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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.

Funding Opportunity: Michigan Scrap Tire Market Development Grants

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:50:11 GMT

The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is announcing the availability of grant applications for the fiscal year 2013 Scrap Tire Market Development Program (Program), authorized by Part 169, Scrap Tires, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended. Grant funding will be available for advancing the use of scrap tires in Michigan.

Scrap Tire Market Development Grants are available to reimburse up to 50 percent of the cost to purchase scrap tires to support the development of increased markets for scrap tires. Grant funding is also available to reimburse up to 50 percent of the cost of purchasing equipment or for research and development to provide for a new or increased use for scrap tires.

Interested persons may complete a Letter of Interest form by clicking on the application packet below. The Letter of Interest form can be found on Page 8 of the application packet.

The deadline for receipt of the Letter of Interest is 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, February 15, 2013. The DEQ will accept Letters of Interest with all supporting documentation postmarked on or before February 15, 2013. The DEQ will not accept Letters of Interest submitted by e-mail or fax.

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News: MI: DEQ announces scrap tire market development grants

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:47:39 GMT

Applications are available for funding under the Scrap Tire Market Development Grant Program for grants to reimburse up to 50 percent of the cost to purchase scrap tires to support the development of increased markets for scrap tires. Grant funding also is available to reimburse up to 50 percent of the cost of purchasing equipment or for research and development to provide for a new or increased use for scrap tires.

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News: Recycled tire powder saves energy, reduce costs, makes quieter cars

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 22:06:05 GMT

Incineration is still widely used to dispose of discarded tires. A green materials company is providing an alternative that monetizes waste rubber, saving significant energy and lowering the cost of making new tires - and even some plastics.

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News: Cooling Tower Cuts Michelin Energy Use by 1,500 MWh

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:25:12 GMT

A Michelin plant has reduced its energy consumption by about 1,500 MWh through installation of a new cooling tower for process water. The installation at the Dundee, Scotland plant uses AC drives from Control Techniques, a company of Emerson Industrial Automation, Tyre Express reports. The drives control pump and fan speeds to balance supply with demand. Emerson says that when idle, the cooling plant consumes no more energy than a tea kettle.

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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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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: Amyris and Michelin Announce Collaboration to Develop and Commercialize Renewable Isoprene

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 21:54:05 GMT

Amyris, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMRS), a leading renewable chemicals and fuels company, and Michelin (EPA: ML), a leading innovator in the tire industry, announced that the two companies have signed a definitive agreement to collaborate in the development and commercialization of Amyris No Compromise renewable isoprene, the chemical building block in rubber tires and other products that use synthetic and natural rubbers. Under the agreement, Amyris and Michelin will partner to contribute funding and technical resources to develop Amyris's technology to produce isoprene from renewable feedstocks. Amyris expects to begin commercializing this isoprene in 2015 for use in tire and other specialty chemical applications such as adhesives, coatings and sealants. Michelin is committed to off-take volumes on a ten-year basis. In addition, Amyris retains the right to market its renewable isoprene to other customers.

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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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News: Ontario Students Make Art Out of Old Tires

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:54:53 GMT

A new design challenge has been launched asking Ontario students to create landscape designs to improve urban spaces by using products made from recycled tires. Ontario Tire Stewardship (OTS) along with the Ontario Association of Landscape Architects (OALA) launched the OTS Student Design Challenge, which offers design students the opportunity to showcase creative, sustainable outdoor design and win up to $3,000.

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