WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2014 -Webinar: SUSTAINABLE REMEDIATION
Date and Time: Wednesday, March 12, 2014, 7:00-8:30 am HST
Location: CH2MHill Office, 1132 Bishop Street, Suite 1100, Honolulu
Over the last decade, many sectors of industrialized society have been rethinking behavior and re-engineering practices to reduce consumption of energy and natural resources. That includes site owners, regulators, academics, and remediation specialists. This has led to the evolution of sustainable site environmental remediation practices from conceptual discussions to standard operating procedures. The Sustainable Remediation webinar will be a fast paced overview of Sustainable Remediation that includes industry, government, and consultancy perspectives. You will hear how different organizations are working to incorporate societal and economic considerations into environmental cleanup projects. We will attempt to make some sense of the efforts that are being made to collaborate, educate, advance, and develop consensus on the application of sustainability concepts throughout the lifecycle of remediation projects, from site investigation to closure.
Speakers will include site owners, state and federal regulators, environmental remediation engineer, lawyer, and a remediation technology developer. See full list below:
Stewart Abrams, Vice President & Corporate Director of Remediation Technology, Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc.
Dr. David E. Ellis
Paul Favara, Global Practice Director for Site Remediation, CH2M Hill
Angela Fisher, Environmental Engineer, Environmental Technology Laboratory at General Electric's Global Research Center – Angela began her GE career on the remediation team in the areas of technology R&D, sustainability, and project management. Angela currently works on GE's Ecoassessment Center of Excellence team where she conducts product life cycle assessments (LCA) & sustainability analyses and develops life cycle management tools and resources for the company. Angela received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from The Pennsylvania State University. Her current research interests include life cycle assessment, design for environment, and the development of sustainable approaches and the promotion of life cycle thinking throughout the remediation process.
Paul Hadley, Senior Hazardous Substances Engineer, California Department of Toxic Substances Control - Paul has been active in the Sustainable Remediation Forum (SURF) since the organization’s inception. Over the last 25 years he has authored numerous publications on topics related to risk and remediation, and more recently on sustainable remediation.
Stella Karnis, Sr. Manager Environmental Affairs, Canadian National Railway - Stella has nineteen years of experience in the environmental field. Her responsibilities include management of the assessment and remediation and compliance programs for CN, in Canada and the U.S. She is responsible for reducing the company’s environmental risks related to historic and current operations at CN sites and ensures the continuous improvement of the program.
Carlos S. Pachon, Senior Environmental Protection Specialist, USEPA - A main focus of Carlos’ work is identifying and advancing innovative developments and technologies in cleaning up contaminated sites. One of his current priorities is leading an effort to advance EPA’s Principles for Greener Cleanups. These efforts require reaching across organizations within EPA the “Federal Family”, as well as private companies and State and local entities seeking to advance sustainability in our nation’s nearly $10 billion remediation market (http://cluin.org). Carlos has a BS in Watershed Management from Colorado State University, a Master’s in Environmental Management from Duke University, and an Executive MBA from Georgetown University in DC.
Moderated by: Dick Raymond, President, Terra Systems, Inc. - Terra Systems Inc. is an environmental biotechnology company that is celebrating its 22nd anniversary. During the past 30 years, he has designed and managed numerous successful in-situ and ex-situ soil and groundwater remediation projects in the United States, Brazil, Japan, and Europe that have incorporated sustainability principles.
Speakers will include site owners, state and federal regulators, environmental remediation engineer, lawyer, and a remediation technology developer. See full list below:
Stewart Abrams, Vice President & Corporate Director of Remediation Technology, Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc.
Dr. David E. Ellis
Paul Favara, Global Practice Director for Site Remediation, CH2M Hill
Angela Fisher, Environmental Engineer, Environmental Technology Laboratory at General Electric's Global Research Center – Angela began her GE career on the remediation team in the areas of technology R&D, sustainability, and project management. Angela currently works on GE's Ecoassessment Center of Excellence team where she conducts product life cycle assessments (LCA) & sustainability analyses and develops life cycle management tools and resources for the company. Angela received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from The Pennsylvania State University. Her current research interests include life cycle assessment, design for environment, and the development of sustainable approaches and the promotion of life cycle thinking throughout the remediation process.
Paul Hadley, Senior Hazardous Substances Engineer, California Department of Toxic Substances Control - Paul has been active in the Sustainable Remediation Forum (SURF) since the organization’s inception. Over the last 25 years he has authored numerous publications on topics related to risk and remediation, and more recently on sustainable remediation.
Stella Karnis, Sr. Manager Environmental Affairs, Canadian National Railway - Stella has nineteen years of experience in the environmental field. Her responsibilities include management of the assessment and remediation and compliance programs for CN, in Canada and the U.S. She is responsible for reducing the company’s environmental risks related to historic and current operations at CN sites and ensures the continuous improvement of the program.
Carlos S. Pachon, Senior Environmental Protection Specialist, USEPA - A main focus of Carlos’ work is identifying and advancing innovative developments and technologies in cleaning up contaminated sites. One of his current priorities is leading an effort to advance EPA’s Principles for Greener Cleanups. These efforts require reaching across organizations within EPA the “Federal Family”, as well as private companies and State and local entities seeking to advance sustainability in our nation’s nearly $10 billion remediation market (http://cluin.org). Carlos has a BS in Watershed Management from Colorado State University, a Master’s in Environmental Management from Duke University, and an Executive MBA from Georgetown University in DC.
Moderated by: Dick Raymond, President, Terra Systems, Inc. - Terra Systems Inc. is an environmental biotechnology company that is celebrating its 22nd anniversary. During the past 30 years, he has designed and managed numerous successful in-situ and ex-situ soil and groundwater remediation projects in the United States, Brazil, Japan, and Europe that have incorporated sustainability principles.
