The final budget bill will be signed by Governor Kasich by June 30. Join us for this brief webinar to learn what’s in, what’s out, and just how clean and green the final budget bill is.
Originally Aired: July 1, 2013 12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Sierra Leone's Environmental Agency on a life supporting machineElkass Sannoh
Ahead of the raining season, Sierra Leoneans have raised serious concerns with strong demand to close down the EPA or overhaul the entire agency. This demand is a queue in line with another demand that was made by one of our Members of Parliament who said in Parliament that EPA should be closed. It was also broadcast on Star TV by Leonora Jawara. The Voiceless Sierra Leoneans are claiming that EPA is always fighting with the NMA or chasing most of the Mining or Exploration Companies for an exorbitant amount being charged for Environmental Impact Assessment License (EIA).
Sierra Leone's Environmental Agency on a life supporting machineElkass Sannoh
Ahead of the raining season, Sierra Leoneans have raised serious concerns with strong demand to close down the EPA or overhaul the entire agency. This demand is a queue in line with another demand that was made by one of our Members of Parliament who said in Parliament that EPA should be closed. It was also broadcast on Star TV by Leonora Jawara. The Voiceless Sierra Leoneans are claiming that EPA is always fighting with the NMA or chasing most of the Mining or Exploration Companies for an exorbitant amount being charged for Environmental Impact Assessment License (EIA).
People in today's on-the-go world rely on mobile devices for accessing a variety of information. Mobile consumption of Web properties is on track to overtake conventional desktop access by 2013. To achieve optimal customer engagement, enterprises need to focus on Web engagement for the mobile channel now more than ever before.
This presentation explores how mobile can be seamlessly woven into a Web engagement strategy, how to effectively deliver content across a multi-channel infrastructure with a particular emphasis on mobile devices, and how Alfresco and Crafter rivet can make it happen.
People in today's on-the-go world rely on mobile devices for accessing a variety of information. Mobile consumption of Web properties is on track to overtake conventional desktop access by 2013. To achieve optimal customer engagement, enterprises need to focus on Web engagement for the mobile channel now more than ever before.
This presentation explores how mobile can be seamlessly woven into a Web engagement strategy, how to effectively deliver content across a multi-channel infrastructure with a particular emphasis on mobile devices, and how Alfresco and Crafter rivet can make it happen.
Waterkeeper submission: Review of Ontario’s Environmental Bill of Rights and ...LOWaterkeeper
Waterkeeper submitted these recommendations to the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario in response to the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change’s call for public comments as part of its review of Ontario’s Environmental Bill of Rights (“EBR”).
The EBR is a uniquely Ontarian, powerful tool to bring citizens, government, and business together to protect the province’s environment. Over the years, issues with the EBR and its implementation have emerged. This review is a welcome opportunity to improve the EBR without undermining or compromising original protections.
One aspect of the EBR’s importance that deserves highlighting is its value to charities. Political activity by charities is limited. Partisan activities are prohibited. Tools such as those created under the EBR are often the sole means by which charities can
participate in government decision-making.
Similarly, the EBR is a safeguard for Ontario residents who may not have geographic, political, social, or professional access to government. As such, this review is an important opportunity to re-assert the authority of the EBR when it comes to decision-making in Ontario.
In addition to these comments, Lake Ontario Waterkeeper / Swim Drink Fish Canada wholly endorses the detailed comments submitted on November 4, 2016 by the Canadian Environmental Law Association (“CELA”).
Originally Aired: 7/12/13
This webinar discusses fracking waste streams including brine, flowback fluid, and drill cuttings and drilling muds. It includes an overview of how these wastes are disposed of and some of the problems associated with such disposal.
Presenters:
Melanie Houston of the Ohio Environmental Council
Teresa Mills with the Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ)
Dr. Julie Weatherington-Rice of Bennett and Williams, Inc.
