Category Archives: Research & Development

Organizations working to develop new technologies that either replace or increase the efficiency of existing technologies and fuels.

Northwest Association of Environmental Professionals

The Northwest Association of Environmental Proffesionals (NWAEP) is a group of Washington and Oregon environmental professionals whose goal is to provide opportunities for the professional development and recognition of members through meetings, conferences, and other activities.  According to the webpage:

Membership in the Northwest Association of Environmental Professionals is open to anyone in the Northwest who is involved or interested in the environmental professions and who conducts their work in accordance with the Environmental Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice. By definition, an “environmental professional” is someone who either earns their livelihood from, or has a specific skill or experience in, one or more environmental areas. Included in this broad category are environmental managers, engineers, consultants, educators, regulators, attorneys, vendors and suppliers, technicians, activists, and students, among others.

Many members of NWAEP are also affiliated with the National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP), but membership in the latter organization is not required.

They are a nonpolitical and interdisciplinary organization.  They promote advancement in scientific education, planning, research, assessment, review and management.

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NWAEP PO Box 141 Portland, OR 97207

Network of Oregon Watershed Councils

Mission statement:  The Network supports the work of Oregon’s watershed councils to enhance watershed health and benefit their local communities.

According to their webpage, here’s why watershed councils are important:

  • Local watershed councils are highly effective in the planning, development, and implementation of projects to maintain and restore the biological and physical processes in watersheds for the sustainability of their communities.
  • Councils often identify landowner participants for important projects, develop priorities for local projects, and establish goals and standards for future conditions in the watershed. On-site projects are implemented in an effort to enhance the watershed’s ability to capture, store, and beneficially release water.
  • Education programs inform people about watershed processes and functions. Watershed councils provide coordinated, broad-based review of land management plans to local, state, and federal decision-makers.
  • Watershed councils help bring state, federal, and private funding to local communities for ecosystem restoration, monitoring, and education.
  • Together with their many partners, councils make a significant positive impact on the local environment, economy, and community.

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(503) 362-1246

Address

187 High St. NE #213 Salem, OR 97301

The Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership

The Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership’s focus is on the conservation and protection of the Columbia River Estuary.  They are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization supported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Their Strategies include Habitat Restoration, Monitoring and Education.

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(503) 226-1565

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811 SW Naito Parkway Suite 410
 Portland, OR 97204

Green Empowerment

“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

Address

140 SW Yamhill Street Portland, Oregon 97204

Cascadia Green Building Council

Description of Organization: Cascadia Green Building council works with PNW policymakers to pass legislation that puts green construction on par (financially) with more traditional construction and design practices, and to educate the public about sustainable building design.

Mission: “We help set the global vision for the transformation toward true sustainability, even as we support the place-based solutions that will bring us to the future we hope for, not the tomorrow we fear.”

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(206) 223-2028

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410 Occidental Ave. South, Seattle, WA 98104

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

Ecotrust

Mission statement:  Ecotrust’s mission is to inspire fresh thinking that creates economic opportunity, social equity and environmental wellbeing. Our goal is to foster a natural model of development that creates more resilient communities, economies, and ecosystems here and around the world.

Ecotrust believes in radical transformation of current institutions and the current ways of living that are unsustainable.  Their initiatives include:

•Consulting

•Fisheries

•Food and Farms

•Forests and Ecosystems Services

•Knowledge Systems

•Marine Consulting Initiatives

•Indigenous Affairs Program

•Natural Capital Fund

•Whole Watershed Restoration Initiative

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(503) 327-6225


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Ecotrust
721 NW 9th Avenue Suite 200
Portland, Oregon 97209

Climatico Analysis

Climatico is a non-profit organization that was founded in Oxford but later incorporated in Seattle.  Climatico is a non-biased community of researchers and scientists analyzing the latest happenings in the world of climate change and report their findings in an easy way to understand.  Their publications cover adaption, emissions targets and other policy developments.  Their funds mostly come from individual donors but they also had some large corporations such as Google and the Waterloo foundation help them out as well. Climatico would fit into the “Mitigation and Adaption” wedge because they inform people about climate policies that are mostly about adaption and mitigation. Partnered with other legitimate international nonprofit organizations, Climatico is an authentic community of researchers.

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(206) 792-9496

Address

8626 NE 137th St Kirkland, WA 98034

Pacific Northwest Salmon Center: Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group

According to their website, the Pacific Northwest Salmon Center’s mission is “to perpetuate and enhance the genetic diversity and stocks of Wild Salmon in Hood Canal through the protection and restoration of salmon habitat, stewardship and research for watershed and marine ecosystems, community education and outreach, and any other means appropriate.”

Organization Type: Non-Government Organization

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(360) 275-3575

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PO Box 2169, 600 NE Roessel Road, Belfair, WA 98528

Pacific Northwest Direct Seed Association

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

Address

PNDSA
PO Box 5
Colton, WA 99113