Category Archives: Washington

Organizations located or doing work in Washington State.

Northwest Wind and Solar

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NW Wind & Solar is a division of SME, Inc. of Seattle, a leading electrical contractor with over 38 years of expertise and vast experience with home, commercial and industrial electrical systems, including primary electric service, wiring, and electrical generator systems for Homes and Industry. At NW Wind & Solar, we believe in renewable energy. We have several LEED accredited professionals on staff. We integrate recycling, renewable energy, and employee commuting benefits into our work. We have installed both a solar energy system and a wind power generator at our main office. Our belief in the importance of sustainable business practices extends to our own operations.

NW Wind & Solar offers:

  • A staff of renewable energy experts to guide you through the process of implementing effective, user-friendly solar power or wind energy systems
  • A professional in-house engineering staff to design your renewable energy systems to meet your specific needs
  • Skilled, experienced, certified, and licensed installation experts
  • A full five-year warranty on our work — one of the best in the industry.

At NW Wind & Solar, their goal is to help you reduce your dependence on nonrenewable energy sources and start achieving sustainability in your business or home. Their business is helping you make choices that are good for the environment and right for your home or business.

 Northwest Wind & Solar

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(206) 587-6527

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828 Poplar Place S. Seattle, WA 98144

GRuB

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From their website, “We partner with youth and people with low-incomes to create empowering individual and community food solutions, offering tools and trainings to help build a just and sustainable food system.”

They work in Thurston and Mason counties in Washington State.

Through their GRuB in the Schools Initiative, disengaged and/or low-income students earn credits while learning about and contributing to their local food systems. They focus on the themes of Farming Self (personal development), Farming Land (sustainable land stewardship), and Farming Community (civic engagement & community service).

Organization Type: Non-Profit Organization

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(360) 753-5522

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2016 Elliott Ave NW Olympia, WA 98502

Puget Sound Energy

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Puget Sound Energy is a local energy company called based in Bellevue. This company has a great program that allows customers to buy local energy from nearby green or alternative fuel producers. If you purchase by the block, you can buy 160 kW at the cost of two dollars, or you could purchase an 800 kW monthly block for 12 dollars. The Green Power program is great.

Analysis of Puget Sound Energy Activities:
Puget Sound Energy

Organization Type: For-Profit Company

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

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

Address

1109 First Avenue, Suite 400 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