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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...
Tom Petersen
Sep 28, 20102 min read
Beyond Compliance: U.S. EPA Joins Green Movement
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has long been the “cop on the beat” and “judge & jury” regarding environmental enforcement in...
Tom Petersen
Sep 24, 20102 min read
Respiratory Protection in Healthcare
H1N1 Virus Exposure Control Ever since the H1N1 outbreak in the spring of 2009, much attention has focused on how to best protect...
Tom Petersen
Sep 21, 20103 min read
Air Quality Consulting: What to Expect from EES
Are you in need of an air permit for a new process or combustion source at your facility? Does your existing Title V or synthetic minor...
Tom Petersen
Sep 17, 20102 min read
Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal and Best Management Practices (Part 1 of 2)
In recent years, trace pharmaceutical wastes have been detected in waterways and drinking water in many metropolitan cities throughout...
Paul Rivers
Sep 14, 20102 min read
Respiratory Protection Standard
Our company, EES, provides health and safety services to manufacturers, universities and the healthcare industry. On occasion, we will...
Tom Petersen
Sep 7, 20102 min read
Hospital Sustainability, Part 6
In this final entry in our 6-part series on hospital sustainability, we will discuss food, chemicals, commuting, pest management,...
Paul Rivers
Sep 3, 20103 min read
Bookmarks for August 23rd through August 31st
These are my links for August 23rd through August 31st: Supermarkets lose heart in green war on plastic carrier bags – Green Living,...
Tom Petersen
Aug 31, 20101 min read
Technorati Search
We’re in the process of getting our blog listed by Technorati. (Here’s our unique claim code KM3FHA7AV73Z – for Technorati’s review)....
Tom Petersen
Aug 31, 20101 min read
Hospital Sustainability, Part 5
Energy Conservation Green Medical Center replaced over 3,000 incandescent lamps with LED lamps, reducing electrical usage substantially. ...
Paul Rivers
Aug 31, 20102 min read
Hospital Sustainability, Part 4
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Green Medical Center (our fictitious hospital which is based on a Philadelphia-area hospital),...
Paul Rivers
Aug 27, 20102 min read
Hospital Sustainability, Part 3
Red Bag Waste (RBW) Prior to 2005, at Green Medical Center (our fictitious hospital which is based on an actual Philadelphia-area...
Paul Rivers
Aug 24, 20102 min read
Bookmarks for August 11th through August 23rd
These are my links for August 11th through August 23rd: People in 'active cities' are slimmer | MNN - Mother Nature Network - Plain...
Tom Petersen
Aug 23, 20101 min read
Hospital Sustainability, Part 2
After attending a Clean Med Conference in 2004, the Hospital Safety Officer at Green Medical Center (our fictitious hospital which is...
Paul Rivers
Aug 20, 20102 min read
Hospital Sustainability, Part 1
This post is the first in a several part series that will focus on sustainability (green) efforts at a large hospital in the Philadelphia...
Paul Rivers
Aug 17, 20102 min read
Chess Club for Kids In Its Fifth Year
When I was a child, my uncle taught me the ancient game of chess. Over the years, I have played sporadically and have only improved...
Tom Petersen
Aug 4, 20102 min read
Bookmarks from 12:23 to 12:23
These are my links from August 3rd: The Inspired Economist » Blog Archive » The Hospital That Heals The Earth (Part I) –
Tom Petersen
Aug 4, 20101 min read
Healthcare Environmental Issues and Opportunities
The healthcare industry affects the lives of virtually everyone in the United States. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...
Paul Rivers
Jul 30, 20105 min read
Bookmarks for July 27th through July 28th
These are my links for July 27th through July 28th: Under-Told Stories - Next Steps on Climate and Energy - Dot Earth Blog - NYTimes.com...
Tom Petersen
Jul 28, 20101 min read
Bookmarks for July 2nd through July 13th
These are my links for July 2nd through July 13th: The campaign against palm oil: The other oil spill | The Economist – South Africa...
Tom Petersen
Jul 13, 20101 min read
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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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