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Greens Fade from the Scene?
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State Soft Drink Associations Move into Recycling Arena
Tree-eating beetles
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Integrated Waste Management Specialist
OPEN EXAMINATION Exam Code: 8SW12
Equal Opportunity Employer - Equal Opportunity to all regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, marital status, disability, religious or political affiliation, age, or sexual orientation.
It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free state work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the state, the rules governing civil service and the special trust placed in public servants.
OPEN EXAM for: California Integrated Waste Management Board. This is an open examination. Application will not be accepted on a promotional basis. Career credits do not apply. How to Apply: Applications may be filed in person or by mail with:
California Integrated Waste Management Board=20 8800 Cal Center Drive Sacramento, CA 95826 ATTN: Examination Unit
Final Filing Date: September 17, 1998
Applications (Form 678) must be postmarked no later than the final filing date. Applications postmarked, personally delivered, or received via interoffice mail after the final filing date will not be accepted for any reason. Salary Range: A: $2400 - $2882 B: $2916 - $3513 C: $3513 - $4242 Position Description: The Integrated Waste Management Specialist is the entry, working, and journey levels in the series. Under supervision, incumbents assigned to Range A , perform the less responsible, professional work associated with integrated waste management. Incumbents assigned to Range B, perform integrated waste management work of average difficulty and may serve as project coordinators on projects of the least to average complexity. Incumbents assigned to Range C, under direction, perform difficult and complex integrated waste management work, may coordinate major integrated waste management program activities and may serve in a lead capacity over other integrated waste management staff.
Positions exist with the California Integrated Waste Management Board in Sacramento, California and Fullerton, California only.
Requirements for Admittance to the Examination: NOTE: All applicants must meet the education and/or experience requirements for this examination by the final filing date.
Qualifying experience may be combined on a proportionate basis if the requirements stated below include more than one pattern and are distinguished as "Either" I, "Or" II, "Or" III, etc. For example, candidates possessing qualifying experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern I, and additional experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern II, may be admitted to an examination as meeting 100% of the overall experience requirement.
Minimum Qualifications:
Either I
Education: Equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Biological, Chemical, Physical, Environmental, or Soil Science; Environmental Health; Toxicology; or Industrial Hygiene. OR
Either II
Equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering; Math; Economics; Statistics; or Resource Management. Qualifying education must include completion of 30 semester units in biological, chemical, physical, environmental, or soil science; environmental health; toxicology; or industrial hygiene.
(Registration as a senior in a recognized institution will admit applicant to the examination, but they must provide evidence of graduation or its equivalent before they can be considered eligible for appointment.)
(Qualifying experience in integrated waste management planning, regulation, marketing, analysis, or research; environmental research, monitoring, surveillance, or enforcement; or design, development, or oversight of a waste prevention and diversion program may be substituted for the required education on the basis of one year of qualifying experience for each year of college work for up to a maximum of two years.)=20
NOTE: Candidates who qualify under Pattern II of the Minimum Qualifications must provide a copy of their college transcripts with their application to verify completion of 30 semester units in biological, chemical, physical, environmental, or soil science; environmental health; toxicology; or industrial hygiene. If college transcripts are not readily available, candidates must list applicable courses by course name and number of semester units completed on the application or as an attachment to the application. Verification of the 30 required units must, however, be provided before the candidate can be considered eligible for appointment. Applications/resumes received without this information will be rejected.
Examination Information: This examination will consist of a 100% weighted Education and Experience Evaluation which utilizes an evaluation of each candidate's experience and education compared to a standard developed from the class specification. For this reason, it is important that candidates take special care in accurately and completely filling out their application. List all experience relevant to the "Requirements for Admittance to the Examination" shown on this announcement, even if that experience goes beyond the ten-year limit printed on the application. Supplementary information such as resumes will be accepted, but read the "Requirements for Admittance to the Examination" carefully to determine what kind of information will be useful to the staff doing the evaluation.=20
NOTE: Since final scores will be based solely on review of applications, attaining list eligibility does not guarantee an appointment. If you attain list eligibility and express interest when vacancies become available, the hiring office will determine your readiness for appointment through a job related evaluation of your technical and professional competence to assume the duties of the position.
