Christine Kurtz, a Managing Consultant in Trinity’s Minneapolis office, provides clients in the Upper Midwest with the benefits of her 18 years of experience in both industry and consulting. Christine spent over 16 years in industry prior to joining Trinity. She started out in research and development, moved into process engineering, and then found her passion in environmental management ...
Untitled Document Christine Schuler was born with ‘scrap running through her veins’. Her parents owned Schuler Rohstoff, a family-owned metals recycling company in the south of Germany which, for the last 85 years, has been operating two scrap yards. As a child, she helped out at the yard during holidays and at weekends. After graduating from high ...
Overview Background State of the Practice US Canada Potential Improvements CALPUFF Modeling System Meteorological Data Population Exposure Statistics Q&A First, An Apology (or two) I am not Christine Otto I do not spell “odor” with a “u” I do not have lots of pretty graphs to showyou I have drawn the dreaded “just ...
Forrner U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Adrninistrator Carol Browner has always elicited a strong response. Whatever reaction she evokes, however, one tbing is certain: Carol Browner will long be rernembered. In her eight years as top protector of the environment, Browner was on the cutting edge of difficult, precedentsetting issues affecting a dazzling array of cornplex health, ...
This report has been several years in themaking, in part because of the challenges ofcollecting data, developing methods andapproaches, and assembling the pieces, and in partbecause of the difficulty of finding funders who trulyunderstand the importance of conservation andefficiency for water policy and planning. Many peopleat the Pacific Institute played a role in preparing thisanalysis and ...
The BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology will take place on July 23-26, 2017, at the Palais des congrès de Montréal. Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) will co-host a Bioeconomy Leaders and Innovators Reception with Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. from 6:00-7:30 p.m. on July 25, 2017. Enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres while engaging with ...
Across the world, a web of researchers is stitching together millions of data points to present a story of how tropical ecosystems are faring in a changing world. The Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network connects 16 sites across Africa, Asia and Latin America and helps researchers standardize and share data on biodiversity, land cover change, climate and ecosystem services in ...
The 2019 U.S.-European Union (EU) NanoEHS Communities of Research (COR) Workshop will take place October 15-16, 2019, at the Europole de l’Arbois in Aix en Provence, France. The workshop is organized by the U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) and the European Commission (EC). The agenda for the October 2018 Bridging NanoEHS Research Efforts Joint Workshop and the following ...
It’s not often you lovingly hug a 450-pound piece of equipment, but if it makes your work life easier you show your appreciation. The CDS-5 helps lab technologists create consistent and reliable environments for their work regardless of the day-to-day variables, like the weather. Imagine the weather outside impacting your office work indoors. Sounds inconvenient, right? That used to be a ...
As the Prime Minister unveils the first stage of his ten-point plan for a green industrial revolution, Water UK’s Chief Executive, Christine McGourty considers the role of partnerships in building a blueprint for decarbonisation in the water industry and beyond. Water is critical to all our lives, and yet it’s estimated that England alone could see a shortfall of at least 3.4 billion ...
Workplace violence is a serious safety concern, especially among health care workers who suffer the highest rate of assaults of any industry. Under employment laws employers have an important obligation to protect or address workplace violence. However, statistics from WorkSafeBC show 3722 health care workers were injured by violence at work between 2005 and 2012. Every year about two million ...
Over the past year, a group of 16 leading academic and internationally recognised experts from the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sectors have been meeting to draft a new set of eligibility criteria for the Climate Bonds Standard. What´s more – another 30 people representing large global investors, banks and industry have been providing feedback on the practicality ...
Responsible Care®-14001 (RC®-14001) gives chemical companies a powerful new tool to improve their environmental performance. Formally adopted in 2002, this environmental management system (EMS), was created jointly by the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and the Registrar Accreditation Board (RAB). RC®-14001 lets companies become certified simultaneously by RAB-accredited registrars to both the ...
Political hurdles and low prices have made carbon pricing a low-impact affair. But there’s still hope it can help limit climate change. Earth’s atmosphere has long served as a free dump for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases generated by humans. That is changing as policy-makers embrace economists’ advice that the best way to cut greenhouse gas emissions is to charge an ...