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Purpose
The principles of green chemistry provide a foundation for transforming the way we make and use chemicals and materials, with a focus on design at the molecular level to make them safer for workers and the public. The use of green chemistry can create significant economic, social and environmental benefits.

Despite these benefits, many companies in Oregon are not currently using green chemistry. There are a variety of interdependent reasons why not. Fortunately, Oregon has a strong green chemistry foundation that can be developed to enable more organizations to innovate in ways that reduce costs, increase competitiveness, and protect public health and the environment.

The Oregon Green Chemistry Advisory Group, convened by the Oregon Environmental Council, met from Fall 2009 through Spring 2010. Advisory group members are listed below. Our primary goal was to evaluate barriers and opportunities to support innovation through the use of green chemistry in Oregon. Based on this evaluation, the group developed recommendations to help Oregon emerge as leader in this field. These recommendations include the following:

  1. Increase understanding and awareness of the benefits of using green chemistry among key decision-makers.
  2. Enhance Oregon’s existing and future workforce through education and training that supports the use of green chemistry.
  3. Expand Oregon’s public and private green chemistry research & development capacity.
  4. Commit state and local resources to support green chemistry innovation.
To learn more about green chemistry in Oregon contact Colin Price at colinp at oeconline.org.















Meeting Information
Date
Time
Location
Monday, October 5th9:00 AMOregon Environmental Council Office
Monday, November 2nd9:00 AMUniversity of Oregon, Portland
3rd Floor, Room 346
Tuesday, December 1st1:00 PMBlount, Inc.
Thursday, January 7th9:00 AMBusiness Oregon
Thursday, February 11th9:00 AMOregon Department of Environmental Quality
4th floor, Suite 400
Monday, February 22nd9:00 AMOregon DEQ
Check in on 10th Floor
Meeting on 5th Floor, Rm. 5B
Monday, March 8th9:00 AMNike, Inc.
Mia Hamm Building











Members
Organization
Mark BradyBusiness Oregon
Jim EvansCoastwide Laboraties
John FrazierNike, Inc.
Julie HaackUniversity of Oregon
Jim HutchisonUniversity of Oregon
Robin Gumpert (Facilitator)DS Consulting
David LivengoodOregon Department of Environmental Quality
Charlie MartinOregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Jason SmithBlount, Inc.
Colin PriceOregon Environmental Council
Grant WatkinsonCoastwide Laboraties
Elizabeth WhalenPortland State University; formerly with Columbia Forest Products







































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colin@oec ODEQ Presentation from Western Sustainability and P2 Conference 0 Nov 3 2009, 12:42 PM EST by colin@oec
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David Livengood and Kevin Masterson with Oregon DEQ recently presented and update on Toxics and Chemical Policy at a conference in San Diego. The Green Chemistry Advisory Group was discussed during the presentation. A pdf of the presentation is saved under background documents.
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colin@oec Michigan Green Chemistry Governor's Award Program 0 Oct 19 2009, 2:49 PM EDT by colin@oec
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From the Michigan DEQ news release

Winners of the first annual Michigan Green Chemistry Governor's Award Program were honored last evening at a special ceremony held at the Detroit Institute of Arts. The program, established by the Michigan Green Chemistry Roundtable in support of Governor Granholm's Executive Directive 2006-6, was designed to celebrate innovations in green chemistry in Michigan.

The Green Chemistry program recognizes advances that either incorporates the principles of green chemistry into chemical design, manufacture, or use, or that promote activities which support or implement those technologies. The seven award winners were also recognized earlier today at the Michigan Green Chemistry Conference held at the Fort Shelby Doubletree in downtown Detroit.



"These award winners have demonstrated that environmental protection and sound business practices can, and do, go hand-in-hand," said Department of Environmental Quality Director Steven E. Chester. "I congratulate them on their innovation and commitment to the ideals of green chemistry."

Winners of the 2009 Michigan Green Chemistry Governor's Award, listed by category, are:

Business:
Dow AgroSciences
PPG Industries
Academic:
Dr. Yinlun Huang, Wayne State University
Dr. Phillip Savage, University of Michigan
Education:
Grand Valley State University, Chemistry Department
Public:
Ecology Center
Student:
Nathan Craft, Grand Valley State University

Further information on the Michigan Green Chemistry Program is available on the DEQ Web site at www.michigan.gov/deqgreenchemistry, or by contacting DEQ's Environmental Assistance Center at 1-800-662-9278, or by e-mail at deq-ead-env-assist@michigan.gov.
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colin@oec 1st Annual Michigan Green Chemistry Conference Summary 0 Oct 19 2009, 12:54 PM EDT by colin@oec
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From Julie Haack

Here is a link to the 1st Annual Michigan Green Chemistry Conference that I attended on September 25, 2009 in Detroit, MI.

http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3585_49005-223016--,00.html

This site describes the conference, attendees and has some of the presentations.

In addition, the website provides some key information (see below) that people wanted regarding activities in MI. I attended the meeting and there were some very interesting outcomes discussed during the "Group Work Session," but that material is not yet posted.

My general impression from the meeting was that MI is really struggling with how to implement green chemistry, specifically regarding how to:

get technical green chemistry information to emerging and existing businesses
make valuable connections between groups that could work together
provide a clearing house for what is currently happening in the state
develop a coordinated plan for MI
enhance communication across all sectors (ngo, business, education, industry etc.)


Related content available on the Web page
• Michigan Green Chemistry Governor's Award Recipients Honored
• Michigan Green Chemistry Governor's Award Winners
• Executive Directive on Green Chemistry
• Green Chemistry Mission and Goals
• Green Chemistry Action Plan
• Green Chemistry Action Plan Released
• Green Chemistry Stakeholder Meeting
• Green Chemistry Roundtable
• Green Chemistry Roundtable Workgroup Charge
• Green Chemistry Program Parameters
• Michigan Green Chemistry Awards Program
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