Infobox Korean name hangul hanja rr Gungnip Hwan gyeong Gwahagwon mr Kungnip Hwan g ng Kwahagw n The National Institute of Environmental Research , or NIER , is a quasi governmental research agency operated by the South Korea n government. Its president is Seong Kyu Yoon . It is charged with environmental research, education, international cooperation, and setting criterion levels for various pollutants. The main building for the institute is located in Gyeongseo dong , Seo gu, Incheon . NIER was first established in 1978 as the National Environment Protection Institute. It gained its current name and status in 1986. See also Science in South Korea Environment of South Korea Government of South Korea List of Korea related topics External links http www.nier.go.kr Official site, in Korean and English korea stub Category Incheon Category Government of South Korea ko ... more details
on the intersection between roofing and energy and environmental performance. The Center s core mission ... padding right 1em http www.roofingcenter.org www.roofingcenter.org The Center for Environmental ... roof systems. History In February 2008, a group of industry leaders established the Center for Environmental ... is a voluntary, consensus based document developed by the Research Committee of the Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing with input from roofing contractors, roof consultants, roofing material manufacturers, roofing research organizations, and other stakeholder groups. RoofPoint is designed ... areas representing the primary environmental contributions of modern roofing systems Energy management Durability Life cycle management Materials management Water management Environmental innovation ... Hospital . See also Portal box Energy Sustainable development Environmental and Energy Study Institute ... www.riseprofessional.org DEFAULTSORT Center For Environmental Innovation In Roofing ..., DC, the Center was created with specific objectives Serve as a repository for information pertaining to energy, the environment and roofing Coordinating and encouraging objective research Serve as a research link between academia and industry and providing a forum for ongoing peer review of such research Safeguard jurisdiction to ensure new roofing products, systems and services remain ... associations center for enviornmental innovation in roofing.aspx ref The Center commenced ... commitment over a five year period to the Center are considered Founding Members. http www.agt.com ... Taylor Co. http www.dow.com The Dow Chemical Company http www.dricompanies.com DRI Energy Firestone .... Much like the LEED building rating system does for the overall environmental impact of buildings, RoofPoint provides a means to evaluate roof system environmental performance over the life cycle ..., energy efficient, environmentally friendly roof systems according to accepted industry practices ... more details
Primary sources date November 2010 The Environmental Design Research Association http www.edra.org EDRA is an international, interdisciplinary organization founded in 1968 by design professionals, social scientists, students, educators, and facility managers. The purpose of edra is the advancement and dissemination of environmental design research, thereby improving understanding of the interrelationships between people, their built and natural surroundings, and helping to create environments responsive to human needs. Along with IAPS, MERA, PaPER, and EBRA, EDRA is one of the major international associations that focuses on the field of Environmental Design Research. ref Demsky, Kathleen and Linda Mack. 2008 Environmental Design Research EDR The Field of Study and Guide to the Literature. Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, vol. 25, no. 4, Winter 2008, pp. 271 275. ref EDRA Conferences EDRA holds an annual conference in different locations around the United States and around the world. The first annual conference was held at Chapel Hill, North Carolina on June 8 10, 1969. ref Bechtel, Robert B. 1997 . Environment and Behavior An Introduction. Sage Publications. ISBN 0 8039 5795 5. pp. 88 89. ref Most conferences are held in the United States where the EDRA membership is concentrated, but over the last 40 years, four have been held in Canada EDRA18 1976 in Vancouver ... An annual award honoring a career and significant contributions in environmental design research ... behavior design and research. Past winners include William H. Whyte for the Street Life Project and Roger Hart , Children s EnvironmentalResearch Group. EDRA Service Award An annual award ... design projects in the categories of planning, design, research, and books. Past winners ... Cultural Aspects of Design International Housing Research Active Living Work Environments POE ... References reflist External links http www.edra.org EDRA website Category Environmental organizations ... more details
