Category Archives: Policy Reform

Organizations working to affect energy, emissions, and natural resource policy. This might include incentive (tax credit) and disincentive (tax) programs, efficiency standards and goals, protections, and regulations.

Building Revolution by Increasing Community Knowledge (B.R.I.C.K.)

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BRICK is a chartered student club at South Puget Sound Community College open to all members of the S.P.S.C.C. community. B.R.I.C.K. began as the Political Action Community Club in 2001 and obtained this form and constitution in the Fall of 2003.

MISSION STATEMENT: “We see the world’s many problems of inequality, war, violence, oppression, poverty, and injustice. We recognize the effects these immense social issues have on us as students and as people. We acknowledge our roles and responsibilities in confronting these problems. We affirm the active role we must play in their solution. We have hope in our power as students, citizens, and people to create a better world.”

 

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(360) 596-5284

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South Puget Sound Community College, Tuesdays at 2:15pm

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

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

Pacific Northwest Direct Seed Association

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According to their website, “PNDSA is a non-profit association formed in 2000 to provide information exchange, advocacy on conversation policy issues and research coordination that supports the adoption of environmentally sustainable and economically viable direct seed cropping systems. PNDSA unites growers under a cropping system, rather than one specific crop. We are passionate about bringing together diverse groups with common interests to advance the future of sustainable farming.”

Organization Type: Non-Profit

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(509) 995-6335

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PNDSA
PO Box 5
Colton, WA 99113

Climate Action Reserve Program

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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

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(213) 891-1444

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523 W 6th St, Ste 428 Los Angeles, CA 90014-1208

Ecoadapt

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According the their website, “EcoAdapt, founded by a team of some of the earliest adaptation thinkers and practitioners in the field, has one goal – creating a robust future in the face of climate change. We bring together diverse players in the conservation, policy, science, and development communities to reshape conservation and resource management in response to rapid climate change.”

 

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(206) 201-3834

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P.O. Box 11195 Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

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

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

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