National Environmental Partnership Summit
October 20, 2008
National Environmental Partnership Summit
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Mercury Export Ban Signed into Law
October 15, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 the White House signed into law S. 906, the “Mercurcy Export Ban Act of 2008″. This law will prohibit the transfer of mercury by Frederal agencies, bans U.S. export of mercury, and requires the Department of Energy to designate and manage a mercurcy long-term disposal facility. On October 1, 2008, NPPR Executive Director, Jeffrey Burke, wrote President Bush on behalf of NPPR and it’s members to sign the ban into law. Here is the letter sent to the White House mercury-export-ban-letter-from-nppr.
Ecoeye Project in South Korea
September 12, 2008
NPPR began its five year research contract with Ecoeye Co., Ltd in pursuit of industrial and environmental improvement in Busan, South Korea. The purpose of this project is to develop a cleaner production system for the environmental management of 20 companies.
The United States-Mexico P2 Network
July 8, 2008
BorderP2 is a new electronic network and website being designed for and by and made available to all members of the community along the Mexico and Texas border who are working together on pollution prevention and environmental management: maquiladoras, small and medium businesses, environmental technical assistance providers from all levels of government and academia, interested citizens and environmental activists. The purpose of this site is to help us all protect and improve the environment of the Border by providing:
· A Regional Overview of the Border Community Environment, the people and the place;
· A showcase for us to exhibit and share our success stories and initiatives;
· Community Connections for us to interact with our colleagues and peers to form partnerships for collaboration; and
· Access to Resources – Window to the World for us to access information and resources about pollution prevention and environmental management from around the world.
The North American Pollution Prevention Partnership
July 8, 2008
The North American Pollution Prevention Partnership (NAP3), is one of the outcomes of the International Pollution Prevention Summit, a gathering of 250 leading practitioners from more than 60 countries which took place in Montreal, Canada in 2000.Between 2000 and 2002, with financial support from the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation, the chairs or delegates of the North American pollution prevention roundtables met regularly to identify initiatives of common interest. The goals of the partnership are to:
· Advance pollution prevention policy in each country and throughout the continent;
· Share information, educational resources and member resources; and
· Enhance financial and technical resources to implement pollution prevention programs throughout North America.
On April 26, 2002, at the Canadian Pollution Prevention Roundtable in Quebec City, the three roundtables signed a declaration, formalizing their commitment to enhance pollution prevention in North America.The partnership will continue to look for additional ways to align environmental policies, projects and programs to advance pollution prevention and achieve better environmental results over the next three years.
Pollution Prevention World Information Network (P2WIN)
July 8, 2008
A global network bringing together pollution prevention roundtables and cleaner production networks to strengthen partnerships, encourage innovation, and take collective action. Find more about P2WIN.
Clean Electronics Case Study
July 8, 2008
The National Pollution Prevention Roundtable is conducting a survey of small and medium sized electronics manufacturers in the United States. The purpose of the survey is to determine the extent to which small and medium sized electronics manufacturers are able to improve their environmental performance and the extent to which they require assistance to make these improvements.
The results of the study will enable the Clean Electronics Pollution Prevention Partnership (CEP3) to better cater technical assistance to the needs of electronics manufacturers. The Clean Electronics Pollution Prevention Partnership (CEP3) is an initiative of the North America Pollution Prevention Partnership (NAP3) in cooperation with the Commission on Environmental Cooperation. CEP3 is a voluntary environmental leadership initiative among industry, government, and non-governmental organizations committed to eliminating or significantly reducing the use of identified toxics and hazardous constituents in electronics manufactured or imported in the North American market. The mission of the CEP3 is to take a preventive approach to reducing the health and environmental risks associated with electronics production and consumption.
The National Pollution Prevention Results Collection Compendium
July 8, 2008
The compendium’s goal is to identify the various data collection methodologies that are being used by state, local, and tribal governments. The final product will include a “best practices” resource for state, local, and tribal governments as well as training on various data collection tools.
U.S. Department of Energy: Office of Energy Effieciency and Renewable Energy
July 8, 2008
NPPR is an Allied Partner with the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). A key element of the EERE program, Allied Partners represent shared, voluntary commitments to promote energy efficiency and renewal energy technologies.
Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange
July 8, 2008
NPPR has signed a Partnership Memorandum of Agreement with the Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange (P2Rx), a consortium of eight (8) regional pollution prevention information centers. By sharing principles and common understandings, NPPR and P2Rx have agreed to work together at the national level to increase resources available to P2 program, share information, increase utilization of services, and explore further opportunities for collaboration.
