Thursday, May 17, 2012 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT

Hear how EPA Region 8 has achieved reductions in personal printers through policies & practices, as well as its Paper Reduction Challenge campaign to reach a 5% reduction in paper usage this year. You'll also learn about how to set up computers for duplexing & print management.

URL: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/519521878

Monday, May 21, 2012 2:00 PM -- 3:00 PM EDT

Lubrication Technologies offered to specifically develop a product for the St. Paul, Minnesota Ford Motor Plant that would be safer, more effective, and able to replace high VOC emitting solvents used in their glass cleaning, floor cleaning and paint booth maintenance operations. Lubrication Technologies worked with the Ford Motor Company to develop and test a cleaning product that works better than a solvent, contains less VOC's per gallon, improves worker safety, and is competitively priced. After 17 prototypes, a formula was developed that breaks the paint sludge bonds by separating the solvent from paint solids thereby causing it to work effectively and longer on more surfaces than originally intended. As a result, Ford Sludge Remover (FSR) reduced paint department costs both in product and labor, provided a more employee friendly product, and significantly decreased Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions. Pollution is prevented at the source due to the reduced VOC content of the product coupled with the product's ability to perform at a reduced usage rate. This webinar is funded through a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant.

URL: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/359653190

The 5th Healthy Cities: Working Together to Achieve Liveable Cities Conference will be a platform for Government and Industry sector professionals to discuss causes, effects and solutions that relate to population health, sustainability, natural resource management, transport, climate change, urban design and more.

E-Mail: conference@healthycities.com.au
URL: http://www.healthycities.com.au/

The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) announced today that its third annual GreenGov Symposium will be held in Washington, DC on September 24-26, 2012, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. The Symposium will bring together leaders from government, the private sector, non-profits and academia to identify opportunities to create jobs, grow clean energy industries, and curb pollution by incorporating sustainable practices into the Federal Government's operations. This year's event will be co-sponsored by CEQ and the Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO). At the 2012 GreenGov Symposium, participants will share sustainability challenges and best practices, and discuss cutting-edge approaches to achieving the Federal performance goals set by President Obama. Topics covered will include clean energy, energy and water efficiency, fleet management, getting to zero waste, green buildings, and greening the supply chain. The main conference program will take place on September 24 and 25, and post-conference meetings and workshops will be conducted on September 26.

URL: http://www.greengov2012.org/?CFID=7898115&CFTOKEN=14690176

The Illinois Water Conference brings together government employees, educators, corporate representatives, citizens groups and NGO members, and scientists to learn about the latest issues affecting Illinois' waters.

URL: http://web.extension.illinois.edu/iwrc/waterconference.html