonneville Power Administration’s mission as a public service organization is to create and deliver the best value for our customers and constituents as we act in concert with others to assure the Pacific Northwest an adequate, efficient, economical and reliable power supply; A transmission system that is adequate to the task of integrating and transmitting power from federal and non-federal generating units, providing service to BPA’s customers, providing interregional interconnections, and maintaining electrical reliability and stability; and mitigation of the Federal Columbia River Power System’s impacts on fish and wildlife. BPA is committed to cost-based rates, and public and regional preference in its marketing of power. BPA will set its rates as low as possible consistent with sound business principles and the full recovery of all of its costs, including timely repayment of the federal investment in the system. BPA has integrated more than 4,700 megawatts of wind capacity into its transmission system.”

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(800) 282-3713

Address

Bonneville Power Administration P.O. Box 3621 Portland, OR 97208-3621

Community Power Works

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From their website: Community Power Works is an innovative pilot program testing new models for energy efficiency in the residential, commercial, and institutional sectors. We are developing and testing clean energy innovation through a series of robust public-private partnerships. Community Power Works is working with contractors, homeowners, and businesses to grow the clean energy economy.

Organization Type: For-Profit Corporation

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(206) 449-1170

Address

1927 3rd Avenue Seattle, WA 98101

The Climate Trust

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The Climate Trust promotes and offers logistical support to carbon-offset programs to utilities, businesses and governments. The trust has worked with Seattle Light and several Portland businesses to reduce carbon footprints and utilize carbon-offsets. The trusts also advises local governments on greenhouse-gas monitoring and response.

Organization Type: Non-Profit Corporation

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(503) 238-1915

Address

65 SW Yamhill Street, Suite 400; Portland, Oregon 97204

Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

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From their website –

“Mobilizing the market toward energy efficiency is the most cost-effective way to meet our future energy needs. Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) is a non-profit organization using the market power of the region to accelerate the innovation and adoption of energy-efficient products, services and practices. Since 1997, NEEA and its partners have saved enough energy to continuously power more than 600,000 homes — enough to power Portland, Boise and Seattle each year.”

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1 (800) 411-0834

Address

421 SW Sixth Avenue, Suite 600, Portland, Oregon 97204

Climate Trust

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Mission statement:  The Climate Trust’s mission is to provide expertise, financing, and inspiration to accelerate innovative and effective climate solutions that endure.

Climate Trust hopes to achieve sound climate policy.  By providing carbon credits, voluntary customized climate programs, and climate consulting services, they specialize in climate solutions for governments, utilities and large businesses.

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(503) 238-1915

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The Climate Trust 65 SW Yamhill Street Suite 400 Portland, OR 97204

Conservation Northwest

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Conservation sequesters Carbon and deforestation is a major cause of climate change conservation northwest aims to conserve wild spaces. On their website they state “ today they are ensuring the region is wild enough to support wildlife, from wolves to grizzly bears to mountain caribou. We work with local communities on forest restoration, creating sustainable timber jobs and wilderness protection. We help ensure safe passage for wildlife, including those moving north and south in the Cascades and across the Canadian border, and east and west between the Cascades and Selkirks of the Rockies.”

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Telephone

(206) 675-9747

Address

3600 15th Ave W, #101, Seattle, WA 98119