Environmental Technology Resources Handbook

The most comprehensive guide to technology for environmental solutions available, the Environmental Technology Resources Handbook helps readers determine which programs are most relevant to their needs. It contains information from federal, state, international development bank, and national and global and regional interest group Web-sites and a host of other sources. Branches, laboratories, and offices of government agencies and research centers are mapped according to resources offered and technology functions. This book shows readers how to search efficiently for the most useful information and technical assistance for solving, assessing, or researching their problem and provides them with contacts for further information.

This handbook guides the user to hundreds of technologies, practices, partnership opportunities, and funding resources. Presented in non-technical language, it covers hundreds of publicly available resources for pollution prevention, control, remediation, and assessment.Environmental Technology Resources Handbook will help you: REDUCE-time, effort, and money to search for innovative technologiesLOCATE-federal dollars to support development of innovative technologiesANTICIPATE-environmental compliance problems by early adoption of technologyUNDERSTAND-the process of forming partnerships to develop or market your "green" products or solutionsPARTICIPATE-in verifying technologies under development.The Handbook is a highly cost-effective tool for environmental policymakers, corporate EHS personnel, engineers, consultants, governmental program managers, technology vendors, international development assistance professionals, and academics teaching environmental courses.Environmental Technology Resources Handbook indexes information by key words, 12 technology and environmental media areas, 15 types of resources offered, and major industry and government sectors. Contacts, including URLs, e-mail addresses, and phone and fax numbers allow you to access more detailed information.

FORCES DRIVING ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGYPublic AwarenessRegulationGreen Consumerism and InvestmentEnvironmental LeadershipVoluntary Standards Technology Verification and User ConsortiumsConclusion EndnotesHOW TO FIND TFES RESOURCESFocusing the Search Selecting the SourceIdentifying the Assistance CategoriesEvaluating the InformationEndnotesMAPPING THE ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY JUNGLEThe Selection ProcessRefining Terms for SearchesThe Technology Development ProcessINTERAGENCY PROGRAMSOffice of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC)Federal Remediation Technology Roundtable (FRTR)Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR)U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP)The National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)EndnotesFEDERAL AGENCIESDepartment of DefenseDepartment of EnergyEndnotesENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)Energy Star Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP)Environmental Technology Commercialization Center (ETC2)Small Business GatewayOffice of the Chief Financial OfficerOffice of Policy, Economics and Innovation (OPEI)Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics Office of Research and DevelopmentOffice of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER)Office of Wastewater Management (OWM)Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds (OWOW)Transportation Air Quality Center(TRAQ)OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIESUnited States Agency for International Development (USAID)United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)United States Department of the Interior (DOI)Department of Transportation (DOT)Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank)Federal Trade Commission (FTC)Internal Revenue Service (IRS)National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)National Science Foundation (NSF)INTERNATIONAL AGENCIESEuropean Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)Global Environment Facility World BankAsian Development BankREGIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIESEnvironmental Council of the StatesInterstate Technology & Regulatory Cooperation (ITRC)Local Government OrganizationsNGOs, NONPROFITS, AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIESEngineering SocietiesGlobal Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI)Pew Center on Global Climate ChangeRestore America's EstuariesWorld Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)World Conservation Union (IUCN) World Resources Institute (WRI)INDEX

Daniel W. Gottlieb