There Is Light at the End of the Tunnel! Key Ingredients to a Successful End of Term Action Plan

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shawn Worster ◽  
Alan Cohen ◽  
Susan Raila
Keyword(s):  
Solid Waste ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Waste To Energy ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
North East ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Status ◽  
Privately Owned

These are critical times for customers, operators, and owners of waste-to-energy technologies in the US. Many of the existing long term contracts entered into during the early to mid 80’s are at or nearing their end. Communities are facing the need to decide what to do with that portion of their waste stream remaining after they reduce, reuse, and recycle. This presentation addresses the status of several waste-to-energy facilities (e.g. North East Solid Waste Committee (NESWC), Bridgeport, Pinellas, Hempstead) projects that have reached, or are nearing, the end of their initial terms, comparing and contrasting the issues between publicly and privately owned facilities. The presentation draws on the authors’ direct involvement in these projects — in some cases from the project’s inception to the present. Drawing on their collective seventy+ years of experience in the solid waste industry representing public sector clients, Dr. Cohen, Ms. Raila and Mr. Worster will present an overview of the factors affecting existing contracts reaching end of term, key elements to be considered by participants in identifying what their options are, typical terms and conditions and key ingredients of and how to put in place an effective action plan.

Waste to Energy in the 21st Century: Getting New Projects/Expansions off the Ground — Key Ingredients to a Successful Action Plan (Abstract)

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shawn Worster
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Waste To Energy ◽  
Integrated Solid Waste Management ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Contractual Relationships ◽  
The Us

These are critical times for users and vendors of waste-to energy technologies in the US. Many of the existing long term contracts entered into during the early to mid 80’s are nearing their end. Communities are facing the need to decide what to do with that portion of their waste stream remaining after they reduce, reuse and recycle. That effort includes determining the role that waste-to-energy will play in their 21st Century integrated solid waste management program and the nature of the contractual relationships that will define how it is managed.

Terrorism and Violence

2019 ◽  
pp. 138-180
Author(s):  
Douglas Allen
Keyword(s):  
Complex Analysis ◽  
General Analysis ◽  
The Other ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Absolute Truth ◽  
Relative Truth ◽  
Central Concern ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Status

Ever since 9/11 in the US and 26/11 in India, terrorism has been a central concern. Gandhi is generally assumed to be of little value when confronting terrorism today. At best, he is irrelevant; at worst, he is complicit and contributes to the crisis since he opposes necessary violent responses. This essay argues that while Gandhi does not have all of the answers for dealing with terrorism today, he provides us with a complex analysis essential for understanding and responding to the multidimensional structural crisis. After analyzing the nature and meaning of terrorism, we focus on the following topics: Gandhi’s interactions with terrorists; his means-ends analysis and his short-term and long-term preventative approaches to terrorism; his analysis of absolute truth and relative truth in approaching terrorism; and his general analysis of the status of “the other” in transforming our relations with violent, terrorizing, and terrorized others.

scholarly journals The status of the Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca in Turkey

1997 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 345-356
Author(s):  
Guy M. Kirwan
Keyword(s):  
Action Plan ◽  
Breeding Sites ◽  
The Status ◽  
Effective Conservation

SummaryBoth breeding and midwinter populations of the Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca are in decline throughout Europe. As part of an action plan for the species currently being prepared, a comprehensive Turkish site inventory was made. The Turkish breeding and midwinter populations (500–600 pairs and 0–1,500 birds respectively) are amongst the most important in Europe but have been subject to significant and probably long-term declines. Of 25 breeding sites identified in this study, only 10 are considered to hold more than 10 pairs, seven are probably no longer suitable and the rest probably all support fewer than five pairs. Thirty-one localities have held birds in winter but of these 18 have been unoccupied in the 1990s. Significant numbers appear to remain in Turkey only during particularly mild winters. Measures for its effective conservation in Turkey are outlined. A comprehensive site inventory, based on fieldwork directed to potential breeding localities, and monitoring of important sites identified by this study and earlier surveys are urgently required.

scholarly journals A review of the status of the Green Peafowl Pavo muticus and recommendations for future action

1998 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 331-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. J. K. McGowan ◽  
J. W. Duckworth ◽  
Wen Xianji ◽  
B. Van Balen ◽  
Yang Xiaojun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Large Population ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Suitable Habitat ◽  
Conservation Action ◽  
North East ◽  
Ecological Requirements ◽  
The Status ◽  
Green Peafowl

