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A peek at environmental events coming up in November

Here are just a few of the coming weeks’ environmental events.
See dozens of other great educational, social and networking opportunities on our Enviro-Events Calendar. While you’re there,
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November 1, 2011



New Jersey Technology Council  Webinar
Pro’s and Con’s of Solar and Energy Efficiency
Opportunities in NJ

Noon to 1 p.m.
Company Presentation:  Green Waste Technologies, Inc. along with
Research & Development updates, news from NJTC member companies and much
more. After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing
information about joining the Webinar. Space is limited. Reserve your
Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/227798688





November 1, 2011 

Planning
for a Sustainable Water Supply in Lakewood and Beyond



2 p.m.
The Little Theater, Georgian
Court College
Lakewood, NJ


Water supply and water conservation issues are of vital importance
in New Jersey right now. As population increases and townships plan for
increasingly dense developments, the problems of providing a safe, clean water
supply for citizens-while retaining adequate water supplies in rivers, streams,
and aquifers for healthy ecosystems-become more acute. River and stream levels
are already falling precipitously low in dry summers, and the water supply and
its safety for humans and wildlife alike are an increasing concern within the
Barnegat Bay Watershed.
Join us for this informative and engaging panel that will showcase the need for
a water supply plan in this region and be a catalyst for developing the
necessary process to create that plan.

Moderator:
Lisa Auermuller, Watershed Coordinator at Jacques Cousteau Reserve, Rutgers
University

Panelists:
Senator Robert W. Singer (R-Ocean); Justin Flancbaum, Executive Director,
Lakewood Municipal Utilities Authority; Robert Nicolson, Supervisory
Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey; Peg Sturmfels, Program Organizer, New
Jersey Environmental Federation; Richard Bizub, Director of Water Programs,
Pinelands Preservation Alliance.  Admission to this event is free.
Guest registration is requested to ensure that there is sufficient seating for
all guests. To register, and to learn more about the week-long program on
building sustainable communities, please contact Trish Passuth, director of
service learning, at 732.987.2713 or passutht@georgian.edu.


 



November 2, 2011

How has Newark’s industrial legacy shaped its contemporary landscape?


6:30-9:00 pm


The Newark Museum


49 Washington Street


Newark, NJ 07102


How
has Newark’s industrial legacy shaped its contemporary landscape? What
does this history mean for today’s residents? Join our panel of
scholars, activists, and residents as they explore how history has
complicated this postindustrial environment.
Free. Refreshments


To RSVP: Email njch@njch.org


or call 1-888-394-6524


(Reservations are
strongly recommended)

November 2, 2011

NJ Business and Industry Association  Seminar:
How to Manage Your Energy Costs

8:30 – Noon. (with continental breakfast)
Pines Manor
Edison, NJ (Route 27)

This program will provide employers with the best strategies to manage
energy costs. Learn about the latest state, federal and private
programs that can help you with energy efficiency projects. You will
also hear the latest on energy policy and regulations. $129 per person for NJBIA members and $169 for
nonmembers.
For more information, contact Katie Wittkamp at 609-393-7707, ext. 239. To become a sponsor, contact Sherry Esteves at ext. 219.
Download event brochure




November 2, 2011
Commercial Building & Construction

6-9 pm, (Nov. 2nd 6-8 pm) 3 Wednesdays
Bucks County Community College – Green Jobs Academy
310 George Patterson Blvd, Suite 108, Bristol PA 19007
Participants will gain an overall understanding of the Green Building
Design and Construction process. This program is for both the
contractor and design professional. The program presents in a step by
step/connect the LEED® dots fashion, the LEED®
specific construction concepts applied throughout the building
process.  The goal of the training is to provide an understanding of
the core concepts and the construction principles behind
sustainable buildings, show how to integrate green practices and
strategies into the processes and, to become knowledgeable about the
LEED® rating system, as it applies to construction.  This workshop qualifies for 7.5 LEED®
specific credentialing hours for both BD&C and ID&C
disciplines, 8 CES credits for AIA, and 8 PDH units for registered
professional engineers.Instructor: Lisa Grayson Zygmunt  Course No. WTMCO 3553 JA1/Cost $325 per person.
For more information, contact the Green Jobs Academy (215) 788-3594 or visit www.bucks.edu/green
 

November 3-4, 2011
International Sites
& Spills Expo

Toronto, ON
TEEX Workshop Nov 2
Information and Registration

November 3, 2011

What’s fracking and should we be worried?                             

6:45 p.m.
Lesbian Gay Bisexual &Transgender Center


208 West
13th Street, Room 301, Manhattan

Screening
and discussion with invited guests:
NY Assembly Members Danny O’Donnell, Deborah Glick, Linda Rosenthal,
Richard Gottfried, Civil rights attorney Yetta Kurland, David Braun,
Co-founder United for Action
Free
Admission
  The LGBT Center will screen PBS “Now” host David Brancaccio’s
interview of Josh Fox about his film GASLAND- winner of the 2010 Sundance
Festival Special Jury Prize, 2011 Academy Award nomination and 2011 Emmy
winner. The environmental and health impacts from fracking in other states are
shocking and well documented, with a significant number of spills, blowouts,
accidents and gas and contaminant releases. Now the gas industry wants to drill
in New York, which could ruin our water supply.
Discussion and Q&A with invited guests will follow the screening.
Sponsored
by:

Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter, United for Action, and NYH2O For more
information, go to http://unitedforaction.org/     


November 3, 2011


Introduction to Wetland Identification 
8:30am – 4:30pm
$285
Virtually all activities conducted in and around wetlands are regulated –
from excavating underground storage tanks to soil
compaction for paving a driveway or patio to pruning of
overgrown vegetation – and violators are subject to hefty
penalties and fines from the NJ-DEP. Knowing if a wetland is
on your property or a site on which you work is incredibly
important! But how do you determine if a wetland is
present?  Why not educate yourself? Take our class to get the
basic tools you need to identify a wetland’s presence. Once
you make a determination, you will know if you need to go
further and hire an environmental professional to evaluate
the site and assist you with the permit process. In this
one-day combination classroom and field course, a nationally
recognized wetlands expert will review the skills you need
to identify freshwater wetlands and their boundaries and
introduce you to wetland plant identification and soil
recognition. You will learn: Why wetlands are important, How
they differ, What indicators are used for wetland
identification and about the current regulations in New Jersey.