Hoosier Environmental Council Green Drinks Presentation219GreenConnect
HEC Executive Director, Jesse Kharbanda, and Water/Agricultural Policy Director, Kim Ferraro, offered an informative presentation at Green Drinks in Valparaiso, Indiana on 5/21/12.
Federal regulations and pending legislation affecting nutrient managementLPE Learning Center
For more: http://www.extension.org/67738 Decisions are being made everyday in Washington, D.C. by federal agencies, Congress, and the courts on how farmers and ranchers must manage their manure and their operations. It is important that producers and experts in the field educate their elected representatives and regulators on the important use of nutrients and our efforts to protect the environment at the same time we attempt to feed an ever-growing world.
This presentation on how to use data to affect policy was given by Keith Dimoff, Executive Director of the Ohio Environmental Council, at the OEC's 2009 Clean Water Conference on Oct 2 and 3.
The Clean Power Plan and CHP: How Combined Heat and Power can help Ohio achie...Ohio Environmental Council
On August 3, 2015 the US EPA finalized the Clean Power Plan (CPP), which requires states to reduce carbon emissions from power plants using a variety of strategies, including Combined Heat and Power (CHP). The US EPA gave states a great amount of flexibility in how to meet carbon reduction goals, creating an opportunity for the state to take advantage of Ohio's great CHP potential.
As Ohio moves forward with developing a state plan, this webinar will examine precisely how the Clean Power Plan treats CHP and what options the state has to include CHP as a carbon-reducing strategy. Webinar participants will have the opportunity to ask questions of presenters and review presentation materials after the conclusion of the webinar.
In September 2013, a group of scientists and specialists came together under the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement’s Nutrient Annex 4 Objectives and Targets Task Team to determine how much phosphorus reduction is necessary to restore Lake Erie’s water quality, reduce the occurrences harmful algal blooms in western Lake Erie, as well as the extent of the central basin’s hypoxic zone.
The Annex 4 task team released their report in late June 2015 and Dr. Jeffery Reutter, task team co-chair, will present the group’s findings and what it means to the lake if the loading and concentration targets are met.
Santina Wortman, an official from the U.S. EPA Region 5 office will also be on hand to answer questions and explain next steps for the agency.
Recently, Dayton Power & Light (DP&L) launched a CHP-specific incentive under the electric utility’s custom rebate program, per the policy established by Governor Kasich’s 21st Century Energy Initiative (Ohio Senate Bill 315). This presentation features DP&L energy efficiency program staff who provide details on the program incentive that is available to customers of Dayton Power & Light. Additionally, facilitators of the Ohio Coalition for Combined Heat and Power provide a state policy update.
Over 1,000 fracking wells have been drilled in Ohio in the past three years. W have seen numerous accidents associated with fracking in Ohio including a chemical fire and release, earthquakes, fires, and explosions. Still, there has been no assessment of the current or expected health impacts from fracking in our state, and little to no training for medical professionals and emergency responders.
The meeting with Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project was a forum to begin a dialogue about the health impacts associated with fracking.
Scientists have identified this commonly used sealcoat as a major source of dangerous chemicals in streams and lakes, and as a significant health risk to the public, especially young children. These chemicals, which will are discussed in depth in the webinar, are found in the sediments of nearby lakes and streams from pavements coated with this type of product.
Our expert speaker is Dr. Barbara Mahler, a Research Hydrologist with the USGS at the Texas Water Science Center. She is part of the Contaminant Trends in Lake Sediments (CTLS) team, which uses cores of sediments from lakes to reconstruct the contaminant histories of watersheds.
Toxic chemicals can be found in ALL of our homes – in things like our couches, on our clothes, and in food and personal care products like shampoo. These chemicals make their way into our bodies and have long term health impacts (cancer, infertility, learning disabilities in children, etc).
Right now there is a bill in Congress which would takes us backwards in our federal regulation of toxic chemicals. It is called the Chemicals in Commerce Act (CICA). CICA includes sweeping state preemption language which would overturn some of our important legislative progress in Ohio. The bill is unanimously opposed by the environmental and public health community.
