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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="sans-serif">Session: Understanding the Environmental and Health Impacts of Personal Care Products</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="sans-serif">Date:</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="sans-serif"> Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at 1 PM ET</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="sans-serif"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="sans-serif">Abstract:</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR>
<FONT FACE="sans-serif">This session highlights the best resources for identifying the health and environmental impacts of person</FONT><FONT FACE="sans-serif">al care products and selecting environmentally preferable alternatives. The speakers will share information on best management practices in hair and nail salons, identify best publications and websites for identifying the safety of personal care products.</FONT><FONT FACE="sans-serif"></FONT> <FONT FACE="sans-serif">They will discuss the current state of the science research data and regulation of the beauty industry. They will present a process for the development of a green checklist for nail salons and demonstrate how to research the safety of products on the Envi</FONT><FONT FACE="sans-serif">r</FONT><FONT FACE="sans-serif">onmental Working Group's Skin-Deep Database. In addition, Environmental Finance Center 9 and EPA collaborative will introduce and describe a Healthy Hair Guide that highlights information on techniques and tips for selecting safe, less toxic ingredients a</FONT><FONT FACE="sans-serif">n</FONT><FONT FACE="sans-serif">d encouraging reduction of hazardous chemicals so as to promote a less toxic environment for cosmetologist and consumers.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="sans-serif"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="sans-serif">To register:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/516373888"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U></U><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="sans-serif">https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/516373888</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="sans-serif"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><A HREF="http://www.epa.gov/epahome/exitepa.htm"><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="sans-serif"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="sans-serif">Session: Greening Your Business</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="sans-serif"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="sans-serif">Date:</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="sans-serif"> Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 1 PM ET</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="sans-serif"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="sans-serif">Abstract:</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="sans-serif"><BR>
A number of prominent</FONT> <FONT FACE="sans-serif">corporations and small businesses, driven by consumer awareness and environmental realities, are embracing the business value of going green. These firms realize that business success today means not just a healthy bottom line, but a healthy triple bottom</FONT><FONT FACE="sans-serif"></FONT> <FONT FACE="sans-serif">line that takes financial, social, and environ-mental performance into consideration</FONT><FONT FACE="sans-serif">—</FONT><FONT FACE="sans-serif"> the essence of sustainability. The speakers will share information on tools and successes for business to reach their goals for sustainability.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="sans-serif"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="sans-serif">To register:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/138732313"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U></U><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="sans-serif">https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/138732313</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="sans-serif"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><A HREF="http://www.epa.gov/epahome/exitepa.htm"><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="sans-serif">Session: Water Efficiency for Hotels-- Greening Your Bottom Line through Water Conservation</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="sans-serif"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="sans-serif">Date:</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="sans-serif"> T</FONT><FONT FACE="sans-serif">uesday, September 21, 2010 at 12 PM ET</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="sans-serif"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="sans-serif">Abstract:</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="sans-serif"><BR>
Hotels are extremely large volume users of water. One study found that hotels use an average of 209 gallons of water each day for each occupied room, and energy costs to heat hot water can</FONT> <FONT FACE="sans-serif">be two times that of the water & sewer utility. PKF Hospitality Research estimates that the cost of electricity comprised the greatest portion of hotel utility expenses (59.4 percent) and water/sewer (17.6 percent) make up the majority of the balance of u</FONT><FONT FACE="sans-serif">t</FONT><FONT FACE="sans-serif">ility costs. This webinar will discuss specific ways in which hotels can reduce water usage and energy costs associated with water use as a means of increasing revenues and maintaining utility budgets despite increasing electricity and water/sewer rates.</FONT> <FONT FACE="sans-serif">A</FONT><FONT FACE="sans-serif">ttendees to this webinar will hear from experts in water efficiency about the context of water conservation in hotels, including securing executive support, emerging technologies, and how to include energy cost savings in the financial analysis of water e</FONT><FONT FACE="sans-serif">f</FONT><FONT FACE="sans-serif">ficiency retrofits. Additionally, there will be a presentation from a hotel that reduced water usage 45% through fixture retrofits, reduced outside water usage 50% through efficient irrigation, eliminated the use of potable water for irrigation, and now p</FONT><FONT FACE="sans-serif">r</FONT><FONT FACE="sans-serif">oduces 60% of domestic hot water onsite with a solar water heating system.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="sans-serif"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
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Registration ends on September 20, 201</FONT><FONT FACE="sans-serif">0</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="sans-serif"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><A NAME=""><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Deborah L. DeBiasi</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial"><BR>
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><B><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Email: Deborah.DeBiasi@deq.virginia.gov</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><I></I></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><I></I></B></SPAN><B><I><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#FF0000" SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">(NEW!)<BR>
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</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Virginia Department of Environmental Quality</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial"><BR>
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</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Mail: P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><I></I></B></SPAN><B><I><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial"></FONT></SPAN></I></B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR>
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