| Army IMCOM Commander Remarks at the Association of Defense Communities (VIDEO) |
06 Aug 2012 |
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| Authors:
Michael Ferriter; ARMY INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT COMMAND FORT SAM HOUSTON TX
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 | Keynote Address given by LTG Michael Ferriter, Commander, Army Installation Management Command and Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management at the 2012 Association of Defense Communities Annual Conference, held in Monterey, CA, on August 6, 2012. |
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| Applying the Training Range Environmental Evaluation and Characterization System (TREECS) (User Guide) |
Aug 2012 |
208 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey A Gerald; Billy E Johnson; Mark S Dortch; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS ENVIRONMENTAL LAB
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 | This report was developed to provide a user guide and tutorial for applying the Training Range Environmental Evaluation and Characterization System (TREECS(TM)). The purpose of TREECS(TM) is to provide the Army with varying levels of capability to forecast the fate of and environmental risk from munitions constituents (MC), such as high explosives (HE), present in and transported from firing/training ranges to surface water and groundwater. The overall objective is to ... |
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| The Quantification and Evolution of Resilience in Integrated Coastal Systems |
Aug 2012 |
77 pages |
| Authors:
Martin T Schultz; S K McKay; Lyndell Z Hales; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS ENVIRONMENTAL LAB
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| Integrated coastal systems are designed, constructed, and maintained to achieve navigation, storm damage reduction, and ecosystem restoration objectives. This report develops a generally applicable method to quantify the resilience of integrated coastal systems to disturbances such as coastal storms. In general, resilience is an ambiguous term that can mean different things in different contexts. This report emphasizes engineering resilience, which is the propensity of a system to resist functional impairments ... |
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| Environmental Engagement Success Utilizing Reachback Support |
24 May 2012 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Mike Brown; Lance Batch; Ginn White; Abigail Goss; ARMY PUBLIC HEALTH COMMAND ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| Sustainability Challenges from an Overseas COCOM Perspective |
24 May 2012 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Abby Goss; UNITED STATES EUROPEAN COMMAND APO NEW YORK 09128
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| USACE Environmental Support to the Army and the Nation |
23 May 2012 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
Christine Godfrey; CORPS OF ENGINEERS WASHINGTON DC
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| Leveraging Technology to Support the Army's Net Zero Installation Initiative |
23 May 2012 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Kristine Kingery; OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY (ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY) WASHINGTON DC
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| Emerging Technologies: Net Zero Technology R&D |
23 May 2012 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen Cosper; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER CHAMPAIGN IL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB
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| A Technology Solution Strengthens Comprehensive Environmental Management |
23 May 2012 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Shari Kennedy; MARINE CORPS SUPPORT FACILITY BLOUNT ISLAND JACKSONVILLE FL
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| Designing Navigation and Coastal Infrastructure for Greater Environmental Sustainability: An Overview of Projects |
23 May 2012 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Cynthia J Banks; ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS VICKSBURG MS ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER
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| The EQTOP as an Authoritative Source for Environmental Data Collection |
22 May 2012 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
C Tomljanovic; R Paugh; NATIONAL DEFENSE CENTER FOR ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT JOHNSTOWN PA
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| Less is More: DoD's Strategy for Facility Energy Security and Environmental Sustainability |
22 May 2012 |
62 pages |
| Authors:
Dorothy Robyn; OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (INSTALLATIONS AND ENVIRONMENT) WASHINGTON DC
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| Joint Service Solvent Substitution (JS3) |
May 2012 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Wayne Ziegler; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ADELPHI MD
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| The Aberdeen Three: Two Decades Later |
May 2012 |
43 pages |
| Authors:
Terry Gustafson; ARMY EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER APG MD
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| Low Impact Development in Army Construction |
May 2012 |
53 pages |
| Authors:
Rumanda Young; Patrick Deliman; ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT (CORPS OF ENGINEERS) FORT WORTH TX
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| Sustainable Offices: Small Practices for Big Benefits |
May 2012 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Beth Martin; ARMY PUBLIC HEALTH COMMAND ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| New GREEN Products for the Military Aviation Maintenance Community |
May 2012 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Iris Garcia Labuda; DLA AVIATION RICHMOND VA
