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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-US">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-US"> p2tech-bounces@great-lakes.net [mailto:p2tech-bounces@great-lakes.net]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Andy Bray<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 24, 2015 3:02 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Andy Bray<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [p2tech] Green Chemistry Connection, An Online Community for Green Chemistry Practitioners, Launched Nationwide<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><img border="0" width="444" height="133" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D04D2A.D9BF6A30" alt="bx_splash_image-cropped"></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">For Immediate Release<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Contact:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Andy Bray, Project Manager
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">NEWMOA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">(617) 367-8558 x306<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="mailto:abray@newmoa.org">abray@newmoa.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Green Chemistry Connection,
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">An Online Community for Green Chemistry Practitioners,
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Launched Nationwide
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">NATIONAL –
<span style="background:white">The </span><a href="http://www.newmoa.org"><span style="background:white">Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association (NEWMOA)</span></a><span style="background:white">
</span>announces the national launch of the “Green Chemistry Connection,” an online community of green chemistry practitioners and an information clearinghouse now available at
<a href="http://www.GreenChemConnect.org">www.GreenChemConnect.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">NEWMOA created the
<a href="http://www.greenchemconnect.org/">Green Chemistry Connection</a> in order to facilitate
<span style="background:white">the exchange of information, ideas, and expertise on one easy-to-access and use web platform</span>. NEWMOA conducted a “soft-launch” of the website in 2014 in the northeast with more than 115 members. With the re-launch of the
website for a national audience, NEWMOA hopes to expand the conversation on green chemistry and further enhance the quantity and quality of information available on the Network.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“Perhaps there is nothing more important when attempting to change the status quo than effective communication. Green chemistry seeks to change the status quo to a more sustainable
society and economy through innovation... [GreenChemConnect.org] will allow everyone interested in designing a thriving, prospering, sustainable world in discovering the power and potential of green chemistry to meet environment/health goals at the same time
as meeting economic and job creation goals.”</span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Paul Anastas, Yale University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://www.greenchemconnect.org/">GreenChemConnect.org</a> brings together federal, state, and local programs, academic institutions, non-governmental organizations, and private
companies that are working on green chemistry initiatives. The goal for the <a href="http://www.greenchemconnect.org/">
Green Chemistry Connection</a> is to broaden the understanding and adoption of green chemistry practices and principles in business, education, government, health care, and society as a catalyst to growing a sustainable economy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#333333">Through
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://www.GreenChemConnect.org">www.GreenChemConnect.org</a><span class="MsoHyperlink">,</span><span style="color:#333333"> members can network and share information</span>. Some of its features
include:<span style="color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">●</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Discussion forums for sharing ideas or posting questions
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">●</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Blogs for sharing views, expertise, and experience
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">●</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">News complied from multiple sources<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">●</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Announcements about upcoming events and activities<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">●</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Notices about jobs <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">●</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Groups for connecting with members interested in a particular topic<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">●</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Library of links to green chemistry websites, publications, videos, case studies, curriculum and training materials, promotional materials, and resource lists<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">●</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">A Member Directory of organizations, companies, and academic researchers Social media sharing through other social networking sites, such as LinkedIn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">According to John Warner, President of the
<a href="http://www.warnerbabcock.com/">Warner Babcock Institute of Green Chemistry</a>,
<i>“This portal has an excellent potential to bring green chemistry community together in an effective way. I look forward to watching this grow.”</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";background:white">NEWMOA developed this website using Word Press and administers and maintains the Network. It is funded in part by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
<span class="apple-converted-space">through the </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://www.p2rx.org/"><span style="background:white">Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange (P2Rx™)</span></a><span style="background:white">.
NEWMOA thanks the New England Green Chemistry Initiative (NEGCI) Steering Committee and
</span>Government Programs and Strategies Workgroup <span style="background:white">
for their involvement and support with developing this Network.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext">Reporter's/Editor's Note:
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">NEWMOA is a non-profit, nonpartisan, interstate governmental association. With membership composed of state environmental agency directors of the hazardous waste, solid
waste, waste site cleanup, pollution prevention, and underground storage tank programs in CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, RI, and VT. For more information, visit:
<a href="http://www.newmoa.org">www.newmoa.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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