{"id":4857,"date":"2012-03-28T14:47:24","date_gmt":"2012-03-28T21:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unrbep.org\/?p=4857"},"modified":"2012-03-28T14:47:24","modified_gmt":"2012-03-28T21:47:24","slug":"webinar-how-to-launch-green-business-programs-in-communities-across-the-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/webinar-how-to-launch-green-business-programs-in-communities-across-the-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"Webinar: How to Launch Green Business Programs in Communities Across the Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Join us for a Webinar on April 26, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Space is limited.<\/strong><br \/>\nReserve your Webinar seat now at:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gotomeeting.com\/register\/310083866\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www2.gotomeeting.com\/register\/310083866<\/a><\/p>\n<p>California passed AB 913 taking effect January 2012 to facilitate growth and development of the local government Green Business programs across the state.\u00a0\u00a0The Green Business program delivers a package of proven multimedia technical assistance to small business to help them improve operations to meet sustainability goals.\u00a0\u00a0Learn from California expert, Matt McCarron, how to start a Green Business Program, how they work, and positive effects on a community.\u00a0\u00a0Matt will demonstrate the value of Green Business Programs (GBP) using quantitative and qualitative results, including waste and emissions reductions, energy and water conservation, cost savings and customer satisfaction.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the presentation, Jen Huntley, PhD, Environmental Historian, Former UNR Professor and Chair for greenUP! will discuss how Reno-based environmental group, greenUP! is launching a green business program in Reno, Nevada.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Bio of Lead Presenter:<\/span><br \/>\nMatt McCarron is is the project lead for the California Green Business program in the Pollution Prevention program at California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC). Recently, Matt was loaned to the Governor\u2019s Office of Economic Development, now GO-Biz to assist businesses with permit information. Previously Matt has worked with CalRecycle (CIWMB) Electronics Waste and HHW\/Used Oil section, Cal\/EPA Permit Assistance Centers and earlier with DTSC&#8217;s regulatory assistance and HHW program.\u00a0\u00a0Matt has a degree in Biology and master&#8217;s in Environmental Management from the University of San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>This Webinar is cosponsored by the Western Sustainability and Pollution Prevention Network (WSPPN) and Reno-based environmental group, greenUP!<br \/>\n<em>Webinar: How to Launch Green Business Programs in Communities Across the Nation<\/em><br \/>\nDate: Thursday, April 26, 2012<br \/>\nTime: 11:00 AM &#8211; 12:30 PM PDT<\/p>\n<p>After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us for a Webinar on April 26, 2012 Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https:\/\/www2.gotomeeting.com\/register\/310083866 California passed AB 913 taking effect January 2012 to facilitate growth and development of the local government Green Business programs across the state.\u00a0\u00a0The Green Business program delivers a package of proven multimedia technical assistance to small &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/webinar-how-to-launch-green-business-programs-in-communities-across-the-nation\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Webinar: How to Launch Green Business Programs in Communities Across the Nation<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4857"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4857"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4857\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4858,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4857\/revisions\/4858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}