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EPA Chief Travels to Seattle to Highlight Green Jobs, Host State of the Union Townhall with University of Washington Students (WA)
Posted by admin on January 24th, 2012
SavWatt Opens Washington DC Office
Posted by admin on December 6th, 2011
BALTIMORE, MD–(Marketwire – Dec 6, 2011) – SavWatt USA, Inc. (
http://www.energyboom.com/efficiency/president-obama-announces-4-billion-energy-efficiency-funding
Quoting President Obama’s Speech, “Upgrading the energy efficiency of America’s buildings is one of the fastest, easiest, and cheapest ways to save money, cut down on harmful pollution, and create good jobs right now. But we can’t wait for Congress to act. So today, I’m directing all federal agencies to make at least $ 2 billion worth of energy efficiency upgrades over the next two years — at no up-front cost to the taxpayer. Coupled with today’s extraordinary private sector commitments of $ 2 billion, to upgrade businesses, factories, and military housing, America is taking another big step towards the competitive, clean energy economy it will take to win the future.”
CEO Ike Sutton commented, “The opening of our new DC office further solidifies SavWatt’s presence. Being even closer to key decision makers and lobby groups will greatly benefit our cause. In addition, President Obama’s speech for additional funding to make America’s buildings more energy efficient will allow us more opportunities to prove the SavWatt brand is the light of the future.”
About SavWatt
Fast becoming the market leader in LED lighting, SavWatt focuses on developing innovative, energy-efficient and cost-effective LED lighting solutions. By delivering value added, application-specific LED lighting systems, we can significantly reduce energy costs and minimize our carbon footprint worldwide. SavWatt is leading the LED lighting revolution and setting the stage to obsolete the incandescent light bulb. SavWatt’s product families include LED fixtures, bulbs, street lights, and parking lights. For additional product and company information, please refer to www.savwatt.com. To hear audio updates on the company, text SAVW to 46800.
This press release contains forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties, both known and unknown, that may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated. Actual results may differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk we may encounter delays or other difficulties in ramping-up production of our new products; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render SavWatt’s products obsolete; and other factors discussed in SavWatt’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, and subsequent filings.
SavWatt, Eco-Pole and LED Beamer are registered trademarks of SavWatt USA, Inc.
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Sauer Energy, Inc.(TM) Reports on Recent Wind Tunnel Test at University of Washington, Seattle
Posted by admin on November 3rd, 2011
NEWBURY PARK, CA–(Marketwire – Nov 3, 2011) – Sauer Energy, Inc.™ (“SEI™”) (
During this multiple-day test, results were obtained that reflect a tip speed efficiency of 76% at 10 mph wind speed. Conversion of torque versus mass has given the WindCharger™ a leading edge. No other turbine company asserts such efficient wind capture at low altitude. A higher rpm at lower wind speeds than earlier results was documented during the testing also.
The benefit of these tests has solidified the production planning and manufacture of future models. Surpassing the expectations, this success results in technology confirmed.
Testing revealed that minor enhancement modifications to the proprietary generator will significantly add efficiency to the WindCharger™, so they are now in the process of being made.
“We are strongly encouraged with our strategy and competitive design and are on target for our planned launch in early 2012. We are more convinced than ever that the WindCharger™ will surpass current parameters in the area of drag, co-efficiency and sustainability. The extensive aerodynamic data that is available validates our extensive R & D program aimed at the effects of turbines on rooftops for energy production,” stated Dieter Sauer, CEO and President of Sauer Energy, Inc.™
Sauer Energy’s plan is to sustain its position in developing a more competitive edge by striving to become the residential company that sets the standard for rooftop wind energy turbines, unparalleled.
The improvement strategies recently executed have enriched the power of the WindCharger™, which translates to a superior product for the consumer.
