Category Archives: Positive Action

Ministry of environment (Canada)

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From their website –

“The Ministry’s key priorities include environmental health and sustainability, parks and protected areas management, action on climate change and open, transparent and timely environmental assessments on major projects. Key to our climate leadership is the ability to drive our economy as we promote the clean energy and technology sectors and stimulate growth in these markets both in B.C. and abroad. The Ministry supports the use of liquefied natural gas because it provides a low-carbon energy alternative and potentially can reduce millions of tons of GHG emissions globally while increasing the number of new clean-energy jobs.”

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(250) 387-6121

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PO BOX 9339 STN PROV GOVT VICTORIA, BC V8W 9M

Wet Science Center

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The wet science center is a scientific learning center that educates the public on issues of water conservation, treatment, and reclamation. Their focus includes climate change and the effect rising sea levels will have on downtown Olympia and their onsite treatment site.

Organization Type: For-Profit Corporation

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(360) 664-2333

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500 Adams Street NE, Olympia, WA 98501

The Resource Innovation Group

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“We develop and administer model community engagement programs to increase demand for efficiency and small-scale renewable energy projects. We work to increase supply side offerings of renewable energy and efficiency through new delivery models and a more effective workforce. We provide technical assistance and develop tools to facilitate project development. We develop partnerships with allied businesses and institutions to provide more in-depth, site-specific assistance, such as feasibility studies and business planning. We analyze renewable energy policies and incentives that can lead to the development of efficient, distributed renewable energy that benefit rural and urban communities. “

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(541) 654-4054

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The Resource Innovation Group PO Box 51182 Eugene, Oregon 97405

Climate Impacts Research Consortium (CIRC)

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Description of Organization: CIRC is a research organization that combines knowledge and resources from several state universities in Oregon Washington and Idaho to study the impacts of Climate Change on the PNW region, and connects climate change researches with key policymakers.

Mission: We have brought together natural, physical, and social scientists, education and outreach specialists, modelers, resource managers, planners, and practitioners across the region through existing networks and by knitting together new capabilities and partners.

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(541) 737-5705

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326 Strand Ag Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331

Viva Farms

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Viva Farms “provide new farmers affordable access to education, training and technical assistance; capital and credit; land and markets.”  Farmers are given a square mile of farm land to get started.  The vegetables are sold in a CSA (community supported agriculture) approach in box shares.  Its parent organization is GrowFood.org, a national organization.

Organization Type: Not-For-Profit Corporation

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(360) 707-3223

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Viva Farms P.O. Box 1714 Mount Vernon, WA 98273

Northwest Hydroelectric Association

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Northwest Hydroelectric Association is the regional voice for the hydropower industry promoting hydropower as a clean and environmentally conscious energy source. Founded in 1981, the association presents the Pacific Northwest’s interests in maintaining hydropower before Congress and other groups.

Organization Type: Non-Governmental Organization

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(503) 545-9430

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P.O. Box 2517, Clackamas, OR, 97015

Faith Action Network

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They state that the “Faith Action Network (FAN) is a statewide interfaith advocacy 501(c)3 non-profit organization through which thousands of people and 60 congregations across Washington State partner for the common good. They are a voice of the faithful building a more just, peaceful, and sustainable world.”

Organization Type: Not-For-Profit

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(206) 625-9790

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6218 Beacon Ave S Seattle, WA 98108

Transition Olympia

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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

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(360) 481-4235

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No Permanent Address

Tribal Climate Change Project

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The Tribal Climate Change Project is a collaborative project between the University of Oregon Environmental Studies Program and the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station. The project focuses on understanding needs and opportunities for tribes in addressing climate change, examining the government-to-government relationship in a climate context and exploring the role of traditional knowledge in climate change studies, assessments and plans.

This project is part of the USDA Forest Service 2010 Coordinated Approach to Tribal Climate Change Research. Other Forest Service Research Stations engaged in this type of research include the  Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station and the Forest Service Northern Research Station.

Organization Type: Government Agency

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(541) 346-5777

Columbia Riverkeeper

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Mission statement:  Columbia Riverkeeper’s mission is to protect and restore the water quality of the Columbia River and all life connected to it, from the headwaters to the Pacific Ocean.

Columbia Riverkeeper is a result of two groups, Columbia River United and Clean Water Columbia, which merged in 2000.  A public interest group working to protect the Columbia river, they remain a grassroots organization powered by the river communities.   Their strategies include pushing for enforcement of environmental laws, hands-on citizen action and community organizing.  With these strategies, Columbia Riverkeeper seeks to make a positive difference in water quality as well as climate change as a whole.

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(503) 387-3030

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111 Third Street Hood River, OR 97031