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Tuesday, March 01, 2005
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The American Honda Foundation provides grants in the fields of youth education and scientific education to the following: Educational institutions, K-12; accredited higher education institutions (colleges and universities); community colleges and vocational or trade schools; scholarship and fellowship programs at selected colleges and/or universities or through selected national, non-profit organizations; other scientific and education-related, non-profit, tax-exempt organizations; gifted student programs; national youth educational radio and/or television stations or networks; nationally distributed and aired films, movies, film strips, slides and/or short subjects concerning youth education and/or scientific education; private, non-profit scientific and/or youth education projects; other non-profit, tax-exempt, national institutions in the fields of youth education and scientific education; and national programs pertaining to academic or curriculum development that emphasize innovative educational methods and techniques.
The next application deadline is May 1, 2005.
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The Department of Urban and Regional Planning will hold it's 6th Annual Planning Institute: Community Design for Healthy Lifestyles on March 3-4th at the Levis Facultry Center. This institute is free for students. For more information, visit www.urban.uiuc.edu/ce.
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The Shaping of Space and the Meaning of Place
Professor Rogers will also give a Landscape at Lunch talk at noon on Wednesday, March 9. The title of the informal Landscape at Lunch presentation is The Shaping of Space and the Meaning of Place.
Cuba's Innovative Approach to Organic Farming
JoJo Farrell of Human Rights organization GLOBAL EXCHANGE will speak on Cuba's innovative approach to organic farming on Tuesday, March 1st at 7:30 at Common Ground Food Co-op, 610 E. Springfield Ave., Champaign (Inside Illinois Disciples Foundation on the corner of Springfield Ave. & Wright St.). Documentary film "The Greening of Cuba" will be shown. For more information, contact Common Ground : 352-3347
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Volunteer Illini Projects (VIP) is looking for volunteers to help out with their new Green Street Recycling Project. Because Champaign offers limited curbside recycling and many shops in Champaign have a lot of potential recycling products, they want to help with the stores' recycling. They'll be doing recycling for Za's and Follett's once per week. They want to expand it to more shops (including bars) in Champaign if they get enough volunteers who are interested. Please reply to Stephanie at juen@uiuc.edu if you would like to help out with the Green Street Recycling Project and make for a cleaner Champaign.
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NineSigma, representing a multi-billion dollar international company, is seeking proposals (technical and cost) for in-situ destruction of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in sediments. Aroclors 1242 and 1248 were the primary PCB source materials released to the environment and currently present in the target sediments. These PCB source materials have been subjected to natural weathering processes since introduction to the system, as well as a significant extent of biologically mediated dechlorination. Concern over the toxicity and persistence of PCBs in the environment has led NineSigma's client to seek a solution using an in-situ technique that can cost effectively destroy the PCBs, leaves no hazardous or toxic chemicals at the end of process, and does not result in adverse impacts to the river ecosystem. Proposals must be received by March 18, 2005.
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Two interesting articles from the latest issue of Science News. To have a copy of the article routed to you (WMRC staff only), e-mail Laura B.
PCBs damage fish immune systems
A common Arctic fish can suffer subtle immunological impairments from exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls at concentrations recorded in some remote polar waters.
Adding mussel to environmental assessments
Researchers have developed a new technique, using mussel shells, that could aid in autopsies of aquatic ecosystems that perished for unknown reasons.
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The latest issue of Rachel's Environment & Health News discusses the health implications of diesel fuel.
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Application due date: May 19, 2005
The Office of Biological and Environmental Research (OBER) of the Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), hereby announces its interest in receiving applications from U.S. universities to host one of four Regional Centers of the new DOE National Institute for Climatic Change Research (NICCR;
formerly National Institute for Global Environmental Change, NIGEC).
For the full description go to http://www.science.doe.gov/grants/FAPN05-19.html.
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Application due date: Apr 08, 2005
EPA’s Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics and the Office of Solid Waste are issuing a formal solicitation notice to fund one cooperative agreement to an eligible organization to provide day-to-day support for the Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E) Program.
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Application Due Date: Apr 22, 2005
This funding opportunity solicits proposals from eligible applicants which are for unique and innovative projects that address water and wastewater infrastructure financing innovations, training, and environmental results; water and wastewater infrastructure treatment, practices, efficiencies, and training; emerging pollutants of concern; watershed permitting and trading; storm water programs; municipal wet weather programs; concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO); National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program permitting for environmental results; cooling water intake structures; youth and the environment; decentralized wastewater treatment systems (septics); and monitoring and assessment for environmental results. Grants awarded under this RFP may involve geospatial information.
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U.S. automakers received nearly failing grades in the use of recyclable, safe plastics in vehicles, according to a report released today by the Michigan-based Ecology Center, in collaboration with Clean Production Action. The six top-selling automakers in the United States were graded on their commitment to using environmentally friendly plastics. To view the full report, visit http://www.ecocenter.org/auto_plastics_report.pdf. [Source: Environmental Protection Magazine]
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WHAT IS WETLAND SIGHTS AND SOUNDS?
The Izaak Walton League of America is offering a unique opportunity for you to experience wetlands through the Internet. Wetland Sights and Sounds is a series of eight email news flashes to help you get ready for American Wetlands Month in May. You will receive one issue per week in March and April. Each issue of Wetland Sights and Sounds will highlight a wetland function or value. Issues will include educational information, pictures, sound cards, conservation project ideas, and links to other resources.
HOW DO I SIGN UP?
Sign up today to receive Wetland Sights and Sounds by sending a blank email to join-friends@list.iwla.org. By joining this list, you also will receive periodic updates from the Izaak Walton League on exciting
conservation initiatives.
WHAT IS AMERICAN WETLANDS MONTH?