November 3-12, 2011
Advanced P V Systems Design & Installation
Thursdays 6-9 pm, Fridays & Saturdays 8 am-5 pm
Bucks County Community College – Green Jobs Academy

310 George Patterson Blvd, Suite 108, Bristol PA 19007

The
six (6) day, 40-hour course is designed to prepare individuals for the
NABCEP PV Installer Certification exam.  The course will include
hands-on lab work and design exercises including in-depth review of NEC
Article 690, calculating requirements for rooftop conduit runs,
determination of the proper distance between PV arrays using sun angles
and module dimensions, string sizing, PV racking methods and final
commissioning processes and troubleshooting.   The content follows the
NABCEP Installer Certification Job Task Analysis for preparation for the
certification exam. Instructor: Jeff Gilbert, NABCEP PV Solar & Thermal
Prerequisites:
Previous PV training, such as NABCEP Entry Level and/or experience
installing solar PV systems. Course No. WTMCO 0344 JA1/ Cost: $1,460 per
person early bird; $1,560 per person after October 6th 2011; 10% discount prior to October 6th, 2011 for IEC Members
To register, contact Continuing Education (215) 968-8409, and select
option 2. For more information, contact the Green Jobs Academy (215)
788-3594 or visit
www.bucks.edu/green 

November 4, 2011
Green Marketing

Jacquie Ottman, Presenter
9 a.m.-3  p.m.
Bally’s Atlantic City
Atlantic City, New Jersey

Ms. Ottman, nationally recognized expert in Green Marketing will be
discussing the New Rules of Green Marketing from her latest
book.For more information contact Dharmesh Dave ddave@atlantic.edu or visit Atlantic Cape Community College Website 


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New York report on fracking cost impacts to be delayed

The state’s environmental agency
says a key advisory panel will not be issuing a report on the impacts
of hydrofracking by a November 1 deadline, delaying part of the process
of allowing the natural gas drilling on some private lands in New York
until early next year.

WXXI’s Karen DeWitt reports:

The State’s Environmental Commissioner
Joe Martens, says the report from the advisory committee, will be not be
issued next month as originally planned, partly because data on costs
of fracking to other state agencies, including the departments of
health and transportation, aren’t ready yet.


Martens says the
panel, made up of industry, environmental and community representatives,
will be meeting through January of 2012 to try to issue a report that
will now also address costs to local governments , as well as the state
costs.


“There’s no firm timetable,” Martens said.

Martens
says the data on the potential costs of hydro fracking to the state is
“unlikely” to be ready in time for the governor’s budget proposal in
January, and he says if it’s not completed until February or March, it
might be “push it out” beyond the start of the new fiscal year, on April
1st.


The DEC Commissioners was asked, following the three hour
meeting, whether he thinks hydrofracking permits will be issued in
2012.


“It is really hard to predict,” Martens said. “We have a lot of work left to do”.

Commissioner
Martens says just the review of the thousands of comments that have
been received during an ongoing public comment period will take months.
The public comment period is scheduled to end December 12th.


Rob
Moore, with Environmental Advocates, and a panel member, says giving
the group extra time to complete its work is a “positive development”.


“We
don’t let the budget clock dictate the state’s deliberations on this,”
said Moore. “The gas has been down there one hundred million years, it
will be down there forever, we’ve got plenty of time to get to it.”


Eric
Goldstein, with the Natural Resources Defense Council, also a panel
member, says he’s relieved that the process is slowing down a bit.


“The entire fracking train from here on in will be traveling at a more reasonable pace,” said Goldstein.

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NJ enviro group ads to target wayward GOP moderates

Environmental organizations are more accustomed to raising money than spending it, but Trenton-based Environment New Jersey is breaking new ground with a five-figure advertising campaign that focuses public attention on the trending votes of three Republican congressmen from New Jersey.

No, the organization is not going after veteran Scott Garrett (R-5), who almost always votes against pro-environment legislation, or newcomer Jon Runyan (R-3) who appears to be traipsing down the same path.

Instead, they’re targeting friends-three members of the state’s congressional delegation who formerly could be counted on to support legislation endorsed by the environmental community
The three little lambs who have gone astray are: Rep. Leonard Lance
(R-7), Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-2) and Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-11). 
The trio is being singled out for “three recent votes
that threaten public health by undermining clean air and allowing more air
pollution,” according to Environment New Jersey’s field director Doug O’Malley.   
The bills are:

  • The “TRAIN” Act, which O’Malley says would
    indefinitely delay the clean-up of toxic power plant pollution; 
  • (H.R. 2681) which would block clean air standards that lower mercury and
    other toxic air pollution from cement plants; and 
  • (H.R. 2250) that would
    prevents the imposition of new standards to reduce toxic pollution from industrial incinerators and
    boilers at power plants. 

O’Malley contends that the TRAIN Act alone, if passed, could result in 139,500 lives lost due to smog,
soot, and toxic air pollution. The health benefits delivered by the
incinerator and boiler standards are as high as $54 billion annually, and the
health benefits from cement standards will be as high as $18 billion annually, he says.
Environment New Jersey isn’t saying exactly how much they’ll be spending on the ad campaign or where the money is coming from but O’Malley says the media buys will target “the state’s largest web-sites – including nj.com – with
banners targeting hometown voters in all major newspapers, a homepage takeover
of PolitickerNJ, sponsorship of the “Wake Up Call” e-mail newsletter and
targeted Google ads. 
The ads will run for a week.  
We find this to be an interesting departure from the usual press-release and photo-op-demonstration approach favored by environmental groups.
But will it be effective? Can it bring the lambs back in line? Will it provide green-leaning Republicans with ammo they can use the next time the party’s right-wing apparatchik demands a vote that offends enviros? 
Tell us what you think in the opinion box below.    

Related:    
Rosi over at Blue Jersey sent along this link to their post today in which Adam L. scoffs at the use of the term “moderate” when applied to Republican congresspeople. Thanks, Rosi, for also correcting our original misspelling of Mr. Runyan’s name. 






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Editorial sides with Christie on fracking over Corbett

[Updated at 12:58 a.m.on 9/4/11 to include link to letter responding to Star-Ledger editorial]

The Express-Times, a daily newspaper located in Easton, PA, which also covers Garden State news and issues for readers in Warren County, NJ, likes New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s idea of imposing a one-year ban on the use of fracking to drill for natural gas.

An editorial appearing in today’s edition of the paper says:

Condemnation of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was swift, loud and wrong, following his decision to conditionally veto a proposed ban on hydraulic fracturing in the Garden State, opting instead for a one-year moratorium.