In Ohio, we have the opportunity to be an important player as we have two US Representatives, Congressman Bill Johnson and Congressman Bob Latta on the subcommittee that will be voting on this bill.
A Lake Erie Twofer: Tiny Plastic Particles and Toxic Algae Threaten Lake WatersOhio Environmental Council
A panel of experts discuss the impact of toxic algae and microbeads on the health and well-being of Lake Erie.
Presenters:
- Dr. Jeffery Reutter, Director Ohio Sea Grant College Program
- Dr. Sue Watson, Research Scientist, WHERD, Water Science and Technology, Environment Canada
- Andy McClure, Administrator, Collins Park Water Treatment, Toledo, OH
- Dr. Sheri Mason, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at SUNY Fredonia
Presentation of the webinar on 10-21-13 by the Ohio Environmental Council about the proposed legislation (Ohio Senate Bill 58) that would weaken Ohio's clean energy laws.
Slides from the Oct 9, 2013, webinar "Building Your Best Board (Part 2)," presented by the Ohio Environmental Council, River Network, and the Institute for Conservation Leadership
Slides from the Oct 2, 2013, webinar "Building Your Best Board," presented by the Ohio Environmental Council, River Network, and the Institute for Conservation Leadership.
Contending that Ohioans are not adequately protected from the risks of horizontal, hydrological fracturing - or "fracking" - for oil and gas, the Ohio Environmental Council is proposing a sweeping upgrade to state oil and gas laws. The proposed bill, called SAFER GAS (Safeguarding Appalachian Families with Environmental Regulation of Gas And Shale), shores up more than 30 gaps in Ohio law.
Discussion with makers of "Triple Divide," a new documentary film about hydraulic fracturing (fracking). The filmmakers showed clips from the movie and took questions from the new media in preparation for the launch of the movie's Ohio tour beginning September 10.
Originally Aired: July 19 - The Economics of Fracking
The second webinar will discuss the economic realities of fracking including economic costs, long term implications of resource extraction, and a summary of interviews covering economic impacts in the gaslands of Ohio (Carroll County).
Presenters:
Melanie Houston of the Ohio Environmental Council
Amanda Weinstein of the Ohio State University
Amanda Woodrum of Policy Matters Ohio
Originally Aired: June 28, 2013
Presenters:
David R. Celebrezze, Director of Air & Water Special Projects, Ohio Environmental Council
Shelly Kiser, ALA
Agenda for Part 2
10:30 a.m. -10:40 p.m. Welcome & Introduction (OEC)
10:40 a.m. -11:00 p.m. Air Quality impact on the environment (OEC)
11:00 a.m. -11:45 p.m. Air Quality and the federal government (American Lung Association of the Midland States)
11:45 a.m. -12:15 p.m. What you can do to reduce pollution (OEC)
12:15 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. Q&A
Originally Aired: June 28, 2013
Presenters:
David R. Celebrezze, Director of Air & Water Special Projects, Ohio Environmental Council
Shelly Kiser, ALA
Agenda for Part 2
10:30 a.m. -10:40 p.m. Welcome & Introduction (OEC)
10:40 a.m. -11:00 p.m. Air Quality impact on the environment (OEC)
11:00 a.m. -11:45 p.m. Air Quality and the federal government (American Lung Association of the Midland States)
11:45 a.m. -12:15 p.m. What you can do to reduce pollution (OEC)
12:15 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. Q&A
How to Make a Field invisible in Odoo 17Celine George
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This slide is special for master students (MIBS & MIFB) in UUM. Also useful for readers who are interested in the topic of contemporary Islamic banking.
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This slides describes the basic concepts of ICT, basics of Email, Emerging Technology and Digital Initiatives in Education. This presentations aligns with the UGC Paper I syllabus.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
A review of the growth of the Israel Genealogy Research Association Database Collection for the last 12 months. Our collection is now passed the 3 million mark and still growing. See which archives have contributed the most. See the different types of records we have, and which years have had records added. You can also see what we have for the future.
