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Allison Stalker
Aug 5, 20111 min read
Healthcare Renewable Energy Initiative
In April of 2011, Practice Greenhealth along with Citi announced a new pilot partnership effort. The program is called the Healthcare...
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Allison Stalker
Jul 29, 20112 min read
Pennsylvania in the Top 20 States with Most Toxic Air Pollution
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) released an analysis on the toxic pollution from power plants entitled “Toxic Power: How...
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Allison Stalker
Jul 26, 20112 min read
Energy Storage Systems Created with Graphite and Water
Researchers at the Monash University Department of Materials Engineering are working on a new system of energy storage. The system would...
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Allison Stalker
Jul 22, 20112 min read
Obama Administration Announces Strategy to Promote Electronics Recycling
On Wednesday July 20, 2011, the Obama Administration unveiled a federal strategy that promotes the electronics recycling market. The...
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Allison Stalker
Jul 19, 20112 min read
Pennsylvania Tech Company Distributing Green Decomp Machines
Earth Bio Technologies (EBtech), a company located in Glenside, PA has become the only distributor in the area to offer two decomposition...
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Allison Stalker
Jul 15, 20112 min read
EPA’s Response to the Yellowstone River Spill
A 12-inch pipeline owned by ExxonMobil Pipeline Company ruptured on July 1, 2011. The pipeline was located under the Yellowstone River,...
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Allison Stalker
Jul 12, 20112 min read
Some Lawmakers Push to Overturn Light Bulb Efficiency Standards
Representative Joe Barton, R-Texas, is promoting legislation to overturn a law requiring efficiency upgrades to light bulbs. The...
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Allison Stalker
Jul 7, 20112 min read
Job Creation as a Result of Rooftop Solar Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office has offered a conditional commitment to aid in the finance of the world’s largest...
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Allison Stalker
Jul 5, 20112 min read
DEP Accepting Applications for Watershed Protection Funding
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) announced on July 1st, 2011 that they will be accepting applications for...
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Allison Stalker
Jul 1, 20112 min read
NASA to Improve Satellite Air Quality Monitoring
Starting June 27, two NASA research airplanes will work to improve the ability of satellites to accurately measure air quality from space....
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Allison Stalker
Jun 28, 20112 min read
EPA Releases Regulation Review Plan
On January 18, 2011, the Obama administration issued Executive Order 13563 entitled “Improving Regulations and Regulatory Review”. As...
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Allison Stalker
Jun 24, 20112 min read
Using Solar Power to Replace Clothes Dryers
A group of students from the Bourns College of Engineering at the University of California, Riverside along with members of Engineers...
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Allison Stalker
Jun 21, 20112 min read
OSHA Regulations Unique to Hospitals
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) provides regulations for all industries formulated to protect the employees. ...
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Allison Stalker
Jun 17, 20112 min read
So Far, Statewide Energy Efficiency Programs Are Working
In 2004, 26 states created programs to save energy by developing long-term energy efficiency resource standards (EERS). These long-term...
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Allison Stalker
Jun 14, 20112 min read
EPA Proposes Power Plant Emission Limits
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed new emissions standards for power plants. These standards will limit emissions of...
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Allison Stalker
Jun 10, 20112 min read
Green City, Clean Waters Plan Approved
The City of Philadelphia has received final approval on its $2 billion stormwater management plan, “Green City, Clean Waters”....
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Allison Stalker
Jun 7, 20112 min read
Record Greenhouse Gas Emissions in 2010
Carbon-dioxide emission levels are once again on the rise following a slight decrease in 2009. The International Energy Agency (IEA)...
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Allison Stalker
Jun 3, 20112 min read
EPA Proposes to Grant a NJ Clean Air Act Petition
At the end of March, the EPA announced its proposal to grant a petition submitted by the New Jersey Department of Environmental...
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Allison Stalker
May 31, 20112 min read
Air Pollution Concepts for Kids
One way to get people interested in the environment and its sustainability is to start young. This involves educating children on the...
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Allison Stalker
May 27, 20112 min read
EPA Requests Information from Natural Gas Drillers
As the requirement for natural gas as an alternative fuel source increases, natural gas drilling operations are taking off, especially in...
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EES has been providing environmental health & safety consulting and engineering services for more than 25 years, serving healthcare, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, aerospace and higher education organizations across the United States and Canada.
President and Engineer Tom Petersen, P.E. has more than 36 years of environmental engineering, health & safety and process safety experience.
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