WPI Africa Conference

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• WPI Africa Conference
• Environmental Business Council

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• What is the EBC?
• Regional Non Profit Trade
  Association
• Incorporated 1990
• Membership driven
• Board of Directors
• Executive Committee
• Environmental Energy Climate Change

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• Membership
• Environmental and Energy Consultants
• Remediation Clean up Contractors
• Hazardous and Solid Waste Management Firms
• Law Firms
• Insurance Firms
• Analytical Laboratories
• Energy Companies

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EBC Mission Statement

• The mission of the Environmental Business Council
  is to promote economic and job growth in
  established and emerging environmental and energy
  businesses in New England
• Provide Educational Programs
• Provide access to regulators and industry
  leaders
• Offer networking and business development
  opportunities

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• Upcoming Programming
• May 2 Advancing Biofuels in New England
• May 8 Economic Forecasting for Env. Industry
• May 9 Regional Environmental Summit Climate
  Change/Green Economy
• May 13 EBC C D Committee Forum
• May 19 EBC RI Breakfast US Senator Whitehouse
• May 22 EBC Solid Waste Forum Jim Colman Mass
  DEP
• May 29 Land Based Wind Energy 2nd Session
• June 5 EBEE Awards Celebration
• June 20 Breakfast Program MEPA Director
  Babb-Brott
• June 23 EEA/EBC Low Impact Development
  Conference
• July 11 3rd Annual EBC Ocean Management
  Conference

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• Access to Legislators
• Regulators
• Regulation have been Key Business Driver
• Access to State and Federal Regulators Important
• EBC work to define regulations ensure sound
  science
• Ensure that Regulatory Programs are workable when
  implemented

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• Committees
• Climate Change Committee
• Construction and Demolition Debris Forum
• Energy Committee
• Government Affairs Committee
• Ocean and Coastal Resources Committee
• Site Remediation and Redevelopment Committee
• Solid Waste Management Committee
• Sustainable Development Committee
• Water Resources Committee
• Wind Energy Development Committee

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• Should an Environmental Business Association Be
  Established in Africa?

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• Daniel Moon
• President
• EBC
• www.EBCne.org
• DKMoon_at_EBCne.org