Where did the Environmental, Health and Safety
Professionals go?
Don't stress... were down but not out.
The months before March are mission critical "crunch
time" for Environmental, Health and Safety Professionals...
To help my fellow EHS pro's I post an annual "Compliance
& Regulatory" resource list (see links below).
EHS subscribers ..
Here's the "short list" - ENJOY!
EHS Federal
Regulations:
OSHA
Regulations &
EPA Regulations
Best list
of EHS Regulations by state:
http://www.lgean.org/html/stateregs.cfm
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The most comprehensive list of information of EHS Federal Agencies and
Regulations
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The most comprehensive list EHS Regulation and History
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All OSHA Safety Programs (A-Z)
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"Regulatory Check" lists for EHS Pro's
If I missed any here are links
to All Federal Regulatory Codes:
WI State codes:
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/cea/publications/codes.htm
Federal codes:
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html
http://www.law.cornell.edu/states/listing.html
Just the Facts... "IF" the general public was aware of how great our
existing Environmental & Welfare Protection regulations were, they would
understand that we would have "NO" current manmade global warming
problems.... "IF" individuals and corporations would have complied with
the regulations for the last two decades. It's not debatable... it is an inarguable, gut wrenching
fact. If you think "Inconvenient Truth" was alarming, my 20
year data report would give you a stroke. Seriously...
During this time I deploy my artificial intelligence
data mining protocols to ensure I am still accumulating the most
advanced resources available to "Protect People and the Planet".
So don't worry, Very soon I'll be back in force with my "Black Army"
;-)
Christopher Haase
Please Email me or leave a comment of link errors or
more information - Thanks!
Labels: EnviroProtection
¶ 1/31/2007 10:14:00 AM 0 Comments Links to this post
Two four year blog veterans, "black-out" "time for change"Stay tuned as ehs-bloggers "black out" across nation.
Mine is just "one of a Million"...
Thanks for helping "Protect, People and The Planet.
Chris... duty calls. "It is our responsibilities, not ourselves, that we should take seriously."
Labels: greenwashing
¶ 1/29/2007 11:57:00 AM 0 Comments Links to this post
Cheney smirks at Bush's suggestion we reduce our dependence on foreign oil
¶ 1/29/2007 09:04:00 AM 0 Comments Links to this post
Colbert makes a joke about Bush saying "climate
change."
Another great hugg
posted by
linton
¶ 1/29/2007 08:10:00 AM 0 Comments Links to this post
The truth of a Green Closet... The New York Times reportsrapid-cycling (i.e. eco-clothes) fashion trends, and the throwaway clothes culture they've enabled -- drives significant carbon emissions. Markets are tapping into the public's desire to make environmentally responsible choices making consumers' fixated on purchasing the "latest fashion trends" to be green.
Discarding the use of second hand clothing, or "buy more expensive and durable clothing that can be worn for years, to buy widely available "trend" garments. Article mentions how a shift in "consumption" habits could lessen this serious environmental threat.
¶ 1/29/2007 07:55:00 AM 0 Comments Links to this post
Social workers are placing obese children on the child protection register alongside victims thought to be at risk of sexual or physical abuse. These children suffer from sleep apnoea and serious health complications from diabetes. Initially, social workers try to help the parents but, in some cases, the parents are the problem." "Very obese children are taking up nations resources that should be used for legitimate purposes. Parents have got to be held accountable for overfeeding their children or letting their children become fat without taking action." The number of children aged under 11 who are obese more than doubled in just ten years! Full read here
¶ 1/29/2007 07:09:00 AM 0 Comments Links to this post
In a chilling conclusion on global warming the United Nations is poised to release a report on climate change that is so grim and so vast in scope that scientists involved in the six-year study say it will end the debate on global warming. The report will say that it is a virtual certainty that humans have caused the change, meaning that the scientists are "99 percent" certain.
It was in the 1980s that food began disappearing from the American supermarket, gradually to be replaced by “nutrients,” ... chemical compounds and minerals in foods that nutritionists have deemed important to health, "with the promise of scientific certainty; eat more of the right ones, fewer of the wrong, and you would live longer and avoid chronic diseases. But as American food culture went down this dimly lighted path we see an alarming increase in chronic diseases linked to diet — including heart disease, cancer and diabetes.
