[OKC] June 2011: Upcoming Climate and Energy Webcasts for State and Local Governments

[Alig, Jennifer L.]

Jennifer Alig

**My email has changed to Jennifer.Alig at deq.ok.gov.**

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Subject: June 2011: Upcoming Climate and Energy Webcasts for State and
Local Governments

June 2011: Upcoming Climate and Energy Webcasts for State and Local
Governments

This message provides details about 15 upcoming webcasts being offered
by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of
Energy (DOE), and others. All webcasts are offered free of charge, but
space may be limited. 

 

EPA State and Local Climate and Energy Webcasts 

*	June 14, Quantifying the Emission Impacts of Clean Energy
Initiatives 
*	June TBD, Energy Efficiency and Local Government Operations  

Other EPA Webcasts 

*	June 7, Counting Consumption: Measuring the Impacts of What We
Consume 
*	June 16, Greener Products - Progress and Challenges  

ENERGY STAR Webcasts 

*	June 7, K-12 Benchmarking 101 
*	June 15, Purchasing and Procuring Efficient Equipment 
*	June 16, Benchmarking Water/Wastewater Treatment Facilities in
Portfolio Manager 
*	June 28, The Biggest Green IT Opportunities for Nonprofits and
Libraries 

DOE Webcasts 

*	June 9, Fuel Cells and Renewable Portfolio Standards 
*	June 15, Community Wind Projects 
*	June 21, Best Practices for Establishing Municipal Funds for
Energy Efficiency Projects 
*	June 23, Geothermal Heat Pumps: In Policy and Practice 
*	June 28, Partnering with Utilities 101: Introduction to Utility
Energy Efficiency Programs and Developing New Partnerships 
*	June 29, Interior Lighting Efficiency for Municipalities 

NOAA Webcasts 

*	June 30, How Has Your County Changed?  

***EPA State and Local Climate and Energy Webcasts

 

June 14, 2-3:30 PM (EDT) - Quantifying the Emission Impacts of Clean
Energy Initiatives

Sponsored by EPA's State Climate and Energy Program, this Tech Forum is
the second in a three-part series on Assessing the Multiple Benefits of
Clean Energy. On June 14, Part II will cover two methods for quantifying
emission impacts of clean energy initiatives. Speakers will provide an
overview of important concepts for quantifying emissions from the
electric power sector, explain why and how the Metropolitan Washington
Council of Governments built an emission reduction calculator, and
discuss a California clean energy benefits quantification tool and the
potential uses of this tool in air and energy planning at the state and
local levels. Part III will cover the economic benefits of clean energy.
Register at https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/391230586
<https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/391230586> 

Late June, Energy Efficiency and Local Government Operations

EPA's next Local Climate and Energy Webcast will be held in late June.
We'll let you know when we have a confirmed date.

*** Other EPA Webcasts

 

June 7, 12:30-1:30 pm (EDT) - Counting Consumption: Measuring the
Impacts of What We Consume

 

Sponsored by EPA's Pacific Northwest Regional Office, this webinar will
discuss how and why we measure the environmental impacts of our
consumption. Speakers will discuss different ways we commonly look at
the "greenness" of products and how single attributes such as
recyclability, recycled content, compostability, and "local" don't
necessarily correlate well with actual reductions in environmental
impacts. Another speaker will discuss how some communities are using
life cycle analyses to better understand the greenhouse gas footprint of
consumption at the scale of a city, county, and state, as well as share
preliminary results of consumption-based greenhouse gas inventories from
several communities.

http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/ECOCOMM.NSF/climate+change/consumption-webin
ar-june7
<http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/ECOCOMM.NSF/climate+change/consumption-webi
nar-june7> 

 

June 16, 1-2:30 PM (EDT) - Greener Products - Progress and Challenges

 

Sponsored by EPA's Resource Conservation Challenge, this webinar
features experts from varied backgrounds in the greener products
industry who will discuss updates on new advances and current challenges
in green purchasing.
http://www.epa.gov/waste/rcc/web-academy/2011/jun11.htm
<http://www.epa.gov/waste/rcc/web-academy/2011/jun11.htm> 

 

***ENERGY STAR Webcasts

 

ENERGY STAR offers free online training to help you improve the energy
performance of your organization. To register for any of these trainings
or to see other upcoming ENERGY STAR trainings, visit:
https://energystar.webex.com <https://energystar.webex.com/> . 