Scope: A. Knowledge of:=20
1. Basic principles of scientific research. 2. Chemical, biological, physical, and environmental sciences. 3. Environmental characteristics of waste materials, including handling and disposal, their general effect on human health and the environment, and mitigation measures. 4. Statistical methods of analysis. 5. Concepts employed in a variety of disciplines including integrated waste management economics, public health, and resource management. 6. Controlling hazardous substances at solid waste facilities. 7. Principles and procedures of integrated waste management, waste prevention, and diversion. 8. Basic hydrology and geology. 9. Environmental planning. 10. Investigatory methods. 11. Integrated waste management activities and programs in both the public and private sectors. 12. Federal, State, and local statutes, regulations, legislative and regulatory processes, programs, and responsibilities related to solid waste materials. 13. Facility permitting and environmental review. 14. Use and reuse of solid waste materials.=20
B. Ability to:
1. Collect environmental data. 2. Analyze and evaluate data, reach sound conclusions, and make recommendations. 3. Apply or modify scientific methods and principles. 4. Analyze situations and take appropriate actions. 5. Establish and maintain cooperative relations with local governments, the business community, and the general public. 6. Prepare clear, complete, and technically accurate reports. 7. Communicate effectively. 8. Plan, organize, and carry out integrated waste management studies or projects. 9. Coordinate the work of others. 10. Make oral presentations. 11. Be objective and flexible. 12. Meet critical deadlines. 13. Assess the impact of proposed legislation and new statutes. 14. Organize materials for public presentations and dissemination. 15. Anticipate and respond to public concerns with tact and sensitivity.=20
Eligible List Information: The resulting eligible list will be used to fill vacancies at the California Integrated Waste Management Board. The list will be abolished 12 months after it is established unless the needs of the service and conditions of the list warrant a change in this period. Veterans Preference: Veterans preference credit will be granted.
General Information
APPLICATIONS are available at the California Integrated Waste Management Board, State Personnel Board offices, local offices of the Employment Development Department and on the State Personnel Board website http://www.spb.ca.gov.
THE CALIFORNIA INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service laws and rules and all competitors will be notified.
GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, and ability to work cooperatively with others; and a state of health consistent with the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class. A medical examination may be required. In open examinations, investigation may be made of employment records and personal history and fingerprinting may be required.
VETERANS PREFERENCE: California law allows granting of veterans preference points in open entrance examinations and open nonpromotional examinations. Credit in open entrance examinations is granted as follows: 10 points for veterans, widows or widowers of veterans, and spouses of 100% disabled veterans; and 15 points for disabled veterans. Credit in open nonpromotional examinations is granted as follows: five (5) points for veterans; and 10 points for disabled veterans. Directions for applying for veterans preference are on the Veterans Preference Application form (Form 1093) which is available from the State Personnel Board, written test proctors and the Department of Veterans Affairs, P.O. Box 942895, Sacramento, CA 94295-0001.
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TDD is Telecommunications Device for the Deaf and is reachable only from telephones equipped with a TDD device. California Relay (Telephone) Service for the Deaf or Hearing Impaired:=20
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Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1998 22:19:15 EDT From: Jango@aol.com Subject: Computer Recycling Policy Study On-line
Thanks to all of you who a year ago sent some references that were good=20 starting points for research I was doing on obsolete=20 computer/electronics recycling issues. The study, published in July by=20 the Mid-Atlantic Consortium of Recycling and Economic Development=20 Officials (MACREDO) in conjunction with the Institute for Local=20 Self-Reliance, has been posted on-line at:=20 http://www.libertynet.org/macredo/eprprj.htm
Call MACREDO (go to the web site first) to find out how to get ahold of=20 hard copies. Check out MACREDO's other publications too. Some good stuff!
David Biddle 7366 Rural Lane Philadelphia, PA 19119 215-247-2974 (voice and fax) jango@aol.com
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Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1998 22:19:15 EDT From: Jango@aol.com Subject: Computer Recycling Policy Study On-line
Thanks to all of you who a year ago sent some references that were good=20 starting points for research I was doing on obsolete=20 computer/electronics recycling issues. The study, published in July by=20 the Mid-Atlantic Consortium of Recycling and Economic Development=20 Officials (MACREDO) in conjunction with the Institute for Local=20 Self-Reliance, has been posted on-line at:=20 http://www.libertynet.org/macredo/eprprj.htm
Call MACREDO (go to the web site first) to find out how to get ahold of=20 hard copies. Check out MACREDO's other publications too. Some good stuff!
David Biddle 7366 Rural Lane Philadelphia, PA 19119 215-247-2974 (voice and fax) jango@aol.com
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Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1998 14:09:09 -0400 From: "Bill Sheehan" <zerowaste@grrn.org> Subject: Greens Fade from the Scene?
GREENS FADE FROM THE SCENE Save the World? Maybe Later
Special to ABCNEWS.com
It seems like only yesterday that millions of Americans were swept up in an unprecedented effort to save the planet.
Can you have an impact on the bigger environmental problems, such as global warming and rain forest destruction?
