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public meetings around the
County in coming weeks to gather =
public input for=20
use in revising the County's
10-Year Solid Waste Management Plan, =
which details=20
solid waste programs and
goals, including recycling programs, =
disposal=20
options, and new facility
development.
The County's Solid Waste Management =
staff is asking=20
residents, businesses,
community organizations and other =
stakeholders to=20
express solid waste
concerns, ideas, and needs at any of =
these=20
meetings:
Meeting Date Location (all meetings =
start at 7=20
pm)
October 29 Historic Garner Auditorium, =
742 West=20
Garner Road, Garner
November 7 Wake County Eastern =
Regional Center,=20
1002 Dogwood Drive, Zebulon
November 12 Wake Forest Town Hall =
Board Room, 410=20
Elm Avenue, Wake Forest
November 13 Sunrise United =
Methodist Church,=20
5420 Sunset Lake Road, Holly=20
Springs
Comments also can be sent to Wake =
County in these=20
ways:
=B7 email at=20
wakesolidwasteplan@co.wake.nc.us
=B7 regular mail to: Solid Waste Plan, =
Wake County=20
Environmental Services, 7th
floor WCOB, PO Box 550, Raleigh, NC,=20
27602.
Each year, =
Wake County=20
industries, businesses, and residents generate
approximately =
1 million tons=20
of waste. Commercial waste accounts for up to 70%
of this waste =
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nearly 60 =
persons per day. As=20
a result, the County faces issues such as
dwindling =
landfill space, the=20
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costs of =
providing=20
services.
Wake County has embarked on this =
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process for solid waste
management planning for an important =
reason. Jim=20
Reynolds, Solid Waste
Director for Wake County Environmental =
Services,=20
said it is crucial that
citizens and businesses play an active =
role in=20
helping to find solutions.
"Every citizen of Wake County has a =
stake in this,"=20
he said. "They pay for it
and it affects their environment. All =
community=20
groups need to have the
opportunity to help plan for the =
future and we need=20
to hear their ideas."
The goal of the planning process is to =
create a=20
consolidated plan that
involves the County and all of its =
municipalities=20
working together. A
consolidated plan will attempt to =
establish better=20
solid waste services for
everyone as well as lay out a =
blueprint for=20
achieving waste reduction and
recycling goals.
Bee Weddington, a citizen member of =
Wake County's=20
Solid Waste Advisory
Committee, said she looks forward to =
the=20
opportunity presented by the public
meetings.
"This second updating of the County's =
Solid Waste=20
Management Plan offers our
residents the opportunity to express =
their concerns=20
and suggestions before the
revision reaches its final stages," =
she said. "Many=20
innovative programs can
come from these =
meetings."
State guidelines require that the =
County complete=20
the update to the 10-Year
Solid Waste Management Plan by June =
30, 2003. Once=20
the public meetings are
held, the Solid Waste Advisory =
Committee will work=20
on incorporating the ideas
and discussion into the plan. The =
updated plan will=20
then go to the Board of
Commissioners and each municipality =
for=20
approval.
Wake County is working with the North =
Carolina=20
Rural Communities Assistance
Project, a statewide non-profit =
organization that=20
works on water and waste
disposal issues, and R.W. Beck, a =
private=20
consulting firm, to plan for and
publicize these meetings. For =
questions regarding=20
the public meetings, call
NCRCAP at 919-542-7227.
# # #
Sharron Rogers
Environmental =
Sustainability=20
Coordinator
NC Division of Pollution =
Prevention
919.715.6526
sharron.rogers@ncmail.net=20
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From: donna.kelly@ncmail.net (Donna Kelly)
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 16:46:35 -0600
Subject: [SustainableNC] Lecture on War's Impact on Forests
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The Lectureship is sponsored by the Forest History Society, the Duke =
University Department of History, and the Nicholas School of the =
Environment and Earth Sciences.
Donna E. Kelly, Administrator
Historical Publications Section
Office of Archives and History
4622 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-4622
Phone: (919) 733-7442 Fax: (919) 733-1439
Visit our web site at www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hp
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of my agency. E-mail sent to and from me, in connection with the =
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Society, the Duke University Department of History, and the Nicholas =
School of=20
the Environment and Earth Sciences.
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Office of Archives and History
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From Scott.Mouw@ncmail.net Tue Oct 29 22:05:46 2002
From: Scott.Mouw@ncmail.net (Scott Mouw)
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 17:05:46 -0500
Subject: [SustainableNC] Electronics issues
Message-ID: <0C508BCADE05EB4F97E8FA756D9E1D5C030DC0@picard.p2pays.org>
Colleagues,
As you've seen on the agenda for Thursday's meeting, there will be a short
presentation on the issue of discarded electronics. This is rapidly
becoming a major concern on many different fronts as the flow of obsolete
electronics continues to grow. The issue is also one that state agencies
need to start taking seriously. We hope the presentation will help initiate
a process of establishing a responsible, cost-effective, and environmentally
sound approach to managing end-of-life electronics.
Here are some basic points that all agencies must become aware of:
- Because of the presence of lead in cathode ray tubes (which is the current
prevailing technology in monitors and TVs), discarded "CRTs" may not be
disposed of as solid waste by state agencies. In other words, it is
technically illegal for any state agency, including local school units, to
put CRTs in a dumpster or take them to a landfill.
- Recyclers of discarded CRTs will charge to take them from state agencies.
