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NRDC's: Benchmarking Air Emissions of the 100 Largest Electric Generation Owners in the U.S. 1970 - 2000: An analysis of federal government data earlier demonstrates astounding reductions. The analysis tracks air quality gains and energy consumption during the 30-year period from 1970-1999. It is derived solely from data produced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Energy Information Administration (EIA) of the U.S. Department of...; Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, analysis, benchmarking; White papers
Building Owners Save Money, Save the Earth: Replace Your CFC Air Conditioning Chiller: Air conditioning cools air in homes, vehicles, and workplaces?keeping occupants comfortable and more productive, also helping communities in hot and humid climates to grow and prosper. Innovative building technologies are now available. Modern lighting uses less than half the energy of older lighting. New building air conditioning systems cut cooling...; Tags: ozone, chemicals; Case studies
Energy Star Building Performance Showcased at Trane Technology Center: La Crosse, Wisconsin: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Energy Star Showcase Buildings Program was created in 1994 to encourage and highlight improved building energy efficiency. One of the important steps was the upgrading of the building's 2,800 lamp fluorescent lighting system with significantly more efficient T-8 lamps and matching ballasts. The building...; Tags: American Standard Inc., Trane, lamp, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, HVAC, performance; Case studies
The Centex Building-Dallas, Texas: Top Score for Dallas' Centex Building: Earning the right to display the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Energy Star Label for Buildings is not easy. To qualify, a building must achieve superlative energy efficiency without sacrificing occupant comfort in terms of indoor air quality, thermal comfort and lighting levels. To determine whether a building qualifies requires...; Tags: American Standard Inc., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, comfort, monitoring; Case studies
Queen Mary Pampers "Passengers" With U.S. EPA Award Winning Air Conditioning System: Recent updates to the Hotel Queen Mary's air conditioning system are helping to ensure that the ship's guests are kept comfortable while providing the hotel owners with award-winning and HVAC industry-leading efficiency and operating energy savings that will top $100,000 per year. Today, the Queen Mary is served by land-based...; Tags: Construction, American Standard Inc., HVAC, industry; Case studies

Energy Star Manufactured Homes: The Plant Certification Process: This paper outlines the Energy Star certification procedure for manufactured housing plants with the primary focus of achieving airtight ducts. Over 40 envelope and duct tests are compared with in-plant tests conducted by factory personnel. In 2001, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) introduced the ENERGY STAR label for manufactured...; Tags: Quality, Florida Solar Energy Center, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, certification; White papers
California Environmental Protection Agency Sacramento, California: New State Office Tower Balances Environmental and Security Concerns: The new headquarters of the California Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is a showcase of energy efficiency and a great example of federal-local government cooperation. Johnson Controls, Inc. played a key role in accepting responsibility for the energy efficiency, building security, indoor air quality and power distribution systems of the new...; Tags: Johnson Controls Inc., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, California, knowledge, security; Case studies
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund: The paper describes the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. Under the oil pollution act of 1990, the owner or operator of a facility from which oil is discharged (also known as the responsible Party) is liable for the costs associated with the containment or cleanup of the spill and any...; Tags: Environment Protection Agency, spill, pollution; White papers
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory, Ann Arbor, Michigan: This study describes how the EPA was able to reduce the laboratory's annual energy cost by 60% and water consumption by 60%. It is geared toward architects and engineers who are familiar with laboratory buildings and is one in a series produced by Laboratories for the 21st Century, a joint...; Tags: Leadership, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, high-performance, HVAC; Case studies
Supervalu Joins EPA Push for Greener Coolers: Supervalu Inc.'s announcement that its 12 retail brands will participate in the Environmental Protection Agency's GreenChill Partnership gives a lift to the EPA's efforts to convert supermarkets to green refrigeration. Twenty-seven companies now participate in the program, including Publix, Giant Eagle, Food Lion and Whole Foods Market. ...; Tags: Lisa Everitt, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, cooler, DuPont Co., supermarket; Blog posts 2008-03-27
