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Veterans’ training grant funding announces grant at
Workplace for
leads Valley jobs education push veterans training

VETERANS LEARN
WEATHERIZATION AND BPI
SKILLS TO GET JOBS
IEMT SERVES VETERANS IN REGION
Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3, had
high praise July 6 for the work by the Institute
of Environmental Management and
Technology to train veterans for green jobs, a
program for which she has been instrumental
to win funding.
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Joseph Carbone, Susan Giordano, Michael Frownfelter, Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro

EPA DELAYS LEAD RENOVATOR DIRECTIVE

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
buckled under pressure from contractors and
members of Congress in June and postponed
the enforcement of the new lead paint
regulation that went into effect in April 2010.
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Lead paint was once commonplace The coming of LED lightbulbs

LED LIGHTS A NEW LINE IN SAVINGS AT AGE

Kyle Whitteaker, General Manager of ‘We need to invest in
Alternative Global Energy, returned from the green homes and
annual Lightfair International trade show in green energy.’ --
Las Vegas in May with more than a trunk full Susan Giordano,
of samples of the new high-brightness light
emitting diode (LED) technology.
President
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EPA delays new lead renovator directive
MORE TIME FOR CONTRACTORS TO TAKE CLASSES
(continued from page 1) The Lead
Renovation, Repair and Painting
regulation, which required contractors
who work in older homes to become
certified in lead repair, renovation and
painting and follow safety precautions,
will now take effect in October 2010.
Industry groups argued there is a
shortage of government-approved
trainers and that there would be many
fines and much litigation.
The EPA is giving contractors until
Sept. 30 to apply or enroll in training
classes. Training must be completed by
Dec. 31 2010. Contractors will be
expected to follow the safety
precautions of the new rules, according
to a memorandum from the EPA
Office of Compliance and Assurance.
Kristen Cramer, manager of the
Institute of Environmental
Management and Technology, said the
memorandum will allow contractors
and workers additional time to become
trained. “In turn, it may increase the
number of classes that we need to
schedule,” Cramer said.
The regulation is intended to reduce
the amount of lead dust created during
home renovation and repair. The EPA
estimates about 285,000 children
between the ages of one and five had
elevated lead levels in their blood each
year from 1999 to 2004.
TRAINING SCHEDULE
OSHA 10-Construction Safety,
Aug. 3-4, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., $150.
Building Analyst, Aug. 9-18, 8
a.m. to 5 p.m., $1,200; Exam Aug. 19,
field exam to be announced. Session 2
Sept. 6-15, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., $1,200.
Envelope Professional, Session
2 Aug. 9-13 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Session 3
Aug. 23-27, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Session 4,
Sept. 6-10, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Course is
$1,125. written exam fee is $250, field
exam fee is $375. Dates TBA.
E PA L e a d S a f e t y f o r
Renovations, Repair s and
Painting, Session 2 Aug. 5, 8 a.m. to 5
p.m., Session 3 Aug. 19, 8 a.m. to 5
p.m., Session 4 Sept. 2, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Course is $195.
JAPAN TAKES BOLD STEP
Japanese citizens are being
encouraged by their government to go
to bed earlier, and wake up earlier, to
reduce energy use at home.
The nation’s environment ministry
launched the Morning Challenge to
swap late-night electricity for an extra
hour of morning sunlight, which would
hopefully reduce Japan’s carbon
dioxide emission footprint.
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Japan has been active on the
green energy front. The prime minister
has pledged to cut greenhouse gases
deeply on the Pacific island nation.
Scientists believe a typical family
can reduce its carbon dioxide footprint
by 85 kilograms a year by going to bed
earlier and waking up earlier.
A ministry spokesman was quoted
in press reports as saying that Japanese
are known to waste electricity at night
time, watching TV until late and
burning electricity on lights.
The government is encouraging
the people to wake up earlier and put
the time to good use, by exercising and
eating a good breakfast, before their
work day begins. That would be a
change from staying up late every
night, then rushing each morning to be
at work on time.
The Japanese environment
ministry is working to reduce Japan’s
carbon dioxide emissions by 25 percent
from 1990 levels within the next
decade.
Reducing greenhouse gas, to help
avert man-made influences on global
warming, is a worldwide effort. Some
countries are far ahead of the curve
and others are lagging far behind.
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LED lights boost savings for AGE clients
NEW TECHNOLOGY A TERRIFIC DEVELOPMENT IN ILLUMINATION
(continued from page 1) He brought
back an action plan, to begin selling the
