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  • More Room to Innovate: The Lemelson Foundation’s New Portland Offices Unlock a New Era of Innovation

    More Room to Innovate: The Lemelson Foundation’s New Portland Offices Unlock a New Era of Innovation

    The Lemelson Foundation today announced its relocation to a new office space at 2035 NW Front Avenue, Suite 501, Portland, OR 97209, in Portland’s Pearl District. The move reflects the Foundation’s growth and commitment to fostering groundbreaking invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship in Oregon, across the U.S., and worldwide. The environmentally-friendly and human-centered space represents a…

  • Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy

    Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy

    The Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy is an Indigenous-led nonprofit committed to supporting Native American tribes’ transition to a clean energy future.

  • Oil Change International

    Oil Change International

    Oil Change International (OCI) is a research, communications, and advocacy organization committed to raising awareness of the true costs of fossil fuels and promoting a global transition to clean energy. Founded in 2005, OCI’s international team works with local organizers to achieve climate goals across global sectors including policy, industry, and public finance. The Lemelson…

  • American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)

    American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)

    The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) is the foremost national convener of the engineering education community. Dedicated to supporting excellence in the teaching and practice of engineering, ASEE is also committed to establishing sustainability as a core tenet of engineering education. With support from The Lemelson Foundation, ASEE administers the Engineering for OneMore

  • Third Derivative and RMI Launch Industrial Innovation Cohorts to Accelerate Decarbonization of Steel, Cement, and Chemicals

    Third Derivative and RMI Launch Industrial Innovation Cohorts to Accelerate Decarbonization of Steel, Cement, and Chemicals

    RMI and Third Derivative are launching the Industrial Innovation Cohorts initiative supported by a $2 million grant from The Lemelson Foundation.  Heavy industry produces the most widely used materials you see in your daily lives, from concrete and steel for buildings to chemicals and plastics for consumer products. Industry is responsible forMore

  • Foundation Senior Program Officer Joel Clement discusses climate and scientific censorship

    Foundation Senior Program Officer Joel Clement discusses climate and scientific censorship

    Before joining The Lemelson Foundation to lead its new Climate Action Initiative, Senior Program Officer Joel Clement was a forest ecologist, an official at the U.S. Department of the Interior, and in 2017, a whistleblower.  He recently spoke to NPR about his experiences in the federal government helping communities in Alaska prepare for the effects…

  • Escaping the Ordinary in the Classroom

    Escaping the Ordinary in the Classroom

    This innovative education curriculum uses an escape room model to engage students in important life lessons.

  • RMI

    RMI

    RMI, founded as Rocky Mountain Institute, is a global, independent nonprofit with more than 700 experts committed to accelerating a global shift to clean energy.

  • Action for the Climate Emergency

    Action for the Climate Emergency

    Action for the Climate Emergency (ACE) is a nonprofit mobilizing young individuals to take action against the climate crisis.

  • Making Engineering Elementary

    Making Engineering Elementary

    How a model for equity-oriented engineering curriculum is engaging students from all backgrounds and in the earliest grades

  • Environmental Defense Fund

    Environmental Defense Fund

    The Environmental Defense Fund is an environmental advocacy nonprofit guided by science and economics, committed to climate justice, and driven to deliver solutions that will create a healthier planet for all.

  • Recharging the Electric Vehicle Industry

    Recharging the Electric Vehicle Industry

    This sustainable startup is building a circular economy for EV batteries from the ground up

  • Paving the Way to Sustainability

    Paving the Way to Sustainability

    Removing roadblocks for low-carbon building materials can spur innovation and lower greenhouse gas emissions