SummaryThe Green Peafowl has undergone a substantial decline throughout East Asia since the turn of the century and is now reported only from a few widely scattered localities in several countries. Its plight was highlighted in the IUCN Pheasant Action Plan where it was one of the highest priorities for conservation action. Recent surveys have clarified its status and distribution in at least part of several range countries and there is patchy information from elsewhere in its range. The current knowledge of the species was reviewed at a workshop in Malaysia in autumn 1997 at which representatives from most key countries were present. The species is extinct in Peninsular Malaysia, and almost lost from Bangladesh and north-east India. There is one large population remaining in Thailand and the species is thought to be in danger of extinction in Laos. China and Indonesia hold mostly small and scattered populations although the latter does contain two large protected populations. The status in Myanmar and Cambodia is unknown, although the presence of large tracts of apparently suitable habitat in eastern Cambodia suggest that this area may hold the largest populations of the species. Conservation recommendations fall into four categories: a strategic review, assessing status and understanding ecological requirements, investigating the human-Green Peafowl relationship and considering the possibility of reintroducing the species where appropriate.

An Assessment of Coastal Zone Hazard Mitigation Plans in Texas

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 526-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung Eun Kang ◽  
◽  
Walter Gillis Peacock ◽  
Rahmawati Husein ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Hazard Mitigation ◽  
Disaster Mitigation ◽  
Disaster Resilience ◽  
Point Scale ◽  
Assessment Protocol ◽  
Management Zone ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Status

The U.S. Federal EmergencyManagement Agency requires jurisdictions to develop hazardmitigation plans (HMPs) to be eligible for hazard mitigation grants based on the 2000 Disaster Mitigation Act. As of May 2007, over 14,000 local jurisdictions in the US have developed single or multi-jurisdiction local hazard mitigation plans. However, little empirical research has examined the quality of local HMPs. This study develops a comprehensive HMP assessment protocol and then assesses the status of twelve HMPs within the Texas coastal management zone. The components of these plans are systematically examined in order to highlight their strengths and weaknesses. The average plan quality score (PǪS) was only 41.6 on a 100-point scale, with a high of 53.3 and a low of 28.7. Regional and county plans displayed higher PSQs than city plans. Most disconcerting was the finding of very low component quality scores forfact basisat 33.6 and mitigationpolicies & actionsat only 28.2. These two components are at the heart of HMPs. The relatively lowPǪSandCǪSresults suggest that there are significant improvements that should be undertaken in future iterations of HMPs to better insure long-term disaster resilience of local jurisdictions along the Texas coast.

Collier County, Florida: Consideration of Gasification as a Long-Term Waste Management Solution

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen C. Schwarz ◽  
Daniel E. Dietch
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
The United States ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Waste To Energy ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Collier County ◽  
Wide Range

Collier County, Florida (“County”) is in the midst of developing an integrated waste management program. Unlike many counties, Collier County owns a landfill with sufficient long-term landfill capacity to last another 15 years. However, due to the Board of County Commissioner’s (“Board”) desire to have a 50-year solution for solid waste, the County has set upon a course to divert waste from the landfill to the maximum extent possible. In doing so, the County solicited long-term waste management solutions from private companies capable of processing the majority of the municipal solid waste generated in the County. Over the past two years, the County has considered several of these alternatives ranging from MSW composting to mass-burn waste-to-energy; however, based on an evaluation of a wide range of impacts, gasification was selected as the preferred alternative. With this focus, the County issued a Request for Proposal (“RFP”) in November 2001 for a design, build, own, operate, and finance gasification project. The County received three proposals in April 2002 in response to the RFP. To date, the County has completed the proposal evaluation process and has ranked the top two responsive firms: Interstate Waste Technologies (“IWT”) and Brightstar Environmental (Florida), LLC (“Brightstar”) based on experience, technical approach, business arrangement, and cost. If implemented, this project will be the only commercial gasification project operating in the United States. This paper will provide insight into various stages of the project, from development through to the current status of the project, as well as the strategic policy, financial, and technical considerations that make this opportunity a good fit for the County. An emphasis will also be placed on comparing and contrasting the benefits and drawbacks of each technology, such as processing methodology, cost, redundancy, and scalability.

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