A moratorium will allow state officials to get a better read on what’s going on in Washington, where federal agencies are studying the side-effects of “fracking” — the name given to drilling deep into Marcellus shale formations and injecting a water-chemical-sand mix into the rock under high pressure to drive natural gas to the surface.  

New Jersey is in no imminent danger of being invaded by energy companies in search of frackable shale deposits. Unlike New York and Pennsylvania, it lacks the geologic make-up that drillers are looking to tap. 

Christie’s one-year embargo is a measured response — an environmentally sound decision compared to the come-and-get-it, no-extraction-tax approach taken by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett. Whether Corbett even opts for limited fees to cover environmental damage, road wear and other community impact remains to be seen. He’s mulling the findings of his Marcellus task force.

Some of the fallout of fracking has been demonstrated in the northern tier of Pennsylvania, where residential wells have been contaminated by methane and a few gas wells have popped their corks. The greater dangers are the possibilities of natural gas seeping into aquifers, wastewater and chemicals being spilled or illegally dumped, and contamination of the Delaware and Susquehanna rivers, which provide drinking water to hundreds of thousands of people.

Including water intakes in New Jersey, which is why Christie’s position on fracking is more than symbolic. The governor and the Legislature can revisit the issue in a year, when they know more about it, and reconsider an outright ban. It’s shameful that Pennsylvania is in such a rush to sign away its carbon-based bonanza without knowing more about the dangers and long-range costs to people who have no mineral-rights claims.


Related:

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Gov: NJ’s pulling out of climate-change compact, RGGI


[Updated at 2:37 p.m. on Friday, May 27, 2011 to include related news stories]

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie pleased business groups but outraged the state’s environmental community today by announcing that he’s pulling the state out of RGGI,
the 10-state regional cap-and-trade system that charges industries for CO2 emissions
and funnels the money into renewable energy and energy-conservation programs. 


At a news conference, Christie acknowledged the validity of climate change science but labeled the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative as a ‘gimmicky program” that had failed to combat the problem of global warming and was only driving up the cost of electric energy in the state. News conference video.

NJ Business and Industry Association President Philip Kirschner hailed the decision.

“RGGI’s cap-and-trade provisions increase costs to New Jersey businesses and consumers who are already paying some of the highest electricity rates in the nation,” he said.  “New Jersey’s participation in RGGI, however, has virtually no positive impact on the environment.  Even if the state meets its greenhouse-gas reduction goals, it would have an infinitesimal effect on the overall generation of greenhouse gases.”


Environmental and smart-growth organizations denounced the governor’s decision.

Peter Kasabach, executive director of New Jersey Future, said:

“Contrary to the governor’s assertion, there is no evidence that businesses have been negatively affected by New Jersey’s participation in RGGI.  In fact, over the long run, RGGI
is expected to make our companies more competitive, by increasing the supply of electricity from alternative sources, reducing demand through energy efficiency measures and bringing down the price of electricity for all users. The proceeds from RGGI would also provide financially strapped municipalities with resources to plan for sustainable land-use and transportation projects that reduce carbon emissions and energy use.”


“I’m glad the governor went to global warming school but he didn’t learn his lesson,” said David Pringle, political director of New Jersey Environmental Federation, which backed Christie for the top office.

Matt Elliott of Environment New Jersey said the announcement “marks a grim day for New Jersey’s historic leadership on clean energy and global warming solutions.” 

“For over a decade, New Jersey has lead the nation in the effort to fight global warming and promote clean energy.  Governor Christie’s announcement today undermines a decade’s worth of progress and leadership in New Jersey, and, if he is successful, could set us behind our neighboring states working to end the dirty and destructive addiction to fossil fuels,” Elliott said.


The harshest remarks came from the Sierra Club‘s Jeff Tittle, a constant critic of the Christie Administration. 

“Christie is taking the side of corporate polluters and the coal industry over the environment and health of the people of New Jersey,” said Tittel. “As part of his attempt to become a national politician he would rather pander to the National Republican Party then do what is right for the people of New Jersey.”

Tittel called the decision “a tax cut for corporate polluters” that was “pushed by the Tea Party backed Americans for Prosperity, a front group for oil and coal interests.”
 
There will be more reaction in the days ahead and it will be interesting to see how members of the state legislature react to the governor’s decision. 


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‘Time of Application’ law effective today in New Jersey

“The long-awaited ‘time of application law,’ which locks in zoning under New Jersey’s Municipal Land Use Law at the time an application for development is filed, takes effect today.”

So advises Gibbons attorney Howard D. Geneslaw today in an alert to the firm’s clients and friends.

According to Mr. Geneslaw:

The law was intended to undo the “time of decision” rule under which the New Jersey Supreme Court, in Manalapan Realty v. Township Committee, 140 N.J. 366 (1995), decided that a municipality could change its zoning to negatively affect or even prohibit a project which was already under review by the municipal planning board. As a result, developers often were at peril if community opposition developed during the review and approval process and a change in regulations followed.

As of today, the development regulations which apply to a project will be those in effect on the date the application is filed with the municipal land use board. The new law, S-82, approved as P.L. 2010, Chapter 9 and codified at N.J.S.A. 40:55D-10.5, allowed municipalities a year to revise and update their development regulations. That year has elapsed, and municipalities are now presumed to have gotten their zoning house in order.

Beginning today, developers will be accorded the ability to rely on the development regulations which are in effect at the time they file their application, without fear of an unexpected zoning amendment if opposition develops to their proposal. The law which takes effect today follows a number of unsuccessful efforts in recent legislative sessions to enact a “time of application” rule. Finally, its time has come.

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Are you going to the NJ/PA Sustainability Symposium?

Public officials, business and community leaders and university professors will convene on March 31, 2011 to explore the latest developments in sustainability at Rutger University’s Camden Campus, 326 Penn Street in Camden, NJ. (Directions)

The half-day symposium will focus on the latest in regional planning, funding opportunities, community involvement, and how businesses, universities, hospitals and municipalities will engage and execute their sustainability plans in 2011.

With pending changes in New Jersey’s Energy Master Plan and likely impacts in renewable portfolio standards and the electricity grid, event organizers say it is critical to understand the economic, policy and green energy implications at the federal and state levels.

The symposium will also highlight regional cutting-edge technological advances, issues and developments, such as:

*   The Philadelphia Navy Yard’s Innovation Hub
*   The East Coast rollout of the electric car
*   Electricity deregulation in Pennsylvania
*   New Jersey’s leadership role in solar energy
*   Wind power off of the Jersey shore
*   Shifting societal and generational paradigms for sustainability
*   Recent advances in waste management and recycling
*   Cost-effective and healthy green cleaning for the home and office

The symposium will open with breakfast keynote speaker Lee A. Solomon, President of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, followed by a series of breakout sessions.