¶ 1/29/2007 06:03:00 AM 0 Comments Links to this post
As widespread reports of Mercury found in all fish tested by researchers with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the nation's streams, and that sampled more than 2,700 fish in over 10 other Western states Surface... Congress and a federal suit are challenging to replace the new US mercury plan that is a "emissions-trading scheme" - which has worked to curb other pollutants that spread far and wide - but, doesn't work for mercury, which accumulates locally as well as spreading over long distances.
Thank www.glrppr.org for breaking this!
¶ 1/26/2007 06:33:00 AM 0 Comments Links to this post
Lead is one of the most harmful toxins on Earth and is especially hazardous for children. Incredibly, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering removing lead entirely from the list of pollutants it controls under the Clean Air Act. Tell the EPA that it must continue to use the best available science to protect the air we breathe from dangerous lead pollution. 
Labels: EnviroProtection
¶ 1/25/2007 01:20:00 PM 0 Comments Links to this post
While nearly every great lake territory is cutting, Wisconsin appears to be lifting critical "environmental protection" standards that protect wildlife and children's health. Any state lowering pollution standards will clearly have a negative impact on ALL surrounding territories.
Wisconsin rules require a 75 percent reduction in mercury emissions by 2015, but the DNR is considering changing that to a 70 percent reduction by 2018, to match federal regulations, Clean Wisconsin officials said. (read linked here)
More than two dozen organizations - including Clean Wisconsin, the Sierra Club and the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation - presented a petition to the state Department of Natural Resources asking for a rule that would require a 90 percent cut in mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants by 2012.
Illinois has already approved a rule requiring a 90 percent cut in mercury pollution at each power plant by 2012 and Minnesota has a similar plan, to be achieved by 2014.
Removing the regulations that made WI air cleaner?
Further punishment to the great lakes was announced Jan 22nd. by Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle announcing that, "he is directing the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to lift ozone attainment the S.E. region.
citing "the air we breathe in Eastern Wisconsin is cleaner today than it was a decade ago,"...
Labels: WI - Evniro
¶ 1/25/2007 10:07:00 AM 0 Comments Links to this post
The Washington Post columnist Robert Samuelson, challenged by fivefold increase in the production of ethanol. "Naturally, corn farmers love this. They've been the program's main beneficiaries. Although ethanol displaces only tiny amounts of oil (slightly more than 1 percent)" "Further: Ethanol has only about two-thirds of the energy value of an equal volume of gasoline. When you do all the arithmetic, 60 billion gallons of ethanol displace just under 1 billion barrels of gasoline. If that merely offsets increases in oil use, it won't cut existing import dependence or greenhouse gases." Read full hereLabels: BioFoolsGold, EthanolHoax
¶ 1/24/2007 03:40:00 PM 0 Comments Links to this post
| The company says, will be able to recharge in less than 10 minutes and has a 200-mile driving range. By some estimates, it would only require $9 worth of electricity for an EESU-powered vehicle to travel 500 miles, versus $60 worth of gasoline for a combustion-engine car. Link (Via boing, boing) Hugg posted by linton So what's the problem? BRING IT ON! "There's no way you're going to go to thousands of volts in a vehicle," he (Andrew F. Burke, a research engineer at the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California at Davis) declared. "Would you drive around in your car with 10,000 volts? People are concerned now with two or 300 volts when they talk about hybrid vehicles." Also see Boing Boing Reader Comment On EEstor posted by linton |
Labels: HybridHype
¶ 1/24/2007 08:12:00 AM 0 Comments Links to this post
Tomorrow night will be last post on Confined Space. He is no longer a voice maker, he will be an "action taker"! Starting next week, instead of just writing about what Congress and this administration needs to be doing to protect workers, he'll be able to directly affect some of those things. If you're around, stop by Confined Space (Wednesday) night to say an on-line say goodbye. On-line party from 9:00 to 11:00 pm EST. To take some time to reflect on the past four year. The posts I am thankful for by Jordan
- Workers Die, Shit Happens
- BP Knew About Dangers At Refinery That Killed 15
- 9/11 Anniversary: Don't Forget The Workers
- Job and Environmental Blackmail
- Your Job Or Your Life: Popcorn Lung Comes To Wisconsin
- The of fear EPA over OSHA.... anyone else think something's wrong ...