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| Defense Environmental Management Programs Fiscal Year 2013 President's Budget Request |
May 2012 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Maureen Sullivan; OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (INSTALLATIONS AND ENVIRONMENT) WASHINGTON DC
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| Environmental and Sustainability Considerations in the Joint Integration Development System (JCIDS) |
May 2012 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Mikell B Hager; Edward R Lefler; ARMY ENGINEER SCHOOL FORT LEONARD WOOD MO
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| Transformation of Army National Guard Environmental Performance Assessment System (EPAS): Technologies and Best Practices in Field Audit Automation |
May 2012 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Phil Dao; NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU (ARMY) ARLINGTON VA
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| Implementing and Sustaining a Culture of Sustainability |
14 Mar 2012 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Donald E Bradshaw; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The quest for global resources be they natural, economic or political, is likely to produce pressures leading to conflicts that will inevitably impact our national interests. The Army s capability to fulfill its responsibilities in protecting those interests is incumbent upon its ability to optimize current and future resources in the most sustainable manner. Sustainability, the use of current resources so as not to deny them for future generations requires ... |
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| Incremental Sampling Methodology (ISM). Part 1, Section 3: Systematic Planning |
Mar 2012 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
INTERSTATE TECHNOLOGY AND REGULATORY COUNCIL(ITRC) WASHINGTON DC
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| Summary: Systematic Planning. Conduct Systematic Planning. It's important to develop a CSM before beginning a sampling design. Be sure that your sampling design will achieve your sampling objectives. Be certain that your sampling design will provide the kind of data necessary to fulfill the sampling objectives. Decision Unit designation. Make sure that all site information has been used to develop your DUs. Be sure that your scale of decision making ... |
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| LCS Control Limits: A Modest Proposal |
Mar 2012 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
William H Batschelet; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGION 8 LAB GOLDEN CO
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| Proposal: Use the TNI / NELAC Fields of Proficiency Testing (FoPT) regression equations to establish laboratory control sample (LCS) control limits. |
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| Green Acquisition Gap Analysis of the United States Air Force Operational Contracting Organizations |
Dec 2011 |
161 pages |
| Authors:
Amanda L DeLancey; Caitlin E Harris; Andrew J Ramsey; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| In this thesis, we explore the goals and requirements of green procurement in order to assess the Air Force's degree of success with incorporating the Department of Defense's (DoD's) Green Procurement Program (GPP) into its procurement process. This thesis provides an outline of the federal policies and guidance regarding green procurement, including Executive Order 13514 (2009) and relevant parts of the Federal Acquisition Regulations. We examine the Air Force's progress ... |
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| From Environmental Science to BMP: The Canadian Experience. Overview of the Positive Impacts of Range and Training Area Characterization on the Development of a Canadian Army Range and Training Areas Best Management Initiatives |
30 Nov 2011 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Robert Lajoie; CANADIAN ARMY OTTAWA (ONTARIO)
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| In 2000, due to increasing public concerns and regulatory requirements about the impact on the environment of military activities such as the firing of munitions, demolition, and the destruction of obsolete ammunition by open burning and open detonation, the Canadian Army Director Land Environment (DLE) mandated Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) to undertake a research program in collaboration with the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) to study ... |
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| PM and Their Staffs: Does Sustainable Manufacturing Mean 'Going Green'? |
Nov 2011 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
III Noyes George A; DYNAMICS RESEARCH CORP ARLINGTON VA
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| OSD's Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy Office (MIBP) has been working with personnel from Dynamics Research Corporation on the development of a short course on Sustainable Manufacturing. The goal of the development effort is to transition the courseware material to the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) for use as a continuous learning module (CLM). The target audience includes all DoD Acquisition Personnel. The Learning Objectives include 1. Introduction to essential laws, ... |
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| The DoD Environmental Restoration Program: An Air Force Perspective and Status Update |
Nov 2011 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Hunter Anderson; AIR FORCE CENTER FOR ENGINEERING AND THE ENVIRONMENT LACKLAND AFB TX
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| The DoD Environmental Restoration Program (ERP) is comprised of the Installation Restoration Program (IRP) and the Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP), which were initiated in 1975 and 2001, respectively. In FY10 the DoD spent $1.6 billion on the ERP for active installations and Formerly Used Defense Site properties, and $666.7 million was spent on Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) installations. The discrepancy in funding is due to the fact that ... |
