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SERVING KERN, TULARE, KINGS, FRESNO, MADERA,
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The Summer Break is ON!

Next Regular Meeting is September 16, 2009!
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September General Meeting
Details will be announced during the summer. Look for SUMMER
ACTIVITIES HERE ALSO!
Date: WEDNESDAY,
September 16, 2009
Where: To be announced
Time:11:30 AM - Networking / 12 noon - LUNCH / 12:30 PM - Program
/ 1:15 PM - Adjourn
Cost: National Members - $20 OR Local Chapter Members and
Guests - $25
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Technical Presentations from the
2009 Technical Conference will be available soon!
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Golden Empire Chapter News
Are You Helping California Get
GREEN?
This summer (and for the rest of the year too!) A&WMA is urging all
members, friends and families to GET GREEN! There are a lot of
things YOU can do to reduce your impact on the environment. We've
even found a list of
GREEN TIPS to help you get started. Challenge your
family to help you and our environment to do as many of the tips as
possible. The earth (and everybody on it) will appreciate your
efforts!
Harmonizing Greenhouse Gas Assessment and Reporting Practices
August 31-September 2, 2009 - Baltimore, MD
The reporting of accurate and consistent data
is key to
determining the success of climate action plans and mitigation measures.
Join the Air & Waste Management Association and industry experts for
Harmonizing Greenhouse Gas Assessment and Reporting Processes to discuss
advances in greenhouse gas (GHG) emission estimation methods, emission
inventories, and reporting.
Harmonizing GHG Assessment and Reporting Processes will examine the
convergence of mandatory and voluntary reporting initiatives, and
emerging technical and policy issues. Don't miss this timely opportunity
to examine methodologies for the characterization, calculation, and
reporting of greenhouse gas emissions. Visit the
conference Web site for more information, or to
register! Contact
Lisa Breese with questions.
NEW A&WMA Fact Sheet (Landfills)
From
time, A&WMA (National) publishes Fact Sheets that provide useful
information in "layman's" terms that discuss various aspects of
environmental issues. The sheet we are posting here is about
LANDFILLS and provides lots of information about landfills, how they
operate, typical waste volumes, hazards involved in landfills household
waste streams and what you can do to reduce your impact on your local
landfill. Check it out at this link,,,,LANDFILLS!
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!
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TAKE
A LOOK AT THIS MONTH'S EM MAGAZINE!
EM Celebrates over 10 years of
helping environmental professionals - preview a copy
today at www.awma.org.
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. |
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CA 93389
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