Category Archives: Positive Action

Cascadia Wildlands

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Conservation sequesters Carbon and deforestation is a major cause of climate change, Cascadia Wildlands aims to conserve wild spaces. According to their website they “protect the most threatened wild places and wildlife from Oregon to Alaska. They work in the Cascadia bioregion (within the US) where threats to wild places and wildlife are highest. The Cascadia bioregion is the forest zone extending along the Pacific Coast from northern California to south-central Alaska. They envision vast old-growth forests, rivers full of wild salmon, wolves howling in the backcountry, and vibrant communities sustained by the unique landscapes of the Cascadia bioregion. Cascadia Wildlands educates, agitates, and inspires a movement to protect and restore Cascadia’s wild ecosystems. Cascadia Wildlands began in 1998 when a small group of passionate students and community members decided to take action against rampant clear cutting in Oregon’s Cascades and Coast Range. Since then Cascadia Wildlands has grown into a regional conservation leader. Though grassroots organizing, policy work and litigation.”

Organization Type: NGO

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(541) 434-1463

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Eugene, Oregon Office PO Box 10455 Eugene, OR 97440

Calera

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Calera is a private clean-tech start-up backed by venture capital firm Khosla Ventures. Calera’s signature technology allows carbon dioxide from energy production to be sequestered in carbonate products, replacing Portland cement in the concrete production process. Portland cement production is responsible for 5% of all anthropogenic greenhouse emissions.

Organization Type: For-Profit Corporation

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(408) 340-4600

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100 Albright Way Suite A Los Gatos, CA 95032

DePave

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Depave is an 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that removes unnecessary pavement from the Portland area, to create community gardens and water runoff mitigation areas.  Pavement is harmful in its social and environmental impacts, and this organization seeks to replace this material with soil and eventually plants.  This is accomplished through community events that reconnect people with nature.

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P.O. Box 12503 Portland, Oregon, 97212

Bike Farm

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According to their website “Bike Farm is a non-profit, volunteer-run bicycle maintenance collective. They are all volunteers and all love bikes. They open the shop and their tools to the public five days a week so everyone can learn the joys of working on their own bike.” Reducing the use of cars/other carbon outputting transport is an important way to fight climate change. Bike Farm is a resource to do this.

Organization Type: Non-Profit

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(971) 533-7428

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305 NE Wygant St Portland, OR 97211

The Vegan Project

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Livestock production accounts for 18% of global anthropogenic emissions, because a lot of this is due to deforestation in the USA it makes up a lower number of total emissions but even still, a reduction in meat consumption even once a week can have significant impact on your carbon footprint. According to their website ‘The vegan project’ states: “After learning about the disheartening impact of the meat and dairy industries on our health, the environment and the treatment of animals, we – Bridget Burns, Jen Hanover and Jessica Grajczyk – decided to explore veganism. Since September 2009, we’ve been learning about veganism and documenting our experiences on our blog as we explore vegan cuisine, vegan fashion, vegan restaurants in our hometown of Vancouver, BC, and basically everything to do with the vegan lifestyle. We do not claim to be perfect vegans, rather people interested in doing our best to reduce our consumption of animal products while helping others explore veganism, too”.

 

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Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence

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This organization promotes education surrounding  the world’s oceans in the face of climate change. They are made up of a team of scientists that work together with educators in the region to raise awareness and enhance knowledge on the subject.

Organization Type: Government
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(907) 274-9612

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1007 West Third Avenue, Suite 100 
Anchorage, AK 99501

Cascadia Consulting

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Cascadia Consulting is a for-profit consulting firm operating in both the private and public sectors. They provide consultation in waste and recycling, energy, climate forecasts, stormwater pollution issues, and sustainability. Among their other works are sustainable landscaping, design of tools to provide information on environmental benefits, and diversion calculators.

Organization Type: for-profit

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(206) 343-9759

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1109 First Avenue, Suite 400 Seattle WA, 98101

Stewardship Partners

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Description:
According to their website, the Stewardship Partners “is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that helps private landowners restore and preserve the natural landscapes of Washington State.”

Their mission statement reads:

We collaborate with diverse interest groups to build bridges and find solutions that achieve mutual goals of environmental protection, economic health, and community well being. Our projects restore fish and wildlife habitat, improve water quality, protect open space, and “green up” the built environment while maintaining working landscapes of farms, forestland, and livable communities throughout the State.

Climate Change-Related Activities:
The Stewardship Partners address climate change through strategies related to Forests & Agricultural Soils, including such programs as:

  • Rain Gardens in the Pacific Northwest
  • Snoqualmie Stewardship Program
  • Nisqually Glacier to Sound Stewardship Corridor
  • Low Impact Development

Organization Type: Not-for-Profit

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(206) 292-9875

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1411 4th Avenue, Suite 1425 Seattle, WA 98101

Nisqually River Council

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The Nisqually River Council (NRC) describes itself as “a non-regulatory coordination, advocacy, and education organization. The Council seeks to integrate the history, culture, environment, and economy of the watershed into healthy and sustainable future.”

The Nisqually River Foundation is the 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides funding and staffing to support the work of the Nisqually River Council.

Climate Change-Related Activities:

Through the Nisqually River Education Project (NREP), you can learn about and get involved in Tree Planting/Habitat Restoration, become a Stream Steward, join the Student GREEN Congress, and much more.

You can attend regular meetings or join their “Citizens Advisory Committee” to get involved in activities related to carbon stabilization through Forests & Agricultural Soils, such as:

  • Salmon recovery projects
  • Water quality & water quantity planning
  • Stream habitat enhancement
  • Hiking and assessing the watershed
  • Public education & outreach
  • The Annual Nisqually Watershed Festival at the Nisqually Wildlife Refuge
  • Exploring the estuary and tributaries
  • Rafting with the Nisqually Land Trust
  • Monthly meetings

The NRC also offers the Nisqually Building Guide, a voluntary guidelines for Low Impact Architectural Design and Development within the Nisqually Watershed. (Energy Efficiency & Conservation, Decarbonization of Power)

For More Information:
Visit the Nisqually River Council website

Email: info@nisquallyriver.org
Facebook: Nisqually River Council

(360) 438-8715

12501 Yelm Highway SE
Olympia, WA 98513

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(360) 438-8715