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| FUDS Overview and Perspective on DoD Research and Development Needs for Environmental Restoration |
Nov 2011 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Charles G Coyle; ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS OMAHA NE ENVIRONMENTAL AND MUNITIONS CENTER OF EXPERTISE DIRECTORATE
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| The Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) program is a unique program that consolidates eligible, formerly used, DoD sites from any of the 3 services under a single program for environmental restoration purposes. FUDS properties are no longer owned by DoD. Ownership of FUDS properties has been transferred to either private entities; or other federal, state, or local government entities. The scale of the program is indicated by the total cost ... |
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| Army Sustainability Report 2010 |
Sep 2011 |
81 pages |
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY WASHINGTON DC
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| In this third annual Army Sustainability Report 2010 (ASR10), the Army describes its continued integration of sustainability into operations at all organizational levels. Among the major developments in 2009, the Army appointed the Under Secretary as the Army senior sustainability official, finalized the Army Energy Security Implementation Strategy (AESIS) and initiated development of the Army Sustainability Campaign Plan (ASCP). To the Army, sustainability is a vastly complex concept: it is ... |
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| Use of a Climate Change Vulnerability Index for Assessing Species at Risk on Military Lands |
Sep 2011 |
62 pages |
| Authors:
Jinelle H Sperry; Timothy J Hayden; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER CHAMPAIGN IL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB
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| Global climate change is seen as an emerging threat to wildlife species' population distribution and persistence. Climate change vulnerability indexes allow land managers to rapidly assess the vulnerability of species to climate change, and to predict a species persistence into the future. This work evaluated the NatureServe Climate Change Vulnerability Index as a tool for military land managers. The NatureServe Climate Change Vulnerability Index was applied to three high priority ... |
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| Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment for the 2011-2015 Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan for Vandenberg Air Force Base, California |
16 Aug 2011 |
94 pages |
| Authors:
Michelle Gibbs; TETRA TECH INC SANTA BARBARA CA
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| This Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) evaluates the potential environmental impacts associated with adopting the Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan (INRMP) for Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) and with implementing individual projects in the INRMP. This PEA was prepared in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations: the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA; ... |
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| Proof-of-Concept Application of Tier 2 Modeling Approach within the Training Range Environmental Evaluation And Characterization System |
AUG 2011 |
140 pages |
| Authors:
Mark S. Dortch; Billy E. Johnson; Jeffrey A. Gerald; Zhonglong Zhang; Andrew P. Simmons; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS ENVIRONMENTAL LAB
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| The Training Range Environmental Evaluation and Characterization System (TREECS) is being developed for the Army to forecast the fate of and risk from munitions constituents (MCs), such as high explosives (HE), within and transported from firing/training ranges to surface water and groundwater. The overall objective is to provide environmental specialists with tools to assess the potential for migration of MCs into surface water and groundwater systems and to assess range ... |
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| Report to Congress on Sustainable Ranges, 2011 |
Jul 2011 |
513 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (PERSONNEL AND READINESS) WASHINGTON DC
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| This is the eighth Congressional report, which addresses how the Department of Defense's (DoD's) actions provide for the long-term sustainability of its training ranges. These efforts are managed through the Department's Sustainable Ranges Initiative (SRI). Although this report focuses on DoD training ranges, the SRI's efforts are much broader in scope. |
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| Partnering with the Environmental Protection Agency |
12 May 2011 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Victor Wieszek; OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (INSTALLATIONS AND ENVIRONMENT) WASHINGTON DC
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| Green and Sustainable Remediation (GSR) Applications to Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) Projects |
12 May 2011 |
43 pages |
| Authors:
Nick Stolte; Carol L Dona; Deborah Walker; Kevin Roughgarden; Michelle Caruso; ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS OMAHA NE ENVIRONMENTAL AND MUNITIONS CENTER OF EXPERTISE DIRECTORATE
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| Incorporation of GSR into Army Environmental Remediation |
12 May 2011 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Kevin Roughgarden; Carol L Dona; Nicholas Stolte; ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS OMAHA NE ENVIRONMENTAL AND MUNITIONS CENTER OF EXPERTISE DIRECTORATE
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| Improving the Five-Year Review Process at DoD Installations |