New Jersey Assemblyman Upendra Chivukula will lead the lunch session. Both Solomon and Chivukula are driving forces in front of and behind the NJ Energy Master Plan.

Daniel Kidd, Architect with Bjarke Ingles Group (BIG), an internationally renowned architectural practice, will round out the day with his keynote presentation immediately following lunch.

In addition to our prestigious keynote speakers, attendees will have the choice of 15 educational offerings from the introductory level to the very advanced.


Sustainability Symposium Schedule
7:30 – 8:00 am:      Registration
8:00 – 9:00 am:      Breakfast: Welcome/Introductions/Keynote

9:10 – 10:10 am:    Breakout 1
10:20 – 11:20 amBreakout 2
11:30 – 12:30 pm:  Breakout 3
12:40 – 2:00 pm:    Lunch: Networking/Introductions/Keynote

2:00 pm:               Light Dessert/Coffee/Display Tables/Networking/Adjourn

The event is free and open to the public but space is limited and advance registration is advised.

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Former PADEP chief sits down for a frank, fracking chat

John Hanger became secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection during the last two and a half year’s of Governor Ed Rendell’s term in office–roughly the same time that natural gas companies were snapping up drilling leases, boring hundreds of wells, and pumping millions of gallons of fracking fluids into sections of the Marcellus Shale that runs beneath Pennsylvania and New York.

Hanger had to play catchup with an industry that found virtually no environmental or political barriers to entry to the Keystone State, despite a few highly publicized events, including exploding wells and a contaminated community water supply.    

By most accounts, the DEP under Hanger, responded admirably, overseeing the development and  adoption of tough new rules on well placements and security and on the storage and treatment of wastewater from the controversial hydraulic fracturing technique–more commonly known as hydrofracking or ‘fracking.’

Hanger sat for an interview, published today, with ProPublica, the prize-winning organization that published a series of  investigative reports that spurred wider media attention to the potential dangers associated with natural drilling methods and fluids.

In the interview, Hanger reviews the challenges the department faced and what it did to overcome them, and he answers the question: Is hydraulic fracturing safe?

He also expresses his view on the developing national regulation of natural gas drilling. 
His opinion might surprise you.

Overall, it’s a piece worth your time. You’ll find it at:
PA’s Former Environmental Chief, Talks About Challenges of Keeping Gas Drilling Safe

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First-ever national standard for perchlorate in the works


Reversing a Bush administration decision, the Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it
the developing a regulation for perchlorate, a naturally occurring and man-made chemical that research shows may impact the normal function of the human thyroid.

The federal agency said that monitoring data shows more than 4 percent of public water systems have detected perchlorate and between 5 million and 17 million people may be served drinking water containing perchlorate. The science that has led to teh decision has been peer reviewed by independent scientists and public health experts including the National Academy of Sciences, the EPA said.

Perchlorate is both a naturally-occurring and man-made chemical that is used in the manufacture of rocket fuel, fireworks, flares and explosives, and may be present in bleach and in some fertilizers. This decision reverses a 2008 preliminary determination by the previous administration, and considers input from almost 39,000 public comments.
  

Looking ahead: Drinking water standard for VOCs

Also In a separate action, the agency is also moving towards establishing a drinking water standard to address a group of up to 16 toxic volatile organic compounts (VOCs) that may pose risks to human health. The VOC chemicals to be addressed include trichloroethylene (TCE) and tetrachloroethylene (PCE), as well as other regulated and some unregulated contaminants that are discharged from industrial operations.

The VOC standard will be developed as part of EPA’s new strategy for drinking water, announced by the administrator in March 2010. A key principle of the strategy, according to the EPA, is to address contaminants as groups rather than individually in order to provide public health protections more quickly and also allow utilities to more effectively and efficiently plan for improvements.

“Clean water is critical to the health and prosperity of every American community and a fundamental concern to every American family. EPA is hard at work on innovative ways to improve protections for the water we drink and give to our children, and the development of these improved standards is an important step forward,” said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. “Our decisions are based on extensive review of the best available science and the health needs of the American people.” 
 
More information on the EPA”s drinking water strategy


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January 17-19, 2011
Innovative Smart Grid Technologies
Anaheim (CA) Hilton
The conference will present mini-symposia, including one on the introduction to smart grid, and another on workforce preparedness. The Conference will be a forum for the participants to discuss state-of-the-art innovations in smart grid technologies. The Conference will feature special sessions and tutorials by international experts on smart grid applications.
Conference Registration is available now via the conference website: www.isgt2011.com.
Hotel Registration: The Anaheim Hilton Hotel, the venue for this conference, is located in the heart of California’s famous Orange County, adjacent to the Anaheim Convention Center and steps from the Disneyland Resort.  This full-service, 4-Star hotel offers something for everyone. Call 1-877-776-4932 or click here to book your room today!


January 19, 2011
Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board
9 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA,
To confirm date/location, contact Michele Tate (717) 783-8727

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January 19, 2011
Pennsylvania Citizens Advisory Council
11 a.m.
Room 105 of the Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Confirm meeting date, time & location at: Meeting Information” on the CAC website

January 20, 2011
Marcellus Shale Risk Management Seminar & Networking
1 to 5 p.m.
Omni William Penn
Downtown Pittsburgh, PA.
By invitation only.
Ask for an invitation by Jan 17 2011 from: talbanese@gfnet.com

January 20, 2011
New Jersey Highlands Council

1 p.m.100 North Road
Chester, NJ

Agenda

January 20, 2011
Pennsylvania Climate Change Advisory Committee
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
Room 105
Rachel Carson Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Confirm date & location at  (717) 783-8411



January 22, 2011

Training Session to Assist the New Jersey Climatologist’s Office 
10 a.m.

The program known as the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS) is a unique community-based network of volunteers working together to measure rain and snow in an effort to provide the highest quality data for natural resource, education and research applications.  Observations from CoCoRaHS volunteers are widely used by scientists and agencies whose decisions depend on timely and high-quality precipitation data.  For example, hydrologists and meteorologist use the data to warn about the potential impacts of flood and drought. In addition, the data is also used by the National Weather Service, emergency managers, utilities, insurance adjusters, engineers, mosquito control, and farmers.  All that is required to participate is a plastic rain gauge, a ruler to measure snow, an internet-connected computer, and most importantly, the desire to watch and report weather conditions.  Anyone interested in signing up or learning more about the program can visit the CoCoRaHS website at http://www.cocorahs.org.  If you are interested in attending this free training/information session please contact Mat Gerbush, Assistant State Climatologist (Office of the NJ State Climatologist) at Gerbush@cep.rutgers.edu or 732-445-3076.

