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    February Chapter Meeting

To Be Announced!

We're working on bringing you another great speaker!


 

 
Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Where: The Petroleum Club
5060 California Avenue, 12th Floor Sky Lounge
Bakersfield, CA 93309
Schedule: 11:30 AM - Networking
12:00 PM - Lunch
12:15 PM - Program
  1:00 PM - Adjourn
To Register:  

This Month's fabulous drawing is being sponsored by:

OEC

Be sure to thank our friends from OEC when you see them at the meeting!


ELECTION OF OFFICERS - 2012

Join us in congratulating your officers and Board of Directors for 2012: 
Mark Pishinsky - Chair
John Ludwick - Vice Chair
Kevin Barnes - Treasurer
Frank Lauro - Secretary
Eric Greenwood - Membership Director
Cory Eager - Director
Mark Poe - Director
Glen Stephens - Director
Doug Shaffer - Past Chair


Golden Empire Chapter News 
Environmental News Impacting the Golden Empire

K-8 Environmental Education Grant Program and College Scholarship Program Winners

 
EDUCATION GRANTS AWARDED 
Cesar Chavez Elementary - School Garden Program
Freedom Middle School - Garden Program
Stockdale Elementary - Science Kits
Discovery Elementary - Science Books/Quizzes
Lost Hills Elementary - Garden Program
Lost Hills Elementary - Solar System Project (2 awards)
A.M. Thomas Middle School - Solar Panels/Rech. Batteries
Stockdale Elementary - Paper Recycling
Munsey School - 4-Mondule Science Programs

SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED
Jessica Reed - CSUB
Laura Greenwood - UC Berkley
William Bedard - CSUB
Kate Greenwood - UC Berkley
Cassandra Poe - Bakersfield College
Allison Duran - Concordia University
Jake Reed - Bakersfield College
Kristen Ewert - U. S. Naval Academy

The Chapter is proud to announce these winners who are participating in grants and scholarships totaling almost $10,000!

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EPA ANNOUNCES NEW SMOG HEALTH STANDARD
   The Environmental Protection Agency proposed a stricter new standard for smog-causing pollutants on Thursday that, if adopted, will impose large costs on industry and local governments but will also bring substantial health benefits to millions of Americans.  The proposed standard would replace one set by the Bush administration in March 2008, which has been challenged in court by environmental advocates as too weak to adequately protect human health and the environment.  The Obama administration's proposal sets a primary standard for ground-level ozone of no more than 0.06 to 0.07 parts per million, to be phased in over two decades. The new rule would replace the standard of 0.075 parts per million imposed by the Bush administration. The agency is also proposing a secondary standard that will vary with the seasons to protect plants and trees from repeated exposure. 

The agency estimated that complying with the new standard will cost $19 billion to $90 billion a year by 2020, to be largely be borne by manufacturers, oil refiners and utilities. But the agency said that those costs would be offset by the benefits to human health, which it valued at $13 billion to $100 billion a year in the same period.  For more information check out the article in the New York Times:  http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/01/07/us/AP-US-EPA-Smog.html
 


ATTENTION TEACHERS! Environmental Lesson Plans Teaching Aids The following lesson plans are now available through A&WMA's website...
 

Air Quality: Particulate Matter-"Consider the Source" - An Air Quality lesson for Grades 3-5 - Students learn about natural and human-generated sources of the criteria pollutants.

Air Quality: Particulate Matter-"A Bird's Eye View" - An Air Quality lesson for Grades K-2 - Students construct a "flying bird" to learn about air pollution.

Air Quality: Ozone-"Ozone-"The Good (Ozone), The Bad (Ozone), and The Ugly (Smog)" -An Air Quality lesson for Grades 3-5-Students will build an earth using modeling clay to learn about ozone.

 

 

DTSC's REA E-Newsletter Available Here  The California DTSC's March-April 2011 REA E-Newsletter is now available for your review.  Even if you're not an REA there's lots of great information available.  The newsletter provides information on currently available courses, DTSC job postings, future Webcasts, air, waste, water and pesticide issues.

Appeals Court Rules in Favor of SJVAPCD on Rule 9510 Case  An appeals court has validated the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District's pioneering regulation requiring that new developments in the Valley air basin contain air-mitigation measures.  The Fifth District Court of Appeals in Fresno affirmed a landmark 2008 decision by the Fresno County Superior Court which ruled in favor of the District in a challenge by developers to District Rule 9510. Also called Indirect Source Review, the rule was adopted in December 2005 and establishes development fees for air-pollution mitigation.

The lawsuit claimed that the District had no authority to regulate development and impose fees, and amounted to a tax under Proposition 13. It was filed in June 2006 by the California Building Industry Association.  To read more about the judgment go to the District's web page.

Employment Opportunities
   
If you're looking for a job in the environmental field, look no further.  A&WMA's Career Center is a new online resource for job seekers in the environmental professions.  And if you're looking for qualified environmental professionals to fill a job vacancy, we can help there, too. The A&WMA Career Center provides job seekers with free and confidential resume posting and many other benefits.  Employers get access to one of the largest audiences of qualified environmental professionals.  Be one of the first to take advantage of this new service! Visit the A&WMA Career Center today to post your resume or job listings. 

Is A&WMA Membership in Your Future?   A membership in A&WMA can prove to be a real enhancement to you personally and to your career.  If you aren't a member of A&WMA at either the Chapter or the National level - why not consider joining today?!!  Membership comes with many benefits - and there are even more being planned for YOU right now!  To learn more about what A&WMA membership has to offer you, take a few minutes to view our PowerPoint slide show titled A Partner In Your Success!   Then simply click on the MEMBERSHIP tab to join us!    
 

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MONTH'S EM MAGAZINE! 
EM Celebrates over 10 years of helping environmental professionals - preview a copy today.  Just click on the cover to the left!

A free subscription to EM or to A&WMA's Journal (a $49/year value) is available to all Chapter members who are National members as well.  To learn more about membership and its benefits, just go to the MEMBERSHIP tab.

The A&WMA Journal is available to all Chapter members who are National members as well. 

To learn more about membership and its benefits, just go to the MEMBERSHIP tab.

 

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