Although there is some valuable material in CRTs, they are complicated and
costly to handle. State agencies will need to start looking ahead to the
costs associated with recycling obsolete electronics.
- Recycling markets do exist for electronics and they are growing. However,
there are also concerns about some markets, and in particular markets that
rely exclusively on exporting. The video that will be shown on Thursday
will give a glimpse into the issues related to exporting.
- In wrestling with issue of discarded electronics, it will be to every
agency's advantage to also look at its procurement practices - changes in
these practices, such as possibly increased use of leasing or including
vendor take-back provisions in bids, may prevent some problems, possibly
save money, and encourage more product stewardship by manufacturers. It
also may be better for agencies buy different technologies (e.g., LCDs
instead of CRTs) and to look at product life expectancy in bid situations,
etc. These questions need to be explored.
Thanks for your attention - hope to see you at the meeting on Thursday.
Scott Mouw
NC Div. of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance
1639 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1639
919.715.6512
919.715.6794 (fax)
www.p2pays.org
Check out DPPEA's new marketplace for waste materials: www.ncwastetrader.org
Scott Mouw
NC Div. of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance
1639 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1639
919.715.6512
919.715.6794 (fax)
www.p2pays.org
Check out DPPEA's new marketplace for waste materials: www.ncwastetrader.org
From sharron.rogers@ncmail.net Wed Oct 30 13:46:57 2002
From: sharron.rogers@ncmail.net (Sharron Rogers)
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 08:46:57 -0500
Subject: [SustainableNC] Fuel economy & AFV news (Part I)
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Thinking of buying a new car or specifying one for your agency?
Then check this out.
DOE and EPA Release Fuel Economy Guide for Model Year 2003
DOE and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released yesterday
the estimated
fuel efficiencies for all U.S. passenger vehicles for Model Year 2003.
The "Fuel Economy Guide 2003" ranks the vehicles by fuel efficiency within
each class, and the online version
allows users to make side-by-side comparisons of vehicles. For 2003, hybrid
electric vehicles continue
to lead the list of fuel-efficient vehicles, with the manual and automatic
versions of
the Honda Insight, Honda Civic Hybrid, and Toyota Prius topping the list.
Interestingly enough,
diesel-fueled Volkswagens follow close behind the hybrids, and among
conventional gasoline-fueled vehicles,
only the Toyota Echo lands on the top-ten list. But if you own a Ferrari,
Lamborghini, Bentley, or
Maserati, you just might find your vehicle at the bottom of the list.
The Fuel Economy Guide Web site also provides information about
alternative-fueled vehicles and all-electric vehicles,
including the latest news on federal tax incentives for these vehicles. See
the Web site at: http://www.fueleconomy.gov/.
Automotive Electronics Companies Advance Hybrid Technologies
While U.S. car companies continue to lag behind their Japanese competitors
regarding hybrid-electric vehicles,
several U.S. companies that specialize in automotive electronics appear to
be making significant advances.
That progress was evident at last week's "Convergence 2002," an automotive
electronics conference held
in Detroit, Michigan.
* Dana Corporation and Delphi Corporation introduced integrated
starter and alternator, allowing vehicles to automatically halt the engine
when at a stop,
* Paice Corp introduced high-voltage power semiconductors that it
claims will make more efficient, high-voltage hybrid vehicle systems a
practical reality.
* Other energy-saving technologies introduced were electronic steering
systems and "intelligent" cooling and lubrication systems.
See the Convergence 2002 press releases at:
http://www.prnewswire.com/micro/CONVERGE
U.S. car companies are contributing as well: Ford Motor Company and
General Motors Corporation announced
that they will work together to develop a front-wheel-drive, six-speed
automatic transmission. The
new transmission is expected to yield a 4 to 8 percent improvement in fuel
economy over today's traditional
4-speed automatic transmissions. The companies expect the transmission to be
available
in large-engine vehicles between 2005 and 2010. GM press release at:
http://www.gm.com/cgi-bin/pr_display.pl?3236
.
Sharron Rogers
Environmental Sustainability Coordinator
NC Division of Pollution Prevention
919.715.6526
sharron.rogers@ncmail.net
www.SustainableNC.org
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Thinking of buying a new car or specifying one for your
agency?
Then
check this out.
DOE and EPA Release Fuel
Economy Guide for Model Year 2003
DOE and the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) released yesterday the estimated
fuel efficiencies for all U.S.
passenger vehicles for Model Year 2003.
The "Fuel Economy Guide 2003"
ranks the vehicles by fuel efficiency within each class, and the online version
allows users to make side-by-side comparisons
of vehicles. For 2003, hybrid electric vehicles continue
to lead the list of fuel-efficient vehicles, with the manual and automatic versions
of
the Honda Insight, Honda Civic Hybrid,
and Toyota Prius topping the
list. Interestingly
enough,
diesel-fueled Volkswagens follow
close behind the hybrids, and among conventional gasoline-fueled
vehicles,
only the Toyota Echo lands on the top-ten
list. But if you own a Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bentley, or
Maserati, you just might find your vehicle at the bottom of the list.
The Fuel Economy Guide Web site also provides
information about alternative-fueled vehicles and all-electric vehicles,
Automotive Electronics
Companies Advance Hybrid Technologies
While U.S. car companies continue to lag
behind their Japanese competitors regarding hybrid-electric vehicles,
several U.S. companies that specialize in automotive electronics appear to be making
significant advances.
That progress was evident at last week's "Convergence 2002," an automotive electronics conference
held
in Detroit, Michigan.