January 22, 2011

Renewable Energy Administration Seminar
10 AM – 12:00 PM
Green Living and Building Center
9 South Main Street in Lambertville, NJ.
The seminar is free to attend but RSVP is a must by Thursday, January 20, to hold your seat for this business development opportunity. RSVP at http://renewableenergyadminseminar1.eventbrite.com
Please email tim_razzaq@princetongreen.org or call 609-379-2885 for more information or to set up a private or group presentation for your company, organization or agency.

January 25, 2011

LSRP Programming and Networking Session
2 to 4:30 p.m.
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis
One Newark Center, 10th Floor
Newark, NJ 07102


The NJ Chapter of the Society of Women Environmental Professionals (NJSWEP) invites you to a panel discussion regarding the status of the Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) program and related insurance, legal and practitioner issues.  Participants on the panel include:  NJDEP Assistant commissioner David Sweeney, Site Remediation Program; Gail Howie Conenello, Esq., K&L Gates; Robert P. Blauvelt, Senior Consultant, LSRP/GEI Consultants; and also Meredith H. Marcus, Esq., Frenkel & Co., Inc.

Immediately following the program, NJSWEP invites you to network with colleagues over wine and cheese in support of our MetroNet effort to attract more members from Northern New Jersey, New York City, and the entire Greater New York area.  Our goal is to add more programs in the NYC/Northern NJ area. Spons: K&L Gates and Creamer Environmental. RSVP by January 20th to LindaEsposti@verizon.net  Non-members: Send a $25 check to: Linda Taylor, 140 Norcross Circle, Mercerville,, NJ 08619 Please make check payable to “NJSWEP”


January 25-26
Solar Power Generation USA.

Las Vegas
Brochure

January 26, 2011
How to Sell to Key Industry Markets

Sheraton Edison Hotel
Edison, NJ
The New Jersey Sanitary Supply Association introduces a series of education and training programs designed to help you position your firm for growth in 2011. Click here to download a registration form and fax it to 973-838-7124.


January 26, 2011
EBC Environmental Roundtable
8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
PSE&G Training Center 
234 Pierson Avenue, 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 Zurzweil, McCarter & English, moderator; Tracy Straka, Creamer Environmental, Chair

January 26, 2011
Seeking Profits in a Sustainability World
The Chauncey Conference Center, Princeton, NJ
660 Rosedale Road, Princeton, NJ 08541
This event has been postponed.
We’ll publish new details when they become available.

January 26, 2011
Environmental Funding

9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
http://www.cpe.rutgers.edu/courses/current/en0502ca.html 

January 27, 2011
The NJ Spotlight Roundtable Series: The Promise of Offshore Wind

11:45 -1:30
Trenton

Lunch will be served / Seating is limited
New Jersey is poised to become a leader in offshore wind development, with four companies vying for the state’s approval of proposed projects off the Garden State coastline. Right now, policymakers are writing the regulations that will determine which projects get the green light; what the tax incentives and financial considerations will be; and how the state will benefit. Join Christie administration officials and key corporate players — Atlantic Wind Connection, Garden State Offshore Energy and GE Energy — at the NJ Spotlight Roundtable: The Promise of Offshore Wind. This roundtable will explore the full range of issues involved in what proponents say will transform the New Jersey coastline into a source of clean, renewable energy and position the state as a leader in the industry’s development
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More information and registration.

January 27, 2011
Legislative Hearing on Marcellus Shale Wastewater Issues
9 a.m.
Capitol’s Hearing Room 1, North Office Building
Harrisburg, PA
The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, chaired by Sen.
Mary Jo White (R-21), will hold the public hearing on Marcellus Shale natural gas
wastewater treatment issues. The committee expects to hear from Department of Environmental Protection officials, industry representatives and others on the
treatment and handling of wastewater related to Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling.  Following the hearing, testimony, transcripts and video will be posted on the Committee website at www.senatormjwhite.com.


January 27-28, 2011 

74th Annual Walk to Washington and Congressional Dinner
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel,
Washington, D.C.
Join us as the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce celebrates its 100th birthday, welcomes
a new president, and offers its members unprecedented opportunities for networking and visibility.
This year, we honor our past — founding companies that have been Chamber members for ten decades, through thick and thin and the ups and downs of business cycles. We also look to the future with a revamped and more interactive dinner format, plenty of networking to help you through these tough times, and an opportunity to meet the Chamber’s new president. For more information, click here. To register, click here



January 29-30, 2011


Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey’s annual winter conference
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
NOFA-NJ’s winter conference is the premier gathering for the organic and sustainable food, farming and gardening community in the state. As interest in local and organic food and sustainability continues to grow, so does the conference.  Now a two-day event, this year’s conference, “Sowing New Seeds,” will offer over 40 workshops on a wide range of food, gardening, and farming-related subjects. There will be workshops for livestock producers, vegetable growers and homesteaders, as well as courses on policy issues, beginning farming, composting at home, alpacas, conserving farmland, vertical gardening, backyard chickens, community-supported agriculture, and lawn alternatives. Discounts on registration are available for those who register prior to Dec. 31 and for NOFA-NJ members. New and beginning farmers can apply for a full scholarship to this conference. Those who have been farming for 10 years or less can apply at http://nofanj.org/wcscholarship.htm.
For more information or to register, visit www.nofanj.org/winterconference.htm
or call the NOFA-NJ office at 908-371-1111, ext. 5.