About the particle accelerator VERA disambiguation Vera The Vienna EnvironmentalResearch Accelerator , VERA , is a particle accelerator . It is operated by the University of Vienna and is dedicated to Accelerator Mass Spectrometry AMS . It started operation in 1995. harv Kutschera al. 1997 See also Accelerator mass spectrometry List of accelerator mass spectrometry facilities External links http isotopenforschung.univie.ac.at index.php?id 1571 The VERA accelerator home page. http physics.univie.ac.at ?lang en The Fakult t f r Physik Faculty of Physics at the ... http www.univie.ac.at en ... Universit t Wien University of Vienna . References Citation last Kutschera first Walter last2 al. year 1997 title VERA A new AMS facility in Vienna journal Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B pages 47 50 doi 10.1016 S0168 583X 96 00782 3 volume 123 issue 123 first2 P last3 Friedmann first3 H last4 Golser first4 R last5 Hille first5 P last6 Priller first6 A last7 Rom first7 W last8 Steier first8 P last9 Tagesen first9 S bibcode 1997NIMPB.123...47K Category Particle accelerators Category University of Vienna sci stub de Vienna EnvironmentalResearch Accelerator ... more details
Notability Org date January 2012 The Center for Environmental Philosophy is a non profit organization that supports a range of scholarly activities that explore philosophical aspects of environmental problems. It publishes the scholarly journal Environmental Ethics journal Environmental Ethics . In addition to the publication of its journal, the Center promotes graduate education and postdoctoral research in environmental philosophy, and supports the development of international perspectives on global environmental problems. The Center for Environmental Philosophy is located at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. Journal Environmental Ethics main Environmental Ethics journal Environmental Ethics is a peer reviewed academic journal produced at the Center for Environmental Philosophy at the University of North Texas. It is devoted to the study of philosophical aspects of environmental problems. Since 1979 the journal has published over 1,400 articles, reviews, and discussions in this field. It editorial board includes Eugene C. Hargrove, J. Baird Callicott , Max Oelschlaeger, and Holmes Rolston III . ref cite web url http www.cep.unt.edu centerfo.html title Board of Directors accessdate 22 January 2012 work Center for Environmental Philosophy ref Books The Center keeps a number of major works in the field of environmental ethics in print, including the following titles ref cite web title Environmental Ethics Books url http www.cep.unt.edu eebooks.html accessdate 22 January 2012 work Center for Environmental Philosophy ref After Earth Day, by Max Oelschlaeger The Beauty of Environment A General Model for Environmental Aesthetics, by Yrjo Sepanmaa Beyond Spaceship Earth Environmental Ethics and the Solar System, edited by Eugene C. Hargrove Foundations of Environmental ... List of environmental organizations References Reflist External links Official http www.cep.unt.edu http www.cep.unt.edu novice.html Brief History of Environmental Ethics Category Environmental ethics ... more details
Infobox Company company name Florida EnvironmentalResearch Institute FERI company logo Commented out because image was deleted Image Feri logo.gif 140px company type Not for profit Research Institute foundation 1998 founder W. Paul Bissett location city Tampa, FL location country USA homepage http www.feriweb.org FERI s Home Page The Florida EnvironmentalResearch Institute FERI is a 501 c 3 not for profit, research and education organization ref cite news title Trading The World At A Price url http www2.tbo.com content 2008 feb 08 bz trading the world at a price work The Tampa Tribune date 2008 02 08 accessdate 2008 03 07 ref located in Tampa , Florida . Founded in 1998, FERI s initial client was the United States Department of Defense Department of Defense DoD Office of Naval Research ONR . ref cite journal last Trees first Charles C. coauthors Bissett, Paul W. Dierssen, Heidi Kohler,David D. R. Moline,Mark A. Mueller,James L. Pieper,Richard E. Twardowski,Michael S. Zaneveld, J. Ronald V. year 2005 title Monitoring Water Transparency and Diver Visibility in Ports and Harbors Using Aircraft Hyperspectral Remote Sensing journal Proceedings of SPIE volume 5780 pages 91 98 doi 10.1117 12.607554 url http www.marine.calpoly.edu PDF Moline 2005.Trees.etal.watertransparency.pdf accessdate 2008 03 07 ref It was ONR s funding that allowed for the development of the tools to rapidly assess the coastal ocean environment utilizing cutting edge environmental mapping and monitoring techniques, specifically hyperspectral remote sensing . ref cite paper last Sandor Leahy first Stephanie R. title Coastal waters imaging instrument and data utility issues publisher American Meteorological Society date 2007 01 17 url http ams.confex.com ams 87ANNUAL techprogram paper 119323.htm accessdate ... Buildings and structures in Tampa, Florida Category Environmentalresearch institutes ... . References reflist External links http www.feriweb.org FERI Official site Category Research institutes ... more details