- Dana Corporation and Delphi
Corporation introduced integrated starter and alternator, allowing
vehicles to automatically halt
the engine when at a stop,
- Paice
Corp introduced high-voltage power semiconductors that it claims will make more efficient,
high-voltage hybrid vehicle systems
a practical reality.
- Other energy-saving technologies introduced were electronic steering systems and "intelligent" cooling and lubrication systems.
U.S. car companies are contributing as well: Ford Motor Company and General
Motors Corporation announced
that they will work together to develop a front-wheel-drive, six-speed automatic transmission.
The
new transmission is expected to yield a 4 to
8 percent improvement in fuel economy over today's traditional
4-speed automatic transmissions. The companies expect the transmission to be
available
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From sharron.rogers@ncmail.net Wed Oct 30 13:50:18 2002
From: sharron.rogers@ncmail.net (Sharron Rogers)
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 08:50:18 -0500
Subject: [SustainableNC] Lighting & Automotive advances (Part II)
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Automotive Companies Pave Way for LEDs and "Smart" Windows
Automotive accessories suppliers are often the first to adopt new
technologies -- solar-powered fans for
sunroofs, for instance, are now available for some Audi and Mercedes-Benz
models. Gentex
Corporation has begun shipping automatically dimming rearview mirrors,
including white-light LED
map lights. The LED lights use only 0.6 watts each, compared to standard
4.25-watt lamps that typically
require venting and bulky optics. The mirrors dim themselves using
electrochromic glass, which becomes
dark when a current is applied to it. Gentex press releases at:
http://www.prnewswire.com/micro/gntx
.
The real question for these technologies, at least for energy wonks, is when
will they be available
in products that affect the average American's energy use? The answer is,
very soon: Recent news
suggests that both white-light LEDs and "smart" electrochromic windows are
moving ahead
in a wider range of commercial products.
Universal Display Corporation announced in August that it had received two
DOE contracts for $100,000
each to develop its high-efficiency, organic LED technologies for use as
general sources of white light.
Not just for Automobiles
And in the past month, three companies emerged as likely commercial sources
of "smart" windows. SPD Systems, American Glass Products Group, and
Cricursa Cristales
Curvados S.A. all bought non-exclusive licenses for smart window technology
from Research Frontiers
Incorporated. The technology allows users to manually or automatically
adjust the amount of light
coming through the window. The companies are using the windows for
skylights, home windows,
appliances, and, of course, in automobiles. Press releases from Universal
Display and Research Frontiers
at:
http://www.universaldisplay.com/newsroom.php?pr=2002-08-12 and
http://www.refr-spd.com/ .
Sharron Rogers
Environmental Sustainability Coordinator
NC Division of Pollution Prevention
919.715.6526
sharron.rogers@ncmail.net
www.SustainableNC.org
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Automotive Companies Pave Way
for LEDs and "Smart" Windows
Automotive accessories suppliers are often
the first to adopt new technologies -- solar-powered fans for
sunroofs, for instance,
are now available for some Audi and Mercedes-Benz models.
Gentex
Corporation has begun
shipping automatically dimming rearview mirrors, including white-light
LED
map lights. The LED lights use only 0.6 watts
each, compared to standard 4.25-watt lamps that typically
require venting and bulky optics. The mirrors dim themselves using electrochromic glass,
which becomes
dark when a current is applied to
it. Gentex press releases
at:
.
The real question for these technologies,
at least for energy wonks,
is when will they be
available
in products that affect the
average American's energy use? The answer is, very soon:
Recent news
suggests that both white-light LEDs and
"smart" electrochromic windows are moving ahead
in a wider range of commercial
products.
Universal Display Corporation announced in August that it
had received two DOE contracts for $100,000
each to
develop its
high-efficiency, organic LED technologies for use as general sources of white light.
Not just for Automobiles
And in the past month, three companies
emerged as likely commercial sources
of "smart"
windows.
SPD Systems, American Glass
Products Group, and Cricursa Cristales
Curvados S.A. all bought non-exclusive
licenses for smart window
technology from Research Frontiers
Incorporated. The technology allows users to manually or automatically adjust the amount of
light
coming through the window. The companies are
using the windows for skylights, home windows,
appliances, and, of course, in
automobiles. Press releases
from Universal Display and Research Frontiers
Sharron Rogers
Environmental Sustainability
Coordinator
NC Division of Pollution Prevention
919.715.6526
sharron.rogers@ncmail.net
www.SustainableNC.org
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From sharron.rogers@ncmail.net Wed Oct 30 15:59:52 2002
From: sharron.rogers@ncmail.net (Sharron Rogers)
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 10:59:52 -0500
Subject: [SustainableNC] Fuel economy & AFV news (Part I)
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Thinking of buying a new car or specifying one for your agency?
Then check this out.
DOE and EPA Release Fuel Economy Guide for Model Year 2003
DOE and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released yesterday
the estimated
fuel efficiencies for all U.S. passenger vehicles for Model Year 2003.
The "Fuel Economy Guide 2003" ranks the vehicles by fuel efficiency within
each class, and the online version
allows users to make side-by-side comparisons of vehicles. For 2003, hybrid
electric vehicles continue
to lead the list of fuel-efficient vehicles, with the manual and automatic
versions of
the Honda Insight, Honda Civic Hybrid, and Toyota Prius topping the list.