January 30 – February 2, 2011

Delaware Estuary Summit
Estuaries are the most productive ecosystems in the world, and for four days this winter, the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary’s (PDE) Science and Environmental Summit will be equally as dynamic.  From January 30 through February 2, educators, government representatives, resource managers, scientists, and students will join together in Cape May, New Jersey for the PDE’s fourth Summit.  This mid-winter retreat is a unique forum for lively discussions and cutting-edge research, and it’s a chance to connect with like-minded people working for the health and future of the Delaware River and Bay.  [Download Now]


February 1, 1011

USGBC-NJ Presents: Indoor Air and Environmental Quality Part 1 and 2

8am-12pm Indoor Air and Environmental Quality Part 1 & 2  (4 HR):
8 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Part 1)
Part PSEG Training Center, Room 251
234 Pierson Avenue, Edison, NJ
Did you know that studies show higher test scores from children in green classrooms? Or shorter hospital stays for patients? Or even higher productivity rates of employees in green buildings? This 2 part session will review how green building affect indoor air quality. Further to that fact we will explore how to keep your indoor air in top shape. As humans we can worsen our quality of air by bringing in items unknowingly and knowingly, maintaining our buildings, and even by cleaning. We will look at how buildings today can maintain good indoor air quality, review the detail practices that happen during design, and also the items that must not be overlooked during construction.
For more info and to register, click hereSponsored by PSEG.
1pm-5pm Integrated Design Approach  Part 1 & 2 (4 HR)
The design efforts often require teams to communicate ideas and desires for the project. Integrated design requires the entire design team to work together. All affected stakeholders must work together throughout the project phases and to evaluate the design for cost, quality-of-life, future flexibility, efficiency; overall environmental impact; productivity, creativity; and how the occupants will be enlivened. This 2 part session will discussing the social changes of the past 40 years and expectations; understanding special relationships; real estate metrics, and the changing process. For more info and to register, click here  EXPRESS REGISTRATION



February 1, 2010 (and four succeeding Tuesday nights)
Camden County Colelge 

Camden City: The Challenge of Environmental Justice
A free, five-week course sponsored by Camden County College’s
Center for Civic Leadership and Responsibility.The course will run from 6:30- 9 on 5 consecutive Tuesday evenings  
starting on February 1 at the college’s Rohrer Branch in Cherry Hill, NJ

There is no charge for attending, but registration is required and space is limited.
See brochure and registration information Here.

Week 1:
  Screening and discussion of The Poet of Poverty, a film documenting the reflections of long time activist in S. Camden, Fr. Michael Doyle.
Week 2:
A History of Camden with  Dr. Howard Gillette, history professor at Rutgers Camden and author of the 2006 book Camden After the Fall: Decline and Renewal in a Post Industrial City.
Week 3:
The Question of Justice: An exploration of justice, particularly as exemplified in Camden. Week 4: Sustainability:  Pursuing environmental justice through an understanding of Sustainability with Sustainable Cherry Hill’s Nancy Axelrod and Lori Braunstein.
Week 5:
Environmental Activism:  A discussion with guest activists about how people are responding to the environmental challenges  in Camden with guest activists.


February 2-4, 2011 

Wind Power Finance and Investment Summit 
Structuring Your Wind Project Development, Negotiating Your Wind Project Financing
Rancho Bernardo Inn, San Diego
Agenda for two-day event     Register here



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February 4, 2010 
Getting the Waters Tested- The Marcellus Shale Factor!
9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Wilkes University
Wilkes Barre, PA
This event will present a summary of Pennsylvania’s Geology and Hydrology,  the summary of the data from the Wilkes University Citizen Database on Groundwater and Surface water Quality in NEPA, a summary of the Marcellus Shale Drilling and Development Process, specific recommendations related to baseline water quality testing, making recommendations on interpreting baseline testing results, and how the Marcellus Shale is a factor in making changes with how we manage our water resources.  The event is available for continuing education credits and professional development hours. http://www.wilkes.edu/pages/1703.asp

February 8, 2011
Environmental Justice Advisory Board
8:30 a.m.
Delaware Room, 16th Floor
Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA.
To confirm dates/locations, call: Tammey Adams (717) 772-1856

February 9, 2011
Lean Manufacturing – How Using EHS Software Can Make It a Reality
Webinar: 1 p.m.

Learn how the J.B. Poindexter Company transformed a difficult EHS Compliance situation into what their Board of Directors now views as a positive contributor to a leaner, more sustainable organization.  Webinar speakers: Robert D. Waugaman, Regional EHS Manager for J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc.; Phillip D. Schull, Vice President of Risk Management Kevin Parks, Partner and owner of D&B Environmental Services, Inc., and Sarah Sajedi, Director of Research and Development at ERA Environmental Consulting, Inc. A Q&A session will be held during the last 15 minutes of the Webinar.  Brief video about the webinarRegister here


February 10, 2011

The Solar Food Chain in the Mid Atlantic Region

5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Woodcock Washburn
Cira Centre, 12th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104

New Jersey is often ranked second in creating solar related jobs and market share. Pennsylvania and Delaware aren’t far behind.  Part of this success is due to current state incentive programs.  Does the region have the core manufacturing, education and infrastructure necessary to sustain and grow solar power?  Are we in the right place?  Are there any missing links? 
Join us as we explore the R & D aspects, the manufacturing aspects and the capacity issues and how the region can retain its edge over other parts of the country and continue development of this important alternative energy effort.  Register
HERE

February 15, 2011
Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board
9 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA,
To confirm date/location, contact Michele Tate (717) 783-8727

February 15, 2011
Pennsylvania Citizens Advisory Council
11 a.m.
Room 105 of the Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Confirm meeting date, time & location at: Meeting Information” on the CAC website

February 16, 2011

 

Pennsylvania Agricultural Advisory Board 
10 a.m.
Bimonthly meeting
Susquehanna Room A, South Central Regional Office
909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA
Please call in advance to confirm date/location
(717) 772-5972

February 17, 2011A Round Table Discussion on ‘Pittsburgh’s Energy Future’
5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Hilton Garden Inn
1000 Corporate Drive
Canonsburg PA 15317 USA Presented by YPE (Young Professionals in Energy)

Confirmed speakers: Kathryn Klaber, President of the Marcellus Shale Consortium,
David Hackworth, Manager of Corporate Strategy with CONSOL ENERGY, and Jim Spencer, President and CEO of EverPower. A speaker from the Nuclear Industry is being confirmed.
Drinks served from 5 to 5:30 p.m. Buffet dinner at 5:30 p.m. will showcase some of Pittsburgh’s famous eats. Round Table Discuss starts at 6 p.m. There is no cost.  Simply RSVP by Feb. 14 to josh.hickman@ypenergy.org .



