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Enviro-Events Calendar for Nov 5 2010

November 5, 2010

The New National Policy for the Stewardship

of the Ocean, our Coasts, and the Great Lakes

2 to 4 p.m.
Wilson Hall, Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ

At this town hall meeting, sponsored by the Urban Coast Institute of Monmouth University, attendees will hear an overview of the National Policy presented by Sally Yozell, Director of Policy for NOAA, Rick Harris, Northeast Region Associate Director for the National Park Service, Robin Brake Director, Marine Resources and At Sea Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy Energy, Installations, and Environment , and Lt. Tiffany Johnson, USCG Sector New York followed by a question-and-answer session. For additional information, contact Nicole.Bartlett@noaa.gov, 508-495-2149

November 6, 2010

The Second Whitesbog Symposium

8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
A day-long event featuring Whitesbog related topics in the Barrel Factory at Historic Whitesbog Village. Fee: $20 for current members; $30 for non-members. Lunch is included. Pre-registration required. Space is limited. For registration form and agenda, see our website at: www.whitesbog.org

November 6, 2010
Legend of the Jersey Devil Show
7:30-11:30pm
Albert Music Hall
131 Wells Mill Road (Rt. 532)
Waretown, NJ

Come hear the famous legend of the Jersey Devil and be entertained Pinelands-style.
During the set, the Jersey Devil will make a live visit. Program features a live stage concert of bluegrass, country and traditional music by regional bands from the tri-state area. $5/adults, $1/children 11 years old and under. Light refreshments and gift items may be purchased. No alcoholic beverages permitted. Sponsored by the Pinelands Cultural Society.
For more information, call 609 971-1593

November 7, 2010
Coyotes in Our Communities

7 p.m., Kinnelon High School
Kinnelon, NJ
The NJ Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Fish & Wildlife will conduct a “Coyotes in Our Communities” presentation on Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. at Kinnelon High School’s auditorium on Kinnelon Road. All New Jersey residents are welcome to attend.

November 8-9, 2010
Advanced Energy 2010 Conference
New York Hilton in New York City
New York State’s leading energy organizations will highlight ambitious policies and initiatives for enhancing the state’s clean energy future at the Advanced Energy 2010 Conference. Produced by the Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center (AERTC) at Stony Brook University, the conference will focus on clean and efficient energy practices and technologies for enhancing the state’s electric power system and for giving rise to major economic and environmental benefits.

The major host sponsors of the conference are the New York Power Authority, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, General Electric and Stony Brook University. In previous years, the conference was held on Long Island, but the need for additional space to accommodate increased attendance and additional exhibits led to move the event to midtown Manhattan. Sponsor, exhibitor and registration information is available at www.aertc.org/conference2010

November 12, 2010
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Location: Pines Manor, Edison (Route 27)
Cost (includes continental breakfast): $129 (member),
$169 (nonmember)

How to Cut Your Energy Costs and Go Green

It seems like everyone is trying to save energy these days. Conserving energy and becoming more efficient can save your business money and improve your company’s image at the same time. At this half-day program, energy experts, energy providers, and top government officials will explain:

How to use new strategies and tactics to make your company more energy efficient
How to get government financing for energy projects, and
How to get help from your utility providers

Ask questions. Get answers. Make contacts.
Register now or download brochure for details.

November 12, 2010
New Jersey Pinelands Commission
9:30 a.m.
NJ Pinelands Commission Offices
15 Springfield Road New Lisbon, NJ 08064

The Pinelands Commission usually meets on the second Friday of each month. The meetings are open to the public and are most frequently conducted at the Richard J. Sullivan Center for Environmental Policy and Education, 15C Springfield Road, New Lisbon, New Jersey. The Commission does sometimes meet at other locations in the Pinelands during the year, so please confirm the meeting place by calling the Commission’s offices.

Committees of the Commission meet between the regularly scheduled monthly meetings. The committees include Comprehensive Management Plan Policy and Implementation, Permanent Land Protection, Personnel and Budget, Public and Governmental Programs, and Science. For more information, contact 609 894-7300.