About University of Washington Aeronautical Laboratory
The University of Washington Aeronautical Laboratory is a testing organization under the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. The primary aerodynamic testing facility is the F. K. Kirsten Wind Tunnel. Opened for testing in 1939, the tunnel itself is a double-return, closed circuit wind tunnel. It is comprised of two 500 horsepower motor drive, 14 foot, 9 inch diameter, seven-blade fans to provide testing for up to 250 mile per hour air speed. For more information, please visit www.uwal.org
About Sauer Energy™
Sauer Energy™ is a technology developer and planned manufacturer focused on the emerging renewable energy market. We believe that because it requires few parts, SEI’s™ technology, which provides a new direction for wind capture, will easily scale from residential to small community and up to large industrial scale. The market opportunity for a new, innovative technology is unlimited. Sauer Energy™ has created the WindCharger™ model to provide a better solution for the use of wind capture for residential or small building use.
The WindCharger™ was one of Sauer Energy’s™ key innovation priorities. With several patents in place, SEI™ shall engage in manufacturing and commercialization in fall 2011, and plans to see a financial return on its investments. To learn more about Sauer Energy™ and this revolutionary wind turbine system, please visit:
Sauer Energy… the future of energy!™
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This news release includes forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. While these statements are made to convey Company progress, business opportunities and growth prospects, readers are cautioned that such forward-looking statements represent management’s opinion. Whereas management believes such representations to be true and accurate based on information and data available to the Company at this time, actual results may differ materially and are subject to risk and uncertainties. Factors that may cause actual results to differ include without limitation: dependence on key personnel and suppliers; SEI’s ability to commercialize its wind turbine technology; ability to defend intellectual property; wind turbine material and component costs; competition; economic conditions; consumer demand and product acceptance, and availability of growth capital.
Additional considerations and risk factors are set forth in reports filed on Form 8-K and 10-K with the SEC and other filings. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon these forward-looking statements; historical information is not an indicator of future performance. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements.
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Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., to Pay Civil Penalty and Replace Windows for Failure to Disclose Lead-Based Paint Hazards (MO)
Posted by admin on August 31st, 2011
Release date: 08/31/2011
Contact Information: Chris Whitley, 913-551-7394, [email protected]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Kansas City, Kan., Aug. 31, 2011) – Washington University of St. Louis, Mo., has agreed to pay a $ 2,778 civil penalty to the United States and spend at least $ 24,998 to replace old windows in its married student housing units to settle allegations that it failed to disclose the presence of lead-based paint or lead-based paint hazards to tenants prior to the leasing of some of its other housing units.
According to a civil consent agreement filed by EPA Region 7 in Kansas City, Kan., Washington University leased three apartments at 6012 McPherson Avenue and 6048 McPherson Avenue, northeast of its Danforth Campus, to student tenants in 2008, 2009 and 2010, without disclosing to them that the City of St. Louis Health Department had previously cited the university for lead-based paint violations at those properties in 2000 and 2006.
The settlement alleges that Washington University stated in lead warning statements attached to those property leases that it had no knowledge of the presence of lead-based paint or lead-based paint hazards in the units. The university also failed to provide tenants with records and reports of the city’s citations of the units.
Those actions were in violation of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, and the Toxic Substances Control Act, which require landlords and sellers of properties built before 1978 to disclose certain types of information about lead-based paint hazards to tenants and buyers prior to a lease or sale.
The federal government banned lead-based paint from housing in 1978. Lead that remains in pre-1978 housing can pose serious health risks to children when old paint chips or cracks away or turns to dust. High levels of lead in children can cause permanent damage to the brain and nervous system and other widespread health problems, such as reduced intelligence and attention span, hearing loss, stunted growth, reading and learning problems, and behavioral difficulties.
As part of its settlement with EPA, Washington University has agreed to perform a supplemental environmental project that will involve the replacement of approximately 103 old windows in married student housing units located at 6317 Cates Avenue, just west of its North Campus. Lead-based paint on surfaces subjected to regular friction, such as windows and door jams, commonly results in the deterioration of the paint and the increase of lead paint dust in a residence. This project, which will eliminate that particular source of lead-based paint dust in these residences, is expected to cost between $ 24,998 and $ 31,000.
Audubon Welcomes Good News from Washington, D.C.
Posted by admin on August 2nd, 2011
Tricoloured Blackbird (Martin Meyers)
The U.S. House of Representatives voted yesterday afternoon to protect wildlife on the brink of extinction by supporting an amendment in the Interior and Environment spending bill to uphold safeguards for endangered species.
