Analysis of DOC Activities:
DOC paper
Organization Type:
Washington State Department of Commerce: State Energy Office
Leave a reply
Tag Archives: policy
Methow Conservancy
“Methow Conservancy has protected 7,388 acres and 26.45 miles of critical riparian shoreline habitat along the Methow River and its tributaries. Methow Conservancy works with landowners to care for their land and monitor their easement lands. A monthly natural history lecture series is hosted monthly to raise awareness about conservation issues.”
Organization Type: non-profit orginization
Website
Telephone
(509) 996-2870
Address
The Methow Conservancy
315 Riverside * PO Box 71
Winthrop, WA 98862
Northwest Energy Efficiency Council
About:
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
Website
Contact e-mail
Telephone
(206) 292-5592
Address
605 First Ave, Ste 401
Seattle, WA 98104
WashPIRG Foundation
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.
Organization Type:
Website
Contact e-mail
Telephone
(206) 568-2856
Address
1402 Third Ave Ste 715 Seattle, WA 98101
Idaho Smart Growth
About:
Idaho Smart Growth is a non-profit organization that educates and advocates smart growth in the local communities of Idaho. They educate Idaho citizens, build groups who support smart growth, implement statewide policies for smart growth, help and advise community leaders.
Their mission is to bring “people together to create great places to live.”
Idaho Smart Growth believes that “Smart Growth is defined around a list of ten principles” these principles give insight into their conservation practices:
- Provide a variety of transportation choices.
- Mix land use.
- Create a range of housing opportunities and choices.
- Create walkable neighborhoods.
- Encourage community and stakeholder collaboration.
- Foster distinctive, attractive communities with a strong sense of place.
- Preserve open space, farmland, natural beauty, and critical environmental areas.
- Strengthen and direct development towards existing areas.
- Adopt compact building patterns and efficient infrastructure design
- To learn more about the practices go to: http://www.idahosmartgrowth.org/index.php/resources/resource/best_practices/
Organization Type: Non-Profit
Website
Contact e-mail
Telephone
(208) 333-8066
Address
P.O. Box 374
Boise, ID 83701
Cascadia Green Building Council
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:
Website
Telephone
(206) 223-2028
Address
410 Occidental Ave. South, Seattle, WA 98104
Climatico Analysis
Climatico is a non-profit organization that was founded in Oxford but later incorporated in Seattle. Climatico is a non-biased community of researchers and scientists analyzing the latest happenings in the world of climate change and report their findings in an easy way to understand. Their publications cover adaption, emissions targets and other policy developments. Their funds mostly come from individual donors but they also had some large corporations such as Google and the Waterloo foundation help them out as well. Climatico would fit into the “Mitigation and Adaption” wedge because they inform people about climate policies that are mostly about adaption and mitigation. Partnered with other legitimate international nonprofit organizations, Climatico is an authentic community of researchers.
Organization Type:
Website
Contact e-mail
Telephone
(206) 792-9496
Address
8626 NE 137th St
Kirkland, WA 98034
Protect the Peninsula’s Future
Protect the Peninsula’s Future is a nonprofit public benefit corporation registered in Washington State. Since 1973 they have worked to enhance the quality of life for citizens of the North Olympic Peninsula.
Organization Type: Not-For-Profit
Website
Contact e-mail
Telephone
Not indicated on website
Address
Protect The Peninsula's Future, P.O. Box 1677 Sequim, WA 98382
Futurewise
“Futurewise is a statewide public interest group working to promote healthy communities and cities while protecting farmland, forests and shorelines.”
Organization Type: Not-for-profit organization
Website
Contact e-mail
Telephone
(206) 343-0681
Address
816 Second Ave, Suite 200
Seattle, WA 98104
EarthCorps
On official website:
“EarthCorps is a non-profit organization founded in 1993 with a mission to build global community through local environmental service. As an AmeriCorps affiliate, EarthCorps provides one-year intensive programs for young adults (18-25) to learn best practices in conservation techniques and develop skills in leading volunteers (ages 8-80).”
EarthCorps inspire communities through local service and make more leaders. In EarthCorps, they value integrity by very hard work, good morality, good ethics, high standards and enjoyment. They also value sustainability, valuing the longevity of the planet. They also value inclusivity, inviting different racial, ethnic, economic, gender and international people. Finally, they value service, showing great leadership, individual empowerment and community.
Organization Type: not-for-profit corporation
Website
Contact e-mail
Telephone
(206) 322-9296 x101
Address
6310 NE 74th St, Suite 201E, Seattle, WA 98115