Creating and Implementing an Environmental Action Plan: Increasingly, individuals are making a concerted effort to change their lifestyles to decrease their “carbon footprint,” and the pressure on industry to follow suit has never been greater. Whatever industry you are in, your customers and other key stakeholders will want to know what you are doing to meet your...; Tags: Team management, BNET Editorial, ISO 14001, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, policy statement, team, industry, benefit, public relations, small business, supplier, audit, best practice, job, performance, environment, Web site, Web; Articles 2007-11-14
Coerced Confessions: Self-Policing In The Shadow Of The Regulator: As part of a trend toward more cooperative relations between regulators and industry, novel government programs are encouraging firms to monitor their own regulatory compliance and voluntarily report their own violations. In this paper, we examine how regulatory enforcement activities influence organizations' decisions to self-police. We created a comprehensive dataset...; Tags: Regulations, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, regulator, regulatory compliance, U.S., monitor, industry; White papers 2007-06-28
U-Summary: This is a template with different project with project description like their task, deliverable etc.; Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S.; Tools & templates 2005-05-04
The State of Energy-Consumption Legislation for Commercial Refrigeration Applications: The production, acquisition and use of energy in the United States have become frequently discussed topics with environmental, social, political and economic implications. A substantial amount of energy is used each year to power commercial refrigeration equipment in restaurants, grocery stores, convenience stores and fast-food establishments. The U.S. Environmental Protection...; Tags: Emerson Electric Co., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, acquisition; White papers 2005-09-01
Environmental Results Program (ERP): An Overview: The Environmental Results Program (ERP) is a performance-based regulatory approach designed to improve environmental compliance and performance in specific industry sectors. ERP is an effective way for states to manage numerous small pollution sources that have potentially large cumulative impacts. It is a multimedia approach to implementing environmental regulations through...; Tags: Performance management, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, compliance, pollution, performance, multimedia, industry; White papers 2005-08-01
Leadership and Decision Making: William R. Ruckelshaus and the Environmental Protection Agency: This document has two objectives. Based on the assumption that leadership is what leaders do, the first objective of this paper is to examine, through a case study of the two term Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator, W.R. Ruckelshaus, the plausibility of the proposition that leadership of real world organizations...; Tags: leadership, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, leader, decision-making, vision; White papers 2005-07-01
Media Communication Takes on New Dimensions With RMP: It is puzzling why many companies are doing little to prepare the local press for the information that will soon become public. This may stem from the industry's long-standing mistrust of the media. The good news about the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Risk Management Program (RMP) rule is that...; Tags: Financial Planning, Strategy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, risk management, media, industry; White papers 2005-05-24
Increasing Hospital Energy Performance With Energy Star: For the past decade, thousands of hospitals, schools, hotels and other organisations have partnered with the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) voluntary Energy Star programme to demonstrate environmental leadership and adopt best energy management practices that produce twice the energy savings as typical approaches. Many Energy Star partners have asked...; Tags: Hospital, American Power Conversion Corp., Performance, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Performance Management, Healthcare, Human Resources, Workforce Management; White papers 2005-03-10
The Particle Pollution Report: Current Understanding of Air Quality and Emissions Through 2003: From the black puff of smoke from an old diesel bus to the haze that obscures the view in their national parks, particle pollution affects us all. This complex pollutant is present year-round, both in their cities and in the countryside, and it can cause health problems for millions of...; Tags: HEALTHCARE, pollution, public health, health care, environment; White papers 2004-12-01
Modeling Oil Spill Response and Damage Costs: This paper focuses on the EPA Basic Oil Spill Cost Estimation Model (BOSCEM), which was developed to provide the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Oil Program with a methodology for estimating oil spill costs, including response costs and environmental and socioeconomic damages, for actual or hypothetical spills. The model can...; Tags: Environmental Research Consulting, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, contingency planning, modeling; White papers 2004-11-12