The UK EnergyResearch Centre UKERC is the focal point for UK research on sustainable energy , and is central to the UK Research Councils Research Councils Energy Programme. ref name ukerc about http www.ukerc.ac.uk support tiki index.php?page About us&structure Home UK EnergyResearch Centre ref The centre has its administrative hub at the campus of Imperial College, London , with research and networking activities taking place in a number of institutions throughout the UK. The organisation takes an independent, whole systems approach, drawing on technical and non technical disciplines including engineering, economics and the physical, environmental and social sciences. The Centre helps to co ordinate the overall UK energyresearch effort and acts as a bridge between the UK energyresearch community, the international research community, business and policymakers. ref name ukerc about History The UKERC was established in April 2004, following a recommendation from the 2002 Energy Review ... 2009, published October 08, 2009, UK EnergyResearch Centre, ISBN 1 903144 0 35 ref Phase II In March 2009, 18.5 million was allocated to support the second phase of work at the UK EnergyResearch Centre ... of UK energyresearch ref Under the Phase II funding, from May 2009 the UKERC has focused on 5 themes ref http www.ukerc.ac.uk support tiki index.php?page Research UKERC Research ref Energy Demand Energy Supply Energy Systems Energy and Environment Technology and Policy Assessment See also United Kingdom Energy Technologies Institute Energy policy of the United Kingdom External links http www.ukerc.ac.uk UKERC official site References reflist Energy in the United Kingdom nongovorg Category Energy in the United Kingdom Category Energyresearch institutes Category Research institutes in the United Kingdom Category Research and development organizations ... to address key controversies in the energy field through comprehensive assessments of the current ... more details
The Environmental Law and Policy Center is a Midwest environmental advocacy organization. It focuses on clean energy, public transportation, and land use. The Center was largely responsible for drafting and successfully advocating the Illinois Energy Efficient Commercial Building Act. It has blocked the development of numerous tollways which it believed to be environmentally unfriendly. See also Portal box Sustainable development Environment Ecology Earth sciences Energy Sustainability Biodiversity Global warming Recycling Ecology Earth Science Natural environment Please Keep This Space For Formatting Purposes. Thank You. blank line space for formatting purposes External links http www.elpc.org index.php ELPC website http www.globalwarmingsolutions.org index.php GlobalWarmingSolutions http www.cleancarsillinois.org index.php CleanCarsIllinois http www.farmenergy.org index.php FarmEnergy http www.greenrestaurants.org index.php GreenRestaurants http www.iowaglobalwarming.org index.php IowaGlobalWarming DEFAULTSORT Environmental Law And Policy Center Category Environmental organizations based in the United States ... more details
The Center for Environmental Science and Policy CESP a researchcenter at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University in Stanford, California . External links http cesp.stanford.edu Official Web Site of CESP Freeman Spogli Institute US west university stub Category Stanford University independent research ... more details
orphan date November 2010 The Environmental Policy Center was established with the support of the Charles H. Revson Foundation in the year 2000 as part of The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies located in Rehavia , Jerusalem , Israel . The Center conducts research, publishes its findings, runs work groups and distributes its ideas and proposals to further awareness of environmental issues. The center directs its work both to policy maker s and to the general public, and offers assistance in the form of information and recommendations for the implementation of policy stemming form its research. Run by Ms. Valerie Brachya , Director of the Environmental Policy Center, the primary focuses include a policy program for treatment of Israel s endangered cliff shore s, the definition of indicators for determining sustainable development in the country s regional councils, environmental indicators, the establishment of metropolitan park s, and the implementation of environmental policies. Plans for 2010 involve a focus on The State of the Environment and Environmental Forecast for Israel 2030 Indicators for Sustainable Development in Israel Water Requirements of Israel and its Neighbors Analysis of Negotiations on Environmental Issues Recommendations and Ways of Holding Future Environmental Negotiations with Countries in the Region Assimilation of Environmental Considerations in the Decision Making Process Environmental Peacemaking Review of the Literature and Development of the Field Recent http jiis.org index.php?cmd publication.8 publications include http jiis.org index.php?cmd publication.8&act read&id 274 Enforcement of Environmental Regulations http jiis.org index.php?cmd publication.8&act read&id 274 Increasing the Effectiveness of Environmental Protection Policies 2009, Policy Document Instability of Israeli Cliff Shores 2010, http jiis.org index.php?cmd publication.8&act read&id 569 Managed Municipal Sustainability toward the Development of a Performance Indicator ... more details