- Yikes - OSHA "Quote of the Week"
- OSHA has issue a standard -- or at least part of a standard.
- News from The Associated Press
- Just as sweet as the first time I heard it ;-)
- Disposable Workers
Labels: EnviroProtection, WI - Evniro
¶ 1/24/2007 07:32:00 AM 0 Comments Links to this post
Labels: Renewable Energy
¶ 1/23/2007 02:25:00 PM 0 Comments Links to this post
Ethanol won't actually help the world lose its appetite for oil, says a new article in the Milken Institute Review, written by right wing experts from Cato Institute. "We-can-do-anything American naiveté can cloud minds and distort markets," state the authors, which says there's no way ethanol production will ever come close to meeting the quantities being asked for by politicians. They also claim that the ethanol industry receives far higher subsidies that Big Oil. Read the sordid details. Labels: EthanolHoax
¶ 1/23/2007 07:24:00 AM 0 Comments Links to this post
Conventional-looking family home shows that a combination of solar and hydrogen power can generate all the electricity for heating and cooling his house year-round and run a full range of appliances including such power-guzzlers as a hot tub and a wide-screen TV without paying a penny in utility bills.
"We had some interesting discussions about global warming this weekend. Yet I have a friend who still rejects the science of it. What part could they disagree with?"
My Response ...
"ALL The "global warming" reports are true in one aspect, "science shapes economics."
I think it's the whole "warming" thing people enjoy debating (as sooo many do) .01% of 1% or 1.3 % equals ?
Regardless, there is inarguable data since the 1930's of industrializations influence on the environment.
No scientist could dispute mans negative impact on the environment and climate (or they should pull their library card).
However, there are MAJOR factors in regards to "individual" daily activities compared to "major" sources contributions that are generally misrepresented in data that is released by the "popular media". Skewing "global warming" information one way or another to meet alternative directives.
Facts (Just search my blog)
- We have known what the cleanest fuels are for decades
- We have had 75 mpg vehicles for decades
- We could run our home "off grid" for decades
- We could power most U.S. cities off "free" sources
So, why have we not to done so Simple answer - People love to argue, debate and blame but few want to change or an inconvenience to their daily lives.
Global Warming programs are a "trillion" dollar industry & possibly the best political and marketing tool used in our lifetime . Given that alone, it will be here for at least the next election ;-)
Pollution and "climate change" didn't just sneak up on us... this is the result of 100 years of industrialization we are "reactively" creating a market of "pandemic & fear" for the audiences to invest billions of dollars in.
When just the utilizing the existing "Public Service Announcement" funding could drive every American to conserve, preserve, build and purchase sustainable enough to stop ALL individual increases in "green house" emissions.
The facts are always scarier and the sustainable solutions are always easier... just neither are that popular. The simple alternatives do not drive markets or consumerism.
Labels: HybridHype
¶ 1/22/2007 02:05:00 PM 0 Comments Links to this post
In the January 19 edition of the Wall Street Journal, Sharon Begley, author of Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Power to Transform Ourselves, "We choose and sculpt how our ever-changing minds will work, we choose who we will be the next moment in a very real sense, and these choices are left embossed in physical form on our material selves."
While "short-term, impact on emissions is likely to be small." Schemes are allocated carbon dioxide permits that are traded in as emissions are generated. the permits are currently worth around US$5 per tonne of carbon. To compensate for having to lose the assets when accounting for their emissions, the firms charge extra for products. In the case of the electricity sector, this is estimated to have generated an extra $1.5 billion in annual profits for British firms between 2005 and 2007. Read more here
"German Gray Giant", could help millions that suffers widespread food shortages and where many people "struggle to feed themselves on a diet critically deficient in protein, fats and micronutrients." according to the United Nations.
"North Carolina's ten million hogs produce twice as much feces and urine as the populations of the cities of Los Angeles, New York and Chicago combined. Industrial farms, most with thousands of hogs each, store the waste in open-air pits, called lagoons. They spray the waste, untreated, as manure on adjacent fields."-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Haase Comments - While the title and the "investigative piece" was an important topic... , I completely WASTED my morning watching the kungfu bunnies and cowscapes form Web Zen... Yikes!