new solid state lights to commercial
customers of AGE, in their perpetual
search for cheaper energy solutions.
LED lights can now be used to replace
even the energy-efficient compact
fluorescent bulbs. They are a huge leap
from the LEDs of the early 1970s that
glowed red and were primarily used on
electronic devices, like power switch
pilot lights.
Whitteaker introduced them to the
line of AGE products immediately.
“We’ve already installed a number of
them,” Whitteaker said, describing how
commercial customers use them for
illumination in applications like walk-in
freezers and refrigerators.
Convenience stores, package stores,
grocery stores and restaurants are
among the potential customers for this
application of LED solid state lights.
“AGE has several suppliers and we are
selling them,” Whitteaker said.
The lights cost more than traditional
bulbs, or even compact fluorescent
bulbs, but have a long lifespan and use
much less energy. They are not
lightbulbs, in the traditional sense.
They are semi-conductors. The light
comes from the low-voltage
illumination known as
electroluminescence, as electrons
release energy in the form of protons.
It gets quite technical, but what it
means is that a much lower electric bill
can be realized, through the energy
savings potential of low voltage lighting
solutions combined with other energy-
saving technology.
And, an energy audit for any
commercial enterprise is free.
For information on commercial
energy audits and applications of LED
lights, contact Whitteaker at AGE at
(203)924-9544, extension 298.
SOLAR PLANE A SUCCESS
The solar/green energy industry
community was abuzz with excitement
July 8 when an experimental solar-
powered plane completed its first 24-
hour test flight, proving that a solar
aircraft can absorb enough energy from
the sun during the day to continue
traveling into the night.
The test in Switzerland was the
last stop before the Swiss-led project
makes an attempt at circling the globe
with an even better solar plane.
Previous flights for the solar plane,
called Solar Impulse, included short
hops. It has a 207-foot wingspan,
accomodating solar cells, so landing is a
touchy issue as the long wings must not
scrape the ground.
T h e p l a n e, l i k e m a ny
experimental craft, seats only the pilot.
But the infant technology proves the
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plane can theoretically stay in the air
extended periods, recharging its
batteries as needed by means of 12,000
solar cells during the light of day.
The development of a solar plane
may be important because airplane
travel is a significant source of carbon
emissions and a major contributor to
greenhouse gas. Solar planes would
have no emissions. It is a large leap
from a one-seater plane to a passenger
plane, however.
The Swiss team will begin building
an even more efficient solar plane with
a larger cockpit that will allow for
longer flights.
UNIVERSITIES GO GREEN
Universities nationwide are going
green to help attract the growing wave
of young Americans who are
environmentally conscious.
E n e rg y - e f fi c i e n t bu i l d i n g s,
recycling/reuse programs and solar
power are among the initiatives U.S.
colleges take to attract students who
identify with the green movement.
The Sustainable Endowments
Institute, based in Massachusetts,
reported in July that in 2010 seven in
10 universities had a sustainability
message in their marketing, up from
three in 10 the year before.
The interest in the environment
appears to be a spontaneous trend.
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Susan Giordano, president of IEMT, applauds DeLauro Rosa DeLauro praises grant program

IEMT SERVES VETERANS IN REGION Giordano, president of IEMT, speaking at

(continued from page 1) DeLauro the event.
visited the CTWorks Career Center on “If the veterans take our Building
Elizabeth Street in Derby and thanked Performance Institute weatherization DISCLAIMER:
Susan Giordano, president of IEMT, for classes, they can help homeowners save The information
her work retraining U.S. veterans for money,” Giordano said. “And look at what presented herein is
decent-paying green jobs like is happening with the oil in the Gulf of intended to be used
weatherization. Mexico. We need to put money into home for information and
DeLauro announced that the energy savings and green energy.”
Workplace received a $500,000 Veterans
reference purposes,
The Workplace Inc. is one of nine
Workforce Investment Program grant, the Regional Workforce Development Boards in
and is not and
second in three of such grants totaling $1.5 Connecticut. It was competitive to get the should not be
million, from the Department of Labor to grant, said Joe Carbone, president of the considered legal
help train local veterans in the green energy Workplace, Inc. advice or the advice
market. of Susan Giordano
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CTWorks officials. Industrial Health/Safety, Kris
The program at IEMT has trained and Cramer, (203) 924-9544, extension 291
placed hundreds of students and is Communications, Tony Spinelli,
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the Middle East today, said Susan

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