The Institute for EnergyResearch IER , is a Washington, DC based non profit that conducts research and analysis on the functions, operations, and government regulation of global energy markets. IER maintains that freely functioning energy markets provide the most financially inexpensive solutions to today s global energy and environmental challenges and, as such, are critical to the financial well being of individuals and society. IER was founded in 1989 from a predecessor organization. ref name IER cite web url http www.instituteforenergyresearch.org about us title Institute for EnergyResearch About us ref IER conducts research and analysis on the functions, operations, and government regulation of global energy markets. The group promotes free market energy solutions. IER is a tax exempt public foundation and is funded entirely by tax deductible contributions from individuals, foundations and corporations. No financial support is sought for or accepted from the government. ref name IER According to the liberal watchdog group, Media Matters, ref http mediamatters.org research 200901090013 Reuters did not note energy group criticizing Obama reportedly funded by the oil industry , Media Matters for America , January 09, 2009 ref since 1996, 110,000 of IER s funding has come from the Claude R. Lambe Charitable Foundation , a trust set up by private energy company Koch Industries ... title Facts on Energy, A project of the Institute for EnergyResearch Category Energy economics ... dp 0470917369 ref In December of 2011, IER released the North American Energy Inventory ref http energyforamerica.org inventory ref , a compilation of total energy in North America. With the North American Energy Inventory, IER showed that the US could be energy independent if the US federal government were to allow for greater domestic energy exploration and production. IER is also closely affiliated with the American Energy Alliance. ref http www.americanenergyalliance.org ref See also Robert ... more details
The Environmental Modeling Center EMC , improves numerical weather, marine and climate predictions at the National Centers for Environmental Prediction NCEP , through a broad program of research in data assimilation and modeling. In support of the NCEP operational forecasting mission, the EMC develops, improves and monitors data assimilation systems and models of the atmosphere, ocean and coupled system, using advanced methods developed internally as well as cooperatively with scientists from Universities, NOAA Laboratories and other government agencies, and the international scientific community. Branches Global Climate & Weather Modeling Mesoscale Modeling Marine Modeling and Analysis Branch External links http www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov climate stub National Centers for Environmental Prediction Category Numerical climate and weather models Category National Centers for Environmental Prediction ... more details
struct stub coord 38.932658 76.462522 display title Category Leadership in Energy and Environmental ...Orphan date February 2009 File The Philip Merrill Environmental Center.jpg thumb right 250px The Philip Merrill EnvironmentalCenter The Philip Merrill EnvironmentalCenter is a Green building owned and operated by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation . Built in 2001, the Merrill Center is located in Annapolis , Maryland on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay . The building serves as the headquarters office building for the CBF, but is also available to rent for business and social occasions. ref name CBFMerrill cite web title The Philip Merrill Center CBF s Headquarters url http www.cbf.org Page.aspx?pid 38 work http www.cbf.org The Cheasapeake Bay Foundation date 2010 03 26 ref The center is named for Philip Merrill , an American diplomat, publisher, banker, and philanthropist. The building was the first to receive the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design LEED Platinum rating from the United States Green Building Council . ref cite web title U.S. Green Building Council url http leedcasestudies.usgbc.org overview.cfm?ProjectID 69 ref ref cite web title Clark Construction url http www.clarkconstruction.com capabilities green building ref This recognition confirmed that the center was the most environmentally friendly building in the country at the time when it was built. Items used in the building include recycling recycled materials , renewable resource s, and passive and active solar power and use. ref name CBFMerrill Outdoor education program Located at the Merrill Center is one of the foundation s one day field programs for students and educators. This program makes use of an exceptional location between the shores of the Bay, the woods of Bay Ridge, the tidal marsh of Black Walnut Creek, and the local fields of tall native grasses to present a one day, hands on experience of the Bay ecosystem . Students may explore a variety of settings within the convert 30 ... more details
