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Job Posting - Associate/Assistant Director for the Emerging Technology and Assistance Program at ISTC

February 1, 2012

The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) is looking for an Associate Director for Emerging Technology and Assistance Program.  To learn more, ISTC Job Posting.

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Call for Papers: Special Issue on Cleaner Production Initiatives and Challenges for a Sustainable World

January 25, 2012

The objective of the special issue is to make papers dealing with the conference theme available to a global audience in order to discuss “Cleaner Production Initiatives and Challenges for a Sustainable World”.

Manuscripts must be English (not more than 8000 words in length), and authors are invited to incorporate modifications derived from feedback at the forum discussion. To prepare their manuscripts, authors are asked to closely follow the “Instructions to Authors” which can be found on the Journal of Cleaner Production home page: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/30440/authorinstructions

Authors are invited to access and build upon the insights and wisdom of authors who have published in the JCLP. All papers will be rigorously, refereed by peer-reviewers.

Manuscript submission
To submit your article online, go to: http://ees.elsevier.com/jclepro. When asked to indicate the “Article Type” in the submission process, please select “Special Issue: Cleaner Production Initiatives and Challenges for a Sustainable World”. All papers will be handled through Elsevier’s EES system. Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication in any other journal.

Tentative schedule
Submission of full papers: 27 February 2012
Begin review and revision process: 10 March 2012
Submission of revised papers: 30 July 2012
Final decision notification: 29 October 2012
Publication of the Special Issue: 15 December 2012

For further information, or to discuss ideas for contributions, please contact any of the corresponding Guest-Editors. E-mail: specialissue-JCP@advancesincleanerproduction.net.

For complete details, http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-cleaner-production/journal-news/call-for-papers-special-issue-on-cleaner-production-initiatives-and-challenges-for-a-sustainable-world/.

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2012 Pollution Prevention Conference and Trade Show - Call for Papers

January 25, 2012

The Indiana Partners for Pollution Prevention invite you to submit a proposal for the 15th Annual Pollution Prevention Conference and Trade Show to be held on September 19, 2012, at Primo West Banquet & Conference Center in Plainfield, Indiana.  All submissions must be received by 5:00 p.m. (EST) on February 24, 2012.  For more information.

 

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Tools to Measure Sustainability: Life Cycle Assessment

January 18, 2012

Date: Wednesday, March 7

Time: 11:00 PT, 12:00 MT, 1:00 CT, 2:00 ET

Register: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/263356334

Presenters: Dr. Anahita Williamson, Director, New York State Pollution Prevention Institute & Kate Winnebeck, Senior Environment, Health & Safety Specialist, New York State Pollution Prevention Institute

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a tool used to quantify the environmental impacts of a product throughout the entire life cycle, from material extraction, manufacturing, transportation, and end of life. The inputs and outputs of the product life cycle are quantified and then translated to environmental impact. Results are commonly used to compare the environmental footprint of multiple products which perform the same function.

LCA results are useful for communicating the environmental impact of a product both internally and externally. Internally, LCA results allow those operations or materials which contribute significant environmental impact to be identified, allowing target future improvements to be targeted. Externally, LCA results can be used to validate marketing claims or compare the environmental impact of products by multiple manufacturers.  This webinar will focus on the LCA process and how LCA results can be used to drive sustainability. Case study examples will also be presented.

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Webinar: Strategies and Tools for Green Procurement

January 12, 2012

Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/677970906

Federal, state and local governments are facing increased complexity with creating and managing green procurement strategies. This webinar is meant to give an overview of some of the key challenges institutions are facing for green purchasing and provide information on tools and resources that organizations around the country are using to overcome these challenges.  The presentation will cover specific web-based tools, calculators, information resources, reporting mechanisms, and other resources that you can use to help implement and manage green procurement.  The webinar will also include a demonstration of Greencurement, a new tool to help purchasers identify products that meet their specifications and increase compliance with green purchasing.

This Webinar is cosponsored by the Western Sustainability and Pollution Prevention Network (WSPPN), the Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center (PPRC) and the West Coast Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Collaborative (WCEPPC).

About the presenter:  Joshua is a nationally recognized expert on product-level sustainability and environmental certifications.  He is the co-founder and CEO of Greencurement, a company that provides environmental information for institutional purchasing.  At Greencurement, Joshua works with leading organizations to identify green products and make smarter purchasing decisions.  Prior to Greencurement, Joshua was the Senior Director of Business Development for GoodGuide.  Joshua has been involved in many sustainability initiatives, including participating in past roundtables with the National Academies of Science and the Keystone Center as well as being a contributor to NPR’s Marketplace Report.

Title:

Webinar: Strategies and Tools for Green Procurement

Date:

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Time:

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

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NSPE Web Seminars

March 30, 2009

The National Society of Professional Engineers would like to offer NPPR members an opportunity to attend an upcoming web seminar.

To check out one of their web seminars: click on http://www.nspe.org/Education/WebSeminars/online_seminars.html
and register now.

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