Mike Daulton, Vice President of Government Relations for Audubon, said, “In the midst of an historic assault on the environment in the House of Representatives, we were reminded of the value and power of the Endangered Species Act. The Endangered Species Act is one of America’s most successful conservation laws, which has been a critical safety net for species on the brink of extinction and recovered America’s symbol the Bald Eagle.”
“This historic vote demonstrates the strong support that exists for protecting our nation’s most imperiled wildlife. We applaud the 224 members of Congress who supported the amendment sponsored by Representatives Norm Dicks (D-WA), Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), and Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI) striking language from the Interior and Environment bill that would have dismantled endangered species protections.
“Without the amendment, this bill would have crippled the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and driven imperiled plants and animals to extinction. Passage of the amendment brings hope that both parties ultimately will reject extremist assaults on America’s great natural heritage.”
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Electronic Recyclers International’s Washington Facility Receives R2 Certification
Posted by admin on July 19th, 2011
July 19, 2011 03:38 PM Eastern Daylight Time
AUBURN, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Electronic
Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of
electronic waste, announced today that it has successfully achieved
Responsible Recycling Practices for Electronics Recyclers (R2)
certification for its Auburn, Washington facility.
“We are extremely proud to be the first electronic recycler in our
industry and the world to receive both R2 and e-Steward certification at
multiple locations”
R2 Certification is a set of guidelines for accredited certification
programs to assess electronics recyclers’ environmental, worker health
and safety, and security practices. Since January 2006, EPA has
facilitated a multi-stakeholder group to develop this document. The
voluntary R2 practices include general principles and specific practices
for recyclers disassembling or reclaiming used electronics equipment
including those electronics that are exported for refurbishment and
recycling.
ERI is the world’s first recycler of electronics to be both R2 certified and
certified to the Basel Action Network’s (BAN’s) e-Stewards Standard for
Responsible Recycling and Reuse of Electronic Equipment.
“We are extremely proud to be the first electronic recycler in our
industry and the world to receive both R2 and e-Steward certification at
multiple locations,” said John S. Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of ERI.
“Not only does it show that ERI has met the strictest standards of
environmental and operational excellence, it also shows that we are
dedicated to sustainable, environmentally friendly operations – in
Washington and in all of our other locations as well. We strongly
support R2 certification as well as BAN’s certified, third-party audited
programs, and encourage the other companies in our industry to follow
our lead in getting certified with both.”
Shegerian also noted that ERI continues to see steady growth and will
soon be expanding nationally and internationally. The company currently
has locations in California, Washington, Colorado, Indianapolis,
Massachusetts, Texas and North Carolina.
For more information on recycling needs, visit www.electronicrecyclers.com,
http://1800recycling.com
or www.urbanmining.org.
Now the largest recycler of electronic waste in the US,
Fresno-headquartered Electronic Recyclers International is licensed to
de-manufacture and recycle televisions, computer monitors, computers,
and other types of electronic equipment. ERI processes more than
120 million pounds of electronic waste annually at its locations in
California, Washington, Colorado, Indiana, Massachusetts, Texas and
North Carolina. For more information about e-waste recycling and
ERI, call 1-800-884-8466 or visit http://www.electronicrecyclers.com.
Agriculture Officials in Washington to Promote Massachusetts Food Businesses
Posted by admin on July 14th, 2011
Agriculture Officials in Washington to Promote Massachusetts Food Businesses
Boston – Thursday, July 14, 2011 – State agriculture officials attended a food trade show in Washington, D.C., from Sunday, July 10 through Tuesday, July 12, 2011, which attracted close to 24,000 attendees — including buyers from 11 countries — included a Massachusetts Pavilion that featured 22 Commonwealth-based specialty food businesses, according to the Department of Agricultural Resources (DAR), which coordinated the pavilion as part of its ongoing support for Massachusetts’ specialty food sector.