American Wetlands Month (May) is a wonderful opportunity for communities to conserve wetlands and help educate others about their importance. Each May, thousands of Americans celebrate the uniqueness,
beauty and importance of wetlands through on-the-ground projects, activities and events. The theme for American Wetlands Month 2005 is "It Pays to Save Wetlands." Wetlands provide numerous economically valuable goods and services. In addition to supporting the commercial and recreational fishing industries, wetlands provide harvests of trees, cranberries, and wild rice. Wetlands also save communities money by providing water filtration and reducing flooding.
GET PUBLICITY FOR YOUR WETLAND PROJECT
If you are organizing a wetland or watershed event in May (or anytime throughout the year), please take this opportunity to advertise your event on the Izaak Walton League's Web site at www.iwla.org/sos/awm/events. This is the official site for American Wetlands Month events. As the coordinator of American Wetlands Month, the Izaak Walton League directs volunteers and reporters from across the country to this page to find local events.
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Contrary to popular belief, hydroelectric power can seriously damage the climate. Proposed changes to the way countries' climate budgets are calculated aim to take greenhouse gas emissions from hydropower reservoirs into account, but some experts worry that they will not go far enough. [Source: New Scientist]
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On Feb. 18, EPA established an official reference dose (RfD) of 0.0007 mg/kg/day of perchlorate. This level is consistent with the recommended reference dose included in the National Academy of Science's January 2005 report. A reference dose is a scientific estimate of a daily exposure level that is not expected to cause adverse health effects in humans.
The perchlorate summary is available on the IRIS Web site at http://www.epa.gov/iris and at http://www.epa.gov/perchlorate.
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To continue the conversation about the ostensible "death of environmentalism," Grist Magazine invited four next-generation leaders to discuss the issue with one another via email. All the participants are fellows with the Environmental Leadership Program, which works with emerging activists and professionals to inspire social and political change.
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Users of ISO 14644-2, Specifications for testing and monitoring to prove continued compliance with ISO 14644-1, will have an opportunity at ESTECH 2005 to voice their comments and recommendations for improving the international standard. ESTECH 2005, the 51st annual meeting and exposition of the Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST), will be held May 1-4, 2005, at the Hyatt Regency Woodfield in Schaumburg (near Chicago’s O’Hare’s International Airport), Illinois. [Source: CleanTech Central]
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The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has announced dates for two public meetings of its recently established expert panel on key scientific issues relating to the potential health risks of trichloroethylene. The meetings are scheduled for March 23 and April 20 and will be held at the NAS building in Washington, DC. [Source: CleanTech Central]
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Enviropundit has posted an overview of a number of developments in "low cost, high efficiency" home building. A little something for everyone: multiple unit, single family, and green modular homes... Technorati tags: energy efficiency, green building
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From The Japan Times via EcoPortal, news of a partnership between the New England Aquarium and Ahold USA, the US' fifth-largest grocery chain, "to buy seafood from sources that are environmentally responsible." Fascinating information here on the current depleted state of fisheries, too... Technorati tags: seafood, Business, sustainability By noemail@noemail.org (Jeff McIntire-Strasburg). [sustainablog]
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As we've illustrated here, college campuses are a hotbed of activism for sustainability. Now, Clean Air-Cool Planet has launched its Campus Climate Action Toolkit site. The Toolkit, according to an article on GreenBiz.com: includes a spreadsheet for taking an inventory of emissions, a guide to identifying emissions reduction targets and developing a campus climate action plan, case studies of By noemail@noemail.org (Jeff McIntire-Strasburg). [sustainablog]
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Joel Makower has posted a sneak preview of the Solar High-Impact National Energy (SHINE) project
at WorldChanging. What are he and his buddies at Clean Edge proposing? Nothing less than "an American "man on the moon" effort ... that could rapidly and dramatically transform solar energy into a truly cost-competitive, job-creating source of electricity." The full report is available at http://www.cleanedge.com/reports/index.php?report=shine. [ sustainablog]
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The Environmental Industry Summit will be held March 30-April 1, 2005 at the Coronado Island Marriott Resort in San Diego, California. The Summit is hosted by Environmental Business International Inc (publisher of Environmental Business Journal); The Envirobiz Group (EI Digest Research & Database Services) and Chartwell Information (publisher of Solid Waste Digest) and sponsored by LaSalle Bank, Morgan Joseph, Enviance, XL Insurance, Sullivan Group and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Some highlights of the Summit will include:
- business sectors: laboratory services and universal
- State-of-the-Industry report
- reception & banquet with annual industry awards from EBJ, the Envirobiz Group, and Solid Waste Digest
- specific markets and management issues: strategies of top-performing companies; a customer panel; remediation & redevelopment; global markets
- breakout sessions on solid and special wastes
- long-term vision for the environmental industry: where policy and markets could go and how companies need to position themselves for the future
For more information on the conference agenda and to register, visit http://www.ebiusa.com/summit/. [ChemAlliance Environmental News]
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This time, it's for creating energy. From WorldChanging, news of Coca-Cola Central Japan's new "eKOsystem,' a methane fermentation system which uses the coffee grounds and tea leaves left over from the manufacturing of coffee and tea-based drinks to provide heat and energy for the plant." Technorati tags: energy By noemail@noemail.org (Jeff McIntire-Strasburg). [sustainablog]
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Also from WorldChanging, news of a study that links people's choice to walk or bike to "the amount of green space in an urban environment." Unfortunately, St. Louis is in the bottom tier of cities for "utilitarian" biking and walking. Technorati tags: transportation, urban By noemail@noemail.org (Jeff McIntire-Strasburg). [sustainablog]
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Laura L. Barnes.
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