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 risk to water supply and quality is increasing along with the rapid growth in both public and private demand for its use. Severe weather events such as storms and flooding combined with aging infrastructure, faulty handling of waste, and inadequate system design among other factors contribute to increased liability exposure for insurers.
This panel will examine what sorts of decisions the President and Congress – new or old – will have to make following this year’s November elections. Panelists will examine the political landscape and describe the major decisions that have to be made, including on government funding, sequestration, and tax cuts. Special emphasis will be given to the impacts various budget proposals will have on Great Lakes restoration funding.
The Town of Colchester is currently undertaking a Clean Water Initiative. The Initiative would represent the most comprehensive effort ever taken by the community to improve and protect our water resources.
Florida High Tech Corridor Regional Leadership Conference April 2014Ed Morrison
Presentation at the 2014 High Tech Corridor Regional Leadership Conference
How can a region like the High Tech Corridor and the diverse communities that are a part of it keep up with rapid technological, economic and social change and still maintain its equilibrium? How can business leaders effectively collaborate with educational institutions, workforce boards, and nonprofits to better utilize the talents of our diverse workforce – one that includes everyone from millennials to seniors? What does Tampa Bay need to do – at the regional and local level – to ensure its future economic competitiveness? Spark Growth, Florida's High Tech Corridor, and the Tampa Bay Partnership explored these and other related issues in depth at The 2nd Annual Regional Leadership Conference April 10 and 11, 2014.
The risk to water supply and quality is increasing along with the rapid growth in both public and private demand for its use. Severe weather events such as storms and flooding combined with aging infrastructure, faulty handling of waste, and inadequate system design among other factors contribute to increased liability exposure for insurers.
This panel will examine what sorts of decisions the President and Congress – new or old – will have to make following this year’s November elections. Panelists will examine the political landscape and describe the major decisions that have to be made, including on government funding, sequestration, and tax cuts. Special emphasis will be given to the impacts various budget proposals will have on Great Lakes restoration funding.
The Town of Colchester is currently undertaking a Clean Water Initiative. The Initiative would represent the most comprehensive effort ever taken by the community to improve and protect our water resources.
Florida High Tech Corridor Regional Leadership Conference April 2014Ed Morrison
Presentation at the 2014 High Tech Corridor Regional Leadership Conference
How can a region like the High Tech Corridor and the diverse communities that are a part of it keep up with rapid technological, economic and social change and still maintain its equilibrium? How can business leaders effectively collaborate with educational institutions, workforce boards, and nonprofits to better utilize the talents of our diverse workforce – one that includes everyone from millennials to seniors? What does Tampa Bay need to do – at the regional and local level – to ensure its future economic competitiveness? Spark Growth, Florida's High Tech Corridor, and the Tampa Bay Partnership explored these and other related issues in depth at The 2nd Annual Regional Leadership Conference April 10 and 11, 2014.
Oil In the Water: How To Stop the Trans Mountain PipelineKarl Pauls
The Trans Mountain Pipeline will bring dirty tar sands oil from Alberta to oil tankers in the Salish Sea. The project has an 86% chance of a major oil-spill and imperils marine life and the water of Puget Sound. Come learn from and be inspired by our panel of experts and change makers. See what you can do to protect indigenous rights as well as our shared water, land and air.
Panelists are:
Dave Anderson: author of Spill, A Story of Oil and Orcas in the Salish Sea. A former state legislator, Anderson also served as a governor's appointee to the Oil Spill Prevention Task Force.
Judy Twedt: holds a masters degree in Atmospheric Sciences and is pursuing a doctorate in digital arts and climate communication at the University of Washington. A Tacoma native, she's also a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow and a founding member of the King County Labor Council's Climate Caucus.
Chief Rueben George: manager of Sacred Trust, a Tsleil-Waututh-led coalition which is spearheading current legal opposition to the Trans Mountain pipeline.
Chiara Rose D'Angelo-Patricio: a young environmental water protectress working to protect the Salish Sea bioregion, Chiara is a co-founder of Students for the Salish Sea. Her work centers around how to transform our human lifestyles, transportation systems, food systems and energy systems to create a society that has a generative impact on ecological systems. She lives at the mouth of the Elwha River, a river that has recently undergone a first of its kind dam removal project and strongly believes that humans will one day learn to give back more than we take.