Interestingly enough,
diesel-fueled Volkswagens follow close behind the hybrids, and among
conventional gasoline-fueled vehicles,
only the Toyota Echo lands on the top-ten list. But if you own a Ferrari,
Lamborghini, Bentley, or
Maserati, you just might find your vehicle at the bottom of the list.
The Fuel Economy Guide Web site also provides information about
alternative-fueled vehicles and all-electric vehicles,
including the latest news on federal tax incentives for these vehicles. See
the Web site at: http://www.fueleconomy.gov/.
Automotive Electronics Companies Advance Hybrid Technologies
While U.S. car companies continue to lag behind their Japanese competitors
regarding hybrid-electric vehicles,
several U.S. companies that specialize in automotive electronics appear to
be making significant advances.
That progress was evident at last week's "Convergence 2002," an automotive
electronics conference held
in Detroit, Michigan.
* Dana Corporation and Delphi Corporation introduced integrated
starter and alternator, allowing vehicles to automatically halt the engine
when at a stop,
* Paice Corp introduced high-voltage power semiconductors that it
claims will make more efficient, high-voltage hybrid vehicle systems a
practical reality.
* Other energy-saving technologies introduced were electronic steering
systems and "intelligent" cooling and lubrication systems.
See the Convergence 2002 press releases at:
http://www.prnewswire.com/micro/CONVERGE
U.S. car companies are contributing as well: Ford Motor Company and
General Motors Corporation announced
that they will work together to develop a front-wheel-drive, six-speed
automatic transmission. The
new transmission is expected to yield a 4 to 8 percent improvement in fuel
economy over today's traditional
4-speed automatic transmissions. The companies expect the transmission to be
available
in large-engine vehicles between 2005 and 2010. GM press release at:
http://www.gm.com/cgi-bin/pr_display.pl?3236
.
Sharron Rogers
Environmental Sustainability Coordinator
NC Division of Pollution Prevention
919.715.6526
sharron.rogers@ncmail.net
www.SustainableNC.org
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Thinking of buying a new car or specifying one for your
agency?
Then
check this out.
DOE and EPA Release Fuel
Economy Guide for Model Year 2003
DOE and the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) released yesterday the estimated
fuel efficiencies for all U.S.
passenger vehicles for Model Year 2003.
The "Fuel Economy Guide 2003"
ranks the vehicles by fuel efficiency within each class, and the online version
allows users to make side-by-side comparisons
of vehicles. For 2003, hybrid electric vehicles continue
to lead the list of fuel-efficient vehicles, with the manual and automatic versions
of
the Honda Insight, Honda Civic Hybrid,
and Toyota Prius topping the
list. Interestingly
enough,
diesel-fueled Volkswagens
follow close behind the hybrids, and among conventional gasoline-fueled
vehicles,
only the Toyota Echo lands on the top-ten
list. But if you own a Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bentley, or
Maserati, you just might find
your vehicle at the bottom of the list.
The Fuel Economy Guide Web site also provides
information about alternative-fueled vehicles and all-electric vehicles,
Automotive Electronics
Companies Advance Hybrid Technologies
While U.S. car companies continue to lag
behind their Japanese competitors regarding hybrid-electric vehicles,
several U.S. companies that specialize in automotive electronics appear to be making
significant advances.
That progress was evident at
last week's "Convergence 2002," an automotive electronics conference
held
in Detroit, Michigan.
- Dana Corporation and Delphi
Corporation introduced integrated starter and alternator, allowing
vehicles to automatically halt
the engine when at a stop,
- Paice Corp introduced high-voltage power
semiconductors that it claims will
make more efficient, high-voltage hybrid vehicle systems a
practical reality.
- Other energy-saving technologies introduced were electronic steering systems and "intelligent" cooling and lubrication systems.
U.S. car companies
are contributing as well: Ford Motor Company and General
Motors Corporation announced
that they will work together
to develop a front-wheel-drive, six-speed automatic transmission.
The
new transmission is expected to yield a 4 to
8 percent improvement in fuel economy over today's traditional
4-speed automatic transmissions. The companies expect the transmission to be
available
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From sharron.rogers@ncmail.net Wed Oct 30 16:00:23 2002
From: sharron.rogers@ncmail.net (Sharron Rogers)
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 11:00:23 -0500
Subject: [SustainableNC] Lighting & Automotive advances (Part II)
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Automotive Companies Pave Way for LEDs and "Smart" Windows
Automotive accessories suppliers are often the first to adopt new
technologies -- solar-powered fans for
sunroofs, for instance, are now available for some Audi and Mercedes-Benz
models. Gentex
Corporation has begun shipping automatically dimming rearview mirrors,
including white-light LED
map lights. The LED lights use only 0.6 watts each, compared to standard
4.25-watt lamps that typically
require venting and bulky optics. The mirrors dim themselves using
electrochromic glass, which becomes
dark when a current is applied to it. Gentex press releases at:
http://www.prnewswire.com/micro/gntx
.
The real question for these technologies, at least for energy wonks, is when
will they be available
in products that affect the average American's energy use? The answer is,
very soon: Recent news
suggests that both white-light LEDs and "smart" electrochromic windows are
moving ahead
in a wider range of commercial products.
Universal Display Corporation announced in August that it had received two
DOE contracts for $100,000
each to develop its high-efficiency, organic LED technologies for use as
general sources of white light.