The Massachusetts Pavilion was part of the “Avenue of State Pavilions” at the 2011 Summer Fancy Food Show, a premier marketplace for value-added foods that included 2,400 exhibitors. Value added products are foods and beverages that through production have enhanced value for the consumer – for example, tomatoes to salsa, goat milk to goat cheese, or strawberries to preserves and pies. Many small to medium sized businesses developed sales from the mostly independent retail buyers in attendance. In addition to the companies participating in the Massachusetts Pavilion, there were approximately 35 additional exhibitors from the Commonwealth spread throughout the show.
“As the state competes for market share in an extremely competitive environment, diversification and differentiation have been key success factors for Massachusetts farm and food entrepreneurs,” said DAR Commissioner Soares, who represented the Massachusetts Pavilion at the show, and is president of Food Export USA Northeast, an organization representing ten Northeast states to promote export development with funding from the US Department of Agriculture.
With the assistance from DAR officials, exhibitors also met with buyers from 11 countries. Brazil, Canada, Chile, El Salvador, France, Hong Kong, Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, Taiwan and the UK will have buyers in attendance.
The following businesses participated in the Massachusetts Pavilion:
Bittersweet Herb Farm, Shelburne
Seasonings, jams, oils, and sauces – redefining dining since 1983
Bonnie’s Jam, Cambridge
All natural jams, remembering the taste of fruit
Deborah’s Kitchen, Littleton
Award winning all natural, low sugar spreadable fruit and relish
Cains Foods, Ayer
High quality mayonnaise and salad dressings and salad dressings
Cape Cod Provisions, Pocasset
Chocolate covered cranberry specialties
Coastal Goods, Cape Cod
Salts and spices from all around the world
Dresden Stollen, North Grafton
Superior frozen layer dough and bakery products
Effies, Hyde Park
Award winning Oatcakes, Corncakes, and Nutcakes
Equal Exchange; West Bridgewater
Fair trade coffee, chocolate and fruits
Glutinus Minimum, Belmont
Gourmet gluten-free foods
Kettle Cuisine, Chelsea
Refrigerated gourmet soups
Lark Fine Foods, Gloucester,
Award winning specialty cookies
Mini Pops, Stoughton
www.myminipops.com
Air popped sorghum grain
Myron’s Fine Foods, Millers Falls
Fine cooking sauces
Nantucket Pasta Goddess, Nantucket
Fresh gluten free pasta and sauces
New England Natural Bakers, Greenfield
www.newenglandnaturalbakers.com/
Granola and trail mix since 1977
Panapesca, Pembroke
Seafood meals for foodservice
Philip ‘R’s Frozen Desserts, Winchester
Frozen novelties and desserts for retail and foodservice
Powell and Mahoney, Beverly
Cocktail mixers
Root Cellars, Wellesley
Simply great pickles
Sauces ‘n Love, Lynn
Fresh and natural homemade sauces, pesto, bruschetta, spreads and dips
Tortured Orchard, North Egremont
Specialty sauces – a spirited rebellion of flavors
DAR works to promote growers adding value to their product as well as supporting food entrepreneurs through the state’s shared use kitchens in Boston, Greenfield and Dartmouth, as well as referrals to the state Department of Public Heath regarding regulatory issues and the Small Business Development center network for business assistance. Currently, the Department is updating its Food Processors Resource Manual. For more information, contact [email protected].
DAR’s mission is to ensure the long-term viability of agriculture in Massachusetts. Through its four divisions – Agricultural Conservation & Technical Assistance, Agricultural Markets, Animal Health, and Crop and Pest Services – DAR strives to support, regulate and enhance the rich diversity of the Commonwealth’s agricultural community to promote economically and environmentally sound food safety and animal health measures, and fulfill agriculture’s role in energy conservation and production. For more information, visit DAR’s website at www.mass.gov/agr, and/or follow at twitter.com/agcommishsoares
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EPA awards nearly $600,000 to cleanup and revitalize two Washington communities (WA)
Posted by admin on June 12th, 2011
Release date: 06/10/2011
Contact Information: Mark MacIntyre, EPA Public Affairs, 206-553-7302; City of Ellensburg Department of Community Development, 509-962-7231
(Seattle, Wash. – June 9, 2011) – EPA is providing nearly $ 600,000 in Brownfields grants that will help two Washington communities to assess, cleanup and redevelop abandoned or contaminated properties. The funding is part of more than $ 76 million in EPA brownfields investments across the country announced this week by EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to protect health and the environment, create jobs and promote economic re-development in American communities.