November 17, 2010
Greenbuild 2010
Chicago
Event information & registration

November 18
Biomass Energy for New Jersey Farmers

8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Rutgers EcoComplex – Columbus, NJ

While solar and wind renewable energy are receiving much attention, biomass energy may be within the reach of more New Jersey farmers. Rutgers research and Extension personnel and others will discuss the potential for biomass crops in the Garden State.
Topics include:

* Recent findings regarding biomass on farms

* Challenges facing biomass energy

* Private sector advances in biomass

* Experiences with biomass on farms in NJ and PA

* Existing and potential funding sources for biomass

Attendance is free. Coffee and danish at 8:30. Lunch provided after the program at noon.
Sponsored by the Rutgers NJ Agricultural Experiment Station and the NJ Farm Bureau.
Seating is limited. Registration is required. Reserve your seat at 609-393-7163

November 23, 2010

EBC Environmental Roundtable
8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
PSE&G Training & Development Center
234 Pierson Ave.
Edison, NJ

The EBC Environmental Roundtable meets to discuss relevant environmental issues, regulatory changes and new developments provided by our subcommittees that may impact our members focusing on: Regulatory Affairs, Brownfields & Site Remediation, Natural Resource Damages, Water, Air, Environmental Technology, International Trade, Sustainability, Energy, Enforcement & OSHA News and Regulations. Lanny Kurzweil, McCarter and English, LLP, Moderator. Tracy Straka, Creamer Environmental, EBC Chair SEATING IS LIMITED. This meeting is complimentary to CIANJ members. The cost is $ 80 for non-members.

November 30, 2010
LSRP Summit:
Update and Assessment of the ‘New World Order’

Trenton Marriott at Lafayette Yard
Trenton, NJ
Hear from NJDEP Assistant Commissioner David Sweeney and key leaders in New Jersey on the latest legislative, regulatory and technical developments in the LSRP program as we prepare for legislative hearings, new regulations and sweeping technical changes that are under way. All of this plus key insights from a distinguished panel on their experience with the LSRP program. RSVP: Alicia Johnson, Langan Engineering & Environmental Services
ajohnson@langan.com or 215.491.6529

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Video: A new way to hammer home your opinion

A decade ago, newspaper editorial writers and columnists who wanted to convince you of their argument had to rely on a skillful use of words to appeal to your sense of logic and emotions. Today they have a powerful new weapon: video.

It’s one thing to imagine the argument, another to see it.

To stay connected to a generation that was raised on television and now gets its news and opinion primarily from internet sources, newspapers are learning that the use of video is not only important but perhaps crucial.

Most newspapers are just starting to catch on. Smart publications, like the (Newark) Star–Ledger are using video with increased skill.

An example is The Tool Kit has to happen, which ran in yesterday’s edition and may have been missed by many readers in the deluge of election day coverage.

Click on the arrow inside the picture below to see how Brian Donohue uses props and previous press conference video clips to, well, hammer home his point.

Do you like the use of video in today’s electronic newsletters?
What else do you like about the online format? Are you still reading the paper edition of your daily newspaper? What keeps you using and paying for that format? Share your opinion in the box at the bottom of this post.

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NJ-based Langan expands to California with acquisition

Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, a 500-employee, privately held consulting firm, headquartered in Elmwood Park, NJ, has established a West Coast beachhead with the acquisition of Treadwell & Rollo, a 70-employee geotechnical and environmental engineering firm based in San Francisco.

It’s the first acquisition in Langan’s history and gives the firm a new market for its services in San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, and Sacramento where Treadwell & Rollo has offices.

In a news release, Langan said:

“In an era where large public corporations have routinely acquired smaller firms, the Langan/Treadwell & Rollo deal signifies a strategy for growth and expansion between two independent firms. As a result, the combined forces of Langan and Treadwell & Rollo will instantly attain true nationwide reach; have access to shared technical resources; and remain privately held, which enables swift responsiveness to client needs on all projects.”

Langan’s major projects include the New Meadowlands Stadium for the Giants and Jets, the Four Seasons Hotel (the tallest building in South Florida), and the Shops at Atlas Park, which won the 2007 Phoenix Award, EPA Region 2.

