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From snow-capped mountains to lush forests and rocky shorelines, the Puget Sound region is characterized by magnificent natural resources and an enviable quality of life that sustains our region.

 

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People For Puget Sound »People For Puget Sound is a citizens' group working through action, advocacy, and education to realize the vision of a clean and healthy Sound, teeming with fish and wildlife, and cared for by the people who live here.
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Seattle Audubon Society »Seattle Audubon is one of the oldest conservation organizations in the region. With 5,000 member households and an active base of more than 600 volunteer leaders, we work to connect people with birds and nature.
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Seattle Aquarium »The mission of the Seattle Aquarium is Inspiring Conservation of our Marine Environment. To do so we must help citizens learn about the interconnectedness of human behavior, the ocean, and climate change.
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Recent Foundation Activities
2010 Election Results and the Environment
Staff attended a briefing on what the 2010 election results mean for the environmental movement and organizations. Representatives from the League of Conservation Voters and Washington Conservation Voters presented an analysis of both national and local results and discussed how those results influence plans for moving forward, including the 2011 Environmental Priorities for Washington from the Environmental Priorities Coalition.
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Got Green Creates Access to Green Jobs in Low-Income Communities
In South Seattle, Got Green organizes young adults of color to create equal access to sustainable, green jobs in their low-income communities. The organization works to develop a new generation of leaders for economic and social justice movements.
Only 18% of people of color who live in King County say the environmental quality in their neighborhood is excellent, compared to 40% of Caucasians.
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Puget Sound Partnership reaches a crossroads
Can the state cleanup effort deliver on Gov. Gregoire's demands for measures of real progress? (Crosscut.com)
Climate Solutions
Climate Solutions' mission is to accelerate practical and profitable solutions to global warming by galvanizing leadership, growing investment and bridging divides.
More Jobs, Less Pollution: Growing the Recycling Economy in the U.S.
This study provides strong evidence that an enhanced national recycling and composting strategy in the United States can significantly and sustainably address critical national priorities including climate change, lasting job creation, and improved health.
Can the state meet its mandate to find alternative energy sources?
How will anyone know whether the targets are met? And what will happen if they are not? With the first deadline just over a year away, Washington officials have begun scratching their heads about how to answer those questions. (Crosscut.com)
Seattle Public Utilities
Environmental Justice Network in Action (EJNA) is a partnership between Seattle Public Utilities, community based organizations (CBO), nonprofit and government agencies.

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