674 research outputs found
Lesbian Radio, August 15 2012
No full textHost Deb Gallagher talks again with Leela Sinha, author of You’re Not Too Much: Intensive Lies in an Expansive World, about the fundamentals of good communication.https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/wmpg_lesbianradio/1002/thumbnail.jp
Lesbian Radio, June 20 2012
No full textHost Deb Gallagher talks with Leela Sinha, author of You’re Not Too Much: Intensive Lies in an Expansive World, about the fundamentals of good communication.https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/wmpg_lesbianradio/1001/thumbnail.jp
Lesbian Radio, June 13 2012
No full textCelebrating Pride month, host Deb Gallagher talks with Shelley Roseboro - former chair of the Maine Commission of Civil Rights Advisory Board, and trainer for the Center for Prevention of Hate Violence - about what it means to be an ally.https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/wmpg_lesbianradio/1000/thumbnail.jp
Herbalist Deb Soule, author of The Roots of Healing: A Woman\u27s Book of Herbs,
No full textHerbalist Deb Soule, author of The Roots of Healing: A Woman\u27s Book of Herbs, founded Avena Botanicals of Rockland ten years ago. Avena Botanicals, perhaps the largest herbal apothecary in the Northeast, grows or gathers around 60 percent of the raw plant materials used in producing herbal extracts, oils, salves and teas. The Shaker Community of Sabbath Day Lake has an herbal tradition that is 200 years old, and the herb department is the Shakers\u27 largest industry. Pol Hermes of Dayton, Gail Edwards of Athens and Betty Chase of Falmouth are other Mainers who use herbs. Details
Optimization of Hazardous Waste Remediation Activities Using Life Cycle Assessment
No full textThe cleanup of hazardous waste sites promotes sustainability by removing toxins and other health threats left in the environment from previous unsustainable industrial practices. However, the remediation process consumes energy, water, and natural resources, creating an environmental footprint that is often overlooked. In order to account for the footprint created from remediation, the study emphasizes the need for more sustainable remediation techniques and tests the use of life cycle assessment (LCA) to analyze the environmental impacts of treatment technologies prior to being implemented at a contaminated site. The environmental footprints of three remediation strategies prescribed for a contaminated site in Palo Alto, California, are compared using life cycle assessment. The study compares bioremediation with pump-and-treat technology, and a hybridized alternative.
The results of the LCAs indicate that implementation of the bioremediation alternative results in the least impact to the environment. Bioremediation would contribute 5,435 tons of CO2 equivalents into the atmosphere, compared to the 22,586 tons of generated by pump-and-treat, and the 11,281 tons generated from the hybrid alternative. The study considers major contributing processes associated with all on-site and off-site activities, and quantifies their overall contribution with respect to the three alternatives. This information can be used by decision-makers to optimize the selection of cleanup activities and identify where additional sustainability benefits can be achieved within each alternative. The study recommends that LCA and green remediation techniques be implemented nationally at all contaminated sites. Using the tool for all cleanups will reduce the environmental impact created from remediation and subsequently provide for a more sustainable future
PARCMAN: National Parks Carbon Management Tool. Background, Guidelines and Methodology.
No full textNational parks have a responsibility to determine and reduce their carbon footprint, given the growing threat of climate change and their unique role as custodians of US natural and cultural resources. However, conducting a carbon footprint analysis can be an overwhelming task due to resource constraints and an information overload. Multiple established protocols exist to assist with greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting initiatives. However, no discussion or comparison of these protocols exists in the literature. Therefore, I conducted an analysis of four prominent GHG inventory protocols to determine the most appropriate for use in national parks. I examined the comprehensiveness, usability, transparency and applicability of the IPCC 2006 Guidelines, GHG Protocol Initiative Corporate Standard, EPA Climate Leaders Guidelines, and Climate Friendly Parks program relative to GHG management in national parks. All four protocols offer detailed guidance for developing carbon footprint analyses in national parks with the Climate Friendly Parks program proving to be the most appropriate. The analysis highlighted four characteristics that are necessary for a user-friendly, high quality GHG inventory protocol: explicit source data, a calculation tool, flexibility, and a discussion of uncertainty. The results of this assessment were used to develop a new calculation tool, referred to by the acronym PARCMAN, to facilitate carbon footprint analyses in national parks. This report provides an overview of the inventory protocol assessment, and PARCMAN tool, guidelines and methodology
Developing a Corporate Sustainability Strategy for Philadelphia Macaroni Company
No full textPhiladelphia Macaroni Company (PMC) is a business-to-business company that supplies industrial pasta products to major consumer goods companies. PMC recognizes the benefits of a robust sustainability framework but lacks an overarching corporate sustainability program at this time. The goal of this project is to create a two-year implementation plan that provides clear strategic recommendations to launch three to five Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. Through a materiality assessment, recommendations are provided for four topics: environmental performance tracking tools; diversity and inclusion; sustainable raw materials; and transparency. These four topics will assist PMC in integrating sustainability into their operations while enhancing their sustainability reputation within the consumer goods supply chain
Increasing fuel resilience to survive Cascadia
No full textprepared by Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission, Working Group on CEI Hub Mitigation Strategies ; production writer: Laura Hall ; production assistant: Deb Schueller.Title from PDF cover (viewed on January 15, 2020)."OSSPAC Publication Number 19-01."This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Includes bibliographical references (pages 31-32).Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
Integration of Corporate Strategy and Sustainability Methodologies to Enable Companies to Generate Financial, Environmental, and Social Value
No full textThe disciplines of corporate strategy and corporate sustainability share many similarities, and the tools of each can be used to enhance the objectives of the other. Both involve aligning multiple stakeholders, making difficult trade-offs, analyzing metrics, and generating long-term value creation. However, traditional corporate strategy emphasizes competitive differentiation, while sustainability calls for collaboration and coordination. This project explored ways for strategy methodologies to better incorporate sustainability principles to achieve better outcomes for a firm and the natural environment. The first phase of the project narrowed down a wide range of possible tools to three frameworks that work best for generating long-term and sustainable value creation. The second phase then looked at applications of these three methodologies within “stronger” definitions of sustainability, i.e. more focused on ecological measures and outcomes. Ultimately, strategists and sustainability practitioners have similar goals, and this project shows how both can integrate the other field into their work to generate long-term value for society and the planet
Transit-Oriented Development in the Greater Richmond, Virginia Region: A Client-Based Masters Project with GRTC Transit System
No full textTransit-oriented development (TOD) has been widely cited as a means of curbing emissions, increasing mobility and fostering sustainable economic growth. In difficult economic times, the need for creative and cost-effective methods of achieving these ends is even more pertinent. This two-part report aims first to inform policy-makers, planners, developers and all concerned citizens of the economic opportunities and broader benefits inherent in TOD. Secondly, it will provide an organization-wide TOD strategy for the GRTC Transit System (GRTC) as well as an assessment of the potential for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and TOD along the Midlothian Turnpike Corridor. This report thus aims to serve as both a comprehensive reference guide for TOD as well as a practical deliverable for GRTC and the Greater Richmond Region
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