EnviroPolitics Events Calendar for Oct 24 2010

October 25-27, 2010
International Symposium on Sustainability Science:
The Emerging Paradigm and the Urban Environment 8 p.m. Kasser Theater
Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
Organized by Montclair State’s PSEG Institute for Sustainability Studies
For more information and to register visit
http://csam.montclair.edu/sustainabilitystudies/conferences/

Added attraction: Bob Reiss, journalist and best-selling author will present Montclair State’s Annual Sokol Science Lecture The Arctic in a Warming World on Tuesday evening, 26 October. His non-fiction books include The Coming Storm, about global warming, and The Road to Extrema, the state and fate of the Amazon rain forest. All symposium registrants are invited to attend the lecture that will begin at 8 p.m. in MSU’s Kasser Theater. Tickets will be provided free of charge in advance.
October 26, 2010
How to Revitalize Urban Centers
Pines Manor, Edison, NJ

How do you revitalize urban centers in New Jersey? How do you overcome a down economy, challenging demographics and tension between developers and cities? How do redevelopers make the number work? These questions and more will be addressed in a workshop called “Redevelop, Reshape, Revitalize Your Community” being presented at 4th Annual Everything Jersey: Business Statewide Conference & Expo at Pines Manor in Edison on Oct. 26.

The workshop, to be moderated by Bill Dressel, executive director of the New Jersey League of Municipalities,  will include George Jacobs, CEO of Jacobs Enterprises, a development, consulting, management, and brokerage company in Clifton; Ted Zangari, co-chair of the Redevelopment Law Practice at Sills Cummis & Gross, the Newark law firm; Eldridge Hawkins, mayor of Orange; and Valerie Jackson, director of planning & economic development for Orange.

The workshop is one of a series seminars and high-profile speakers at Everything Jersey, sponsored by the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce and The Star-Ledger. The event will feature more than 100 exhibitors, 1,000 attendees and matchmaking and networking opportunities. For information on attending, exhibiting or sponsoring, visit the
Everything Jersey web page or call or e-mail Eliza Stasi at (609) 989-7888 ext. 150.


October 27, 2010

NJBPU President Lee Solomon
What Issues Will Impact Regulated Industries?

State Chamber Breakfast Roundtable
Forsgate Country Club
Monroe, NJ
Registration & Breakfast: 8:30 a.m.
Remarks: 9 a.m.

Adjournment: 10 a.m.
Take advantage of the opportunity to address your questions
directly to the President of the NJ Board of Public Utilities.
Registration



October 28, 2010

PSE&G Solar Conference Session
8:30 a.m. to noon
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Secaucus – Meadowlands,
2 Harmon Plaza, Secaucus, NJ
This special, invitation-only event is open to non-residential customers in PSE&G’s electric delivery territory with an interest in solar power installers. PSE&G is partnering with the New Jersey State Chamber and several local chambers of commerce to share information on how you can “go solar” affordably using available programs. PSE&G’s Solar Loan Program – which finances 40 percent to 60 percent of solar arrays through the revenue generated by the system itself – helps make solar technology affordable. You will be able to meet directly with New Jersey solar developers who are experienced in using the PSE&G Solar Loan as well as with other state and federal solar incentives.

For more information, click here. To register, click here.

 


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

Register
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.

Managing Energy Costs 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)


Register Now

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:

bulletHow to use new strategies and tactics to make your company more energy efficient
bulletHow to get government financing for energy projects, and
bulletHow 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 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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How you can save your town some money and energy

Many counties and municipalities are in danger of missing out on a federal grant of up to $20,000 for energy efficiency upgrades at government buildings–from town halls and police stations to public libraries and senior centers.

The good news is that the money is available to any county or town that was not a direct recipient of a Federal Stimulus American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant.

Better yet, the grants are available without any matching funds requirement.   

In a letter sent yesterday, NJ State League of Municipalities Executive Director Bill Dressel informed mayors that the grants are being administered through the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities’ Clean Energy Program and that the BPU’s Direct Install Program offers up to an additional $50,000 to local governments for energy efficiency upgrades.

Dressel called the BPU grant process “simple and fast” and added that it has “staff available to guide you through the entire process.”

So what’s the catch?  There’s always a catch, right?

Well, yes. The catch is that the funds are only guaranteed until Dec. 31, 2010.

Here’s where you come in, Mr. or Ms. Taxpayer

Don’t let your tax dollars go to help every other county or town in America except yours. 

Give your freeholder, mayor, and/or councilperson a call and ask them how their grant submission is coming along.  If they don’t know what you’re talking about, advise them
to call the NJ Clean Energy Program at: 866-NJSMART, ext. 4.

The Clean Energy Program’s website has a list of eligible municipalities and counties. Towns that have applied for their free upgrades are highlighted in green (like the environment–and the money your town will save).

