Pollution Prevention
Announcements and Notices
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Residential Energy Forum
On June 26, 2008, BNL sponsored a Residential Energy Forum
at Berkner Hall. Four speakers presented information about residential
energy options and answered questions from the audience.
(Click on a speaker's name to see the presentation)
David
Beaulieu discussed low-tech, cost-effective solutions (insulation,
air-sealing, thermo pane windows, etc.) that should be considered prior to
higher tech/higher cost changes. He also profiled LIPA's Home Performance
Assessment.
Tom
Butcher, head of BNL's Energy Resources Division, has a long track
record of research and development on combustion, heating systems and
efficiency. He discussed ways to achieve very high efficiency with
integrated hot water heating systems. He also presented a free web-based
tool that provides a fuel savings calculator, developed through work at BNL.
Kaitlin
Thomasson spent the last two summers working at BNL on energy research
through the Office of Educational Programs. This summer she participated in
the Department of Energy’s Pre-Service Teacher Program and plans to become a
math teacher. She is one of over 150 students participating in research
activities here at BNL this summer. She discussed the different wood stove
technologies available on the market.
Gordian Raacke is
founder and executive director of Renewable Energy Long Island (RELI), a
not-for-profit organization promoting clean and sustainable energy use and
generation on Long Island. RELI is the only membership-supported
organization with an exclusive focus on energy efficiency and renewable
energy, working to protect Long Island’s environment, economy and public
health and to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.
Notices
The deadline for submission of projects for the
DOE Pollution Prevention Awards Program is November 30,
2008. For more information, contact
Peter Pohlot, BNL P2 Coordinator.
Environmental Awards
BNL Wins a 2008 Federal Electronics Challenge Silver Level Award.
April 9, 2008 -- The EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
announced that will be receiving the 2008 Federal Electronics Challenge
Silver Level Award during the Federal Environmental Symposium on June 4,
2008, which is being held at the NIH in Bethesda Maryland.
BNL Wins DOE P2 Star Honorable Mention Award. March 28, 2008
-- DOE announced that BNL was awarded a P2 Star Honorable
Mention award by the Department of Energy for “Fluorescently Labeled Oligonucleotides” . This process was developed by Betsy Sutherland of the
Biology Department.
BNL Wins DOE P2 Award. January 11 2008 -- DOE
announced that BNL was awarded a Best in Class P2 award by the Office of
Science for “Fluorescently Labeled Oligonucleotides” (a laboratory method
that eliminates the need to use an isotope for tagging DNA) . This process
was developed by Betsy Sutherland of the Biology Department. The project has
also been submitted for consideration for a P2 Star Award and White House
Closing the Circle Award.
BNL Wins 3 DOE P2 Awards. December 20, 2006 -- DOE announced that
BNL was awarded three P2 awards for the following nominations "On-Site Reuse
of Concrete from Demolition Projects for New Construction Projects" (BEST IN
CLASS), "Environmental Stewardship: Expanding the Envelope of the BNL
Environmental Management System (EMS) Through Voluntary Participation"
(Noteworthy Practice) and "Animal Bedding Composting" (Noteworthy Practice).
Out of all of the nominations submitted across the DOE complex, 8
nominations were recognized with awards, with 3 of the 8 going to BNL.
BNL Receives National Partnership for Environmental Priorities Award.
Brookhaven National Laboratory has been honored with a National Partnership
for Environmental Priorities (NPEP) Achievement Award for reducing both its
mercury waste generation and its inventory of polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs). The NPEP encourages public and private organizations to form
voluntary partnerships with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
to reduce the use or release of any of 31 priority toxic chemicals and
metals identified by the EPA. The goal of the program is to reduce the use
or release of four million pounds of these toxic substances by 2011.
BNL Wins 2 DOE P2 Awards. February 2006 -- DOE announced that BNL was
awarded two P2 awards for the following nominations "Bio-based Hydraulic
Fluid Use at BNL" and "Hydrogen Peroxide Paint Stripping". Out of all of the
nominations submitted across the DOE complex, 8 nominations were recognized
with awards, 3 of the 8 going to BNL.
