Tag Archives: Sustainability

Environmental Coalition of South Seattle

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On the website, their mission states, “ECOSS is a nonprofit organization that encourages urban redevelopment and a healthy environment by providing education, resources and technical assistance to diverse businesses and communities in the Puget Sound region.”

ECOSS was established in 1994 to address challenges over the imbalance of the South Park neighborhood and lower Duwamish River. By bridging the interests of residents, industry, and government, the organization has created a model that is both sustainable and mutually beneficial. Over the years our work has expanded in range and scope as other communities have recognized the benefits of this holistic approach.

Organization Type: Not-for-profit organization

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(206) 767-0432

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8201 10th Ave S, #3,Seattle, WA 98108

RE Sources

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Vision – From their website: Healthy, prosperous communities, living in balance with the natural world

Mission – From their website: RE Sources promotes sustainable communities through recycling, education, advocacy, and conservation of natural resources.

Organization Type: Not-For-Profit Corporation

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(360) 733-8307

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2309 Meridian Street Bellingham, WA 98225

Evoca

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Evoca is a corporate association that helps other companies and organizations/businesses/ be more sustainable.  They do this mostly for companies who want to improve their image or cut waste.  Their headquarters are in Spokane Washington.  Their mission is a blanket promotion of sustainable business through their practices.

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(800) 767-4197

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1313 N Atlantic St #5000
Spokane WA 99201

Kailash Ecovillage

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“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.”

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(971) 219-1813

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4311 SE 37th Ave Portland, OR 97202

Transition Network

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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…

  • start awareness raising around peak oil, climate change and the need to undertake a fair and just community-led process to rebuild resilience and reduce carbon emissions
  • connect with existing groups, including local government
  • hold focused events that help groups to form to look at all the key areas of life (food, energy, transport, health, psychology of change, economics & livelihoods, etc)

Communities Taking the Initiative:

  • Olympia
  • Brockley
  • Stamford
  • Bell
  • Ivercargill
  • Kurlipa
  • Santa Cruz
  • Brazil
  • UK
  • ect…

Currently, there are over 984 communities seising the initiative! http://www.transitionnetwork.org/initiatives/map

 

Transition Network

Organization Type: Non-Government Organization

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(UK international) 05601-531882

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43 Fore Street, Totnes, TQ9 5HN, UK

Northwest Renewable Energy Corporation

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North West Renewable Energy invests and researches in “green technology” through taking common electrical energy consuming building components and redesigning them to be solar powered and energy efficient. We specialize in creating environmentally friendly products with no grid supplied energy consumption with simple installation and improved innovative results. Upfront initial investment in converting conventional operational systems to new unique photovoltaic power pays for itself with no running cost and no additional fees.

NWREC’s mission is the redesign of “non-green” components, products and practices that have been used in the commercial and industrial construction markets for decades. Transforming components, products and practices into a “green” component by which a clear and decisive benefit of the new redesigned “green” product will naturally fit itself into the marketplace due to its high level of performance. Components, products and practices that have for years been implemented without regard to their efficiencies. NWREC pursues not only the redesign of building components but also oversees the in-house manufacturing of the new “green” products, bringing them into the commercial and building construction markets.

NWREC cooperates with structural and mechanical engineering firms, state and federal agencies whose aim is the oversight of energy efficient retrofitting of commercial and industrial structures and facilities.

Organization Type: Corporation

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(503) 515-3317

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North West Renewable Energy Corp Yamhill, Oregon 97148

Regional Approaches to Climate Change


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Regional Approaches to Climate Change works with the goal to combat climate change while making efforts to increase agricultural yields in the regions that are being effected by climate change in the Pacific Northwest. Their focus is on research and education.

Organization Type: Government Agency

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(208) 885-1230

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875 Perimeter Drive MS 2339
Moscow, ID 83844-2339


GRuB

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From their website, “We partner with youth and people with low-incomes to create empowering individual and community food solutions, offering tools and trainings to help build a just and sustainable food system.”

They work in Thurston and Mason counties in Washington State.

Through their GRuB in the Schools Initiative, disengaged and/or low-income students earn credits while learning about and contributing to their local food systems. They focus on the themes of Farming Self (personal development), Farming Land (sustainable land stewardship), and Farming Community (civic engagement & community service).

Organization Type: Non-Profit Organization

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(360) 753-5522

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2016 Elliott Ave NW Olympia, WA 98502

Renewable Northwest Project

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According to their website, “RNP’s mission is to promote the implementation of environmentally responsible renewable resources, such as wind, solar and geothermal, in the Northwest.  All that is lacking is the will and determination to make the change.”

Organization Type: Non-Profit Organization

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(503) 223-4544

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421 SW 6th Ave, Suite 1125 Portland, OR 97204-1629

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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Puget Sound Energy

Organization Type: For-Profit Company