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Environmental bills on Monday’s NJ Assembly voting list

Environmental legislation 
scheduled for votes 
in the New Jersey Assembly
on Monday, Oct. 25, 2010

** Post updated at 4:35 p.m. to correct legislative house designation**

A-1052  Quijano, A. (D-20); Cryan, J. (D-20); Chivukula, U.J. (D-17)
Requires State entities to purchase biofuels in place of fossil fuels when reasonable, prudent and cost effective.
Related Bill: S-1413
   
A-2529  Chivukula, U.J. (D-17); Quijano, A. (D-20); Stender, L. (D-22)
Revises certain definitions in P.L.1999, c.23 concerning alternative energy technologies.
Related Bill: S-2306
   
A-2665  Riley, C.M. (D-3)
Clarifies law concerning labeling of farm products; increases penalties for violations and false labeling and identification of “Jersey Fresh” and Department of Agriculture designated brands; repeals R.S.4:10-15.
   
A-3142  Chivukula, U.J. (D-17); Wilson, G.L. (D-5); Fuentes, A. (D-5); Quijano, A. Directs BPU to establish standards concerning local government renewable energy generation demonstration projects utilizing renewable energy technologies.
Related Bill: S-2196
   
A-3167  Coughlin, C.J. (D-19); Wagner, C. (D-38); Conners, J. (D-7)
Authorizes zero-interest loans to local governments for certain brownfield remediations.
Related Bill: S-2278 
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EnviroPolitics Events Calendar for Oct 21 2010

October 22 2010

Solar Education, Credentialing and Workforce Development
Free Green Education Seminar!
Dessie Kirilova, Directpr US Operations at Solar Education Center
10 a.m. to Noon
Beanwood Coffee Latin Bistro
222 Farnsworth Avenue,
Bordentown, New Jersey
Please RSVP at http://solareducationcenter1.eventbrite.com .
Call 609-379-2885 or email tim_razzaq@princetongreen.org for more information.

October 22, 2010
Government Efficiency and Best Practices Forums

8:30 a.m. to noon
Forsgate Country Club, Monroe

The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce and the New Jersey League of Municipalities are co-sponsoring this free event featuring a Q&A with DCA Commissioner Lori Grifa and two panel discussions. One panel will feature four former state treasurers – Brian Clymer, Sam Crane, Jim DiEleuterio and John McCormac. The other panel will soon be announced.  For more information, click here.

October 25-27, 2010
International Symposium on Sustainability Science:
The Emerging Paradigm and the Urban Environment
Registration begins at 9 a.m.
Seminar: 9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
DEP Northwest Regional Office
230 Chestnut St., Meadville, PA.

The seminar will focus on completing the residual waste Form 26R, the Chemical Analysis of Residual Waste Annual Report by the Generator. Residual waste generators in Pennsylvania are required to characterize annually the physical properties and chemical composition of each industrial waste that is generated. Form 26R is required to be submitted to DEP and to each solid waste management facility that accepts the waste for processing or disposal. 
Since seating is limited and to ensure adequate reference material is available, pre-registration is required. There is no registration fee.  Those who wish to attend should contact Cindy Fry or Robert Bechtel by Friday, Nov. 12, at 814-332-6848. For more information, visit www.depweb.state.pa.us.


November 17, 2010

New Jersey WasteWise Business Network 
9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
PSE&G Training Facility
Hadley Road, South Plainfield, NJ.  
There is no fee charged to attend this meeting or any of our meetings.
Please RSVP to me at Steven.Rinaldi@dep.state.nj.us.
Note:  NJ Certified Recycling Professionals will earn 2.5 re-certification credits for attending

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 & 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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NJ lawmakers write prescription for med-waste dumpers

New Jersey vacationers were outraged when Avalon’s beaches were forced to close prior to the busy Labor Day weekend in 2008 after medical waste washed ashore.

An intense criminal investigation tracked down the source–a suburban Philadelphia dentist who had piloted a small boat into Townsend’s Inlet, just north of Avalon, and dropped overboard a bag of needles and other medical waste from his dental practice.

Three New Jersey Assemblyman, still smarting from the incident, are sponsoring legislation that would crack down hard on medical practitioners, medical facilities and transporters involved in illegal medical waste disposal.

The bill, A-861 (pdf), applies to doctors, dentists, and other health care professionals, as well as to hospitals, nursing homes, labs and other medical facilities and to transporters of medical waste. If found guilty of willfully violating the state’s medical waste anti-dumping laws or regulations, they would see their license, registration or other authorization to practice suspended for three years.  The registration or license would be revoked if the violator continued to operate or practice while suspended.

If the guilty professional or handler is not a New Jersey-based company (as was the case with the Avalon wash-up), New Jersey’s Attorney General’s office would contact its appropriate sister agency to ensure the offender faces the appropriate penalties in his or her state of operation.

The bill was released from committee on October 18 and is now in position for an Assembly
floor vote.

Related:
Pennsylvania dentist indicted on charges of dumping waste in ocean 
(11/19/2008 story and video)

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