Category Archives: Oregon

Organizations located or doing work in Oregon.

The Calapooia Watershed Council

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According to their website, “The Calapooia Watershed Council (CWC) was created by residents of the watershed in 1999, and is a community organization that promotes voluntary actions to improve the health of the watershed.   The Council was originally formed due to initial concerns of agriculture regulations and the listing of threatened fish species, namely spring Chinook and winter steelhead.  The activities of the Council are guided by bylaws, articles of incorporation, policies, and its mission statement.”

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(541) 466-3493

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P.O. Box 844 Brownsville, OR 97327

North West Energy Coalition

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According to their website, “The NW Energy Coalition is a 30-year-old alliance of more than 100 organizations, businesses and utilities serving British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.

Mission Statement

The NW Energy Coalition builds solutions for a clean and affordable energy future through unparalleled policy expertise and by bringing together diverse voices to enhance northwest renewable energy and energy efficiency development, consumer protection, low-income energy assistance, and fish and wildlife restoration.”

Organization Type: Not-For-Profit Corporation

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(206) 621-0094

Address

811 1st Ave, Suite 305
Seattle, WA 98104

Solar Oregon

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Solar Oregon is a non-profit organization providing education and community outreach to encourage Oregonians to choose solar energy. Solar energy – Oregon’s most abundant renewable resources.

 

Organization Type: non-profit corporation

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(503) 231-5662

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1231 NW Hoyt St., Suite 402 Portland, OR 97209

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

Address

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

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

Telephone

(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

The Bonneville Power Administration

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From their website –

“The Bonneville Power Administration’s mission as a public service organization is to create and deliver the best value for our customers and constituents as we act in concert with others to assure the Pacific Northwest an adequate, efficient, economical and reliable power supply; A transmission system that is adequate to the task of integrating and transmitting power from federal and non-federal generating units, providing service to BPA’s customers, providing interregional interconnections, and maintaining electrical reliability and stability; and mitigation of the Federal Columbia River Power System’s impacts on fish and wildlife. BPA is committed to cost-based rates, and public and regional preference in its marketing of power. BPA will set its rates as low as possible consistent with sound business principles and the full recovery of all of its costs, including timely repayment of the federal investment in the system. BPA has integrated more than 4,700 megawatts of wind capacity into its transmission system.”

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(800) 282-3713

Address

Bonneville Power Administration P.O. Box 3621 Portland, OR 97208-3621

Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

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From their website –

“Mobilizing the market toward energy efficiency is the most cost-effective way to meet our future energy needs. Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) is a non-profit organization using the market power of the region to accelerate the innovation and adoption of energy-efficient products, services and practices. Since 1997, NEEA and its partners have saved enough energy to continuously power more than 600,000 homes — enough to power Portland, Boise and Seattle each year.”

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1 (800) 411-0834

Address

421 SW Sixth Avenue, Suite 600, Portland, Oregon 97204

Climate Trust

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Mission statement:  The Climate Trust’s mission is to provide expertise, financing, and inspiration to accelerate innovative and effective climate solutions that endure.

Climate Trust hopes to achieve sound climate policy.  By providing carbon credits, voluntary customized climate programs, and climate consulting services, they specialize in climate solutions for governments, utilities and large businesses.

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(503) 238-1915

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The Climate Trust 65 SW Yamhill Street Suite 400 Portland, OR 97204