| Great Lakes 101 Briefings |
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The NEMWI and Great Lakes Task Forces of the NEMW Senate and Congressional Coalitions are jointly convening a series of briefings to introduce congressional staff to the Great Lakes players and programs. Critical and interlinking international, federal, and state level activity on the lakes is carried out by many groups and programs. The briefings are designed to clarify and explain differences in programs and mandates. There will be three briefings in total, and each session will highlight Great Lakes regional programs within three different agencies. The details for the first two sessions are as follows; details on the third session will be provided shortly:
- Session II: Friday, February 18th at 1:00 p.m. in SVC 201. The International Joint Commission, Great Lakes Fishery Commission, and Great Lakes Commission will provide an overview of their missions.
For more information contact Joy Mulinex at the Great Lakes Task Force.
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| Great Lakes Task Force Director Position Open |
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The Northeast-Midwest Coalitions seek a director for the Senate and House Great Lakes Task Forces. The director provides information and organizational direction to a diverse and energized bipartisan Great Lakes Task Force membership in the Senate and House in order to advance bipartisan solutions to regional issues relevant to the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes Task Forces are dynamic member teams which jointly utilize the tools available to Congress to address Great Lakes federal policy priorities as effectively as possible.
Interested applicants should email a cover letter and resume to Allegra Cangelosi, President of the Northeast-Midwest Institute, at acangelo@nemw.org.
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Co-Locate with NEMWI Near Capitol Hill
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NEMWI has office space available in their office suite located steps from Senate offices and Union Station. The ideal subtenants would be non-profit organizations focussed on issues relevant to NEMWI projects and programs, and/or geographic areas within the Northeast-Midwest region. Up to nine furnished offices available with parking spaces, 24 hour security desk services, and shared conference room and kitchen facilities.
Call Dyan McCray (202) 464-4019 at NEMWI for more details.
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| Brownfield Redevelopment Opportunity: Combined Heat and Power |
The Northeast-Midwest Institute has partnered with Pace University's Energy and Climate Center to shine a light on opportunities to develop combined heat and power (CHP) generation on brownfield sites. The Energy and Climate Center is a national leader in renewable energy, energy efficiency and environmental impacts of energy generation and use. The project, funded by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) will examine the use of CHP, or co-generation, on brownfield sites around the country for potential replication in the NEMW region, particularly New York State. The Institute will explore federal and state policy options in pending climate/cap-and-trade legislation; it will also conduct outreach to states and Brownfield Opportunity Area representatives in order to deliver targeted information on how CHP could fit into and support their brownfield development plans.
For more information, contact Colleen Cain, Senior Policy Analyst at the Northeast-Midwest Institute.
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Army Corps Announces Additional GLMRIS Public Meetings
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ("Corps") has announced a series of additional public meetings related to the Corps' Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study (GLMRIS). GLMRIS is an evaluation of alternatives that might be used to prevent the transfer of aquatic nuisance species (sometimes called "ANS") between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins through aquatic pathways (see this earlier article on GLMRIS here).
The Corps is providing these meetings (along with an opportunity for written comments) to help "refine the scope of GLMRIS to focus on significant issues, as well as eliminate issues that are not significant from further detailed study," according to a January 18 Corps' announcement.
The locations and dates of upcoming meetings are:
- Milwaukee, WI-Feb. 15
- New Orleans, LA-Feb. 17
Persons wishing to provide oral comments at one of these meetings are asked to register at http://glmris.anl.gov/involve/pubschedule/index.cfm. Until March 31, 2011, the Corps will also accept public comments on the GLMRIS scope via this web site.
For more information contact Mark Gorman, Policy Analyst at the Northeast-Midwest Institute.
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