The City of Ellensburg has been selected for two brownfields assessment grants for a total of $ 400,000. Community-wide hazardous substances grant funds will be used to identify brownfield sites and conduct 10 Phase I and four Phase II environmental site assessments. Grant funds also will be used to conduct community outreach activities. Petroleum grant funds will be used to conduct the same tasks at sites with potential petroleum contamination.
The Colville Confederate Tribes have been selected to receive $ 196,720 for hazardous substances brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances grant funds will be used to clean up the Old Nespelem Post & Pole at the Colville Confederated Tribes Fish & Wildlife site (68 Schoolhouse Road, Nespelem, WA).
EPA’s “Brownfields” program works with tribal, state and local governments to provide local communities the tools they need to assess and clean up abandoned industrial and commercial properties.
“There are few better investments in community development here in the Northwest and Alaska,” said Dennis McLerran, EPA Regional Administrator in Seattle. “By creating local brownfields assessment and redevelopment partnerships, many communities have demonstrated dramatic success by delivering good-paying jobs, boosting local economies and protecting public health.”
More information:
Read the fact sheet for the City of Ellensburg’s grant
Read the fact sheet for the Colville Confederated Tribe’s grant
EPA’s national news release: EPA Administrator Announces $ 76 Million to Clean Up Contaminated Sites and Revitalize Communities
EPA’s brownfields program: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/
Center for Urban Waters brings new research to Tacoma
Posted by admin on March 29th, 2010
TACOMA, WASH. –– Moving-in day for the new Center for Urban Waters building is still a few months away. But while the building has been under construction on the Thea Foss Waterway since last May, Joel Baker, the center’s science director, has been getting ready to make good use of it.
Two research initiatives, the Puget Sound Institute and the Storm Water Technical Resource Center, which will be housed at the Center for Urban Waters, are gearing up for action.
Puget Sound Institute
The Puget Sound Institute brings together scientists, engineers and policy makers charged with restoring and protecting Puget Sound, said Baker, a UW Tacoma professor and holder of the Port of Tacoma Chair. Among other activities, the institute will convene panels of experts to address difficult issues faced in restoring and protecting Puget Sound.
One key activity will be to gather leading authorities from diverse fields to conduct commissioned reviews and evaluations, providing credible, consensus-based information to the Legislature, government agencies and other interested groups.
The institute will also form working groups to bring together best-available science research and look for opportunities for progress on environmental issues.
The Puget Sound Institute is a collaboration between the Center for Urban Waters, the Puget Sound Partnership and the UW College of the Environment. Funding for the institute comes from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Storm Water Technical Resource Center
Urban storm water run-off causes contaminants and topsoil to be washed into Puget Sound. Builders of new construction and renovation projects must obtain permits detailing how they will deal with storm water run-off, such as including retention ponds and water treatments into their plans. And soon the state of Washington will require local governments to further toughen regulatory standards for storm water abatement.
Last year the state Legislature created the Storm Water Technical Resource Center and funded it with a $1 million Washington Department of Ecology grant to the city of Puyallup, the University of Washington Tacoma and the Washington State University Puyallup Research and Extension Center. Co-housed at the Center for Urban Waters and the WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center, the new center will help advance storm water efforts on several fronts.
The Storm Water Technical Resource Center is charged with:
- reviewing and evaluating new storm water technologies
- researching and developing cost-effective technical solutions
- testing technical solutions
- gathering and sharing information
- assisting in the development of storm water control methods
- coordinating with federal, state and local agencies and private organizations.
New ideas for treating and dealing with storm water must be certified by the state before they can be used. One of the center’s jobs will be to check into these new technologies and see how well they work, then make recommendations to the Department of Ecology about whether to certify them.
“This is an economic development opportunity,” Baker said. “Right now, many existing technologies for storm water run-off treatment are owned by out-of-state companies. By certifying emerging technologies that meet Washington’s very rigorous standards, we’ll invite in-state companies to work on new ideas and encourage outside companies to move here.”