Can't make it? Follow the livestream at facebook.com/350seattle
This is a presentation made by David Marshall at Keepers of the Water in Fort Nelson, BC September 2012. He is Executive Director at the Fraser Basin Council.
Swim Drink Fish's submission on Preserving and Protecting our Environment for...LOWaterkeeper
This submission outlines Swim Drink Fish's six recommendations to the Government of Ontario for its provincial environment plan and a model sewage-alert policy.
Search Becomes the Display OS
Search Engine Strategies Conference London
18 February 2010
Presented by Dax Hamman, Vice President, Display Media, iCrossing
Twitter: @daxhamman
iCrossing_UK, SES London 2012 - Tom Jones, The leap from Search to DisplayiCrossing
Tom Jones, Chief Development Officer at digital marketing agency iCrossing UK, presents on Crossing the Digital Divide: The leap from Search to Display at this year' s SES London
Van Business naar Social Business - #crcl2011 #KRCCKees Romkes
Presentatie voor #crcl2011, crowd and cloud Event voor de KVK te Amsterdam. Mijn eerste vertaling van het gedachtegoed van de Dachis Group, in vorm en beeld. Een geweldig framework wat alles social met elkaar verbind.
Nyenrode #VCVmarcom presentatie over social media ROIKees Romkes
Social media, we kunnen niet meer zonder. Ik, Kees Romes (van KRCC), adviseer bedrijven inmiddels al twee en een half jaar over de voordelen van social media, maar ook alles wat bij internetcommunicatie komt kijken. Twee en een half jaar, dan mag ik mezelf al bijna als expert beschouwen, zeker omdat de term eigenlijk pas een jaar of vijf echt mainstream geworden is. Ik zie mezelf echter als adviseur met mijn eigen kennis, die social media inzet als communicatietool om vaker contact te hebben en houden met mijn klanten, vrienden en familie.
Veel bedrijven vragen om de ROI van social media, mijn moeder echter nooit. Die is allang blij dat ik af en toe een foto post zodat ze weet wat ik aan het doen ben.
De zin hierboven, daar zal ik het een groot deel van de avond over hebben. Want hoe persoonlijker je het maakt, hoe meer winst je op social media kan behalen. Niet dat ik je vraag alles te delen, maar wel om het persoonlijk te maken.
Daarna maak ik de stap naar corporate strategie en gaan we op grotere schaal kijken wat van belang is en nog belangrijker, wat je er mee kan bereiken door op de juiste momenten social media in te schakelen en de resultaten te meten.
Ik hou het graag (inter)actief, vragen, hoe praktisch van aard dan ook, daar duik ik graag in. Daarom gaan we ook samen kijken naar een aantal oplossingen om activiteit te meten en te documenteren.
Oil In the Water: How To Stop the Trans Mountain PipelineKarl Pauls
The Trans Mountain Pipeline will bring dirty tar sands oil from Alberta to oil tankers in the Salish Sea. The project has an 86% chance of a major oil-spill and imperils marine life and the water of Puget Sound. Come learn from and be inspired by our panel of experts and change makers. See what you can do to protect indigenous rights as well as our shared water, land and air.
Panelists are:
Dave Anderson: author of Spill, A Story of Oil and Orcas in the Salish Sea. A former state legislator, Anderson also served as a governor's appointee to the Oil Spill Prevention Task Force.
Judy Twedt: holds a masters degree in Atmospheric Sciences and is pursuing a doctorate in digital arts and climate communication at the University of Washington. A Tacoma native, she's also a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow and a founding member of the King County Labor Council's Climate Caucus.
Chief Rueben George: manager of Sacred Trust, a Tsleil-Waututh-led coalition which is spearheading current legal opposition to the Trans Mountain pipeline.
Chiara Rose D'Angelo-Patricio: a young environmental water protectress working to protect the Salish Sea bioregion, Chiara is a co-founder of Students for the Salish Sea. Her work centers around how to transform our human lifestyles, transportation systems, food systems and energy systems to create a society that has a generative impact on ecological systems. She lives at the mouth of the Elwha River, a river that has recently undergone a first of its kind dam removal project and strongly believes that humans will one day learn to give back more than we take.
