H. Curtis Spalding Regional Administrator

U.S. EPA Region 1

U.S. EPA - Federal

Environmental Priorities

Impacting Rhode Island

Environmental Business Council

Rhode Island

Curt Spalding

March 30, 2012

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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Framework for Sustainable Results in New England

Administrator Lisa

Jackson requests

National Academy of

Sciences develop a

“Green Book”

Leaf

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kuyman/4078831309/

SUSTAINABILITY

Economy

Environment Society

Narragansett Bay Pilot Project

Newport Bridge http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonmetal/5971779563/

Basic System Model of Ecological Resource Flows

agriculture, fishing, industrial, and

commercial uses

drinking water, recreation, and

cultural uses

Environment

Society

runoff and wastewater

ecological resource base

Industry

economic value

Impervious Surfaces

Stormwater Pilot

New England Working for Environmental Health and

Community Prosperity

Field’s Point Wind Turbine

Rebuilding Vermont to be Resilient

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimgreenhill/6119431982/sizes/l/in/photostream/

Effluent Heat Recovery

Efficient Equipment

Solar Thermal Heat

Wind Power

Daylighting

Super-Insulation

Saco Maine Wastewater Treatment Plant

Thank You

Follow Curt @curtspalding

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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