 

June 7, 2-3 pm (EDT) - K-12 Benchmarking 101

 

Sponsored by ENERGY STAR, this webinar teaches you the basics of
benchmarking your K-12 buildings using EPA's Portfolio Manager, which
can help you measure and track energy and water use across an entire
portfolio of buildings and identify weak links in energy performance.
Buildings can earn an energy performance score compared with peer
facilities across the country, and top-performing buildings are eligible
for national recognition.
https://energystar.webex.com/mw0306lc/mywebex/default.do?siteurl=energys
tar
<https://energystar.webex.com/mw0306lc/mywebex/default.do?siteurl=energy
star> 

June 15, 1-2 PM (EDT) - Purchasing and Procuring Efficient Equipment

Sponsored by ENERGY STAR, this webinar includes information about ENERGY
STAR resources to help your organization purchase products with superior
energy performance, guidelines that define energy performance for
numerous products, sample procurement language for stipulating energy
performance attributes to vendors, and energy saving software that
calculates the life cycle costs of ENERGY STAR products and their less
efficient counterparts.
https://energystar.webex.com/mw0306lc/mywebex/default.do?siteurl=energys
tar
<https://energystar.webex.com/mw0306lc/mywebex/default.do?siteurl=energy
star> 

June 16, 2-3:15 (EDT) - Benchmarking Water/Wastewater Treatment
Facilities in Portfolio Manager

Sponsored by ENERGY STAR, this webinar will cover how to track the
progress of energy efficiency efforts and compare the energy use of
wastewater treatment plants with that of other peer facilities across
the country. Attendees will learn how to measure and track energy use
and carbon dioxide emission reductions in wastewater treatment plants to
establish baseline energy use, prioritize investments, set goals, and
track improvements over time.
https://energystar.webex.com/mw0306lc/mywebex/default.do?siteurl=energys
tar
<https://energystar.webex.com/mw0306lc/mywebex/default.do?siteurl=energy
star> 

June 28, 1-2 PM (EDT) - The Biggest Green IT Opportunities for
Nonprofits and Libraries

Sponsored by ENERGY STAR, this webinar will cover the biggest green IT
opportunities for nonprofits and libraries, including ways you can save
money on purchasing IT equipment, reduce your electrical bills, and
certify your organization under ENERGY STAR's new Low Carbon IT Campaign
(http://www.energystar.gov/lowcarbonit
<http://www.energystar.gov/lowcarbonit> )
https://energystar.webex.com/mw0306lc/mywebex/default.do?siteurl=energys
tar
<https://energystar.webex.com/mw0306lc/mywebex/default.do?siteurl=energy
star>  

***DOE Webcasts

 

June 9, Noon-1 PM (EDT) - Fuel Cells and Renewable Portfolio Standards

Sponsored by DOE's Fuel Cell Technologies Program, this webinar will
explore the reasons why Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPSs) in some
states have included both fuel cells that use renewably generated fuels
and fuel cells that use natural gas. The webinar will also provide
detailed information that state policymakers need to take into account
when considering whether to include fuel cells in an RPS. Additionally,
the webinar will discuss the reasons why more states are giving
increased attention to distributed generation systems-energy systems in
which power is produced onsite instead of taken from the grid-including
fuel cells.
http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/news/progress_alerts.cfm/pa_id=540
<http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/news/progress_alerts.cfm/pa_id=540> 

June 15, 3-4 PM (EDT) - Community Wind Projects

Sponsored by US DOE, this webinar will discuss community wind projects.
http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=3077
<http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=3077> 

June 21, 2-3:30 PM (EDT) - Best Practices for Establishing Municipal
Funds for Energy Efficiency Projects

