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News: Archives of GLRPPR webinars now available

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:06:12 GMT

Archived webinars and related information are now available on GLRPPR's Conferences & Webinars page.

News: White House Announces Executive Order on Industrial Energy Efficiency, including Combined Heat and Power

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:31:56 GMT

Today, President Obama signed an Executive Order to accelerate investments in industrial energy efficiency, including combined heat and power (CHP). Accelerating investment in industrial energy efficiency in a way that benefits manufacturers, utilities, and consumers can improve American manufacturing competitiveness and create jobs while improving our nation's energy system and reducing harmful emissions. The Executive Order: sets a national goal of 40 gigawatts (GW) of new CHP installation over the next decade; directs agencies to foster a national dialogue through ongoing regional workshops to encourage the adoption of best practice policies and investment models that overcome the numerous barriers to investment, provide public information on the benefits of unlocking investment in industrial energy efficiency, and use existing Federal authorities that can support these investments; and directs the Departments of Energy, Commerce, and Agriculture, and the Environmental Protection Agency, to coordinate actions at the Federal level while providing policy and technical assistance to states to promote investments in industrial energy efficiency.

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Event: Introduction to Hazardous Waste Regulations Webinars (Recordings)

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:44:43 GMT

The DEQ's Introduction to Hazardous Waste Regulations webinar series is designed to help you understand and comply with the hazardous waste regulations.

There are two 1 hour webinar recordings.

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Resource: Toxics Use Reduction Case Studies

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:55:28 GMT

Case studies from a wide variety of industries and processes.

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News: Nominations Sought for 2012 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:28:29 GMT

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting nominations for the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards. Green chemistry is the design of chemical products and processes that reduce both the use and generation of chemicals that are hazardous to the environment and people's health. Nominations are due to the agency by December 31, 2011.

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Resource: Green Chemistry:Bio-based Chemicals, Renewable Feedstocks, Green Polymers, Less-toxic Alternative Chemical Formulations, and the Foundations of a Sustainable Chemical Industry

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:09:57 GMT

Green chemistry encompasses a broad area of endeavor. It is not covered by a narrow definition and does not offer a "silver bullet" type solution because it is essentially a reaction to a complex variety of issues. Ranging from dangerous and wasteful production processes and a heavy reliance on increasingly expensive petroleum to the persistence in the environment of toxic substances with far-reaching (and increasingly well-understood) effects on human and animal health, these problems call for equally diverse solutions. Green chemistry is the expansive discipline that is evolving in response to this wide array of challenges and represents a market opportunity that Pike Research forecasts will grow to approximately $100 billion in 2020. The Green Chemicals markets are currently nascent, with many technologies still at laboratory or pilot scale, while many production-scale Green Chemical plants are not expected to be running at full capacity for several more years. However, most Green Chemicals companies are targeted at large, existing chemical markets, so adoption of these products is limited less by market development issues than by the ability to feed extant markets at required levels of cost and performance. This Pike Research report examines the three major segments of the Green Chemical market: waste minimization in conventional synthetic chemical processes, green replacements for conventional chemical products, and the use of renewable feedstocks to produce chemicals and materials with smaller environmental footprints than those produced by current processes. Representative companies from each segment are profiled and global forecasts, segmented by world region, extend through 2020.

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News: Nominations Being Accepted for Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:39:46 GMT

Are your colleagues doing chemical research that includes reducing the use or generation of hazardous chemicals? Substituting an enzymatic reaction for a chemical one? Using a safer solvent? Finding a synthetic pathway that creates less waste? If so, their work involves green chemistry. Many researchers including Nobel Lauriat Bob Grubbs are doing excellent work in the field without necessarily identifying their work as green chemistry. Encourage your qualified colleagues to consider submitting nominations for the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards. This prestigious award recognizes significant accomplishments in five categories each year.

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News: Government and Community Partners Launch Tonawanda Sustainability Initiative; Goals are to Reduce Pollution and Promote Business Innovation

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:49:26 GMT

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the town of Tonawanda, New York, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the Clean Air Coalition of Western New York and the Empire State Development Corporation signed an agreement to help Tonawanda businesses become more sustainable. The initiative, known nationally as E3 for Economy, Energy and Environment, will provide manufacturers with customized assessments of production processes to enable them to reduce energy use and waste, minimize air pollution, increase productivity and drive innovation. The goal is for companies to create and preserve jobs while protecting the environment and public health.

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News: MI: GreenUp Event Examines Sustainable Innovations

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:25:47 GMT

DEQ has announced the 2011 Michigan Green Chemistry and Engineering, or GreenUp Conference, Oct. 27 at the University of Michigan's North Campus Research Complex in Ann Arbor. Green chemistry is the design of products and processes that minimize the use and generation of hazardous substances. This year's theme, "Advancing Innovation for a Sustainable Future," speaks to the list of noted professionals and academic leaders who will discuss the latest challenges and successes in sustainable chemistry and engineering.

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Resource: P2 Data Collection Tools

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:16:30 GMT

NEWMOA developed this online resource to enable P2 and environmental assistance programs to share their P2 data collection tools. The overall purpose of this effort is to provide a way for programs to share these tools so that they can learn from each other and not have to reinvent them. P2 data collection tools include surveys, worksheets, self-certification forms, protocols and standard operating practices (SOPs) for follow-up to P2 technical assistance visits, quality management plans (QMPs), and/or checklists that P2 programs use to collect information from their clients. These data collection tools are used to understand the behavioral, environmental, and financial results from site visits, workshops or training events, and in response to an email, phone inquiry, or other social media technology. Users can customize their Search based on the relevant sector or topic, type of P2 activity, or type of P2 data collection tool used. They can also Add their own data collection tools to the system.

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