Category Archives: Energy Efficiency & Conservation

This category includes organizations that focus on producing and using energy more efficiently, in power plants, in our homes and businesses, and for transportation.
This approach to CO2 stabilization includes the following strategies:
Developing and Using More Efficient Vehicles
Reducing the Use of Vehicles
Designing and Retrofitting Buildings for Greater Efficiency
Designing and Building More Efficient Baseload Coal Plants

Saltworks

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Saltworks Technologies is a Vancouver, Canada based globally recognized water treatment solutions provider. With multiple product platforms based on our proprietary technologies, we deliver innovative, energy efficient, and low cost solutions.
Our technologies focus on desalination of low to high salinity waters, advanced separations, industrial waste water treatment, brine treatment and concentration, and solids production.
-From the About page on their website

Organization Type: For-Profit Corporation

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1 (604) 628-6508

Address

2105 Commissioner Street Vancouver, BC V5L 1A4

Sightline Institute

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Mission statement:  Sightline Institute’s mission is to make the Northwest a global model of sustainability—strong communities, a green economy, and a healthy environment.

“Smart Solutions for a Sustainable Northwest.”

An independent, non-profit, research and communications center, Sightline Institute works towards long-term solutions for the Northwest’s most significant challenges.

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(206) 447-1880

888-447-1880

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1402 Third Ave Suite 500
 Seattle, WA 98101

Inventys Thermal Technologies Inc

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Inventys Thermal Technologies (Inventys) is a cleantech company that produces technologies for the energy and process industries. It is currently in its first stages of commercializing its patented VeloxoTherm™ gas separation process whereby carbon dioxide is removed from industrial flue gas streams. The recovered CO2 can then be used for enhanced oil recovery or geologically stored – mitigating its impact on climate change.

-From the About Us page of their website

Organization Type: For-Profit Corporation

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(604) 456-0504

Address

4510 Beedie Street Burnaby, BC Canada

Sierra Club – Cascade Chapter

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The Sierra Club’s tagline is  “Enjoy, explore, and protect the planet.”

As stated on the website:

The priorities of the Washington State Chapter also encompass the crucial third part of the Sierra Club mission: Protect the planet that we love to explore and enjoy. Our volunteers work hard to achieve a broad range of well-defined conservation goals, in ways ranging from hands-on habitat restoration to active lobbying for better legislation.

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(206) 378-0114

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180 Nickerson Street, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98109

Earth Lab

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According to their website “EarthLab.com is a leading climate crisis community that provides a practical guide to green living through community interaction, exclusive environmental news, advice from experts and key analysis. EarthLab features a personalized Carbon Calculator, the first Carbon and Lifestyle Calculator of its kind – a unique three-minute survey that generates a carbon footprint score (ECP Score), which members can then save, work to reduce and track their success over time – as a member creates their own personal green strategy”

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(425) 284-4265 x108

Address

625 4th Avenue, #200 Kirkland, WA 98033 United States

Northwest Energy Efficiency Council

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Northwest Energy Efficiency Council is a non-profit association for the energy efficiency industry. They provide products, services and develop energy efficiency programs.

Their mission is “to promote energy efficiency policies, programs and technologies that create jobs, foster economic growth and environmental improvement.”

According to their website “NEEC advocates an affordable, energy efficient future for commercial, industrial and residential customers by:

  • Promoting energy efficient products and services as the cleanest and lowest cost energy resource;
  • Serving as the voice of the industry in state and local program and policy issues;
  • Providing members with the most up-to-date information within the industry.”

Organization Type: Non-Profit

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(206) 292-5592

Address

605 First Ave, Ste 401 Seattle, WA 98104

Portland Permaculture Guild

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The Portland Permaculture Guild is an informal group dedicated to permaculture as a system of conscious, sustainable, ecological design.  They offer classes, workshops and other activities based on public interest.  They often work with other like-minded organizations in the region to promote sustainability education and implementation.

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Alaska Department of Natural Resources: Division of Forestry

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As Stated: To work with kids up till grade 12 and “helping to focus awareness and knowledge of all aspects of the environment, and our place within it” (Division of Forestry).

The Division of Forestry protects forest land and uses it as a sustainable source for timber. It also tries to encourage instate resources (such as timber).

Organization Type: Education and Sustainability

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(907) 376-0508

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o Natural Resource Program Assistant, UAF-Cooperative Extension Service, 533 E. Fireweed Palmer, AK 99645. –Meg Burgett

General Bio-Diesel

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General Bio-Diesel’s mission is…

Our mission is to produce high quality biodiesel fuel from sustainable sources while providing strong returns to stakeholders, taking care of our customers and employees, and contributing to local economies

-From the About Us page of their web site

Organization Type: For-Profit Corporation

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(206) 932-1600

Address

6333 1st Avenue South Seattle, WA 98108

WashPIRG Foundation

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WashPIRG is an advocacy group bringing issues to life that normally are overlooked by the legislative process like education, environmental stewardship, tax havens, student debt, and public transportation.

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(206) 568-2856

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1402 Third Ave Ste 715 Seattle, WA 98101