Sponsored by DOE's EECBG/SEP Technical Assistance Program, this webinar
will discuss the necessary steps for setting up an internal fund to pay
for municipal building energy efficiency upgrades. The presenters will
discuss how to identify projects to fund, decide how the money is
handled, and set up a system to measure and verify the energy savings.
In addition, two EECBG grantees, one with a pre-ARRA fund and one with
an ARRA-funded fund, will share their experiences and lessons learned.
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/wip/solutioncenter/webcasts/default.html
<http://www1.eere.energy.gov/wip/solutioncenter/webcasts/default.html> 

 

June 23, 3-4:15 PM (EDT) - Geothermal Heat Pumps: In Policy and Practice

In this webinar, sponsored by DOE's Technical Assistance
Program,presenters will explain how they have cut energy costs by
installing a geothermal system as well as a variety of other
energy-efficient technologies and conservation measures in ice rinks in
the City of Eagan, Minnesota. This webinar will briefly describe the
planning and implementation process, and show how the project was
accomplished in approximately six months with no loss of ice rental time
to the building users.
http://www.nrel.gov/applying_technologies/state_local_activities/webinar
_20110623.html
<http://www.nrel.gov/applying_technologies/state_local_activities/webina
r_20110623.html> 

June 28, 2-3 PM (EDT) - Partnering with Utilities 101: Introduction to
Utility Energy Efficiency Programs and Developing New Partnerships

 

Sponsored by DOE's EECBG/SEP Technical Assistance Program, this webinar
will discuss how to take advantage of existing utility energy efficiency
programs and develop strategies on how to leverage utility offerings for
near-term projects and long-term programs. The webinar will also disucss
how to develop a productive and long-lasting relationship with utility
providers, and will cover the types of utility programs available-from
standard product incentives to engineering assistance. The speakers will
provide advice on how to initiate and develop points of contact in
utility departments. The webinar will also help participants understand
why utilities promote energy efficiency, and will provide perspective on
the timelines for energy efficiency programs, which sometimes can be
shorter than expected.
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/wip/solutioncenter/webcasts/default.html
<http://www1.eere.energy.gov/wip/solutioncenter/webcasts/default.html>  

 

June 29, 2-3 PM (EDT) - Interior Lighting Efficiency for Municipalities

 

Sponsored by DOE, this webinar will cover the fundamentals of
energy-efficient indoor lighting for municipal applications. Topics to
be discussed include next-generation lighting technologies, daylight
harvesting, adaptive lighting controls, and online tools that can help
identify energy savings opportunities. This presentation is for
municipalities that are interested in gaining the understanding needed
to implement an efficient lighting project, and the confidence to act on
it. http://www1.eere.energy.gov/wip/solutioncenter/webcasts/default.html
<http://www1.eere.energy.gov/wip/solutioncenter/webcasts/default.html> 

  

*** NOAA Webcasts

 

June 30, 2-3 PM (EDT) - How Has Your County Changed?

 

Understanding how a coastal county's land cover has changed over the
years is an excellent way to document trends, understand the effects of
past land use decisions, and consider future land use planning needs.
The Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) examines land cover changes
in the nation's coastal areas. The C-CAP Land Cover Atlas is a new
Web-based tool that does not require GIS or advanced technical
expertise. This tool helps users explore and communicate land cover
change and trend information with county-specific maps, statistics, and
reports. 

In this webinar, participants will see how: 

*	Digital Coast land cover data are used to examine change and
trends; 
*	The C-CAP Land Cover Atlas can be used to show county, state,
and regional land cover change; 
*	Data visualization tools, or "Viewers," can provide a starting
point for community planning; and 
*	The Land cover Atlas can be employed to visualize land cover
changes in their county. 

http://www.csc.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/webinar/index.html#lca
<http://www.csc.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/webinar/index.html#lca> 

 

***

EPA's State and Local Climate and Energy ProgramState and local
officials interested in additional information about developing and
implementing cost-effective climate and energy strategies that help
further environmental goals and achieve public health and economic
benefits may visit: http://www.epa.gov/statelocalclimate
<http://www.epa.gov/statelocalclimate>  

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