Not just for Automobiles
And in the past month, three companies emerged as likely commercial sources
of "smart" windows. SPD Systems, American Glass Products Group, and
Cricursa Cristales
Curvados S.A. all bought non-exclusive licenses for smart window technology
from Research Frontiers
Incorporated. The technology allows users to manually or automatically
adjust the amount of light
coming through the window. The companies are using the windows for
skylights, home windows,
appliances, and, of course, in automobiles. Press releases from Universal
Display and Research Frontiers
at:
http://www.universaldisplay.com/newsroom.php?pr=2002-08-12 and
http://www.refr-spd.com/ .
Sharron Rogers
Environmental Sustainability Coordinator
NC Division of Pollution Prevention
919.715.6526
sharron.rogers@ncmail.net
www.SustainableNC.org
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Automotive
Companies Pave Way for LEDs and "Smart" Windows
Automotive accessories suppliers are often
the first to adopt new technologies -- solar-powered fans for
sunroofs, for
instance, are now available for some Audi and Mercedes-Benz models.
Gentex
Corporation has begun
shipping automatically dimming rearview mirrors, including white-light
LED
map lights. The LED lights use only 0.6 watts
each, compared to standard 4.25-watt lamps that typically
require venting and bulky optics. The mirrors dim themselves using electrochromic glass,
which becomes
dark when a current is applied to
it. Gentex press releases
at:
.
The real question for these technologies,
at least for energy wonks,
is when will they be
available
in products that
affect the average
American's energy
use? The answer is, very soon: Recent news
suggests that both white-light LEDs and
"smart" electrochromic windows are moving ahead
in a wider range of commercial
products.
Universal Display Corporation announced in August that it
had received two DOE contracts for $100,000
each to develop its high-efficiency, organic LED technologies for use as general sources of white light.
Not just for Automobiles
And in the past month, three companies
emerged as likely commercial sources
of "smart"
windows.
SPD Systems, American Glass
Products Group, and Cricursa Cristales
Curvados S.A. all bought non-exclusive
licenses for smart window
technology from Research Frontiers
Incorporated. The
technology allows users to manually or automatically adjust the amount of
light
coming through the window. The companies are
using the windows for skylights, home windows,
appliances, and, of course, in
automobiles. Press releases
from Universal Display and Research Frontiers
Sharron Rogers
Environmental Sustainability
Coordinator
NC Division of Pollution Prevention
919.715.6526
sharron.rogers@ncmail.net
www.SustainableNC.org
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From: sharron.rogers@ncmail.net (Sharron Rogers)
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 12:16:28 -0500
Subject: [SustainableNC] Federal government energy efficiency
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For those of you working on the Utility Savings Initiative (USI) and other
energy efficiency programs. We are not alone, here's the Federal goings on.
Five Agencies Save $100 Million and Earn Presidential Awards
The 2002 Presidential Awards for Leadership in Federal Energy
Management were presented on October 24th to five U.S. federal
agencies that demonstrated leadership in energy conservation and
saved more than $100 million. The five agencies -- the Department of
Commerce, the General Services Administration, and the Department of
Defense's Pentagon Renovation Office, Navy Shipboard Energy
Conservation Team, and Fort Detrick U.S. Army Base -- collectively
prevented the emission of roughly 240,000 metric tons of carbon
dioxide.
Among the achievements of the five agencies are a 2 percent annual
drop in energy use at the Department of Commerce and savings at the
other agencies of more than one million barrels of fuel, 17 million
gallons of water, and enough energy to heat, cool, and power
10 million square feet of office space.
As the largest U.S. energy consumer, and with more than 500,000
buildings, the federal government is directed under Executive Order
13123 to promote energy conservation through building design, energy
efficiency and emerging technologies. [Sounds familiar] The five leading
agencies were honored at a special White House ceremony. See the DOE
press release at:
http://www.energy.gov/HQPress/releases02/octpr/pr02228.htm.
DOE's Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) has the lead
responsibility for advancing energy efficiency, renewable energy,
and water conservation in the federal government. In conjunction
with the Presidential energy awards, FEMP presented its own annual
"Federal Energy and Water Management Awards" last week. See the
award winners on the FEMP Web site at:
http://www.eren.doe.gov/femp/prodtech/awards/winners02.html
.
Sharron Rogers
Environmental Sustainability Coordinator
NC Division of Pollution Prevention
919.715.6526
sharron.rogers@ncmail.net
www.SustainableNC.org
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For those of you working on the Utility Savings
Initiative (USI) and other
energy efficiency programs. We are not alone, here's the Federal
goings on.
Five Agencies Save $100 Million and Earn
Presidential Awards
The 2002 Presidential Awards for Leadership in
Federal Energy
Management were presented on October 24th to five
U.S. federal
agencies that demonstrated leadership in energy
conservation and
saved more than $100
million. The five agencies -- the Department of
Commerce, the General Services Administration, and
the Department of
Defense's Pentagon Renovation Office, Navy
Shipboard Energy
Conservation Team, and Fort Detrick U.S. Army Base
-- collectively
prevented the emission of roughly
240,000 metric tons of carbon
dioxide.
Among the achievements of the five agencies are
a 2 percent annual
drop in energy use at the Department of
Commerce and savings at the
other agencies of more than one million barrels
of fuel, 17 million
gallons of water, and enough energy to heat,
cool, and power
10 million square feet of office
space.
As the largest U.S. energy consumer,
and with more than 500,000
buildings, the federal government is
directed under Executive Order
13123 to promote energy conservation
through building design, energy
efficiency and emerging
technologies. [Sounds familiar] The five
leading
agencies were honored at a special White House ceremony. See the DOE
DOE's Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) has
the lead
responsibility for advancing energy efficiency,
renewable energy,
and water conservation in the federal government.
