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Photo of Deputy Administrator Marcus Peacock Deputy Administrator Marcus Peacock is a pioneer in government blogging. His blog, "Flow of the River," now part of EPA's "Greenversations," was one of the first blogs by a senior policy official in the federal government. On June 23, he will be joined by Molly O'Neill, EPA's Chief Information Officer, as well as Jeff Morin and Kay Morrison from EPA's Office of Web Communications as they take questions on how EPA can use "Web 2.0" to carry out its mission to protect human health and the environment. With the ever-expanding developments in web services and technologies such wikis, blogs, and social networking services, how can we use these tools to further the exchange of ideas and enhance creativity in protecting the environment?

Date: Monday , June 23
Time: 1:00-2:00 ET

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May 13, 2008

Alison Davis, EPA Senior Advisor for Outdoor Air and Asthma, Office of Air Quality Planning & Standards

Tracey Mitchell, Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with EPA

Kristy Miller, Campaign Director, EPA-Ad Council Childhood Asthma Campaign

Subject: May is Asthma Awareness Month. EPA experts answered questions on EPA's role in helping people effectively manage Asthma and how the environment can affect this condition, and offered ways to reduce indoor "environmental triggers", such as dust or pet dander, and ways to help prevent asthma attacks -- because even one attack is one too many.

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April 24, 2008
Molly O'Neill, Assistant Administrator for the Office of Environmental Information and Chief Information Officer
Subject: EPA's National Dialogue on Access to Environmental Information and ideas for improving access, including suggestions to improve EPA's home page.

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March 12, 2008
Dr. George Gray, Assistant Administrator for Research and Development
Subject: The diversity of science careers at EPA.

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February 20, 2008
Jim Gulliford, Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
Subject: How the new Nanoscale Materials Stewardship Program will examine the human health and environmental risks and benefits of nanoscale chemical products.

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January 31, 2008
Michael Deane, Associate Assistant Administrator for Water
Subject: How using water more efficiently can help save you money and protect the environment.

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December 19, 2007
Maria Vargas of EPA's Energy Star program
Subject: How you can green your holiday season and save some green too.

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December 5, 2007
Granta Nakayama, Associate Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
Subject: How EPA is encouraging environmental stewardship and holding polluters accountable to deliver a cleaner, healthier America.

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November 15, 2007
Susan Bodine, Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Subject: Recycling and America Recycles Day.

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November 8, 2007
Deputy Administrator Marcus Peacock
Subject: How EPA measures the agency's performance and finds new ways to deliver environmental results, and his new blog "Flow of the River."

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November 1, 2007
Administrator Stephen L. Johnson
Subject: Change a Light Campaign

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