Can't make it? Follow the livestream at facebook.com/350seattle
This is a presentation made by David Marshall at Keepers of the Water in Fort Nelson, BC September 2012. He is Executive Director at the Fraser Basin Council.
Swim Drink Fish's submission on Preserving and Protecting our Environment for...LOWaterkeeper
This submission outlines Swim Drink Fish's six recommendations to the Government of Ontario for its provincial environment plan and a model sewage-alert policy.
Search Becomes the Display OS
Search Engine Strategies Conference London
18 February 2010
Presented by Dax Hamman, Vice President, Display Media, iCrossing
Twitter: @daxhamman
iCrossing_UK, SES London 2012 - Tom Jones, The leap from Search to DisplayiCrossing
Tom Jones, Chief Development Officer at digital marketing agency iCrossing UK, presents on Crossing the Digital Divide: The leap from Search to Display at this year' s SES London
Van Business naar Social Business - #crcl2011 #KRCCKees Romkes
Presentatie voor #crcl2011, crowd and cloud Event voor de KVK te Amsterdam. Mijn eerste vertaling van het gedachtegoed van de Dachis Group, in vorm en beeld. Een geweldig framework wat alles social met elkaar verbind.
Nyenrode #VCVmarcom presentatie over social media ROIKees Romkes
Social media, we kunnen niet meer zonder. Ik, Kees Romes (van KRCC), adviseer bedrijven inmiddels al twee en een half jaar over de voordelen van social media, maar ook alles wat bij internetcommunicatie komt kijken. Twee en een half jaar, dan mag ik mezelf al bijna als expert beschouwen, zeker omdat de term eigenlijk pas een jaar of vijf echt mainstream geworden is. Ik zie mezelf echter als adviseur met mijn eigen kennis, die social media inzet als communicatietool om vaker contact te hebben en houden met mijn klanten, vrienden en familie.
Veel bedrijven vragen om de ROI van social media, mijn moeder echter nooit. Die is allang blij dat ik af en toe een foto post zodat ze weet wat ik aan het doen ben.
De zin hierboven, daar zal ik het een groot deel van de avond over hebben. Want hoe persoonlijker je het maakt, hoe meer winst je op social media kan behalen. Niet dat ik je vraag alles te delen, maar wel om het persoonlijk te maken.
Daarna maak ik de stap naar corporate strategie en gaan we op grotere schaal kijken wat van belang is en nog belangrijker, wat je er mee kan bereiken door op de juiste momenten social media in te schakelen en de resultaten te meten.
Ik hou het graag (inter)actief, vragen, hoe praktisch van aard dan ook, daar duik ik graag in. Daarom gaan we ook samen kijken naar een aantal oplossingen om activiteit te meten en te documenteren.
SMX Advanced: The SoLoMo Revolution - Mac Ling - iCrossingiCrossing
"The SoLoMo Revolution: Social Media, Local Search & Mobile Search Collide" as presented by Mac Ling, Director, Mobile, iCrossing, at SMX Advanced in Seattle, WA on June 7, 2011.
Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (LUSTs) in Rhode IslandEva Do
Background: The case represents the integrated impact of LUSTs in Rhode Island and how to address the issue.
Recommendations: We highly recommend that the state and EPA should continue law reinforcement.
Implication: When the authorities try to strengthen the law, policy gap will be filled, health impact on community would be minimised and the environment will be better saved from being contaminated.
Kelly Mooij, Esq., Vice President Government Relations, New Jersey Audubon Society
Jill Witkowski, Esq., Director, Choose Clean Water
Mark Zakutansky, Mid-Atlantic Policy Manager, Appalachian Mountain Club
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.
A note from The Nature Conservancy about successful state and local initiatives focused on conservation projects. Posted for The New York Times Dot Earth blog.
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Water risks are increasingly driving conflict and instability around the world. Solutions to water conflicts exist, but we need the political will to make them happen.
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.
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
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‘वोटर्स विल मस्ट प्रीवेल’ (मतदाताओं को जीतना होगा) अभियान द्वारा जारी हेल्पलाइन नंबर, 4 जून को सुबह 7 बजे से दोपहर 12 बजे तक मतगणना प्रक्रिया में कहीं भी किसी भी तरह के उल्लंघन की रिपोर्ट करने के लिए खुला रहेगा।
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El Puerto de Algeciras continúa un año más como el más eficiente del continente europeo y vuelve a situarse en el “top ten” mundial, según el informe The Container Port Performance Index 2023 (CPPI), elaborado por el Banco Mundial y la consultora S&P Global.
