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June 30, 2008 - July 2, 2008 The purpose of this training is to provide training providers with current program information. This allows operators access to updated training enabling the regulated community to improve compliance and operations. Contact Info: Jeanne Cordell at 512-239-3150 or Diane Stallings at 512-239-6333. Web site: www.tceq.state.tx.us/assistance/events/training-providers.html E-mail: events@tceq.state.tx.us. July 9, 2008 Use your spare minutes to join the Kansas Small Business Environmental Assistance Program (SBEAP) at our Kansas City Lunch and Learns. Attend any or all of four “lunch and learns” during summer 2008. Learn about everyday activities that impact local air quality and how you can help reduce that impact. These FREE sessions will take place on the second Wednesday of each month from June through September, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Bring your own lunch and attend in-person or participate through your computer via conference call. Each session will be held at the Johnson County Environmental Department. Contact Info: Small Business Environmental Assistance Program at 1-800-578-8898. Web site: www.sbeap.org/workshops.php?workshop=9 E-mail: sbeap@ksu.edu July 9, 2008 - July 11, 2008 The Annual Meeting is the world's premier refining meeting, assembling key executives and technical experts from refining and marketing organizations worldwide, as well as representatives from associated industries. The general session features high profile speakers who will address current issues of widespread importance to the refining industry. Leading industry experts will share valuable insights on major issues, including energy and environmental initiatives and the latest technical developments. Management and technical sessions give attendees an opportunity to gain valuable insights from leading industry experts on major issues, energy and environmental initiatives, and technical developments impacting refining and petrochemical industry management and performance. Contact Info: National Petrochemical & Refiners Association at 202-457-0480. Web site: www.npradc.org/forms/meeting/MeetingFormPublic/view?id=D2150000018E E-mail: info@npra.org July 10, 2008 The 2008 Southwest Washington Sustainability Conference and Trade Show is designed to engage, inspire and motivate. The conference, showcased in the LEED-certified Vancouver Hilton, features nationally known speakers, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., covering the three key components of sustainability - climate, commerce and community. Green building, sustainable corporate strategies, renewable energy, social equity and transportation are among the issues to be explored. Contact Info: Mike Piper at 360-487-7116. Web site: www.cityofvancouver.us/conference E-mail: mike.piper@ci.vancouver.wa.us July 15, 2008 - July 18, 2008 With 35 years of Clean Water Act (CWA) implementation behind us, municipalities are now facing the next generation of clean water challenges. Issues examined at the 2008 Summer Conference will focus on the challenges on the horizon for the clean water community. Utilities are not waiting for these new challenges to become enforcement issues, instead, they are working hard to predict future regulatory requirements, identify other drivers, and plan today for the investments and improvements that will be needed. Contact Info: National Association of Clean Water Agencies at 202-833-2672. Web site: www.nacwa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=630&Itemid=617 E-mail: info@nacwa.org July 16, 2008 Facilities generating special or hazardous wastes benefit from this workshop that will provide the information needed to comply with generator requirements. The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Tennessee Solid Waste Management regulations, and waste reduction planning requirements are covered in this one-day session. Contact Info: University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services at 615-532-8657. Web site: www.cis.utk.edu/training/environment/SpecialWastes.shtml E-mail: bob.dowd@tennessee.edu July 22, 2008 The purpose of the workshop is to provide you with access to available resources to meet your environmental challenges and needs. The workshop will include presentations from Kentucky’s aluminum industry leaders, researchers at Kentucky’s universities, trade and professional organizations, and state and federal environmental agencies. Contact Info: Kris McCrary, Workshop Coordinator, at 859-514-4989. Web site: www.secat.net/ E-mail: kmccrary@secat.net July 23, 2008 TCEQ staff will present practical and straightforward information on issues that affect anyone who owns or operates a dam. Contact Info: Diane Stallings at 512-239-6333. Web site: www.tceq.state.tx.us/assistance/events/dam-safety.html E-mail: dstallin@tceq.state.tx.us July 24, 2008 - August 1, 2008 The Division of Environmental Protection's Small Business Environmental Assistance Program (SBEAP) is pleased to announce the upcoming USVI Small Business Week, July 24 & July 28 to August 1, 2008. In addition to displays on small business environmental compliance, free workshops for garage and auto repair shops will be held on Tuesday, July 29 on St. Thomas and on Thursday, July 31 on St. Croix. Admission to the workshop is free. Contact Info: Marylyn Stapleton or Jasmine Blyden on St. Thomas at 774-3320 or Mr. Luis Ali on St. Croix at 773-1082. July 25, 2008 - July 27, 2008 Neighbors Powering Community is the theme of the tenth annual SolWest Renewable Energy Fair July 25-27, 2008 at the Grant County Fairgrounds in John Day, OR. Admission includes over 50 free workshops on both off-grid and grid-intertied renewable energy (RE) and sustainable living topics. A pre-fair workshop will install a grid-intertied solar backup power system. Fifty exhibitors show tools for energy independence and lifestyle self-reliance, including solar, wind and agricultural resources. Keynote speaker Greg Pahl, author of The Citizen-powered Energy Handbook emphasizes renewable resources for neighborhood energy. Alternative vehicle displays highlight efficient transportation technology. Cost is $5 per adult per day, with weekend, youth, and family discounts, volunteers and children under 12 free. Camping is available (free for volunteers). Contact Info: Jennifer Barker at 541-575-3633. Web site: www.solwest.org E-mail: info@solwest.org July 29, 2008 - July 31, 2008 The 2008 State Superfund Managers Symposium (SSMS) is sponsored by the ASTSWMO State Superfund Focus Group. The primary objective of the Symposium is to provide a forum for State cleanup program managers and staff to share experiences, lessons and pitfalls regarding practices for the detection, identification, and remediation of hazardous substances with each other and with their federal cleanup program counterparts. Contact Info: Nicole Malloy at 202-624-5823. Web site: www.astswmo.org/meetings_upcomingmeetings.htm E-mail: nmalloy@astswmo.org July 31, 2008 - August 3, 2008 Join over 850 students, staff, faculty and administrators in California higher education to explore the ways in which we can implement social, environmental, and economic sustainability on our campuses statewide, prepare future generations for “green collar” jobs, and bring sustainability to campus practices, policies and contemporary culture. Contact Info: Katie Maynard, Sustainability Coordinator, UCSB, at 805-893-2003. Web site: sustainability.calpoly.edu E-mail: sustainability@calpoly.edu |