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty, In...Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty,
International FDP on Fundamentals of Research in Social Sciences
at Integral University, Lucknow, 06.06.2024
By Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
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Normal labor is also termed spontaneous labor, defined as the natural physiological process through which the fetus, placenta, and membranes are expelled from the uterus through the birth canal at term (37 to 42 weeks
Normal Labour/ Stages of Labour/ Mechanism of Labour
Unpacking the Final State Budget Bill
1. Unpacking the Green (+ Not
So Green) new Ohio Budget
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2. Jack
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Director
Melanie
Houston
Director of
Water Policy +
Environmental
Health
Kristen
Kubitza
Director of
Water Policy +
Outreach
Unpacking the Green (+ Not
So Green) new Ohio Budget
Trent Dougherty
Managing
Director of
Legal Affairs
Joe Logan
Director of
Agricultural
Programs
3. Ohio Environmental Council
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environmental advocate for a healthier, more sustainable Ohio.
Our experts work daily to restore, protect, and strengthen the
quality of life for families and communities—from the air we
breathe and the water we drink to the food we eat and natural
resources we enjoy.
Please join us! OEC members:
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Become part of the community working to restore, protect, and
strengthen the quality of life for families and communities in
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Become a member today at www.theOEC.org.
4. THE BUDGET “BOX SCORE”
1. Clean Ohio Fund – GRAND SLAM
2. Lake Erie + Grand Lake St. Marys toxic algae clean up –
BASES-CLEARING TRIPLE
3. ―Tread + Mow on Me‖ Amendment – CAUGHT STEALING
4. Oil+Gas Division funding+―Dump+Glow‖+―Brine Discharge
Amnesty‖ Amendments – BUNT+BIG ERROR+WILD PITCH
5. Coal mining regulation + miner safety – BALK
6. Ohio EPA emergency response – STIKE OUT
7. Public transit + freight rail development – STIKE OUT +
WALK + FOUL BALL CAUGHT IN FOUL TERRITORY
8. Green chemistry – THROWN OUT AT THE PLATE
9. Public records – SINGLE UP THE MIDDLE
10. Clean energy – EJECTED FROM THE GAME
5. 1. Clean Ohio Fund – GRAND SLAM
Objective: Get full $52MM.
Result: House + Senate
added $26MM each –
BASES LOADED HOME
RUN BY LAWMAKERS
House plan to share state
park drilling $ - OUT
House plan for Clean Ohio +
brownfield funding study
commission – OUT
Lawmakers got ‗er done,
polishing off the final $52MM
in voter-approved bonding.
6. 2. Lake Erie + Inland Lake Clean Up –
BASES-CLEARING TRIPLE
Challenge: reduce nutrient loadings to
stop harmful algal blooms - harmful to
people, pets, sport fishing, tourism
Solution: ID nutrient sources + apply
clean-up ―prescriptions‖
Actions taken:
House established Lake Facilities Authority
to fund local lake clean up
House added $570k for Ohio Sea Grant +
$500k for Heidelberg U. Water Quality Lab
Senate added $600,000 to Healthy Lake
Erie fund for stepped-up water monitoring
Kasich Administration + G.A.
making solid progress on their
pledge to stop toxic algae
7. 3. “Tread + Mow on Me Amendment” –
CAUGHT STEALING
Would have: Let private
property owners mow
grass + vegetation in city-
owned buffer strip along
reservoir or protected
streams
Undercut efforts to
protect drinking water
reservoirs + targeted
headwater streams from
runoff + soil erosion
Wasted ratepayer dollars
Public Reservoir + Water Quality Protection
VETOED BY GOVERNOR
KASICH
*Photo Courtesy Columbus Public Utilities
8. 4. Oil+Gas Oversight Funding + Radioactive Waste and
Brine Disposal: Bunt + Big Error + Wild Pitch
ODNR Division of Oil + Gas budget doubled
General Assembly adopted Gov.’s proposal for
disposal of radioactive waste in solid-waste landfills
Narrow definition of TENORM will exempt bulk of radioactive-laced
wastes—especially drill cuttings—from testing for regulatory threshold
USEPA, National Academy of Sciences, American National Standards
Institute all recognize drill cuttings as TENORM
Ohio following Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, which
recognizes drilling muds, sludge, waste water, filters, etc., as TENORM but
exempts drill cuttings (+brine) the largest + most radioactive of drilling
wastes. Also mixing or ―down-blending‖ of waste to dilute radioactivity.
