2008 PEP Community Partner
Awards
Captain David Yeager
and
Dr. George Crozier
Captain David Yeager
Before becoming Director of the Mobile Bay National
Estuary Program, Captain Yeager served a distinguished
29-year career
of
science and national service as a commissioned officer
in the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA). Retiring as a Captain (O-6),
David led mapping and charting surveys and oceanographic
expeditions throughout many areas of the world, as both
crewmember and commanding officer of several of the
nation’s most advanced research vessels. As Director of
MBNEP, Capt Yeager maintains and promotes wise
stewardship of water quality and living resources of
Mobile Bay and the Delta through the development and
execution of a Comprehensive Conservation and Management
Plan.
Dr.
George Crozier
Dr. George Crozier has dedicated most of his
professional career to the protection and enhancement of
the Gulf of Mexico. He is director emeritus of the
Dauphin Island Sea Lab and internationally recognized
for his expertise in coastal zone ecology and
management. Dr. Crozier received NOAA’s Walter B.
Jones Coastal Steward Award for 1999/2000 and has
been honored by the State of Alabama as a science
educator. As a senior consultant for the Bellwether
Group, he is currently deeply engaged in the issues
emerging from urban sprawl in coastal areas and
mitigation thereof.
2008 PEP MEMBER AWARDS
Ciba Corporation
Ciba’s
new wood gasification steam boiler at their McIntosh Site
will provide Ciba with 20% of its steam needs using locally
gathered wood waste from the timber industry. By using this
renewable energy source Ciba will reduce its natural gas use
by at least 500,000 MMBTU. This project pushes the Ciba
McIntosh plant past Ciba’s corporate goal of reducing
reliance on fossil fuels and increasing renewable energy use
by 10% by 2009.
Barry Steam Plant
Barry
Steam Plant
has participated in Alabama Power’s Renew our Rivers
program since 2004. Employees and volunteers have removed
close to 30,000 pounds of trash from the Mobile River.
Renew Our Rivers is one of the Southeast's largest
organized river-system cleanups.
Evonik Degussa
Evonik
Degussa’s
recent
waste minimization project exemplifies how a cooperative
effort among multiple departments and companies can minimize
waste and increase revenue. Through this project, Evonik has
converted millions of pounds of material, which were
originally being incinerated or land disposed into clean
energy and raw materials: 5.4 million pounds of TBA
solution, previously incinerated are now being used either
as clean energy (not fuels blending) or as an octane booster
for automotive fuel. Plus, fuel utilized by the trucks
transporting the TBA was reduced by 70% due to the proximity
of the companies. Evonik diverted 1.3 million pounds of
ammonium chloride from landfills to a company who utilizes
it in their fertilizer production. Just these two examples
saved Evonik more than $750,000 in 2007, and also reduced
their waste disposal amount by 6.7 million pounds.
White-Spunner Construction
White-Spunner Construction, Inc.
is building the first commercial building in Mobile under
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
guidelines, a voluntary, consensus-based national standard
for high-performance, sustainable buildings. The LEED or
Green Construction costs were only an additional 5%. White-Spunner
expects to recoup those costs within 5 years from 18.5%
annual savings in energy costs and 50% annual savings in
water costs.
Berg Spiral Pipe
Berg
Spiral Pipe Corporation
is building a new 200,000 ton per year plant to manufacture
and coat high quality large diameter spiral welded steel
pipe for the North American gas pipeline market. Instead of
locating the plant on a new Greenfield site, Berg elected to
locate their facility on the brown-field site previously
occupied by the International Paper mill. The project was
constructed with the latest storm water management practices
and over 50 live oak trees were added to the landscape.
This award recognizes the entire project team for their
insight into the potential of this site and the willingness
to overcome the legal and financial obstacles which often
prevent the re-use of old industrial properties.
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