In conjunction
with the Presidential energy awards, FEMP presented
its own annual
"Federal Energy and Water Management Awards" last
week. See the
award winners on the FEMP Web site at:
Sharron Rogers
Environmental Sustainability
Coordinator
NC Division of Pollution Prevention
919.715.6526
sharron.rogers@ncmail.net
www.SustainableNC.org
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From jsharp@dot.state.nc.us Thu Oct 31 13:50:19 2002
From: jsharp@dot.state.nc.us (John L. Sharp)
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 08:50:19 -0500
Subject: [SustainableNC] BEES 3.0
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Date:
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From:
Bobbie Lippiatt
To:
(BEES 3.0 Broadcast Announcement)
I am pleased to announce the release of BEES (Building for
Environmental
and Economic Sustainability) version 3.0. Developed by the NIST
Building
and Fire Research Laboratory with support from the U.S. EPA
Environmentally
Preferable Purchasing Program, BEES brings to your fingertips a
powerful
technique for selecting cost-effective,
environmentally-preferable
building
products. BEES reduces complex, science-based technical content
(e.g.,
over
400 environmental flows from raw material acquisition through
product
disposal) to decision-enabling results and delivers them in a
visually
intuitive graphical format.
BEES 3.0 incorporates many more building products as well as new
and
significant improvements in the state of the art of U.S. life
cycle
assessment (LCA). Twelve environmental impacts are now included
in the
environmental performance score: global warming, acidification,
eutrophication, fossil fuel depletion, indoor air quality,
habitat
alteration, ozone depletion, water intake, criteria air
pollutants,
smog,
ecological toxicity, and human health. All regional and local
impacts
are
now scored based on new U.S.-specific methods developed by the
U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (for more information, visit
http://epa.gov/ORD/NRMRL/std/sab/iam_traci.htm ). And for the
first
time,
the significance of a product=92s performance with respect to each
impact
is
included in the scoring, thanks to new data out of the U.S. EPA
that
gives
us a U.S. "yardstick" against which we can score each impact.
What this
means is that we can now compare scores across most building
elements
(e.g., roof coverings and floor coverings) to see which elements
score
worst and thus would benefit most from environmental improvement.
BEES 3.0 includes about 200 building products. While BEES 2.0
included
only
generic products, BEES 3.0 includes around 80 brand-specific
products
thanks to the active participation of a number of manufacturers
in the
inaugural round of our BEES Please program.
BEES 3.0 is available for download free of charge from
http://www.bfrl.nist.gov/oae/software/bees.html . While you=92re
there,
please check out our expanded web site that includes some
exciting new
publications: a University of Michigan study we funded that
evaluates
LEED
using life cycle assessment methods, and a report with results
from our
BEES 2.0 User Survey that many of you participated in last year.
Simply
click on "What=92s the Buzz?"
Thanks for your interest in BEES. Enjoy 3.0!
Bobbie Lippiatt, BEES Developer
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
U.S. Department of Commerce
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I am pleased to announce the release of BEES (Building for Environmental
and Economic Sustainability) version 3.0. Developed by the NIST Building
and Fire Research Laboratory with support from the U.S. EPA Environmental=
ly
Preferable Purchasing Program, BEES brings to your fingertips a powerful
technique for selecting cost-effective, environmentally-preferable buildi=
ng
products. BEES reduces complex, science-based technical content (e.g., ov=
er
400 environmental flows from raw material acquisition through product
disposal) to decision-enabling results and delivers them in a visually
intuitive graphical format.
BEES 3.0 incorporates many more building products as well as new and
significant improvements in the state of the art of U.S. life cycle
assessment (LCA). Twelve environmental impacts are now included in the
environmental performance score: global warming, acidification,
eutrophication, fossil fuel depletion, indoor air quality, habitat
alteration, ozone depletion, water intake, criteria air pollutants, smog,
ecological toxicity, and human health. All regional and local impacts are
now scored based on new U.S.-specific methods developed by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (for more information, visit =20
http://epa.gov/ORD/NRMRL/std/sab/iam_traci.htm ). And for the first time,
the significance of a product=92s performance with respect to each impact=
is
included in the scoring, thanks to new data out of the U.S. EPA that give=
s
us a U.S. "yardstick" against which we can score each impact. What this
means is that we can now compare scores across most building elements
(e.g., roof coverings and floor coverings) to see which elements score
worst and thus would benefit most from environmental improvement.
BEES 3.0 includes about 200 building products. While BEES 2.0 included on=
ly
generic products, BEES 3.0 includes around 80 brand-specific products
thanks to the active participation of a number of manufacturers in the
inaugural round of our BEES Please program.
BEES 3.0 is available for download free of charge from
http://www.bfrl.nist.gov/oae/software/bees.html . While you=92re there,
please check out our expanded web site that includes some exciting new
publications: a University of Michigan study we funded that evaluates LEE=
D
using life cycle assessment methods, and a report with results from our
BEES 2.0 User Survey that many of you participated in last year. Simply
click on "What=92s the Buzz?"
Thanks for your interest in BEES. Enjoy 3.0!