February 17, 2011

New Jersey Highlands Council

1 p.m.100 North Road
Chester, NJ
Check Council website for agenda


February 17, 2011

Third Annual Northeast Sustainable Communities Workshop
Housatonic Community College
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Join us in this dynamic workshop to discuss how sustainable communities are created. The program  is intended to be a half day of intensive, high energy exchanges between stakeholders sharing varied perspectives on the issues surrounding sustainable redevelopment, alternative energy, and more. Stakeholder perspectives that include real estate finance, government at all levels, corporations, community representatives, NGOs and consultants who provide a range of technical expertise will be invited to participate in interactive sessions that focus on best practices and the challenges to their implementation. Join us for this unique conversation! The 2011 Northeast Sustainable Communities Workshop is being coordinated by the Brownfields Coalition of the Northeast. Register here

February 17, 2011
Pennsylvania Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee

9:15 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Please confirm in advance date/location at (717) 772-3436 

February 23-24, 2011
Environmental Law and Regulation
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
http://www.cpe.rutgers.edu/courses/current/el0101ca.html 



March 1-2, 2011

Understanding Today’s Clean Air Act Permit Programs
Air & Waste Management Association
Draft Agenda
Intercontinental New Orleans Hotel

444 St. Charles Ave
New Orleans, LA 70130 1-800-235-4670
Make a reservation!



March 1, 2011


Pennsylvania Board of Coal Mine Safety
10 a.m.
Training Room, Fayette County Health Center
100 New Salem Road, Uniontown, PA.
Please confirm in advance date/location at (724) 439-7469

March 3, 2011
Tri-County Sustainable Communities Forum
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Camden County College 
Blackwood, NJ 
The Tri-County Sustainable Communities Forum will bring people together from Camden, Burlington and Gloucester Counties in New Jersey to share challenges and exchange ideas.  This forum is for all people interested in moving their communities toward sustainability, including local green team members, environmental commissions, township employees, business people, educators or residents.  A representative from Sustainable Jersey will be on hand to answer your technical and procedural questions about the certification process.
Register Now!  Sponsored by Sustainable Cherry Hill & Sustainable Jersey 

March 4, 2011
New Jersey Future Redevelopment Forum
8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
Hyatt Hotel and Conference Center
2 Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ
Join experienced local leaders and professionals as they explain, step-by-step how to achieve innovative, high-quality, community-minded redevelopment in light of current economic and environmental constraints. Workshops are structured in a hands-on, case-study format, featuring instructors who have faced the challenges of redevelopment in communities throughout New Jersey.

Keynote Speaker: Tom Murphy, a former three-term mayor of Pittsburgh from January 1994 through December 2005, is a senior resident fellow for urban development at the Urban Land Institute where he specializes in urban public policy and urban revitalization.
Early bird registration (by February 17) is $85 for members and $125 for non-members. After February 17, admission is $100 for members and $140 for non-members. Registration at the door is $175. Purchase Orders are accepted. Join New Jersey Future as a member for $50 to gain special member admission rate. We are seeking AICP Certification Maintenance credits.
Click here to register  For questions call 609/393-0008, ext. 101.

March 4, 2011
Pennsylvania Chesapeake Bay Advisory Committee

10 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building,
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA Pleases confirm date/location in advance at (717) 772-5649

March 10, 2011
CLEANTECH NJ 2011
Woodbridge Hilton, Iselin, NJ

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
This business and investor-focused clean technology conference will bring together the clean energy business community in the greater New Jersey area. C-level executives of N.J.-based clean technology and energy companies, government policymakers and regulators, institutional and angel investors, professional services firms, thought leaders and environmental activists will have the opportunity to brainstorm and network. Attendees will have access to compelling panel discussions with prominent clean energy business and thought leaders, one-on-one meeting rooms, informal breakout sessions and a networking-focused cocktail hour.
Program. Registration. Sponsor opportunities.



March 15, 2011
Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board

9 a.m., Room 105
Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA,
To confirm date/location, contact Michele Tate (717) 783-8727

March 15,  2011 
Pennsylvania Citizens Advisory Council

11 a.m.
Room 105 of the Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Confirm meeting date, time & location at: Meeting Information” on the CAC website 

 
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March 17, 2011

 New Jersey Highlands Council
4 p.m.100 North Road
Chester, NJ
Check Council website for agenda


March 17, 2011
Pennsylvania Climate Change Advisory Committee

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
Room 105
Rachel Carson Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Confirm date & location at  (717) 783-8411

March 30, 2011 
The Role of the Consultant in Environmental Litigation

9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
http://www.cpe.rutgers.edu/courses/current/el0103ca.html 

March 31 – April 2, 2011
SET2011 | Exhibition and Conference

Los Angeles Convention Center

The
SET2011 Convention is designed to accelerate the implementation of green/clean technologies in all market sectors. Our function is to facilitate the sale and transfer of equipment, products and services, licensing agreements, and consulting contracts. The event is a marketplace for suppliers and consumers of sustainable technologies within green building, alternative transportation, clean tech investments, and lifestyle remodeling. We will address and provide solutions to environmental problems such as water treatment, air pollution, waste handling & recycling, and renewable energy. SET2011 supports economic-based solutions to our environmental issues by providing a live “green” marketplace to promote innovative, clean and efficient technologies. Registration


April 4, 2011
Laurel Highlands Summit

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Fred Rogers Center
St. Vincent College
Latrobe, PA
The economic impact of tourism, recreation and green space will be the focus of the second Summit for the Laurel Highlands Conservation Landscape Initiative. The economic benefits of trails, recreation and conservation will be the central theme; trail development and conservation will be featured topics, too. More information and signup form

April 7, 2011 
New Jersey Highlands Council
1 p.m.
100 North Road
Chester, NJ
Check Council website for agenda


April 19, 2011
Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board
9 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA,
To confirm date/location, contact Michele Tate (717) 783-8727

April 19, 2011
Pennsylvania Citizens Advisory Council
11 a.m.
Room 105 of the Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Confirm meeting date, time & location at: Meeting Information” on the CAC website

April 20, 2010
Pennsylvania Agricultural Advisory Board
 
10 a.m.
Bimonthly meeting
Susquehanna Room A, South Central Regional Office
909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA
Please call in advance to confirm date/location
(717) 772-5972



April 21, 2011

 New Jersey Highlands Council
10 a.m.100 North Road
Chester, NJ
Check Council website for agenda


April 21, 2011
Pennsylvania Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee

9:15 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Please confirm in advance date/location at (717) 772-3436

April 30, 2011
ART BLOOMS Earth Festival

10 am – 4 pm
Croft Farm
Cherry Hill, NJ.
This will be the third Earth Festival for Sustainable Cherry Hill and our second year partnering with The Cherry Hill Arts Board for this event.  Each year, the festival gets bigger and better, drawing thousands of people from all over the South Jersey region.  We are seeking vendors, “green crafters”, non-profits, schools, kid’s activities and food providers for this exciting spring event. Please contact festival coordinator, Jodi Raditz at jraditz@chclc.org for information and application.

