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
(206) 932-1600
Columbia Green is a company in Portland, Oregon that sells green roof technology. According to their website: “Columbia Green’s core technologies is focused on vegetative roofs and are based on sustainable functions that help manage the quality/quantity of stormwater, energy use, air/water pollution. Cities across the world are using vegetative roofs to manage these environmental issues. Columbia Green is a USA manufacturer delivering product through domestic and international channels to meet those needs. Growth and innovation are not only characteristics of Columbia Green’s technologies, but also our employees – who are the foundation of our success.”
Organization Type: For-Profit Corporation
(503) 327-8723
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.”
Organization Type:
(206) 223-2028
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
(503) 545-9430
They state on their website “Earth Ministry is a non-profit organization committed to engaging the Christian community in environmental stewardship. They work in partnership with individuals and congregations to respond to this great moral challenge through education, individual and congregational lifestyle choices, and organizing for social change through environmental advocacy. While Earth Ministry is rooted in the Christian tradition, They actively engage all religious communities on climate and energy issues through Washington Interfaith Power & Light. Our programs and resources are in use across the US and Canada and available to all.
Organization Type: Not-For-Profit
(206) 632-2426
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.”
Organization Type:
1 (800) 411-0834
Olympia Green Fuels manufactures and distributes biodiesel processors and tank farms from small tanks (100,000 gallons a year) to enormous systems that can produce three million gallons per year. With the equipment they sell, anyone who has access to large amounts of vegetable oil or other triglyceride greases can generate their own biodiesel.
Organization Type: Limited liability company
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
(360) 352-1763
“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.”
Organization Type:
(971) 219-1813
Description: Transition Olympia
Transition Olympia connects and strengthens our network of individuals and groups that focus on building local resilience. We support self-reliance and an abundant, vital community that can adapt to changes in food, energy, economic, and social systems.
By working in the community with volunteers, Transition is helping the residents and business of Olympia become more green. With classes teaching about food co-ops, and a handful of online resources, the Transition website is a great place for Olympians to start their transition into the greener lifestyle.
Transition Network:
Transition is a network that reaches out to all communities around the globe, pushing them to take the initiative and become eco-friendly. Transition Initiatives, community by community, are actively and cooperatively creating happier, fairer and stronger communities, places that work for the people living in them and are far better suited to dealing with the shocks that’ll accompany our economic and energy challenges and a climate in chaos. And here’s how they’re doing it…
Communities Taking the Initiative:
Currently, there are over 984 communities seising the initiative! http://www.transitionnetwork.org/initiatives/map
Transition Network
Organization Type: Non-Government Organization
(UK international) 05601-531882