Bobbie Lippiatt, BEES Developer
Building and Fire Research Laboratory=20
National Institute of Standards and Technology=20
U.S. Department of Commerce
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From sharron.rogers@ncmail.net Thu Oct 31 13:56:19 2002
From: sharron.rogers@ncmail.net (Sharron Rogers)
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 08:56:19 -0500
Subject: [SustainableNC] FW: BEES 3.0
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-----Original Message-----
From: John L. Sharp [mailto:jsharp@dot.state.nc.us]
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 8:50 AM
To: 'rlee@doc.state.nc.us'; 'SustainableNC@lists.p2pays.org';
Subject: BEES 3.0
For your information, I hope you find this useful.
Subject:
BEES 3.0 Released
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 19:16:02 -0500
From: Bobbie Lippiatt
To: (BEES 3.0 Broadcast Announcement)
I am pleased to announce the release of BEES (Building for Environmental
and Economic Sustainability) version 3.0. Developed by the NIST
Building and Fire Research Laboratory with support from the U.S. EPA
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program, BEES brings to your
fingertips a
powerful technique for selecting cost-effective, environmentally-preferable
building products. BEES reduces complex, science-based technical content
(e.g., over 400 environmental flows from raw material acquisition through
product disposal) to decision-enabling results and delivers them in a
visually intuitive graphical format.
BEES 3.0 incorporates many more building products as well as new
and significant improvements in the state of the art of U.S. life
cycle assessment (LCA). Twelve environmental impacts are now included
in the environmental performance score: global warming, acidification,
eutrophication, fossil fuel depletion, indoor air quality,
habitat alteration, ozone depletion, water intake, criteria air
pollutants, smog, ecological toxicity, and human health. All regional and
local
impacts are now scored based on new U.S.-specific methods developed by the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (for more information, visit
http://epa.gov/ORD/NRMRL/std/sab/iam_traci.htm ). And for the
first time, the significance of a product's performance with respect to each
impact is included in the scoring, thanks to new data out of the U.S. EPA
that gives us a U.S. "yardstick" against which we can score each impact.
What this means is that we can now compare scores across most building
elements (e.g., roof coverings and floor coverings) to see which elements
score worst and thus would benefit most from environmental improvement.
BEES 3.0 includes about 200 building products. While BEES 2.0
included only generic products, BEES 3.0 includes around 80 brand-specific
products thanks to the active participation of a number of manufacturers
in the inaugural round of our BEES Please program.
BEES 3.0 is available for download free of charge from
http://www.bfrl.nist.gov/oae/software/bees.html .
While you're there, please check out our expanded web site that includes
some exciting new
publications: a University of Michigan study we funded that evaluates LEED
using life cycle assessment methods, and a report with results from our
BEES 2.0 User Survey that many of you participated in last year.
Simply click on "What's the Buzz?"
Thanks for your interest in BEES. Enjoy 3.0!
Bobbie Lippiatt, BEES Developer
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
U.S. Department of Commerce
From cpshea@fac.unc.edu Thu Oct 31 15:54:15 2002
From: cpshea@fac.unc.edu (Shea, Cynthia (Office of Assoc Vice Chancellor, Campus Services))
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 10:54:15 -0500
Subject: [SustainableNC] Zero Waste is the Goal at UNC Chapel Hill
Message-ID: <22E5670F3742D411BFBD00E018C1BF9D02247AB1@facmail3.facilities.unc.edu>
Please check out this article on the Grassroots Recycling Network Website.
http://www.grrn.org/campus/campus_zw.html
Cindy Pollock Shea
Sustainability Coordinator
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Voice: 919-843-5251
Fax: 919-843-4567
http://sustainability.unc.edu
Change is inevitable. It's the resistance to change that's optional.
From cpshea@fac.unc.edu Thu Oct 31 18:02:23 2002
From: cpshea@fac.unc.edu (Shea, Cynthia (Office of Assoc Vice Chancellor, Campus Services))
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 13:02:23 -0500
Subject: [SustainableNC] Fuel Cell Cars Ahead Of Schedule
Message-ID: <22E5670F3742D411BFBD00E018C1BF9D02247ABA@facmail3.facilities.unc.edu>
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From: Reah Janise Kauffman [mailto:rjkauffman@earth-policy.org]
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 11:50 AM
To: public@lists.earth-policy.org
Subject: Earth Policy News - Fuel Cell Cars Ahead Of Schedule
Eco-Economy Update 2002-15 Please share with a friend
or colleague.
For Immediate Release
Copyright Earth Policy Institute 2002
October 31, 2002
FUEL CELL-POWERED CARS HITTING THE ROAD AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
http://www.earth-policy.org/Updates/Update19.htm
Bernie Fischlowitz-Roberts
On April 2, 2001, Ballard Power Systems, the world leader in fuel cell
production, announced a sale of $16 million of fuel cell modules and support
services to the Honda Motor Company. In September and December, 2001,
Ballard concluded two agreements with Ford Motor Company to provide $66
million of the same fuel cells and services.
The fuel cell economy is developing much faster than expected, as the
competition among companies intensifies. This momentum in developing clean
sources of electricity for vehicles, as well as homes and businesses, holds
the promise of a cleaner energy future, bringing us one step closer to an
eco-economy.
Fuel cells use hydrogen to produce electricity and emit only water and heat.
If used to power a vehicle, the fuel cells generate electricity to run the
motor. Buildings powered by fuel cells use both the electricity and the heat
they generate, increasing the fuel cells' efficiency.
If the hydrogen fuel is derived from the electrolysis of water, using
electricity obtained from wind turbines, solar cells, hydropower turbines,
or geothermal generators, it is completely emission-free. Some fuel cells
rely on hydrogen extracted from natural gas or gasoline; while not
emission-free, this is still much cleaner than fossil fuel combustion. Fuel
cell vehicles that derive hydrogen from fossil fuels are typically twice as
fuel-efficient as vehicles with internal combustion engines.