May 3, 2011
Environmental Justice Advisory Board

8:30 a.m.
Delaware Room, 16th Floor
Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA.
To confirm dates/locations, call: Tammey Adams (717) 772-1856

May 3, 2011
Pennsylvania Chesapeake Bay Advisory Committee
10 a.m.
Susquehanna Room, South Central Regional Office
909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA
Pleases confirm date/location in advance at (717) 772-5649

May 18, 2011
Pennsylvania Citizens Advisory Council

11 a.m.
Room 105 of the Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Confirm meeting date, time & location at: Meeting Information” on the CAC website

May 18,  2011
Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board

9 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA,
To confirm date/location, contact Michele Tate (717) 783-8727

May 18, 2011
Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board

9 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA,
To confirm date/location, contact Michele Tate (717) 783-8727

May 19, 2011
New Jersey Highlands Council
10 a.m.
100 North Road
Chester, NJ
Check Council website for agenda

May 19, 2 011
Pennsylvania Climate Change Advisory Committee

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
Room 105
Rachel Carson Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Confirm date & location at  (717) 783-8411

June 7, 2011
Pennsylvania Board of Coal Mine Safety

10 a.m.
Marion Center, 21 Griffith Drive,
Home, PA 15747
Please confirm in advance date/location at (724) 439-7469

June 8, 2011
Pennsylvania Coastal Zone Advisory Committee

9:30 a.m. 
10th Floor Conference Room 
Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA.
Confirm date/location by visiting http://www.depweb.state.pa.us 
(DEP keywords: ”Public Participation, Participate”)


June 16, 2011 
New Jersey Highlands Council
4 p.m.
100 North Road
Chester, NJ
Check Council website for agenda


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June 15, 2010  
Pennsylvania Agricultural Advisory Board 
10 a.m.
Bimonthly meeting
Susquehanna Room A, South Central Regional Office
909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA
Please call in advance to confirm date/location
(717) 772-5972



June 21, 2011
Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board

9 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA,
To confirm date/location, contact Michele Tate (717) 783-8727

June 21, 2011
Pennsylvania Citizens Advisory Council
11 a.m.
Room 105 of the Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Confirm meeting date, time & location at:
Meeting Information” on the CAC website 

June 23, 2011
Pennsylvania Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee

9:15 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Please confirm in advance date/location at (717) 772-3436 

July 7, 2011
Pennsylvania Chesapeake Bay Advisory Committee

10 a.m.
Susquehanna Room, South Central Regional Office
909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA
Pleases confirm date/location in advance at (717) 772-5649

July 19, 2011
Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board
9 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA,
To confirm date/location, contact Michele Tate (717) 783-8727

July 19,  2011 
Pennsylvania Citizens Advisory Council

11 a.m.
Room 105 of the Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Confirm meeting date, time & location at:
Meeting Information” on the CAC website

July 21, 2011
Pennsylvania Climate Change Advisory Committee
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
Room 105
Rachel Carson Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Confirm date & location at  (717) 783-8411


August 2, 2011
Environmental Justice Advisory Board
8:30 a.m.
Delaware Room, 16th Floor
Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA.
To confirm dates/locations, call: Tammey Adams (717) 772-1856

August 4, 2011
Pennsylvania Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee

9:15 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Please confirm in advance date/location at (717) 772-3436 

August 16, 2011
Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board

9 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA,
To confirm date/location, contact Michele Tate (717) 783-8727

August 17, 2011
Pennsylvania Agricultural Advisory Board
 
8 a.m.
Bimonthly meeting
Department of Agriculture
Samuel E. Hayes, Jr.
Livestock Evaluation Center
1494 West Pine Grove Road
Pennsylvania Furnace, PA 16865



September 13, 2011
Pennsylvania Board of Coal Mine Safety

10 a.m.
Training Room, Fayette County Health Center
100 New Salem Road, Uniontown, PA.
Please confirm in advance date/location at (724) 439-7469

September 15, 2011
Pennsylvania Climate Change Advisory Committee

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
Room 105
Rachel Carson Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Confirm date & location at  (717) 783-8411

September 20, 2011
Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board

9 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA,
To confirm date/location, contact Michele Tate (717) 783-8727

September 20, 2011
Pennsylvania Citizens Advisory Council

11 a.m.
Room 105 of the Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Confirm meeting date, time & location at: Meeting Information” on the CAC website

October 4, 2011
Pennsylvania Chesapeake Bay Advisory Committee

10 a.m.
Susquehanna Room, South Central Regional Office
909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA
Pleases confirm date/location in advance at (717) 772-5649

October 18, 2011
Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board
9 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA,
To confirm date/location, contact Michele Tate (717) 783-8727


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October 18, 2011
Pennsylvania Citizens Advisory Council
11 a.m.
Room 105 of the Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Confirm meeting date, time & location at: Meeting Information” on the CAC website

October 19, 2011
Pennsylvania Agricultural Advisory Board
 
10 a.m.
Bimonthly meeting
Susquehanna Room A, South Central Regional Office
909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA
Please call in advance to confirm date/location
(717) 772-5972


October 20, 2011
Pennsylvania Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee

9:15 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Please confirm in advance date/location at (717) 772-3436 

November 15, 2011
Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board

9 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA,
To confirm date/location, contact Michele Tate (717) 783-8727

November 15, 2011
Pennsylvania Citizens Advisory Council

11 a.m.
Room 105 of the Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Confirm meeting date, time & location at: Meeting Information” on the CAC website

November 15, 2011
Environmental Justice Advisory Board

8:30 a.m.
Delaware Room, 16th Floor
Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA.
To confirm dates/locations, call: Tammey Adams (717) 772-1856

November 17, 2011
Pennsylvania Climate Change Advisory Committee
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
Room 105
Rachel Carson Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Confirm date & location at  (717) 783-8411


December 13, 2011

Pennsylvania Board of Coal Mine Safety
10 a.m.
Training Room, Fayette County Health Center
100 New Salem Road, Uniontown, PA.
Please confirm in advance date/location at (724) 439-7469

December 14, 2011
Coal and Clay Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund Board
10 a.m. 
10th Floor Conference Room 
Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA.
Confirm date/location by visiting http://www.depweb. state.pa.us
(DEP Keywords: ”Public Participation, Participate”)


December 15, 2011
Pennsylvania Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee

9:15 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
Please confirm in advance date/location at (717) 772-3436 

December 20, 2011
Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board

9 a.m.
Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA,
To confirm date/location, contact Michele Tate (717) 783-8727

December 21, 2011
Pennsylvania Agricultural Advisory Board 

10 a.m.
Bimonthly meeting
Susquehanna Room A, South Central Regional Office
909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA
Please call in advance to confirm date/location
(717) 772-5972

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