El informe CPPI utiliza dos enfoques metodológicos diferentes para calcular la clasificación del índice: uno administrativo o técnico y otro estadístico, basado en análisis factorial (FA). Según los autores, esta dualidad pretende asegurar una clasificación que refleje con precisión el rendimiento real del puerto, a la vez que sea estadísticamente sólida. En esta edición del informe CPPI 2023, se han empleado los mismos enfoques metodológicos y se ha aplicado un método de agregación de clasificaciones para combinar los resultados de ambos enfoques y obtener una clasificación agregada.
An astonishing, first-of-its-kind, report by the NYT assessing damage in Ukraine. Even if the war ends tomorrow, in many places there will be nothing to go back to.
1. Us
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Kei Dimoff
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Exe
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tober 2, 2009
2. Six steps on how to use
data to drive policy
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Wh i the policy goal?
li l?
What data is available?
How can you make the
connection between data and
policy?
Who is the targeted decision-
o s t e ta gete e s o
maker?
What strategy and tactics will
work?
When do you win?
3. Case study: Clean Water
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Act “TMDL’s”
What was the policy goal? CWA swimmable
swimmable,
fishable goals; CWA “safety net” watershed
restoration plans—Total Maximum Daily Load d
(TMDL)
What data was available? Impaired and
threatened waters 303(d) list
How did we make the connection between
data and policy? “If we’ve put in place all of
these new controls (permits), then why are so o
many rivers still not meeting safe
standards?”
Who was the targeted decision-maker? US
EPA, Ohio EPA and Ohio DNR
What strategy and tactics worked? OEC &
NWF lawsuit and politics
When did we win? Tighter permits, dam
removals, and the state’s Watershed
Coordinator program
C di
4. Case study: Household
Sewage Treatment
Systems
What was the policy goal?
Modernize Ohio’s “septic
systems” law
What data was available? Health
department and OSU surveys
with failure rates and e coli
concentrations
How did we make the connection
between data and policy? “The
current law allows children and
pets to touch raw sewage”
Who was the targeted decision-
maker? Ohio General Assembly
What strategy and tactics
worked? A Republican ally and
strong messaging
When did we win? Still waiting!
5. Tools
Messaging
• Drinking water
• Beach closures
• Children
• Fairness
• Responsibility
• Other
Media
• Newspapers (editorial boards, letters to
p p
the editor, press releases, more)
)
• TV
• Radio
• Other
Public participation opportunities
• Permit hearings
• Rulemaking comments
• Other
Legal
• Lawsuits
• Verified complaints
• CWA citizen suits
ii i
• Other
6. Targets
Elected officials
• Congress
• Ohio General Assembly
• County Commissioners
• Local officials
• Other
Agencies
• OEPA
• ODNR
• ODH
• Local agencies
• Other
Other targets
• Private sector/industry
• Neighbors/public opinion
• Other
7. Types of data
Biological (f h diversity and health,
l l (fish d dh l h
macroinvertebrates, other)
Chemical (pH, dissolved oxygen, mercury,
other)
Physical (erosion, vegetation, other)
Aesthetic (smell, color, other)
Human health (illness, antibiotic resistance,
other)
Economic (t i
E i (tourism, water supply, other)
t l th )
Other
8. Policy opportunities
Scenic and Wild Rivers
d ld
Clean Water Restoration Act
Wetlands and vernal pools/401s
Water Quality Rules
Clean Water Act enforcement
CAFO’s/Industrial agriculture
Other agricultural sources
Pharmaceuticals
AG programs/CRP/EQIP
9. More policy opportunities
Credible Data Program
d bl
Pollutant trading
Agricultural Ditches
Stormwater
Sewer overflows/CSO s
overflows/CSO’s
NPDES point sources
CWA 208 planning/sewer lines
Coal mining/AMD
Phosphorus
10. More policy opportunities
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
k
Lake Erie LaMP
BEACH Act
Great Lakes Legacy Act
Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife
Restoration Act
Great Lakes Water Quality
Agreement
Great Lakes Compact
Invasive species/Ballast Water
11. How You Can Get Involved
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individuals & groups around the
state
t t
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