Tag Archives: Lobbying

Alaska Conservation Alliance

The website says, “Alaska Conservation Alliance works to protect Alaska’s air, land and water by being a powerful voice for the conservation community in the civic arena.”

Founded in 1997, the Alaska Conservation Alliance is a statewide non-profit 501(c)(3) organization whose primary mission is to protect Alaska’s natural environment through voter education, engagement, and advocacy. The Alliance is the only statewide coalition group uniting Alaska’s conservation community and coordinating statewide grassroots into a powerful, cohesive force to impact public policy. We also educate policy makers and the public about environmental issues facing Alaska.

Alaska Conservation Alliance has three program areas: Advocacy, Education and Coordination.

 

Organization Type: Not-For-Profit Corporation

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(907) 258-6171

Address

Alaska Conservation Alliance, PO Box 100660, Anchorage, AK 99510

Sierra Club – Cascade Chapter

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

Address

180 Nickerson Street, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98109

Washington Environmental Council

From their website: Here at Washington Environmental Council we believe that a healthy environment and healthy economy go hand in hand. We believe that we will all live better lives when our air and water are clean. And for 40 years Washington Environmental Council has been speaking up to make sure those values have a voice in the state capitol.

WEC has adopted a five‐year Climate and Clean Energy Agenda, a long‐term commitment to move the dial on state policy to reduce emissions, use energy efficiently, transition to clean energy, and set limits on global warming pollution that drive a clean energy future. WEC is partnering closely with Climate Solutions and Sightline Institute in this work.

Organization Type: Non-Government Organization

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(206) 631-2600

Address

1402 3rd Avenue, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98101

BC Sustainable Energy Association

BC Sustainable Energy Association is a nonprofit organization in Victoria, British Columbia that works to provide and advocate environmentally friendly energy practices.  As gathered from their website, “The BC Sustainable Energy Association’s mission is to empower British Columbians to build a clean, renewable energy future.”  BC Sustainable Energy Association helps suggest policies and programs to policymakers use seminars or “webinars” to inform the public about current climate news and organizes sustainable energy tours.  Currently their challenges include putting clean energy into classrooms and workplaces. They rely on donations and charities and are growing, honest organizations.

 

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(604) 332-0025

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PO Box 44104 Gorge Plaza 2947 Tillicum Rd.

Washington Conservation Voters

From their website: Washington Conservation Voters is the statewide political voice for the environment. We work to elect environmentally responsible candidates to state and local offices. Working with our allies in the community, we advocate for strong environmental policies and hold our elected officials accountable during the legislative session. Through our political work we are strengthening laws that safeguard the health of our communities, the beauty of our state and our economic future.

 

Organization Type: Non-Government Organization

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1402 3rd Avenue, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA98101

Earth Economics

Earth Economics uses principles of economics to find solutions to climate change.  Some of the services they provide, taken from their website, are:

  • Ecosystem Service Valuations:  Working with public, private and NGO agencies, Earth Economics’ Ecosystem Service Valuation (ESV) studies quantify the value of the goods and services provided by regional ecosystems. This valuation justifies the shift of investment toward environmental preservation and/or restoration.  
  • Scenario Mapping and Planning:  “Working with leading systems modelers, ecologists and hydrologists, Earth Economics analyzes ecosystem services such as freshwater provisioning, carbon sequestration, flood protection, biodiversity and hurricane protection.”
  • Conversion to Sustainability: Working with the electronic recycling industry, paper mills and other industries, Earth Economics helps catalyze the shift from unsustainable to sustainable technology and industrial processes.

 

Organization Type: Not-For-Profit Corporation

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(253) 539-4801

Address

107 N. Tacoma Avenue Tacoma, WA 98403

American Rivers

American Rivers is a national non-profit working to preserve, protect, maintain and restore America’s rivers and streams. AR publicizes the risks that climate change poses to river ecosystems and works to assess future water-availability risks and solutions through regional Topic Advisory Groups, which develop state-wide action plans for water conservation and river preservation. Based on this work, AR lobbies for river-friendly legislation through its Washington, D.C. headquarters.

Organization Type: Not-For-Profit Corporation

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Telephone

(202) 347-7550

Address

1101 14th Street NW, Suite 1400 Washington, DC 20005