Resources & Links - Sustainability Toolkit

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Idaho Rural Council

Through education and organizing, IRC works to build a sustainable future by preserving Idaho's family farms and rural communities; and stewarding its land, air, water, and human resources. http://www.idahoruralcouncil.org

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Centre for Integral Economics

The CIE promotes the use of strategies that reconcile economic prosperity, social justice and environmental integrity. It offers tools and consultation to redirect the marketplace toward sustainability.  http://www.integraleconomics.org/

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City of Portland, Office of Sustainable Development

Portland's Office of Sustainable Development purpose is to provide leadership and contribute practical solutions to ensure a prosperous community where people and nature thrive, now and in the future. http://www.sustainableportland.org

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City of Seattle, Office of Sustainability and Environment

The purpose of this site is to inform and inspire individuals and organizations--both within and outside City government--to take actions that help make Seattle a model of healthy, ecologically sustainable urban living. http://www.seattle.gov/environment

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Coalition for a Livable Future

CLF is a coalition of 60 community organizations working to strengthen regional planning efforts to ensure a healthy, equitable, and sustainable future for the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area. http://clfuture.org

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Ecotrust

Ecotrust is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the emergence of a conservation economy along North America's rain forest coast, the region from San Francisco to Anchorage. http://www.ecotrust.org

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Fraser Basin Council

FBC brings together government, private sector and NGO partners to find lasting solutions to complex, basin-wide sustainability challenges. http://www.fraserbasin.bc.ca

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International Sustainable Solutions

ISS organizes international study tours, creates educational materials, bring leading international speakers on sustainability to Northwest audiences, and spearheads projects that have wide support for their social benefit. http://www.i-sustain.com

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Network for Business Innovation and Sustainability

NBIS helps businesses and organizations discover and implement sustainable practices that increase revenues, enhance reputation, and reduce risk and uncertainty. They offer workshops, presentations, and networking events. http://www.nbis.org

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Northwest Earth Institute

NWEI offers a series of discussion courses, developed in Portland, but available to groups anywhere in the US, around sustainable living. http://www.nwei.org

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Oregon Solutions

Oregon Solutions works to develop sustainable solutions to community-based problems that support economic, environmental, and community objectives, and are built through collaborations between businesses, government, and non-profit organizations. http://www.orsolutions.org

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Redefining Progress

A nonpartisan organization based in Oakland, Calif., that works to shift the economy and public policy towards sustainability. http://www.rprogress.org

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Resource Innovations

A project of the Institute for a Sustainable Environment (UofO), RI offers research and technical assistance on sustainable development and climate change issues. Graduate students and faculty from UofO are involved in many of the projects. http://cwch.uoregon.edu

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Rocky Mountain Institute

RMI emphasizes market-based solutions which foster the efficient and sustainable use of resources to make the world secure and prosperous. They provide education, research and consulting on topics including energy, water, climate and many others. http://www.rmi.org

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Sustainability Institute

Sustainability Institute does systems analysis and change projects through consulting, research, and workshops. It works to understand the root causes of unsustainable behavior in complex systems to help restructure systems and shift mindsets. http://www.sustainer.org