The firm also supports development projects for academic institutions, hospitals, and governmental agencies, as well as large-scale national and international infrastructure projects. Langan’s environmental practice specializes in compliance programs for major corporations in the petro-chemical, utilities, and manufacturing industries, and is active in remedial designs for brownfield and Superfund sites.

In New Jersey, Nick DeRose, a Langan Senior Principal, serves as president of the Licensed Site Remediation Professional’s Association. His colleague, Dr. Jorge Berkowitz, was appointed by Governor Chris Christie to serve as a member of the state’s Licensed Site Remediation Professional’s Licensing Board.

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November 2, 2010
USGBC-NJ Education: Part 1

Fundamentals of Sustainability & LEED
9 a.m.
14 Maple Ave., Suite 2 01
Morristown, NJ

This 4 hr workshop is intended for those who are just beginning their journey into the sustainability realm beginning with an introduction to the effects our built world has on our environment; what green building technologies can achieve; the basics of sustainability for our future and more. Often individuals take Part 2: LEED GA Exam Prep workshop also.
See Nov 16th listing. These trainings sessions have a minimum of 10, maximum of 25 attendees. Click Here for Details for process to become a LEED GA

Express Registration

November 4, 2010
Crash Course on PA’s New Soil and Stormwater Regulations
8 a.m. to 9 a.m. (breakfast buffet provided)
Saul Ewing LLP’s Chesterbrook office
1200 Liberty Ridge Drive, Sui9te 200
Wayne, PA 19087

Need a crash course on Pennsylvania’s new Erosion and Sediment Control and Stormwater Management Regulations before they take effect on November 19, 2010? Attorneys in Saul Ewing’s Environment and Natural Resources Practice Group can help. We invite you to attend a breakfast seminar in the firm’s Chesterbrook, PA office that will focus on these new regulations, which are certain to affect all commercial and industrial activities that “move dirt.”

Please RSVP to Chris Lautenbacher at clautenbacher@saul.com or 215.972.1885 by Thursday, October 28, 2010.

November 4, 2010
The Spotlight Roundtable Series
The Future of NJ Solar Policy
11:45-1:30, Trenton
Lunch will be served / Seating is limited

Join us for an in-depth discussion in an intimate setting on the future of NJ solar policy. Issues will include what’s the true cost of the state’s solar program and what does it deliver in terms of economic growth? Some argue that New Jersey’s solar policy drives up the cost of doing business in the state. Others point to solar’s hidden success as the fastest-growing segment in a faltering economy. This year, with potential changes to the Energy Master Plan that may modify fees that fund incentives, an open discussion of NJ’s solar policy is critical.

Tom Johnson, co-founder and energy writer for NJ Spotlight, will moderate a round-table discussion with solar industry leaders and Upendra Chivukula, chairman, Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee. Join with industry leaders, policy-makers and those who shape the debate.

November 12, 2010
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Location: Pines Manor, Edison (Route 27)
Cost (includes continental breakfast): $129 (member),
$169 (nonmember)

How to Cut Your Energy Costs and Go Green

It seems like everyone is trying to save energy these days. Conserving energy and becoming more efficient can save your business money and improve your company’s image at the same time. At this half-day program, energy experts, energy providers, and top government officials will explain:

How to use new strategies and tactics to make your company more energy efficient
How to get government financing for energy projects, and
How to get help from your utility providers

Ask questions. Get answers. Make contacts.
Register now or download brochure for details.

November 17, 2010
Greenbuild 2010
Chicago
Event information & registration

November 18
Biomass Energy for New Jersey Farmers

8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Rutgers EcoComplex – Columbus, NJ

* Recent findings regarding biomass on farms

* Challenges facing biomass energy

* Private sector advances in biomass

* Experiences with biomass on farms in NJ and PA

* Existing and potential funding sources for biomass

November 23, 2010

EBC Environmental Roundtable
8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
PSE&G Training & Development Center
234 Pierson Ave.
Edison, NJ

November 30, 2010
LSRP Summit:
Update and Assessment of the ‘New World Order’

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Your chance to weigh in early on NJ E-Waste regulations

There’s a system in place in New Jersey that guarantees that anyone can get their opinion considered by the state’s Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) whenever new environmental regulations are proposed in the New Jersey Register.