12 May 2011 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Vic Wieszek; OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (INSTALLATIONS AND ENVIRONMENT) WASHINGTON DC
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| Sequencing Munitions Response Sites Army Policies and Procedures |
12 May 2011 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Bryan M Frey; J C King; OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY (INSTALLATIONS ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT) WASHINGTON DC
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| Winning with Green Remediation Practices at the Former McClellan AFB, Sacramento CA |
12 May 2011 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
Steve Mayer; AIR FORCE REAL PROPERTY AGENCY LACKLAND AFB TX
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| Federal Government Adaptation Planning -- DLA's Perspective |
11 May 2011 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY FORT BELVOIR VA
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| United States Southern Command Partnership for the Americas |
11 May 2011 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Myrna I Lopez; UNITED STATES SOUTHERN COMMAND MIAMI FL
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| Perspectives for South America and Civil-Military Collaboration: USSOUTHCOM funded in partnership with the Department of State and USAID. Participants included Military and Civilian entities from Peru, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, and Chile; United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America; Nongovernmental organizations; U.S. Navy Energy Task Force; and the U.S. Department of Energy. Topics: Regional Climate Change Trends, Mitigation and Adaptation Issues, and Civil-Military Collaboration in the Region. Focused Discussions ... |
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| Green and Sustainable Remediation Efforts Outside DoD |
11 May 2011 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Erica Becvar; Sriram Madabhushi; AIR FORCE CENTER FOR ENGINEERING AND THE ENVIRONMENT LACKLAND AFB TX CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING SECTION
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| Sustainable Contingency Base Camp Operations and Management: Observations in Afghanistan 2011 |
11 May 2011 |
50 pages |
| Authors:
Garth Anderson; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER CHAMPAIGN IL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB
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| DoD Green Remediation Policy Update |
11 May 2011 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
Vic Wieszek; OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (INSTALLATIONS AND ENVIRONMENT) WASHINGTON DC
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| Green Transformation of the Former McClellan AFB, Sacramento CA |
11 May 2011 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Steve Mayer; AIR FORCE REAL PROPERTY AGENCY LACKLAND AFB TX
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| Soil, Sediment, and Surface Water Sampling at Small Arms Ranges to Inform the Design of Best Management Practices |
11 May 2011 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Larry Jordan; Jennifer Wilber; ARCADIS US HIGHLANDS RANCH CO
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| The Port of Hueneme Confined Aquatic Disposal Project: A Unique Partnership for Contaminated Sediment Management |
11 May 2011 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Jack Malone; Steve Cappellino; ANCHOR QEA MISSION VIEJO CA
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| DoD's Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan: Part of a Comprehensive Strategy to Address Mission Risks and Lower Costs |
09 May 2011 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Shannon Cunniff; OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (INSTALLATIONS AND ENVIRONMENT) WASHINGTON DC
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| DoD's Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan (SSPP) has 4 Key Priorities. OBJECTIVE 1: Continued Availability of Critical Resources -- Goal 1, Use of Fossil Fuels Reduced; Goal 2, Water Resources Management Improved. OBJECTIVE 2: DoD Readiness Maintained in the Face of Climate Change -- Goal 3, Scope 1 and Scope 2 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Reduced 34% by 2020, Relative to FY08; Goal 4, Scope 3 GHGs Reduced 13.5% by 2020, ... |
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| Implementing an Air Force Major Command-Level EMS |
May 2011 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
Kerry Settle; Shelbi Mackenzie; DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON DC
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| Executive Order 13423: (1) All Appropriate Facilities Will Use Environmental Management Systems (EMS) as the Primary Management Approach for Addressing Environmental Aspects of Internal Agency Operations and Activities; (2) For the Air Force, Appropriate Facilities Equates to Major Installations; and (3) Implement EMS at All Appropriate Organizational Levels to Ensure Use of EMS as the Primary Management Approach for Addressing Environmental Aspects of Internal Agency Operations and Activities. |
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| Air Force Environmental Management System Overview |
May 2011 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Karen Winnie; AIR FORCE CENTER FOR ENGINEERING AND THE ENVIRONMENT LACKLAND AFB TX CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING SECTION
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| Air Force Environmental Safety and Occupational Health (ESOH) Vision: To be a world leader in ESOH management; to provide better care for our Airmen and our environment; to meet our mission in air, space, and cyberspace. Air Force ESOH Priorities: Comply -- Comply with all ESOH legal obligations; Reduce Risk -- Ensure availability of workforce, natural, and manmade resources by effectively managing ESOH Risks; Continually Improve -- Instill a culture ... |
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