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Thursday, August 20, 2009
Webinar on Life Cycle Assessment
The Upper Midwest Section of the Air and Waste Management Association and Great River Energy are hosting an A&WMA webinar on Life Cycle Assessment.
Overview:
Listed by Time Magazine as the method behind calculating “Ecological Intelligence,” one of “10 Ideas Changing the World Right Now” (March 23, 2009), Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is the tool that is used to understand the environmental impacts of the products we make and sell.
Please join the Air & Waste Management Association for “Life Cycle Assessment as an Environmental Management Tool” to discuss:
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The development of LCA methodology and the basic components of conducting an LCA
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Key issues associated with data collection, impact assessment modeling, and interpretation of the results
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Real world applications of LCA such as bio-based products
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The application of information generated by an LCA in a Life Cycle Management framework to lead to better-informed choices
Please note that the Webinar will start promptly at 1:00 pm and is
only being offered at one location in Maple Grove, Minnesota.
The A&WMA is currently working on possible speakers for a panel discussion to compliment this Webinar.
| Webinar Topic: |
Overview of Life Cycle Assessments |
| Date: |
Thursday, August 20, 2009 |
| Program Start: |
12:45 pm (registration & check-in) |
| Webcast Time: |
1:00 to 3:00 pm |
| Moderator: |
Mary Ann Curran, PhD, A&WMA |
| Panel Discussion: |
3:00 to 3:30 pm - contigent upon speaker availability?? |
| Cost: |
Free for A&WMA members (register in advance to
kbcandyivy@baldwin-telecom.net)
$30 for Non-A&WMA members (register in advance, pay at the door, make check payable to A&WMA-UMS) |
| Location: |
Great River Energy Headquarters
12300 Elm Creek Blvd
Maple Grove, MN 55369
(Exit 694 onto Hemlock, go north on Hemlock, west on Elm Creek and park under the wind turbine) |
| Webinar
Content: |
http://www.awma.org/events
/view_event.html?typeid=
4&id=47 |
* Special thanks to Great River Energy for
providing the venue for the event *
A&WMA-UMS 2009 TENTATIVE PROGRAM SCHEDULE …
Your Upper Midwest Section is considering new topics for 2009. These programs topics are tentatively under review and may change based on input. As always, we welcome your program suggestions. If you, or your organization, are interested in hosting an event, please let us know. Additional details will follow via emails.
| MONTH |
TOPIC |
| January 14 |
Carbon Sequestration |
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| March |
Greenhouse Gas
(GHG) Program – NSR Implications |
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| April |
Risk Management Plans
(RMP) |
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| June |
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| July |
Liquid
Biofuels? plant tour or presentations |
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| August |
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| September |
Monitoring and CAM? |
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| October |
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| November |
Annual Conference on the Environment |
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| December |
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David Benforado Scholarship Fund
The A&WMA-UMS extends their thanks to Robert
Polta, Metropolitan Council Environmental Services, for his contribution to this scholarship fund
Contribute to the David Benforado Scholarship Fund!
A&WMA-UMS Facts to Know
See this fact sheet for information about
A&WMA-UMS
Facts to
Know (.PDF, 953 kb)
Suggestions?
Any ideas or suggestions for a program meeting
topic for the Section are welcome. Please call or e-mail Clay Raasch at 651-275-9900 x103 or
craasch@trinityconsultants.com.
Thanks to Barr Engineering Company for the design, development
and hosting of this website.
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