Image TREC.jpg thumb right 200px The Tom Ridge EnvironmentalCenter The Tom Ridge EnvironmentalCenter is a center on the grounds of Presque Isle State Park in Erie, Pennsylvania . Named after former Pennsylvania Governor and former U.S. Department of Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge , it opened on 26 May 2006. ref name trec cite web publisher Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources title Tom Ridge EnvironmentalCenter now open at Presque Isle in Erie url http www.dcnr.state.pa.us news resource res2006 06 0607 trecpi.aspx accessdate 2007 09 18 ref The center has convert 65000 sqft m2 0 ref name trec of space including interpretive exhibits highlighting local and regional flora and fauna , as well as information on the human history and culture of the area. The center also offers a large format movie theater, gift shop, a cafe, a visitors center, and an observation tower of convert 75 ft m 0 ref name trec that overlooks Lake Erie . The facility also includes five conference rooms and eight laboratories for environmental education and research of supporting organizations, plus the administrative offices of environmental and conservation groups and agencies. External links http www.trecpi.org Website http www.dcnr.state.pa.us stateparks parks tomridgecenter.aspx PA DCNR Website References reflist coord 42.1100 80.1540 region US PA type landmark display title Pennsylvania geo stub Category Museums in Erie, Pennsylvania Tom Ridge EnvironmentalCenter Category Natural history museums in Pennsylvania Category Nature centers in Pennsylvania ... more details
Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College is located just south of Wolflake, Indiana Wolflake at Bear Lake, Indiana Bear Lake in Noble County, Indiana . Merry Lea is the largest privately held land reserve in the state of Indiana. The center serves as a field laboratory for students at Goshen College who are studying ecology , environmental education and agroecology . In addition, Merry Lea provides environmental educational experiences for elementary students in the center s service area which includes the Fort Wayne, Indiana Fort Wayne metropolitan area as well as Warsaw, Huntington, Kendallville, Goshen and Elkhart. The facility s 1150 acres 4.6 km include most of northern Indiana s ecosystems including peat bogs , swamp hardwood forest maple forest , upland mesic forest , old field succession old field , prairie , and lakeshore. An esker deposit with 50 ft 15 m relief that extends for nearly half a mile 1 km is the most striking geological feature. The center also features Rieth Village, a complex of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design energy efficient building s completed in 2006 that provide housing and classrooms for college students. ref http graphicdesignbasics.com 2006 merry lea s green buildings.html Merry Lea s Green Buildings ref Rieth Village features a 10 kW wind power wind generator mounted on a 100 ft 30 m tower and 4.8 kW photovoltaic array. Notes Coord 41.318 85.514 display title type landmark format dms notes ref http www.goshen.edu merrylea about directions.php Directions to Merry Lea ref nowiki See http en.wikipedia.org wiki Wikipedia Footnotes for an explanation of how to generate footnotes using the ref and ref tags, and the template below. nowiki references External links http www.goshen.edu merrylea Official website Category Natural history of Indiana Category Goshen College Category Nature centers in Indiana Category Protected areas of Noble County, Indiana Category Education in Noble County, Indiana Indiana protected ... more details
Infobox company company name Community EnvironmentalCenter company logo Image FullLogoMyriadBold.gif 200px company type 501 c 3 Not For Profit Corporation foundation 1994 founder Richard M. Cherry location Long Island City, NY 11101 homepage http www.cecenter.org www.cecenter.org Community EnvironmentalCenter commonly referred to as CEC is a not for profit provider of weatherization services for low income eligible buildings and green building and sustainability services for all types of organizations in the New York City region. CEC was founded in 1994 to improve the lives of low income families by making their homes more efficient, but has since expanded to provide many different green building services to all types of buildings and organizations. ref http www.cecenter.org about ref In 2001, CEC created Solar 1 as an education and arts organization in Manhattan s Stuyvesant Cove Park . ref http solar1.org about history ref In 2005, CEC obtained a grant from the Durst Foundation to start Build it Green NYC , a salvaged building materials retail warehouse. ref http bignyc.org history ref In 2009, CEC partnered with the New York Mayor s Office on the http www.cecenter.org nyccoolroofs NYC Cool Roofs pilot program, which was created to paint building roofs a reflective white color, and lower their impact on global warming . ref http volunteer.nycservice.org org opp 10337992315.html ... ref , among others. CEC has provided energy and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design LEED consulting services on two projects that have won the NYC Department of Environmental Protection ... Energy Auditing References See Wikipedia Footnotes on how to create references using ref ref tags which will then appear here automatically references External links http www.cecenter.org Community EnvironmentalCenter Categories Category Non profit organizations based in New York Category Environmental ... and Queens County. ref http www.dhcr.state.ny.us Apps profiles profile WAPcnty.asp ref Energy ... more details
