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Founded in 1967, the Arkansas Environmental Federation is a 501c(3) non-profit education association with more than 350 members, the vast majority of them businesses and industries that deal with environmental, safety, and health regulations on a day-to-day basis. The AEF focuses on practical, common-sense laws and regulations based on sound science; a teamwork approach to compliance; and waste minimization and pollution prevention. The AEF enables information to be exchanged on a daily basis between its members, government regulators, and policy makers.
| Certified Energy Manager Training |
Learn how to enhance your operations, control your costs, and expand your career development during this 5-day Training Program for Energy Managers. It will be held from May 10-14, 2010 in Fort Smith, AR at Golden Living. A block of rooms will be reserved at Homewood Suites at 7300 Phoenix Ave. Fort Smith, AR 72903 until April 15, 2010. Please call 479-452-7100 to make a reservation. A CEM Training Handbook is also available to purchase, but it is not required for the seminar. For any questions, email Elyse Geisbauer at
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or call 501-374-0263. Below is a link to a brochure containing more details about the event.Click here for the brochure. Click here to register or purchase the handbook. The state's regulators and EPA will be speaking about Air Permits in Arkansas, Greenhouse Gases Emission, Recent EPA Developments and many more intersting topics. Get your registration form for the Clean Air Act Seminar! It will be held April, 1, 2010 at Crowne Plaza Hotel in Little Rock. A limited block of rooms is reserved for AEF for $88/Single or Double through March 13. Don't forget to mention the AEF when you call. This is also a great opportunity to earn Continuing Education Credits. You can fill out your registration form and look at the agende by following the links below. If you have any questions, email Elyse Geisbauer at
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or call 501-374-0263. Click here to print a copy of the brochure. Click here for the registration form.
ADEQ Hazardous Waste Generator Workshop
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Join the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality's Hazardous Waste Division Staff as they present: "Fundamentals of Hazardous Waste Management for Generators." It will be held March 4, 2010 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. in Springdale, AR at the Jones Center for Familes, Room 226. Managers and inspectors will be discussing Classification of Hazardous Waste, Accumulation Rules, Hazardous Waste Treatment, and several more topics during the workshop. Bring your lunch. Seating is limited, so please RSVP with Clyde Rhodes (
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) by Feb. 26, 2010. For more information on the ADEQ and their Hazardous Waste Division, follow the link below. Click here for the ADEQ Hazardous Waste Division webpage. AEF's Position on Global Climate Change
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The Arkansas Environmental Federation Board of Directors and Government Affairs Committee have adopted a position statement on Global Climate Change. The position statement describes the overall principles that AEF believes should be applied to climate change legislation at the both the federal and state levels, and is one we believe is based on facts and sound economic justification. The full position can be downloaded or viewed as a jpeg.
AEF Membership: More Valuable Than Ever
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We recently partnered with Stephens Inc. to offer a newly formed Health Insurance Purchasing Group named BRAVO to our membership. This program allows any AEF member in good standing to become eligible for the HIPG which offers an array of plans to employers having 1 to 199 employees at reasonable rates. For more information on Bravo!, contact
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, and for information regarding a membership with the AEF, email
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 | Executive Director's Update |
 The Arkansas Environmental Federation is dedicated to promoting environmental protection within Arkansas’ manufacturing and business sectors. If you or your facility has environmental responsibilities, the AEF could be your primary source for environmental, safety and health training, professional development, regulatory review, legislative monitoring and professional networking. Our cost-effective workshops on the pressing environmental issues facing Arkansas’ manufacturers are convenient and timely and always bring together the regulators and the regulated community in a non-confrontational manner.
The AEF is committed to a balanced, effective and efficient approach to environmental protection. We understand that job creation often comes with an environmental impact. Corporate resources are not unlimited. Investments and efforts aimed at the environment must, therefore, be designed to accomplish environmental gains in an efficient manner, including Arkansas specific training for environmental professionals. AEF Members can take advantage of two members only features of our newly updated website (members see the login page for instructions on new passwords): We welcome you to the Arkansas Environmental Federation’s website and encourage you to consider partnering with us to make a positive impact on Arkansas. Randy Thurman
Executive Director - AEF
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