Every tiny bit helps. Yes. Among 5.9 billion people? I don't think so.
Our skies were brown with smog, our streams poisoned with chemicals and wildlife was disappearing. People who recognized something had to be done swelled the ranks of environmental organizations across the land.
But something=92s happened since the modern environmental movement began about three decades ago.
A recent poll by the World Wildlife Fund found that more than three out of four Americans believe adequate steps will not be taken to guarantee a healthy environment for future generations.
No doubt cynicism plays a big role. Americans seem to have little faith in their government, corporations or even themselves, to take the right steps. Only 23 percent of those polled are confident that effective action will be taken to ensure a healthy environment in the future.
Apathy Settles In
But the poll suggests something more ominous: More Americans are simply giving up.
For all their good intentions, environmental leaders have to share some of the blame. Fanaticism that sometimes borders on religious zeal has turned off many Americans. In some places, especially where conservation has cost jobs, environmentalist has become a dirty word.
Fewer than 56 percent of those polled think the United States as a whole is on the right track.
The government usually responds quite slowly to preserve the environment, and too many environmental agencies have become bloated and more interested in protecting their turf than in solving problems.
Beyond all that, there=92s one big reason most Americans are losing faith: The playing field has expanded. Saving the local lagoon from encroaching development has largely been replaced by global issues=97global warming, the ozone layer, rain forests, etc.
How can one person make a difference on problems such as those? How can even one nation that bills itself as the remaining superpower really make a difference?
Questioning Kyoto Protocol
But 49 percent believe they can personally have an impact on large environmental problems like global warming and the destruction of rainforests.
Even signs of great progress shrink under the glare of reality. The Kyoto Protocol, reached in December 1997, brought agreement from 160 nations to severely limit the future emission of greenhouse gases that may be warming the planet. It was hailed as a major milestone in the effort to head off global warming.
But Jon Erickson, assistant professor of economics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Thomas Drennen, a researcher at Sandia National Laboratory, warned in a recent article in the journal Science that perhaps we=92re overlooking something.
The success of the Kyoto Protocol hinges chiefly on whether China, which signed the protocol, can be relied upon.
By 2025, Erickson and Drennen warn, China alone will produce 3.2 billion tons of carbon dioxide each year, compared to current world carbon dioxide emissions of 6.15 billion tons. So what difference could the rest of the world make if it toes the line=97 which is far too optimistic=97and China opts to =93grow its economy=94 at any cost?
No wonder we feel helpless.
But hold on a minute. Progress is happening, even if it seems exceedingly slow, and in some cases, under constant attack.
Laws for the Land
Nine major federal pollution control laws have been passed in recent years, ranging from the Clean Air Act to the Toxic Substances Control Act. There are also hundreds of lesser federal laws that address specific environmental concerns, and each year, 20 to 30 new ones are passed.
The success of some programs was dramatically illustrated recently when Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt released a peregrine falcon on Stone Mountain, Ga.
This magnificent creature, capable of diving through the air at 200 mph, almost disappeared from America. But the population has recovered enough that Babbitt proposes removing it from the endangered species list.
Americans may be discouraged, but they=92re keenly interested in protecting the environment, and that=92s true in all levels of society.
A recent study by the University of Michigan found that urban blacks, despite their concerns about jobs, crime, education and other =93survival=94 issues, are just as concerned about the environment as suburban whites. The study surveyed 793 people in greater Detroit. It found that 77 percent of blacks and 70 percent of whites identified pollution as one of the most important problems facing the country.
Gritty Beginnings
Only 35 percent believe the world as a whole is on the right track.
That finding shouldn=92t be surprising. The modern environmental movement didn=92t begin on the pristine trails of the High Sierra, where the countryside and the air and the water are all spectacular. It began in the cities, where we knew firsthand what we=92d already lost.
By the way, one person can make a difference. My mailbox is filled each day with stories about people who keep striving, like David Gonzalez, a chemistry research assistant at the University of Florida. He has developed a system that uses bacteria to transform harmful chemicals into useful compounds, which in turn be used to make pharmaceutical drugs.
It=92s called =93green chemistry,=94 and people are doing it all over the world.
Some folks haven=92t given up on saving the planet.
