Bioremediation
Curriculum Project
Under
the Bioremediation Curriculum Development Project, the Environment
Project conducted a national assessment of bioremediation
training and education and assessed niche training markets
not met by existing education and training networks. Project
findings indicated the existence of five bioremediation stakeholder
groups for whom education and training programs would be appropriate.
These five groups included bioremediation technicians, regulators,
environmental engineers, consultants and landowners. However,
due to relative immaturity of bioremediation technologies,
non-standardization of processes and variance of task level
assignment within project teams, development of technician
level training curriculum did not seem appropriate. Further,
though advisory committee validated project approach, markets
for bioremediation services, and therefore education and training,
began to diminish due to uncertainty of the Superfund program.
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outcomes specific to this project.
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Environmental
Printing Conference
A "P2 Techniques for Lithographic
Printers Workshop" was held at CCBC-Catonsville on November
19, 1998. The workshop explored techniques and practices to
cut costs and improve environmental performance including
source reduction, resource conservation, reuse and recycling.
There were over 30 attendees with representatives from high
school and college printing programs, printers, printing associations
as well as EPA's Design for the Environment program.
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Green
Building Conference
The
Environment Project hosted a one-day workshop titled "Green
Development in Maryland" in February 1998. The workshop was
by co-sponsored by the Virginia Housing and Environment Network,
Urban Land Institute, Maryland Department of Natural Resources,
and the Home Builders Association of Maryland.
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Industrial
Ecology Curriculum Project
Recognizing
the need for industrial ecology curriculum at the community
college level, the Industrial Ecology Curriculum Project began
in the fall of 1997. The Environment Project was chosen by
the National Environmental Education and Training Foundation
to serve as the lead community college for the project because
of the unique and successful business partnerships and linkages
developed at the college and the experience developing innovative
environmental science curriculum.
The
goals of the Industrial Ecology Curriculum Project: were to:
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foster the principles of industrial ecology which can
help businesses preserve and enhance the environment through
wiser materials use, product design, energy efficiency,
waste reduction, and pollution prevention, and;
- transfer
the expertise and knowledge of corporate environmental
leaders to help medium and small businesses improve their
economic and environmental performance through industrial
ecology initiatives.
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here for a list of activities and outcomes specific to this
project.
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Maryland
Environmental Business Alliance
The Environment Project helped to
launch the Maryland Environmental Business Alliance (MEBA)
in 1996. The mission of MEBA was to foster development of
the Maryland's environmental technology industry. MEBA held
programs to enhance business development, international trade,
education and training, effective policy, and innovative technologies
for its membership, which includes environmental technology,
service and manufacturing companies as well as other companies
and manufacturers interested in improving environmental performance.
MEBA sponsored a regular program of monthly meetings focused
on topics relevant to environmental technology and industry,
attended by representatives from over 500 environmental companies
and organizations in Maryland and throughout the Mid-Atlantic
region.
MEBA
has been involved in several international trade programs
and has sponsored its events with other economic and workforce
development organizations, including the Suburban Maryland
High Tech Council, the Greater Baltimore Committee Technology
Council, the Baltimore Development Corporation, the Maryland
International Division, the Department of Business and Economic
Development, the U.S. Asian Environmental Partnership and
the White House Interagency Environmental Technology Office.
Recently, MEBA has obtained separate 501c3 status, and has
begun to offer its program at community colleges throughout
the state. Click here for a list
or MEBA programs co-sponsored by the Environment Project.
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