In the case of upcoming rules for the recycling of used televisions and computers, you can weigh in even before the proposals are made public.

The Department announced yesterday that, because of the level of public interest and the significant increase in the generation of electronic waste in recent years, it is going above and beyond its normal rulemaking process “by giving the public, environmental advocates, businesses, and manufacturers of covered electronic devices an opportunity to provide comments before we formally propose regulations.”

New Jersey’s Electronic Waste Recycling Law

The rules are designed to implement the state’s so-called E-Waste Recycling Law (formally, The Electronic Waste Management Act) which bans the disposal, beginning Jan. 1, 2011, of televisions and all personal or portable computers – including desktop, notebook and laptop computers, as well as computer monitors. The law requires manufacturers of the devices to establish and finance a free system for the collection and recycling of the material.

What the law does not cover: DEP notes that the law does not cover celll phones, DVDE players, VCRs, game consoles or radios or TVs found in automobiles (although some county, municipal and other recycling programs do collect them.

Why is New Jersey requiring old TVs and computers to be recycled? Because they can contain such toxic materials as lead (the reason old computer screens are so heavy), mercury, nickel and cadmium which would end up in landfills or waste incinerators if not recycled.

The U.S. Environmental Agency says that e-waste is growing two to three times faster than any other component of the waste stream because of the high turnover in consumer purchases of electronic devices.

Here’s where you can find a copy of NJDEP’s draft electronic waste recycling rules.

Reminder: You must submit your comments by November 15, 2010.

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Fred Butler, a former commissioner on the New Jersey
Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) and now the chief of regulatory affairs for Petra Solar in South Plainfield, NJ, has been appointed to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Electricity Advisory Committee.

The 27-member panel advises the DOE on modernizing the nation’s electricity infrastructure, ensuring that system is secure from terrorist attacks or natural disaster, and maintaining a diverse and stable supply of reliable energy.
Its members come from a variety of backgrounds, including state government, the energy industry, environmentalism and consumer advocacy.

During his 11 years on the NJBPU, Butler was an active member of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. He chaired the Water, International Relations and Ad Hoc Global Climate Change Committees and consecutively served as the Association’s Second Vice President, First Vice President and President.

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The company also is partnering with Atlantic City Electric on a demonstration project featuring solar photovoltaic systems mounted on utility poles in Cape May Point and Ocean City.

In September, Sandia National Laboratories awarded Petra Solar a $3 million Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems contract as part of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Program.

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Enviro-Events Calendar for Nov 5 2010

November 12, 2010Time: 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.Location: Pines Manor, Edison (Route 27)Cost (includes continental breakfast): $129 (member), $169 (nonmember)

How to Cut Your Energy Costs and Go Green

It seems like everyone is trying to save energy these days. Conserving energy and becoming more efficient can save your business money and improve your company’s image at the same time. At this half-day program, energy experts, energy providers, and top government officials will explain:

Video: A new way to hammer home your opinion

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EnviroEvents Calendar for Oct 29 2010

November 12, 2010Time: 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.Location: Pines Manor, Edison (Route 27)Cost (includes continental breakfast): $129 (member), $169 (nonmember)

How to Cut Your Energy Costs and Go Green

It seems like everyone is trying to save energy these days. Conserving energy and becoming more efficient can save your business money and improve your company’s image at the same time. At this half-day program, energy experts, energy providers, and top government officials will explain:

Your chance to weigh in early on NJ E-Waste regulations

Ex-NJBPU commissioner named to DOE advisory panel

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November 12, 2010
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Location: Pines Manor, Edison (Route 27)
Cost (includes continental breakfast): $129 (member),
$169 (nonmember)

November 12, 2010
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Location: Pines Manor, Edison (Route 27)
Cost (includes continental breakfast): $129 (member),
$169 (nonmember)