Site File Florida Solar EnergyCenter sign 01.jpg thumb Florida Solar EnergyCenter The Florida Solar EnergyCenter FSEC is a research institute of the University of Central Florida , located on a 20 acre .08 km sup 2 sup research complex on Florida s Space Coast at UCF s Cocoa, Florida Cocoa satellite campus. FSEC is the largest and most active state supported renewable energy and energy efficiency research, training, testing and certification institute in the United States . ref cite ... web url http www.fsec.ucf.edu people bios Fenton.htm title Florida Solar EnergyCenter Fenton Bio accessdate 2009 06 17 publisher Florida Solar EnergyCenter ref FSEC s mission is to research and develop energy technologies that enhance Florida s and the nation s economy and environment, and to educate the public, students and practitioners on the results of the research. The Center has gained national and international recognition for its wide range of research, education, training and certification ... in engineering, energyresearch, building science, energy and policy analysis, and education and training ... to Solar EnergyCenter to help lead efforts to create and manage the newly created Solar Installer ... building United States Department of Energy University of Central Florida research centers References commonscat reflist External links http fsec.ucf.edu Florida Solar EnergyCenter Website http www.eere.energy.gov inventions energytechnet resources resultdetails 1895 Florida Solar EnergyCenter ... Florida Category Research institutes in the United States Category Environmentalresearch institutes Category Energyresearch institutes Category 1975 establishments Category Buildings and structures ...Coord 28.38640 80.75506 region US type edu display title Infobox University name Florida Solar EnergyCenter image motto Creating Energy Independence image File UCF Seal.svg center 175px established 1975 director Dr. James M. Fenton type Research institute Research Institute city Cocoa, Florida Cocoa ... more details
Geobox Protected Area Name section name Jennings Environmental Education Center native name other name ... iucn III Image image Jennings Environmental Education Center.jpg image caption One of the few prairies in Pennsylvania is found at Jennings Environmental Education Center Etymology etymology type ... of Jennings Environmental Education center in Pennsylvania map locator Pennsylvania map first Website website http www.dcnr.state.pa.us stateparks findapark jennings index.htm Jennings Environmental Education Center Jennings Environmental Education Center is a convert 300 acre adj on 0 List of Pennsylvania ... Run, a tributary of Slippery Rock Creek , flows through Jennings Environmental Education Center, and it shares a border with Moraine State Park to the south. Jennings Environmental Education Center ... Education Center is to provide environmental education for the citizens of Pennsylvania ... stateparks findapark jennings index.htm title Jennings Environmental Education Center ... Environmental Education Center was the first state park established to protect an endangered plant ... at Jennings Environmental Education Center. ref name jenningseec European pioneers from the Thirteen ... a booming industry in Western Pennsylvania. ref name jenningseec Jennings Environmental Education Center ... education of many generations of Pennsylvanians. Jennings Environmental Education Center was established ... 30 mi of Jennings Environmental Education Center ref cite web url http www.dcnr.state.pa.us stateparks ... Jennings Environmental Education Center ref ref name distance cite web last Michels first Chris ... stateparks parks jennings jennings mini.pdf Jennings Environmental Education Center ... EW W location note ref name gnis cite web url Gnis3 1196852 title Jennings Environmental Education Center date August 30, 1990 work Geographic Names Information System publisher United States Geological ... 12 mi north of Butler, Pennsylvania Butler on Pennsylvania Route 528 . The center contains a relict ... more details
CIEL redirects here for the Canadian radio station, please see CIEL FM . unreferenced date November 2010 The Center for International Environmental Law CIEL is a public interest , not for profit environmental law firm founded in 1989 in the USA to strengthen international environmental law international and comparative environmental law and policy around the world. Carroll Muffett is the current president. Program areas Global warming Climate Change Biodiversity and Wildlife Biotechnology Trade and Sustainable Development International financial institution s Law and Communities Persistent Organic Pollutant s Human Rights and the Natural environment Environment See also Canadian Environmental Law Association CELA Earthjustice West Coast Environmental Law General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade GATT World Trade Organization Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund External links http www.ciel.org CIEL Home Page DEFAULTSORT Center For International Environmental Law Category International environmental organizations Environmental org stub rw Ikigo Gishinzwe Amategeko Mpuzamahanga Arengera Ibidukikije ... more details
