Northwest environmentalists eager to bust out of
their Luddite stereotype now have a resource. It’s called
ONE/Northwest, and it was recently formed to bring activists in the
region up to speed on the internet and other electronic media. The
nonprofit is working with the Oregon Conservation Network, a loose
alliance of 70 environmental groups, to teach environmentalists how
to save money and save time by using e-mail and the World Wide Web,
rather than the more traditional and costly phone trees and mail
alerts. “Training on how to use the available technology will be
provided and in some cases equipment and software will be given to
groups that need them,” says Steve Albertson, director of
ONE/Northwest. “I think people in the environmental community have
recognized the possibilities of the Internet,” adds Sally Cross,
political director for the Oregon Natural Resources Council, “but
compared to people in the high tech world we are miles behind.”
Contact ONE/Northwest at 1601 2nd Ave., Suite 605, Seattle, WA
98101 (206/448-1008); e-mail info@onenw.org; internet
http://www.onenw.org/.
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Getting wired in the Northwest.
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