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P-Track News
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Highlights of the Current Issue: May 2008
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Director's Letter
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My colleagues and I hope to see many of you at the Performance Track Annual Event next week in Baltimore. This issue of P-Track News provides the latest schedule of Performance Track events at the Summit. EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson will again be on hand to honor new members and award winners... more
Program News
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Performance Track Releases Sixth Annual Progress Report
Performance Track's sixth annual Progress Report is now available in PDF format online. Hard copies will be sent to all members, and also will be available at the National Environmental Partnership Summit in Baltimore (May 19-22).... more -
Members' Results Featured on Performance Track Website
Performance Track has launched a new section of the program's website to present members' environmental achievements. The new Results section is designed to complement and expand on Performance Track's annual Progress Reports, and provides detailed results on specific indicators as well as a big-picture overview.... more -
Performance Track Spring Open Application Period 2008
The Performance Track Spring 2008 Application Period opened April 1. Applicants have until May 31 to submit applications to be considered for membership.... more -
New York Launches Environmental Leaders Program
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has launched the New York Environmental Leaders Program (NYEL), which will provide recognition and incentives for organizations that can demonstrate the use of pollution prevention practices, beyond compliance performance, or sustainable business practices as a result of their participation.... more
Feature Stories
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Performance Track Events at Environmental Summit
This year's National Environmental Partnership Summit, in Baltimore, Maryland, will feature 42 breakout sessions, 8 topical workgroup sessions, and 10 trainings, as well as several events specifically for Performance Track members.... more -
Coca-Cola Lehigh Valley Gets Value from Performance Track's Expedited Permit Process
In the fourth quarter of 2007, Coca-Cola North America's Lehigh Valley Plant in Allentown, Pennsylvania, determined that it would need to expand the facility. The expansion would require a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, as well as an erosion control plan.... more
Member Opportunities
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Greening the Supply Chain Forum, June 3
Maryland-area Performance Track members take note: On June 3, 2008 in Linthicum, Maryland, the Maryland-Asia Environmental Partnership, the Regional Manufacturing Institute, and EPA's Green Suppliers Network will hold a half-day forum on greening the supply chain.... more -
Greener by Design Event, June 12-13
Are your products green by design? Greenbiz.com is hosting a charter event called Greener By Design: a two-day, hands-on event in Alexandria, Virginia, from June 12 - 13, 2008.... more -
EPA’s Green Power Partnership
EPA's Green Power Partnership is a voluntary program that encourages organizations to buy green power as a way to reduce the environmental impacts associated with the use of purchased electricity.... more
Members in the News
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Coca-Cola's Environmental Achievements Featured in Money Magazine
In April, 2008, Money magazine carried an article on the sustainability initiatives of Coca-Cola Co., led by the company's chairman and CEO, E. Neville Isdell. Coca-Cola North America has nine facilities in Performance Track.... more -
Performance Track Members Receive White House Closing the Circle Awards
The U.S. Postal Service (which has 31 facilities in Performance Track), Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Charleston (South Carolina) Air Force Base are among the winners of the 2008 White House Closing the Circle Awards, which recognize outstanding achievements of federal employees and their facilities in promoting environmental stewardship.... more
- New Hampshire Ball Bearings Featured in Newspaper Article
Performance Track Member New Hampshire Ball Bearings Astro Division, of Laconia, New Hampshire, was featured in Laconia's newspaper, The Citizen, for its environmental and sustainability reporting efforts.... more
Resource Corner
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New Report Highlights Need for Businesses to Adapt to Effects of Climate Change
Climate change and its physical effects, including temperature increases, sea level rise, and changes in the intensity and frequency of hurricanes and other extreme events, may negatively affect the future cost and profitability of doing business, according to a new report released by the Pew Center on Global Climate Change.... more -
DOE Assistance Available for Facility Energy Assessments
Through its "Save Energy Now" initiative, the U.S. Department of Energy's Industrial Technologies Program helps industrial plants operate more efficiently and profitably by identifying ways to reduce energy use in key industrial process systems.... more
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P-Track News gives brief updates on topics of interest to members of Performance Track, such as new program developments and incentives, regional initiatives, descriptions of useful communication tools, spotlights on participating facilities' performance, and upcoming events. Publication of new editions of P-Track News is announced to members by email. To be added to the distribution list for email announcements, please send an email to Luctrician Hamilton (hamilton.luctrician@epa.gov) with "Add to P-Track News" in the subject line.