Infobox Government agency agency name EnergyResearch and Development Administration nativename ERDA abbreviation ERDA seal ERDA logo.jpg seal width 180px formed October 11, 1974 preceding1 United States Atomic Energy Commission dissolved October 1, 1977 superseding United States Department of Energy jurisdiction Federal government of the United States The United States EnergyResearch and Development Administration ERDA was a United States government organization formed from the split of the United States Atomic Energy Commission Atomic Energy Commission in 1975. It assumed the functions of the AEC not assumed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission . The agency was created as part of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 , which was passed on October 11, 1974 in the wake of the 1973 oil crisis . The act split the Atomic Energy Commission into two new agencies the Nuclear Regulatory Commission would government regulation regulate the commercial nuclear power industry, while the ERDA would manage the energyresearch and development , nuclear weapon s, and naval reactors programs. The EnergyResearch and Development Administration was activated on January 19, 1975. The first Administrator was Robert Seamans , followed by Robert Fri Robert W. Fri . In 1977, ERDA was combined with the Federal Energy Administration to form the United States Department of Energy . External links http www.mbe.doe.gov me70 history images image3.jpg Chart at the DOE website showing the history of ERDA and the DOE. DEFAULTSORT EnergyResearch And Development Administration Category Independent agencies of the United States government Category Nuclear weapons infrastructure of the United States Category United States Department of Energy ... more details
Image ECN terrein Petten.jpg thumb right The Energyresearch Centre of the Netherlands ECN is one of the largest energyresearch institute in Europe and holds a strong international position. With and for the market, ECN develops knowledge and technology that enable a transition to a sustainable energy .... ECN has a staff of about 550. Activities ECN s research and technology development focuses on Solar Energy Wind Energy Biomass Energy efficiency Policy Studies The total package of sustainable energy generation, clean use of fossil fuels and reduction of total energy use are key topics. ECN also conducts research on future opportunities and economic backgrounds in the field of energy. Publications ... materials research in relation to energy technology. FLOW the FLOW programme enables Dutch businesses ... www.ecn.nl en EnergyResearch Centre of the Netherlands coord 52.786 4.678 display title Category Research institutes in the Netherlands Category Energy in the Netherlands Category Energyresearch institutes Netherlands stub Energy stub de Energyresearch Centre of the Netherlands nl Energieonderzoek ..., Europe and worldwide. A number of examples EERA together with nine other research organisations in Europe, ECN founded the European EnergyResearch Alliance EERA . The aim is to harmonise the research programmes through joint research and optimal deployment of facilities. ADEM an initiative ... was initiated by RWE, Eneco, TenneT, Ballast Nedam, Van Oord, IHC Merwede, 2 B Energy, XECM Darwind ... University of Technology, ECN and IMEC, focusing on research and development in the field of thin film ... Energy Agency . History ECN received its current name in 1976. Before that time, the centre, which was founded in 1955, was solely focused on the peaceful deployment of nuclear energy under the name of Reactor Centre Netherlands RCN . In 1976 it became clear that the energy supply of the future should not rely on nuclear energy alone. Alternative forms of energy were called for. RCN was appointed ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2007 The Center for Environmental Technology or CET , formerly known as the Environmental Technology Laboratory of NOAA, US Department of Commerce , is a joint center between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA and the University of Colorado at Boulder University of Colorado , which designs some of the most sensitive radio receivers in the world for active and passive microwave observation of terrestrial and atmospheric phenomenon phenomena . External links http cet.colorado.edu Official website Category University of Colorado at Boulder environmental org stub ... more details
Wikify date April 2010 Shaver s Creek EnvironmentalCenter can be found between State College, Pennsylvania State College and Huntingdon, Pennsylvania Huntingdon Pennsylvania in the Stone Valley Recreation Area . This is part of the Penn State Experimental Forest. The Center operates on convert 7000 acre km2 and contains convert 72 acre m2 adj on , freshwater Lake Perez. Each year more than 100,000 people visit the Center, which is open daily from February 1 December 15 excluding Thanksgiving . The EnvironmentalCenter contains an amphitheater classrooms Welcome Center and Pennsylvania Nature Book and Gift Shop herb and flower garden s picnic areas bird of prey raptor center and other displays and exhibits. The Center describes its mission as follows Shaver s Creek EnvironmentalCenter is committed to extending