Good comments on boing, boing
Fourteen percent of homes may be at risk. Two percent (2%) of California households own an air cleaner that intentionally emits ozone (ozone generator), while eight percent (8%) own an air cleaner that may emit ozone as a by-product. An estimated 828,000 Californians (about 282,000 households) may be exposed to potentially harmful levels of ozone from ozone generators. Get the facts & get involved! Not all air-cleaning devices are appropriate for home use some can be harmful to human health. The ARB recommends that ozone generators, air cleaners that intentionally produce ozone, not be used in the home. Ozone is a gas that can cause health problems, including respiratory tract irritation and breathing difficulty (Ozone and Health).
Links to fact sheets and articles of interest are provided below.
- Fact Sheet: Beware of Ozone-Generating Indoor "Air Purifiers"
- List of Hazardous Ozone Generators Sold as Air Purifiers
- REPORT: Evaluation of Ozone Emissions From Portable Indoor "Air Cleaners" ...
- PRESENTATION : Actions to Address Indoor Ozone Generators
- PRESS RELEASE:Some Air Cleaners Dangerous to Public Health
What we do not need is "new" studies... but, action. M
Labels: EnviroProtection
¶ 1/19/2007 06:15:00 AM 0 Comments Links to this post
...Freedom cannot defend itself."The attempt to require political bloggers to register was REMOVED from the lobbying reform bill. The vote was 55 to 43 to defeat the provision. All 48 Republicans, as well as 7 Democrats, voted against requiring bloggers to register; all 43 votes in favor of keeping the registration provision were by Democrats."
List of rep's who saved your grass roots blog. ¶ 1/19/2007 05:31:00 AM 0 Comments Links to this post
Look pasts the "names" ... this is an important read for "content"
Do I believe it's hopeless? ask me you would be surprised what I think... We need to distance ourselves from the "popular", politics, media, opinions and look at the "lifetime" impact of hazardous chemicals and gross neglect and enforcement "required" environmental regulations and how they are "root" causes of our current "Eco-Crisis"... While the "global warming will ALWAYS be a "chicken or egg" debate... the end results of 30 years of neglect is inarguable, measurable, catastrophic and declining with every day "green washer" take the stage for there "cause of the week" on T.V. or in the press.
"In what sounds like a comedy sketch from Jon Stewart's Daily Show, but isn't, the U. S. Senate would impose criminal penalties, even jail time, on grassroots causes and citizens who criticize U.S. Congress.Political Bloggers May Be Forced to Register "Under Senate Bill S.1, political bloggers with a readership of over 500 who comment on policy matters or hope to incite 'grassroots' action amongst their readers would be forced to register with the Federal Government as lobbyists.
Wow, wow freedom of what? This floored me... Full read here ¶ 1/18/2007 07:30:00 AM 0 Comments Links to this post
"People don't appreciate that their purchases have real environmental impacts," "They also don't think their individual actions make much of a difference, " said Tilford.Not just in North America and Europe but China and India, not to mention other parts of Asia and Latin America. The world collectively overshot the Earth's capacity to support us in 1984, the report notes. In the 22 years since reaching that crucial tipping point, rates of consumption of resources have accelerated.
"And for those willing to be more conscious, they often don't have the knowledge or information to know what's better...
"It is very complicated for public to know what's from where or how products in the stores are made," noted Lester Brown of the Earth Policy Institute, a U.S. group focused on environmentally sustainable economy.
That over-consumption has reached such an absurd level that the average U.S. citizen, living in the world's richest nation, spends more than they earn every year.
"It is sometimes stunning that people will not make the most minimal effort to change," she said. We need to shift people to become environmentally and socially conscious consumers...
Please read the full article linked here ¶ 1/17/2007 12:28:00 PM 0 Comments Links to this post
People living in North America have the highest levels of the persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic chemicals known as polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), and scientists have speculated for years about whether they could be coming from the dust in people's homes.- What are PBDE's and where are they found?
- Why do we use flame retardant chemicals?
- Three types of PBDE formulations
- PBDE's in the environment
- The health effects of PBDE's
- Limiting exposure to PBDE's
- Reduce PBDE's in the environment
Labels: EnviroProtection, Toxic2U
¶ 1/17/2007 11:24:00 AM 0 Comments Links to this post