BNL Wins DOE P2 Best in Class Award. April 2005 -- DOE announced that BNL
was awarded a Best in Class Award "in recognition of your outstanding
contribution and commitment to pollution prevention and environmental
stewardship through development and implementation of the Fleet Managers
Pollution Prevention Workshop".
BNL Wins White House Closing the Circle Award. May 2004
-- The Office of
the Federal Environmental Executive announced that Battelle Memorial
Institute was awarded the prestigious White House Closing the Circle award
for "Corporate Commitment to Environmental Stewardship and Environmental
Management Systems". The team represented in the nomination was Brookhaven
National Lab, Oak Ridge National Lab, and Pacific Northwest National Lab.
BNL was the first DOE National Lab to implement an EMS and become registered
to the ISO 14001 standard. BNL's EMS and pollution prevention program were
featured in the nomination.
BNL Wins USEPA Environmental Quality Award. April 2004
-- The USEPA Region
II announced that Brookhaven National Lab was awarded the 2004 Environmental
Quality Award for the creation and management of the Upton Ecological
Research Reserve. The award was presented to Dr. Tim Green (BNL), Peter
Kelly (US Fish & Wildlife), Jeremy Feinberg (US Fish & Wildlife) and Frank Crescenzo (USDOE).
BNL Wins DOE Office of Science "Best in Class" Award. March 2004
-- the DOE
Office of Science announced that Battelle Memorial Institute was awarded the
'Best in Class' Pollution Prevention award for "Corporate Commitment to
Environmental Stewardship and Environmental Management Systems". The team
represented in the nomination was Brookhaven National Lab, Oak Ridge
National Lab, and Pacific Northwest National Lab. BNL was the first DOE
National Lab to implement an EMS and become registered to the ISO 14001
standard. BNL's EMS and pollution prevention program were featured in the
nomination.
BNL wins two DOE Pollution Prevention Awards! The
Department of Energy awarded Brookhaven National Laboratory two DOE National
Pollution Prevention Awards. The awards were presented to George Goode and
Susan Briggs at the Pollution Prevention Conference on June 20, 2001 in
Albuquerque. The winning nomination titles were “Process Evaluation Project”
and “Environmental Management System Principles Leading Change”. Both
nominations were submitted as team projects and all team members will
receive award certificates. In addition to the two winning nominations, BNL
was also runner-up with the nomination entitled “ HFBR Facility
Stabilization”. This was the first time BNL has won a P2 national award.
Other P2 News
Sustainable Purchasing Regulations & Environmentally Preferred
Purchasing Presentations. On July 23, 2007 Sandra Cannon (EcoPurchasing)
and Don Lentzen (DOE) presented the following four PowerPoint presentations:
Fleet Managers Learn About Pollution Prevention at Brookhaven Lab. April 30,
2004 — Alternative-fuel vehicles, vegetable-based hydraulic fluids, and
re-refined motor oil are a few of the technologies that the U.S. Department
of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory uses to protect the environment
while reducing waste disposal costs through pollution prevention. These and
other technologies have proven to be so successful that Brookhaven Lab and
its Community Advisory Council — a group of about 30 member organizations
that represent business, civic, education, employee, community, and
environment and health organizations — hosted a free one-day workshop at the
Laboratory on fleet-maintenance pollution-prevention techniques to spread
the word to local businesses and government agencies on how to economize and
be earth-friendly in managing large numbers of vehicles. About 50
participants attended the workshop, and they came from a variety of
institutions, including the Towns of Brookhaven, Huntington, Oyster Bay and
Southold; Northrop Grumman Corporation; the Riverhead Central School
District; Suffolk County Water Authority; and United Parcel Service.
Workshop speakers included Brookhaven experts as well as guest speakers from
the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and KeySpan. In
addition, several vendors supplying pollution prevention products/techniques
were also on hand.
Last Modified: July 11, 2008
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