“Brine Discharge Amnesty” Amendment allows certain
waste treatment operators to evade permitting
9. 5. Coal Mining Regulation + Miner Safety
BALK
House + Senate adopted Gov.‘s proposal for $2.5MM/FY in
GRF for combined regulatory oversight + miner safety
Mine safety previously was funded at $3M/year; now must
share less funds with the Coal Regulatory program
Potential threat to environment + miner safety
Also puts more burden on taxpayers, instead of industry
Gov. Taft shifted Ohio EPA off of GRF. Industry
fees + Feds fund regulatory oversight for
most industries. Gov. Kasich should follow
suit, make coal industry pay its own way.
10. 6. Ohio EPA Emergency Response
STRIKE OUT
The Ohio EPA‘s Emergency
Response Program and its 15 staff
are on call 24/7/365 to respond,
contain + investigate releases +
spills to the environment.
Yet their vehicles have no legal
authority to use sirens or lights!
This can slow the response and put
OEPA emergency responders in
harm‘s way.
The solution: Amend ORC 4511.01(E) to
define Ohio EPA Emergency Response
vehicles ―public safety vehicles‖
11. 7. Public Transit + Freight Rail Development STRIKE OUT
+ WALK + FOUL BALL CAUGHT IN FOUL TERRITORY
3 “pitches” by OEC:
Boost funding for public transit + Ohio Rail
Development Commission
Require ODOT to survey local transit agencies
+ MPOs for future operational + capital
costs/benefits
Reject Senate ―Beavercreek Amendment‖ to
require transit agency to get permission of
local city before expanding service
RESULT:
STRIKE OUT: No change in funding - public
transportation + freight rail stuck at $7.3M/FY
+ $2M/FY, respectively
WALK: ODOT updating Ohio‘s long-range
transportation plan, Access Ohio 2040
FOUL BALL CAUGHT IN FOUL TERRITORY:
Gov. Kasich VETOED ―Beavercreek Amendment‖
12. 8. Green Chemistry
THROWN OUT AT THE PLATE
Senate earmarked $500,000 for
BioOhio to fund the Bioscience
Workforce Development
Initiative
Bioscience includes
engineering products
without toxic byproducts,
such as making plastic from
crops instead of oil
Gov. Kasich VETOED
this earmark
13. 9. Public Records
SINGLE UP THE MIDDLE
Ohio Senate added provision to
require the Ohio Department of
Administrative Services to develop
and propose standards for the posting
of a public record on an agency
website by a public office so that the
information may be secured and
downloaded in a uniform manner
Public needs ability to easily access
public records to help hold agencies
accountable for enforcing the law
14. 10. Clean Energy
EJECTED FROM THE GAME
Senate considered, but did
not include, an amendment to
let utilities ask the PUCO for
permission to change an
already approved energy-
efficiency plan
OEC + partners continue to
work to repel any
weakening of Ohio‘s energy
efficiency or renewable
energy standards
15. July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2015
Going forward:
- OEC will watchdog program
implementation
- OEC will be engaged in rule
making
To learn more:
- www.theOEC.org
- OEC testimony
- OEC veto requests
- OEC action alerts
Melanie: Provide basic definition of TENORM, bit of background on what the bill is trying to do, why the bill falls far short (the problems) and explain how definition should be changed to capture more of the radioactive shale gas wastes (including drill cuttings)