Tom Petersen
Penn Medicine Signs Climate Pledge
EES client Penn Medicine announced last month that it has signed a national pledge promising to “significantly cut and, eventually,...
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Tom Petersen
- Jan 31, 2023
- 5 min
Interview: Public Health and Climate Change with Gillian Capper of the APHA
Environmental and Engineering Solutions, Inc. recently sat down to talk with Gillian (Gill) Capper (she/her), Program Manager for the...
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Allison Stalker
- Sep 25, 2012
- 2 min
60 Potential Refrigerant Fluids Identified
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has identified 60 substances that may be useful as new refrigerant fluids. ...
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Allison Stalker
- Jul 3, 2012
- 3 min
Emperor Penguins Threatened by Melting Ice
A new study published in the journal Global Change Biology studied the effects of diminishing sea ice on the Emperor penguin population...
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Josh Shkrab
- Jun 1, 2012
- 2 min
Climate Policy Initiative's Analysis of GHG Tracking Systems
Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) recently conducted an analysis of national systems that track emissions and other activities aimed at...
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Josh Shkrab
- Jan 20, 2012
- 3 min
Climate Change Mitigation Can Also Have Health and Agricultural Benefits
Climate change mitigation policies can do more than just avert the potential long-term catastrophic consequences that will affect the...
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Josh Shkrab
- Dec 13, 2011
- 2 min
Seventeenth Annual Conference on Climate Change in Durban, South Africa
The annual United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP17) Climate Change Conference began November 29th In Durban, South Africa. The...
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Allison Stalker
- Sep 13, 2011
- 2 min
A Fast, Cheap Method to Curb Climate Change
A new study completed by Mark Z. Jacobson and presented at the 242nd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS)...
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Allison Stalker
- Jun 7, 2011
- 2 min
Record Greenhouse Gas Emissions in 2010
Carbon-dioxide emission levels are once again on the rise following a slight decrease in 2009. The International Energy Agency (IEA)...
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Heather Cummings
- Apr 15, 2011
- 1 min
EPA’s GHG Reporting Program Delayed
The EPA recently announced the postponement of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program deadline. The 2010 date deadline was originally set...
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Heather Cummings
- Feb 15, 2011
- 1 min
Congress Continues to Resist the EPA Carbon Regulations
Last week EPA administrator Lisa Jackson testified in front of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power. In the testimony Jackson...
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Heather Cummings
- Nov 9, 2010
- 1 min
First GHG Emission Standard for Trucks and Buses
Last month the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed another initiative to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The EPA,...
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Heather Cummings
- Oct 29, 2010
- 1 min
The Lone Star State's Reaction to GHG Permitting Regulations
The state of Texas is known for its size, both in land mass and personality. Now the state has turned its outsized personality against...
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Heather Cummings
- Oct 26, 2010
- 1 min
New EPA Policy Regulates Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have become a focal point in EPA policy in recent years. The deadline for GHG permitting is fast...
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Tom Petersen
- Sep 28, 2010
- 2 min
Global Warming - Part 4 - Thinning Ice
For further evidence that global warming is affecting our environment, we can look to glaciers and ice shelves, specifically in...
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Tom Petersen
- Apr 27, 2010
- 2 min
Global Warming - Part 3 - Evidence
As you learned previously from Part 2 of the EES Global Warming Series, the greenhouse effect is essential for life and changes to this...
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Tom Petersen
- Feb 15, 2010
- 2 min
Global Warming - Part 2 - The Greenhouse Effect
The Greenhouse Effect – The greenhouse effect is caused by the interaction between our atmosphere and the sun’s rays. It is essential to...
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Paul Rivers
- Feb 11, 2010
- 1 min
Global Warming Primer - Part 1
Since we are on the brink of major changes in our clean air laws related to Global Warming, I’d like to provide some brief descriptions...
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Tom Petersen
- Sep 28, 2004
- 3 min
State, Local Agencies Map Global Warming Strategies, Harmonize With Controls on Smog and Soot
There is significant evidence that global warming is occurring and that it is partially due to the increased concentration of greenhouse...
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EES has been providing environmental health & safety consulting and engineering services for more than 25 years, serving healthcare, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, aerospace and higher education organizations across the United States and Canada.
President and Engineer Tom Petersen, P.E. has more than 36 years of environmental engineering, health & safety and process safety experience.
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