The phrase "although I encourage" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to introduce a contrasting idea or to express support while acknowledging a different perspective or concern.
Example: "Although I encourage you to take risks, it's important to consider the potential consequences of your actions."
Alternatives: "while I support" or "even though I promote".
Here are a couple of excerpts, although I encourage you to read the whole piece, as with Pope's, if you want to get to bedrock on the factors driving China's energy choices.
Contrary to popular belief, you don't need to be rich, you don't need to have an exit already, and you don't even need to know much about angel investing (although I encourage you to learn more via Angel List, Quora, Women 2.0, angel networks, blog posts and other resources).
My point wasn't necessarily that people should write about the idea of responsible tourism (although I encourage that as well), but that they write whatever they like and include smarter choices about what they cover and how they cover it.
Don't go overboard with the makeup- although I encourage bold and beautiful, you don't want to look plastic.
Still prolific on the subject--although I encourage folks to take another look at Roth's revealing read on the relationship we all have with money in "Lost & Found --Roth seems to have entered into a new realm as the decade unravels.
There has been so much written about attachment styles and childhood wounds that I'm not going to spend time on it here (although it is fascinating and I encourage you to explore it; it explains why people operate in relationships the way that they do), but I have come to see that problems in relationships usually have to do with each partner bringing in the wounds of his or her past.
I try to listen to the muse rather than force or impose my will, although I do encourage her with reading, the use of prompts, and exchanging work with other writers.
I'd assure them that they're perfect just as they are, although I'd encourage them to work-out as much as possible because of its positive impact on their state of mind and their bodies.
I had only a vague handle on what was legal and what wasn't, although I was encouraged to be creative.
This is an interesting idea, although it encourages players to keep pressing the triangle button, since they will then often accidentally counterattack.
Although I am loathe to encourage unnecessary legislative verbiage, it would be simple to add a sentence stating that "the tax exempt status of religious corporations shall not be challenged on the basis of this law".