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Date: Fri, 04 Sep 1998 12:23:20 -0400 From: chelsea center for recycling and economic development <amyp@chelseacenter.org> Subject: more nike and vinyl
>>found at: >>http://ens-news.com/e-wire/press/september/sept029802.html >>************************************************* >>TO BUSINESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS: >>Vinyl Industry Calls for New Evaluation of Vinyl Use at Nike >> >>MORRISTOWN, N.J., Sept. 2 -/E-Wire/-- The decision by Nike (NYSE: NKE) >>to stop using vinyl in its products is based on false or misleading >>information supplied by Greenpeace and will hurt rather than help the >>environment, the vinyl industry said today. >> >>Nike was urged to form a scientific panel led by members of its Board of >>Directors to reevaluate the decision. >> >>"The Nike Board of Directors includes scholars capable of leading such >>an independent analysis. We urge Nike Chairman Phil Knight to ask them >>to give him and the rest of the Board of Directors a full report on >>vinyl and its role in Nike products," The Vinyl Institute said. >> >>"Nike, your shareholders and customers and the global vinyl industry all >>deserve to have this matter looked at honestly and to have all of the >>environmental aspects considered fully," said Robert Burnett, Vinyl >>Institute executive director, in a letter to Nike CEO Philip H. Knight. >> >>"Nike deserves better than the treatment Greenpeace gave it, first by >>feeding it misinformation on vinyl's environmental performance and >>second by 'hijacking' the announcement of Nike's new approach to >>material selection. I can tell you without hesitation that Nike will not >>find another material that offers the same quality, cost and >>environmental performance that vinyl offers," Burnett said. >> >>"We are disappointed that Nike would allow Greenpeace to put words in >>its mouth disparaging vinyl," Burnett said. "Vinyl is safely used every >>day in thousands of products, including critical, health-sensitive >>medical applications. Over its nearly 70-year history, all aspects of >>vinyl's life cycle have been rigorously tested. It's one of the most >>thoroughly researched materials in existence, something an independent >>analysis will confirm." >> >>Especially misleading is the announcement which Greenpeace made for Nike >>was the suggestion that "the manufacture and disposal of PVC (polyvinyl >>chloride) can release toxins known as dioxin..." Independent research >>indicates that the vinyl industry contributes less than one percent to >>overall dioxin emissions in the United States. While vinyl production >>has tripled in the past 20 to 30 years, U.S. dioxin levels have actually >>declined significantly. >> >>"While we commend Nike's efforts to become a sustainable company -- >>something the companies in our industry also are working toward -- we >>found the Nike announcement full of misinformation, falsehoods and >>disinformation, the kind we typically find in most of the documents >>written by Greenpeace," Burnett added. "Nike is smart enough not to be >>taken advantage of by Greenpeace. We hope Mr. Knight won't let it happen >>again and will right the wrong decision Greenpeace pushed on his >>company." >> >>SOURCE The Vinyl Institute >>-0- 09/02/98 /CONTACT: Mark Sofman of The Vinyl Institute, 973-898-6699; >>or Dave Meeker of Edward Howard & Co., 330-376-6500/ (NKE) > >
Amy Perlmutter Executive Director Chelsea Center for Recycling and Economic Development 180 Second Street Chelsea, MA 02150 617-887-2300/fax 617-887-0399
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Date: Fri, 04 Sep 1998 10:55:01 -0400 From: chelsea center for recycling and economic development <amyp@chelseacenter.org> Subject: Nike and PVC
>Nike Pledges to Phase Out PVC Use As Part of Overall Sustainability= Mission. >Daily Environment Report, August 27, 1998, ppA-1-2. >A spokeswoman for the shoe manufacturer Nike Inc. said that the company= will >stop using polyvinyl chloride in its products as soon as alternatives to= the >chemical can be found. The move is part of Nike's sustainability mission= and >will be followed by the elimination of other chemicals in the future, said >Dawn Leonetti, Nike spokeswoman. Greenpeace praised the move saying that >the manufacture and >disposal of PVC releases dioxin and other chemicals into the environment. >The executive director of the Vinyl Institute, Bob Burnett, called the move >"unfortunate." Although the use of PVC for shoe >manufacture is a small part of the market, the institute is concerned >because of the global visibility of Nike. Burnett says that the industry= has >done studies that show the release of dioxins from PVC to be "very, very >minimal." Leonetti says that the company has not yet identified an >alternative for the substance. PVC is used in parts of Nike shoes, >including the "swoosh" logo, and is used as a laminate in other products >such as duffel bags. Other projects under Nike's sustainability efforts >include the reduction of VOCs in solvents that are used in Nike factories >and the construction of an ecologically friendly headquarters >building in Europe.
Amy Perlmutter Executive Director Chelsea Center for Recycling and Economic Development 180 Second Street Chelsea, MA 02150 617-887-2300/fax 617-887-0399
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Date: Fri, 4 Sep 98 18:22:00 +0200 From: DEFRANCISCO_MANUEL/MADNE@pxledi.bxl.be.solvay.com Subject: Nike and PVC
The problems of NIKE are theirs factories in Vietnam (see http://www.saigon.com/~nike ) ......not de PVC or other chemicals.......