Major automakers are on the verge of introducing fuel cell vehicles
(FCVs)-in some cases much sooner than anyone anticipated. DaimlerChrysler
announced that early next year, 60 Mercedes-Benz A-Class FCVs will be
unveiled as part of limited customer fleets in Japan, Singapore, the United
States, and Europe. Honda will sell the first of its FCX model to the city
of Los Angeles by the end of 2002, and they plan to distribute 30 cars in
California and Japan over the next two to three years. The Honda seats four
and has a range of 220 miles (354 kilometers).
Toyota also plans to introduce 20 fuel cell hybrid SUVs by the end of the
year, which will be offered to customers with access to hydrogen-supply
infrastructure and after-sales service. Ford is sending five Focus FCVs to
California for evaluation this year, and plans a small number of fleet
vehicles in 2004. Even though it may take a decade for widespread
commercialization of FCVs, the availability of small fleets of these
vehicles ahead of schedule is a promising development.
Fuel cell-powered buses will soon be used in a number of cities. Since buses
are often refueled at a central location, just like other fleet vehicles,
they can be introduced before hydrogen stations become widely available.
Following successful fuel cell bus trials in Chicago and Vancouver during
1999-2001, DaimlerChrysler has been working with Ballard Power Systems, a
leading fuel cell producer, to provide 10 European cities with 30 fuel cell
buses in the next few years. This European Fuel Cell Bus Project represents
the next step in the transition away from internal combustion-powered
transportation.
Hydrogen stations are opening to serve the needs of hydrogen vehicles,
primarily at research facilities. Honda opened a hydrogen station in
Torrance, California, that produces hydrogen using solar-powered water
electrolysis. SunLine Transit operates a station in Thousand Palms,
California, that offers hydrogen along with numerous other fuels. Munich has
a hydrogen station on the grounds of its airport that is used to fuel a
fleet of 15 BMW sedans with internal combustion engines that run on
hydrogen. Tokyo has three hydrogen stations built with government funding,
and a natural gas company in Japan is currently building a fourth.
Iceland plans to be the first hydrogen-powered economy. Next year,
DaimlerChrysler will begin to convert Reykjavik's 80 buses to fuel cell
engines. Shell is constructing a hydrogen station that uses inexpensive
hydropower to electrolyze water to supply the buses. After the buses are
converted, Iceland's passenger cars will be next, and then the nation's
fishing fleet.
One obstacle to commercialization of fuel cell vehicles is the lack of a
fueling infrastructure. In a classic chicken-and-egg situation, car
companies are wary of producing too many fuel cell vehicles without a
network of hydrogen stations, while companies involved in hydrogen fuel are
wary of building the requisite infrastructure in the absence of a sizable
fuel cell vehicle market. Some automakers estimate that 30 percent of
filling stations in the United States would need to offer hydrogen fuel in
order for a viable hydrogen-based transport sector to emerge.
To overcome high costs, which is a second obstacle to mass production and
commercialization of FCVs, the stationary fuel cell market may play a key
role. Experts at the Rocky Mountain Institute suggest that buildings may be
the initial market to increase fuel cell production and cut costs,
eventually making fuel cells cost-competitive for vehicles. They make clear,
however, that buildings and vehicles are both such large markets that when
fuel cell production in either sector starts to take off, the other will
follow. Once buildings get much of their power from fuel cells, spare
off-peak hydrogen can be used to run vehicles; this eliminates the need for
a fully developed network of hydrogen stations to precede FCV
commercialization.
Businesses that need a reliable electricity supply are turning to fuel cells
to power their buildings. Verizon announced in April 2002 that it would use
fuel cells to provide electrical power at a telephone call routing center on
Long Island, New York. The U.S. Postal Service's mail processing center in
Anchorage, Alaska, also uses fuel cells to get power unaffected by outages
on the grid. The First National Bank of Omaha, a credit card processing
company, turned to fuel cells to provide the consistent power supply it
requires. It then uses the heat from the fuel cells for space heating.
To encourage private investment in building a hydrogen infrastructure
conducive to FCVs, tax credits for hydrogen production and fuel cell
production-modeled after the wind production tax credit in the United
States-could play a constructive role. Tax credits for fuel cell production
could stimulate economies of scale to drive down costs. Additional
incentives for so-called early adopters could motivate further investment,
as could government purchases of FCV fleets. As the single largest user of
energy in the world, the U.S. government can play a significant role in
stimulating market demand for fuel cells.
The movement to bring hydrogen fuel cells to the forefront of the global
energy market will require collaboration across industries. One example of
such an effort is the California Fuel Cell Partnership. Formed in 1999, this
consists of auto manufacturers, energy providers, fuel cell companies,
hydrogen suppliers, developers of hydrogen fueling stations, transit
companies, government agencies, and the environmental community. Its goal is
to increase public awareness of fuel cells and prepare the market for
commercialization of FCV technology.
The European Commission recently launched a high-level group of car and
energy companies to ensure that European companies with interests in
hydrogen and fuel cell development do not fall behind their Japanese and
U.S. counterparts. The group, which includes Royal Dutch/Shell,
DaimlerChrysler, and Renault along with 15 other companies, clearly
recognizes the competitive advantage of early entrance into the
fast-emerging hydrogen economy.
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