Category Archives: Oregon

Organizations located or doing work in Oregon.

Conservation Northwest

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Conservation sequesters Carbon and deforestation is a major cause of climate change conservation northwest aims to conserve wild spaces. On their website they state “ today they are ensuring the region is wild enough to support wildlife, from wolves to grizzly bears to mountain caribou. We work with local communities on forest restoration, creating sustainable timber jobs and wilderness protection. We help ensure safe passage for wildlife, including those moving north and south in the Cascades and across the Canadian border, and east and west between the Cascades and Selkirks of the Rockies.”

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(206) 675-9747

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3600 15th Ave W, #101, Seattle, WA 98119

EDF Renewable Energy

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EDF Renewable Energy has had 25 years of experience working for the development and long term care of wind farms across the United State and Mexico (1 Project).  Their main services are Project Development, Operations and Maintenance, and Asset Management.  They have a renewable energy portfolio of over 70 renewable energy projects.  They have two projects in Klickitat, Washington, and a solar project that they helped develop in Yamhill County, Oregon.

Organization Type: For Profit Corporation

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(888) 903-6926

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15445 Innovation Dr. San Diego, CA 92128

3 Tier

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3 Tier is a corporation that does renewable energy risk analysis.  It uses weather science in order to “manage the risk of weather-driven variability.”  They believe that financial success is the key to encouraging companies and people to invest in renewable energy.  3 Tier works in North America, Europe, India, Latin America and the Pacific Rim.  They offer services and products that include energy project feasibility, asset management and energy marketing.

Organization Type: For Profit Corporation

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(206) 325-1573

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2001 Sixth Ave. Suite 2100 Seattle, WA 98121

Oregon Wave Energy Trust

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The Oregon Wave energy Trust’s mission is “to promote the responsible development of wave energy in Oregon”.  Their goal is to power two communities in Oregon with wave and/or tidal energy by 2025.  They work to commercialize wave energy and create connections between companies, research institutions and stakeholders.

Organization Type: Non-profit Public-Private partnership

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(503) 224-1966

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Po Box 8626 Portland, Oregon, 97207

NW Energy Coalition

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The NW Energy Coalition advocates clean and sustainable energy.  It also works in habitat restoration and low income energy assistance.  It is active in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and British Columbia and has 115 members, mostly environmentally conscious businesses.

Organization Type: An alliance of environmental organizations and businesses

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(206) 621-0094

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811 1st Avenue, Suite 305, Seattle, Washington, 98104

Greenbelt Land Trust

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The Greenbelt Land Trust (GLT) acts to conserve and protect in perpetuity native habitats, working lands and lands of natural beauty, which provide a connection to the natural world for residents of the Mid-Willamette Valley.

 

 

Organization Type: Not-For-Profit Corporation

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(541) 752-9609

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P.O. Box 1721 Corvallis, OR 97339

Climate Solutions

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Climate Solutions has focused on showing that clean energy and economic prosperity can go hand in hand.  Their programs “Business Leaders: New Energy Cities” and “Harvesting Clean Energy” have focused on developing local clean energy sources and gathering political force to do something about climate change.

Analysis of Climate Solutions Activities:
Climate Solutions Company Paper

Organization Type: Non-Profit Organization

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(360) 352-1763

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219 Legion Way SW, Suite 201 Olympia, Washington 98501

Kailash Ecovillage

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“The goal of the ecovillage is to create a sustainable, eco-friendly community committed to providing a sustainable, ecological and safe living environment for all residents.”

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(971) 219-1813

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4311 SE 37th Ave Portland, OR 97202

Sustainable Northwest

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Sustainable Northwest’s mission is to bring “people, ideas, and innovation together so that nature, local economies and rural communities can thrive.” In the area of decarbonization they are trying to develop local energy sources, specifically biomass energy.  They are working both for the development of biomass energy and the maximization of energy output from that biomass.  One of the things they have done is to get a lumber mill to dedicate part of their trees to start producing wood based fuels.  They have also worked to get the small diameter trees removed in forest restoration efforts made into wood pellets and bricks.

Organization Type: Non-Profit Organization

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(503) 221-6911

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813 SW Alder, Suite 500 Portland, OR 97205

City Repair Project

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As stated on the webpage, “City Repair is an organized group action that educates and inspires communities and individuals to creatively transform the places where they live. City Repair facilitates artistic and ecologically-oriented placemaking through projects that honor the interconnection of human communities and the natural world. The many projects of City Repair have been accomplished by a mostly volunteer staff and thousands of volunteer citizen activists.”

City Repair emphasizes sustainability through localization.  With Placemaking as a sustainability strategy, they hope to foster engaged and active relationships between community members and the spaces they inhabit.  They assist community members in creating communal and ecologically oriented places through educational or hands-on projects such as Intersection Repair and Village Building Conference.

Other City Repair fields include:

•Urban Planning and Design

•Ecological and Social Sustainability

•Community resource localization

•Nonhierarchical decision-making

•Equality, diversity and peace

•Cultural identity and Bioregionalism

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(503) 235-8946

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PO Box 42615 Portland, OR 97242