M. de Francisco Ingeniero Quimico
---------- >De: AMYP / UNIX, MM (amyp@chelseacenter.org) >Para: GREENYES / UNIX, MM (GreenYes@ucsd.edu) >Asunto: Nike and PVC >Fecha: Viernes 4 de Septiembre de 1998 7.55 > >Recipient Type: BCC > >------- >>Nike Pledges to Phase Out PVC Use As Part of Overall Sustainability= Mission. >>Daily Environment Report, August 27, 1998, ppA-1-2. >>A spokeswoman for the shoe manufacturer Nike Inc. said that the company= will >>stop using polyvinyl chloride in its products as soon as alternatives to= the >>chemical can be found. The move is part of Nike's sustainability mission= and >>will be followed by the elimination of other chemicals in the future, said >>Dawn Leonetti, Nike spokeswoman. Greenpeace praised the move saying that >>the manufacture and >>disposal of PVC releases dioxin and other chemicals into the environment. >>The executive director of the Vinyl Institute, Bob Burnett, called the= move >>"unfortunate." Although the use of PVC for shoe >>manufacture is a small part of the market, the institute is concerned >>because of the global visibility of Nike. Burnett says that the industry= has >>done studies that show the release of dioxins from PVC to be "very, very >>minimal." Leonetti says that the company has not yet identified an >>alternative for the substance. PVC is used in parts of Nike shoes, >>including the "swoosh" logo, and is used as a laminate in other products >>such as duffel bags. Other projects under Nike's sustainability efforts >>include the reduction of VOCs in solvents that are used in Nike factories >>and the construction of an ecologically friendly headquarters >>building in Europe. > >Amy Perlmutter >Executive Director >Chelsea Center for Recycling and >Economic Development >180 Second Street >Chelsea, MA 02150 >617-887-2300/fax 617-887-0399 >
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Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1998 11:22:17 -0700 (PDT) From: Pat Franklin <cri@igc.org> Subject: State Soft Drink Associations Move into Recycling Arena
SORRY FOR CROSS POSTINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FYI: Here is an article from the next issue of CRI's=20 "Container and Packaging Recycling UPDATE"
State Soft Drink Associations Move into Recycling Arena
As more and more states consider 'bottle bills' to help reduce litter and waste, state soft drink associations (SDA's) are getting increasingly involved in anti-litter and recycling programs. The SDA's are affiliates of the National Soft Drink Association (NSDA) which represents the soft drink industry, 75% of which is controlled by The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo. or their bottlers.
NSDA has been active in anti-litter and recycling programs for many years, providing funding for state affiliates of Keep America Beautiful. Some of NSDA's more recent forays into the recycling arena include the following:
* An NSDA staff member was one of about 100 who participated in the Recycling Conference sponsored by the White House Council on Environmental Quality in April. =20 * NSDA is the 'exclusive' America Recycles Day web page sponsor * NSDA is one of eight sponsors of the National Recycling Coalition's Anniversary Gala in October. =20 * NSDA, on behalf of the soft drink industry, sponsored a contest to send three college students to the September NRC Congress in Albuquerque, NM. =20 SDA 'environmental' activities in states where bottle bills will be considered in 1999 include the following:
Oklahoma: The OK SDA was the lead sponsor of the Keep Oklahoma Beautiful 1998 Summer Environmental Conference.
Nebraska: The NE SDA is on the Nebraska America Recycles Day Advisory= Council.
New Mexico: The new treasurer of the NM Recycling Coalition is NM SDA Executive Director Jerry Nelson.
Pennsylvania: The Executive Director of the PA SDA is on the steering committee for America Recycles Day.
Kentucky: The Executive Director of the KY SDA is a member of the Special Task Force on Container Deposits. =20 Pat Franklin, Executive Director Container Recycling Institute 1911 Ft Myer Drive, Ste 900 Arlington, VA 22209 tel: 703/276-9800 fax: 276-9587 email: cri@igc.org on the web at www.igc.apc.org/cri/
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Date: Fri, 04 Sep 1998 14:11:38 -0500 From: "Hatti Koth" <hattik@spnec.org> Subject: Tree-eating beetles
Does anyone know anything about the beetles that have been destroying trees in Chicago? Apparently they have been arriving on wood pallets from Asia. As a solution, manufacturers are considering going back to using treated wood in their pallets to keep the beetles away.
This story has been on the news, but I would be interested in more details if anyone knows more.
Thanks, Hatti Koth Saint Paul Neighborhood Energy Consortium
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