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P2 in Egypt

September 30, 2009

NPPR Executive Director Jeffrey Burke was recently in Egypt to work on establishing a Roundtable in the Middle East and North Africa.

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September 15, 2009

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U.S. EPA Launches New State Climate and Energy Partner Network

September 9, 2009

The State Climate and Energy Partner Network will help state energy, environmental, and utility staff understand and explore climate change and clean energy policy and program options.  It provides up-to-date information about state activities and fosters communication among state decision makers on climate and energy issues and opportunities.In the partner network, you can:

  • Receive EPA’s weekly summary of state climate and energy policy news.
  • Participate in teh network listserv by posing questions to colleagues and sharing information about inititives and activities you state has undertaken.
  • Provide recommendations for topics and speakers for EPA’s monthly State Climate and Energy Technical Forum Webcasts.

The partner network is ope to staff from any state interested in:

  • Advancing clean energy opportunities.
  • Developing climate change mitigation policies and programs.
  • Looking to understand and describe the benefits of climate actions.
  • Seeking up-to-date information on what other states are doing.

To participate, visit the registration page at:

http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-programs/state-and-local/join_network.html

The State Climate and Energy Partner Network is the next generation of EPA’s Clean Energy-Environment State Partnership, wich operated from 2005 through 2008 and included 16 partner states.  Lessons learned from the partnership will be shared broadly through the Network.

For questions please contact: Danielle Byrnett at byrnett.danielle@epa.gov.

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West Virginia EMS Workshop

September 8, 2009

Jeffrey Burke, executive director of NPPR, was in Charleston, West Virginia for two days in August as part of a two-day Environmental Management System (EMS) workshop.  Highlights from the workshop can be found in the August 2009 InDepth - (Click here for PDF)

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September 3, 2009

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Webinar - Resource Efficiency and the Power of Metrics

September 2, 2009

Resource efficiency refers to the conservation of materials, energy, and water. Join us for trio of presentations demonstrating how companies of varying sizes and industries have tackled the challenge of improving resource efficiency. See how you can start with small projects to build momentum, develop sustainable programs, and grow into efficiency as a core value. Also, see how one company has reduced their carbon footprint with metrics.

Presenter Karen Reaume, Worthington Steel - humble-beginnings (ppt)

Presenter Kristin Pelizza, Navistar Inc. -  resource-efficiency-presentation-navistar (ppt)

Presenter Jim Duffy, Alonzo Printing - power-of-metrics (ppt)

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Expansion of WaterSense

September 2, 2009

The U.S. EPA is considering expansion of WaterSense to include partnership and participation options for users in the commercial and institutional (CI) sector.  Typical CI water users include hotels, hospitals, office buildings, schools/universitities, and restaurants among others.  The EPA is seeking input from our partners and other interested stakeholders on the current state of data related to water use in the CI sector as well as potential program options.  They have developed a white paper on water use in the CI sector to serve as a platform for obtaining this feedback.  The paper can be found at http://www.epa.gov/watersense/partners/cipaper.htm.  While there are gaps in the currently available data, this paper attempts to summarize the best available resources that EPA can use as a basis for future decision-making regarding a national CI program.  The paper also includes a discussion of the various forms that a CI focused component of WaterSense could take.

The EPA is currently seeking comments on the water paper and insights into working with these types of organizations on water conservation and other P2 initiatives.  Comments may be submitted to watersense-ci@erg.com through September 20, 2009.

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September 1, 2009

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