the University s Outreach mission of instruction, service, and research . Through quality programs, we teach, model, and provide the knowledge, values, skills, experiences, and dedication that enable individuals and communities to achieve and maintain harmony between human activities and the natural systems that support all living species . ref http www.outreach.psu.edu shaverscreek ref Programs Outdoor School Shaver s Creek Outdoor School is a 50 year old program that aims ... tournament held once a year at Shaver s Creek EnvironmentalCenter. The contest calls for teams of at least ... Festival The Maple Harvest Festival has been a staple at Shaver s Creek EnvironmentalCenter since ... lessons. The Raptor Center The Shaver s Creek Raptor center houses over 20 birds of prey, all of which ... with Shaver s. The Raptor Center at Shaver s Creek is open to the public daily from 10 00 am 5 ... Barn Owl s. Children s Halloween Trail Throughout the weekend prior to Halloween , Shaver s Creek EnvironmentalCenter puts on a free Fall Festival that includes face painting , pumpkin carving , arts ... at Millbrook Marsh Nature Center in State College, Pennsylvania in several categories The Birding ... more details
Multiple issues orphan January 2011 no footnotes January 2011 Data centerenvironmental control is a constructive generic framework for maintaining temperature, humidity, and other physical qualities of air within a specific range in order to allow the equipment housed in a data center to perform optimally throughout its lifespan . Air flow Air flow management addresses the need to improve data center equipment cooling efficiency by preventing the recirculation of hot air exhausted from IT equipment and reducing bypass airflow . There are several methods of separating hot and cold airstreams, such as hot cold aisle containment and in row cooling units. ref cite news last Fox first Mike title Stulz announced it has begun manufacturing In Row server cooling units under the name CyberRow . url http datacenterfix.com news stulz release cyberrow row cooling units accessdate 27 February 2012 newspaper DataCenterFix date 2 15 2012 ref Overheating of data center equipment can result in reduced server performance or equipment damage due to hot exhaust air finding its way into an air inlet. Air stratification can require setting cooling equipment temperatures lower than recommended. Mixing the cooled air and exhausted air increases refrigeration costs. Temperature IT vendors recommend maintaining temperature of convert 70 75 F C . The American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers ASHRAE states that the recommended temperatures is between convert 68 77 F C , with an allowable range spanning convert 59 90 F C . Rack Hygiene Blanking plates and other fittings around the edge, top, floor, or the rack direct air intake so that only air from the cold aisle reaches ... References reflist Further reading http tc99.ashraetcs.org documents ASHRAE Extended Environmental ... Smart Approaches to Energy Efficient Free Cooling for Data Centers Category Data centers Environmental control Category Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning ... more details
Image US GreatLakesEnvironmentalResearchLaboratory Logo.svg right 300px thumb Great Lakes EnvironmentalResearch Laboratory logo. Image Great Lakes EnvironmentalResearch Laboratory Ann Arbor Michigan.JPG thumb 175px right Great Lakes Environmental Laboratory The Great Lakes EnvironmentalResearch Laboratory GLERL is a laboratory in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research OAR . It is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan , with a subsidiary field station in Muskegon, Michigan . GLERL is a multi disciplinary environmental science environmentalresearch laboratory that provides a solid scientific understanding, as well as, the leadership necessary for the wise use and management of Great Lakes and coastal marine ocean marine environments. History GLERL was created 25 April 1974 when NOAA merged part of the pre existing Lake Survey Center the Limnology and Computer Divisions with the staff of the International Field Year of the Great Lakes IFYGL office. IFYGL had taken place the previous year 1972 1973. ref http www.glerl.noaa.gov about history Mission statement and history , Great Lakes EnvironmentalResearch Laboratory. ref The first director was Eugene Aubert 1974 1986 . ref http www.glerl.noaa.gov news 2004 30anniversary.html GLERL s 30th Anniversary , Great Lakes EnvironmentalResearch Laboratory. ref Awards The Huron ... fuels and lubricants rather than petroleum based. The United States Department of Energy Department of Energy gave an award to NOAA for the vessel as part of the Federal Energy Management Program . ref ... s2615.htm title NOAA Research Vessel Receives Award for Vegetarian Diet work NOAA accessdate 2006 05 08 ref References reflist External links cite web url http www.glerl.noaa.gov title Great Lakes EnvironmentalResearch Laboratory work NOAA accessdate 2006 05 09 Category Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Category Climate change organizations based in the United States Category Great Lakes ... more details
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