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Center for Appropriate Transport

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An Oregon organization focused on cultivating sustainable transport; changing lifestyles is an important part of fighting climate change.

From their website: “Founded in October 1992, the Center for Appropriate Transport is a non-profit organization that is committed to community involvement in manufacturing, using, and advocating sustainable modes of transportation.”

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(541) 344-1197

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Center for Appropriate Transport 455 W. 1st Ave Eugene, Or 97401

Protect Our Winters P.O.W.

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“Our mission is to engage and mobilize the winter sports community to lead the fight against climate change. Our focus is on educational initiatives, activism and the support of community-based projects.”

P.O.W. Is a group of snow sports professionals and industry leaders that are actively trying to raise awareness and educate members of the snow sports industry about the effects of climate change and how to personally mitigate them.  They leaders in studying the effects of climate change in the winter recreation industry.  They have an education program that has reached out to over 15,000 students nationwide. The North West Chapter has been heavily critical of the local coal export proposals.

 

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1157 Embury Street Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

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.

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Organization Type: For-Profit Company

The Vegan Project

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Livestock production accounts for 18% of global anthropogenic emissions, because a lot of this is due to deforestation in the USA it makes up a lower number of total emissions but even still, a reduction in meat consumption even once a week can have significant impact on your carbon footprint. According to their website ‘The vegan project’ states: “After learning about the disheartening impact of the meat and dairy industries on our health, the environment and the treatment of animals, we – Bridget Burns, Jen Hanover and Jessica Grajczyk – decided to explore veganism. Since September 2009, we’ve been learning about veganism and documenting our experiences on our blog as we explore vegan cuisine, vegan fashion, vegan restaurants in our hometown of Vancouver, BC, and basically everything to do with the vegan lifestyle. We do not claim to be perfect vegans, rather people interested in doing our best to reduce our consumption of animal products while helping others explore veganism, too”.

 

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