Learn the Issues
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Agenda for the Delaware River Urban Waters Federal Partnership Regional Meeting April 4, 2014
Agenda overview for the Delaware River Urban Waters Federal Partnership Regional Meeting Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia on April 4, 2014.
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E3 Success Story - Whirlpool Trains Staff on Lean and Green Advantage
Whirlpool Corporation invited Green Suppliers Network representatives to its Monterrey facility to provide training on the Lean and Green Advantage. The project sought to expand E3 initiatives to every part of the company's operations.
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E3 Value Stream Mapping How-to Guide
Presentations and PDFs on value stream mapping for various sectors, which can reveal substantial opportunities to reduce costs, enhance production flow, save time, reduce inventory, and improve environmental performance.
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E3 Success Story - E3 Southwest Virginia: Economy, Energy and the Environment
E3 Southwest Virginia supports sustainable manufacturing in 17 counties in southwest Virginia. The MTC provides manufacturers with assessments of production processes to reduce their energy consumption and drive innovation.
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Preparing for and Responding to Natural Disasters
General information for homeowners, communities, or facilities about different types of natural disasters.
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Meeting Notes from the May 2015 Local/State/Federal Partners Discussion on the New Orleans/Lake Pontchartrain Urban Waters Location
A list of meeting notes with information for the May 12th, 2015 meeting on New Orleans/Lake Pontchartrain
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Accomplishments for Meramec & Big River Location
This page lists accomplishments of the Meramec and Big River Urban Waters partnership location.
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E3 Success Story - San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind
Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center conducted an E3 assessment that identified nine specific recommendations in the area of energy efficient lighting, compressed air usage and HVAC controls.
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South Platte River Urban Waters Partnership Letter of Support Criteria
A document listing the criteria required for receiving a letter of support from the South Platte River Urban Waters Partnership.
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E3 Success Story - Taking Small Bites Out of an Elephant
In 2006, Rapid-Line Inc. turned to the Green Suppliers Network to help reduce its operational costs and environmental impact.
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First Accessible Boat Launch
This is a story about how the Northwest Indiana urban waters partnership location supported the process to create and open the first handicap accessible canoe and kayak launch in the state of Indiana.
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Blue Ridge Fiberboard E3 Success Story
Case study of Blue Ridge Fiberboard, participating in the Danville/Pittsylvania County Regional E3 effort. Its goal is to identify potential opportunities and benefits in the E3 areas.
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E3 Sample Invitation Email
A sample email to begin to craft your invitation to your suppliers when beginning an E3 initiative.
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Pennsylvania Horticultural Society: Green Jobs Training in Chester
This page contains documents from the Delaware River Urban Waters Partnership meeting.
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E3 Sample Commitments
Sample commitments to use in formalizing your Green Suppliers Network.
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E3 Success Story - San Antonio E3 Case Study: UEMC “Now Hiring”
exas Manufacturing Assistance Center conducted an E3 assessment as part of the local Lean-Clean-Energy program in October of 2009. Overall, UEMC has reduced demand by approximately 30kw and reduced consumption by over 100,000 kwh/year.
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Potential Themes from May 2015 Meeting on the New Orleans/Lake Pontchartrain Urban Waters Parters Location
A list of themes from the federal partners meeting, and the local/state/federal partners meetings.
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Meeting Notes from the Breakout Sessions at the Delaware River Urban Waters Federal Partnership 2nd Annual All Partners Meeting
Breakout sessions notes from the from the 2nd Annual All Partners Meeting held at Villanova University on May 12, 2015
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Lean and Clean Value Stream Mapping
This document explains value stream mapping: a Lean process -mapping method for understanding the sequence of activities used to produce a product.
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E3 Sample Follow-up Email
Sample follow-up email to assist in identifying and nominating those suppliers who you think could benefit most from joining the Green Suppliers Network; your role is to facilitate supplier selection and engagement.