Date: May 22, 2012
Speakers: Al Iannuzzi, Dr. James Fava
Date: April 25, 2012
Speakers: Susan Bell, General Electric (GE), Christopher L. Bell and Glory Francke, Sidley Austin LLP
This webinar will facilitate a discussion about how to conduct effective
advocacy in the European environmental decision-making process.
Date: February 28, 2012
Speakers: W. Blaine Early III, William T. Gorton III, and William L. Penny, Stites & Harbison PLLC
Understand the basic practice of mountaintop removal mining and associated valley fill; identify recent initiatives of EPA, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Office of Surface Mining, and state regulatory agencies; learn about the impact on Clean Water Act Section 402 and 404 permits, including increased regulatory requirements and permitting delays; analyze the validity and appropriateness of Clean Water Act permit limits for specific conductance as well as mining-related heavy metal water pollutants, including selenium; and address recent case law, including Kentucky Riverkeeper v. Midkiff, National Mining Association v. Jackson, Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition v. Coal-Mac, and Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition v. Patriot Coal.
Date: February 15, 2012
Speakers: Benjamin Grumbles (Moderator), Michael G. Baker, Stephanie Meadows, Patrick O’Toole, Mike Paque, and Richard Simmers
Objectives of this webinar include identifying key facts, legal issues, and policy choices for hydraulic fracturing; describing what states are doing across the country; addressing recent events in Ohio with input from key state officials; providing an industry perspective on hydraulic fracturing issues, opportunities, and actions to reduce environmental impacts; and Sharing a western, agricultural perspective on concerns over water quantity and battles brewing over energy, water, and food.
Date: February 7, 2012
Speakers: Lynn L. Bergeson, Charles L. Franklin, Joe W. “Chip” Pitts III, and Robert W. Hamilton
This webinar will explore these questions and urges professionals–whether lawyers, product stewards, scientists, or others in the field–to remain vigilant and as prepared as possible in recognizing the constantly shifting demands on professionals in this area.
Date: February 1, 2012
Speakers: Mark. L. Farley, Michael T. Taylor, and Joseph R. Herbster, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Know what to expect in an OSHA Chemical NEP inspection, anticipate what OSHA will be looking for in an inspection, prepare your programs and records for OSHA, understand your rights to manage the inspection process, and gain insight from experience with the local emphasis programs.
Date: January 26, 2012
Speakers: Michael J. Zimmer, Martha Paschal, Charles McGinnis
This webinar will review the leading sources of capital, risk management, and insurance to this new PACE model; delineate how the markets (industrial facilities, commercial offices, hospitals, schools, universities, and the military) are served; outline the financing techniques and structures related to senior mortgages, liens, and covenants; identify the leading state markets and trends in Calif., Conn., Fla., Mass., N.Y., Ore., and Wash.; describe what commercial/industrial customers are seeking in this marketplace; and provide details on the forward curve for 2012 in community development, the new markets, new financing sources, green buildings, and construction industry support
Date: December 8, 2011
Speakers: Cara Pike, Tom Bowman, Mike Norman, Joseph Grady Ph.D.
Identify public opinion trends over the last three years, including impacts of the failure to pass federal energy and climate policies; identify key barriers to public engagement on climate issues and how to overcome them; analyze where the climate conversation is going and ideas for shaping the discussion; and describe Americans' preference for addressing global warming as consumers and what this means for government and corporate leaders.
Date: December 1, 2011
Speakers: Charlie Bartsch, Pete Pedersen, Matthew Trammell, Bill Harris, and Dean Jeffery Telego
Unlock real estate opportunities with renewable energy projects; gain insight about challenges and strategies for financing renewable energy projects and identify related tax incentives and credits; understand the new deal structures, partnerships, and markets for sustainable redevelopment at brownfield sites; become informed about how sustainable remediation is conducted at landfill sites; and learn from practitioners involved in port terminal renovation projects involving unique environmental measures, including a case study of the redevelopment of a former paper mill facility along the St. John River in Jacksonville, Fla.
Date: October 26, 2011
Speakers: Edwin G. Foulke Jr. and Howard A. Mavity
This webinar will identify which employers are vulnerable under OSHA’s emphasis programs, describe how to use continuous improvement of safety processes to avoid citations, set forth an overview of factors leading to OSHA penalty citations, analyze common mistakes of employers that result in “mega” OSHA penalties and membership in the Severe Violators Enforcement Program, provide tips on effectively handling an OSHA inspection and addressing legal rights, and address the role of “low hanging fruit” violations in citations.