PAST EVENTS
November 9, 2011
Earth Day Grants What talented teachers and students bring to life in the environment.
October 12, 2011 ESMI field trip Tour of ESMI facility, 304 Towpath Road, Fort Edward, NY 12828 Thermal desorption technology and reuse of soils.
September 28, 2011
Marcellus shale revisited - A neutral forum for a rocky topic - where are we going???
The NYSDEC changed the Draft SGEIS to address public comments. The full Preliminary Revised Draft SGEIS was released July 8, 2011. AWMA's panel of speakers provided an overview of the revised draft SGEIS, including ecological and economic information.
Panel
Barbara Beall, Chazen Associates
Tom Johnson, Alpha Geoscience
Darren Suarez, The Business Council of New York State, Inc.
Katherine Nadeau of Environmental Advocates of New York
June 8, 2011
David Vitale spoke, NYSDEC, spoke about revisions
to the Part 360 regulations and solid waste plans.
The theme was "It's materials now, not waste."
The information presented can be downloaded here.
May 11, 2011
The Air & Waste Management Association - what it has to offer, and how you can participate
Pete Desrochers, Mid-Atlantic States Section Chair
April 13, 2011
Ultrafine particles and nanotech industries.
Brian Frank, NYSDEC
March 16, 2011
Joint AEE Meeting: Construction Management for Sustainable Building Projects
Domenic Armano, Regional Project Development Manager, Johnson Controls, Inc.
February 9, 2011
The Lafarge Ravena Plant Modernization
John Reagan, Environmental Manager at the Lafarge cement plant in Ravena discussed the permitting process involved with the major modernization project proposed by the company.
January 19, 2011
GE Battery Technology; waste not, want not.........
December 8, 2010 Joint AWMA-EBC Luncheon.
NYSERDA programs and incentives were presented. CHA has been contracted by NYSERDA to
assist industry to take advantage of energy saving programs as well as projects to achieve CO2 reductions.
November 10, 2010 The Future of our Environment is in Their Hands
Presentations were made by two schools that received Earth Grant Awards in 2010. Tabernacle Christian Academy students demonstrated how using simple pyrometers helped their "Energy SWAT Team" identify sources of heating leaks in their school. Two teachers from Broadalbin- Perth Central School spoke about their program "No Child Left Inside" and how they developed kits, with some components from recycled materials, to encourage young students to explore their environment.
October 13, 2010 Empire Generating Company
The Empire Generating Company hosted a tour of the new facility. The meeting was well attended, and eveyone enjoyed seeing the new natural gas fired electric generating facility.
September 15, 2010
Underwater Archaeology: Deep in the Environment.Is it waste if it’s an Historic Artifact ?!
Adam Kane of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum gave an interesting talk on ship wrecks discovered during the course of various environmental investigations.
