Category Archives: Activism/Advocacy

Organizations that use protest or political means to raise awareness about and modify policies and practices that contribute negatively to climate change.

Northwest Environmental Defense Center

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The Northwest Environmental Defense Center is based in Oregon and is dedicated to preservation and promotes sustainable agriculture.  “NEDC students currently work as members of one or more of our project groups, including: Lands and Wildlife, Water, Air, and Sustainable Agriculture”.  Their ongoing projects include air quality patrolling to ensure no violations of current air standards take place, sustainable land use and raising awareness on sustainable food operations, and many other practices.

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(503) 768-6673

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10015 SW Terwilliger Blvd. Portland, OR 97219

Oregon Environmental Council

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“Founded in 1968, Oregon Environmental Council is a nonprofit, non-partisan, membership-based organization. The Oregon Environmental Council advances innovative, collaborative solutions to Oregon’s environmental challenges for today and future generations.” The Oregon Environmental Council works for clean air and water, a healthy climate, an unpolluted landscape and sustainable food and farms

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(503) 222-1963

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222 NW Davis Street, Suite 309 Portland, Oregon 97209

Washington Wild

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Washington Wild is a non-profit organization that fits into the “Forest Conservation and Agricultural Soils” wedge.  Washington Wild uses education to inform the community of the threats to the forests in Western Washington.  They also do civil engagements to where they push congress to pass bills that protect the environment.  With over 2000 members they are pushing to protect over 126,000 acres of wilderness in the state of Washington.  While 70% of their income is from donations, 75-80% is used on their efforts.  An honest and local organization, Washington Wild is successful in conserving our forests.

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(206) 633-1992

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305 North 83rd Street Seattle, WA 98103

Renewable Northwest Project

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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

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(503) 223-4544

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Renewable Northwest Project 421 SW 6th Ave, Suite 1125 Portland, OR 97204-1629

Green Empowerment

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“Green Empowerment provides villages in the developing world access to clean water, electricity through renewable energy, and sustainable solutions” Green Empowerment’s end goal is to help create a sustainable world with clean water, renewable energy and a healthy environment. Green empowerment has projects in 8 countries and have delivered water to the homes of 10,416 people.

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(503) 284-5774

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140 SW Yamhill Street Portland, Oregon 97204

River Network

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River Network’s mission is to empower and unite people and communities to protect and restore rivers and other waters that sustain the health of our country. We envision a future where everyone has access to plentiful clean water, providing prosperity, health and recreational opportunities for all. We work for the day when all people feel responsibility for their local river, lake, wetland or bay and have the capacity to effectively protect those resources.

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Phone: (503) 223-4544

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421 SW 6th Ave, Suite 1125 Portland, OR 97204

Community Energy Solutions Program

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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

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(206) 261-5259

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221 Winslow Way W Ste 301 Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-4917

South Puget Environmental Education Clearinghouse (SPEECH) / South Sound Green Pages

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Green Pages is a newspaper serving people and organizations in the South Sound area who are concerned about environmental issues. We publish Quarterly, four times a year. Our goal is to provide news coverage and thoughtful commentary. Articles reflect the judgment of individual writers and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the editorial staff or SPEECH. (See photos of the people of SPEECH.)

 

 

Organization Type: Not-Government Orgnization

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(360) 528-9158

Washington Conservation Voters

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From their website: Washington Conservation Voters is the statewide political voice for the environment. We work to elect environmentally responsible candidates to state and local offices. Working with our allies in the community, we advocate for strong environmental policies and hold our elected officials accountable during the legislative session. Through our political work we are strengthening laws that safeguard the health of our communities, the beauty of our state and our economic future.

 

Organization Type: Non-Government Organization

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1402 3rd Avenue, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA98101

North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative

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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

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(360) 534-9330