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2 episodes with Tetra Tech
2 episodes with Tetra Tech
2 episodes with Tetra Tech
In this episode, I talk with Haider Ali, lead civil, municipal infrastructure, and water resources engineer at Tetra Tech, about what it takes to lead high-performing engineering teams. We explore key aspects of engineering team management, from overcoming project challenges and tight deadlines to mentoring talent and shaping the future of civil infrastructure. ***The video […] The post Powerful Engineering Team Management Insights You Need to Know – Ep 286 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.
In this episode of Small Biz Florida, host Tom Kindred interviews Aaron Bartel, Construction Manager at Tetra Tech. They discuss the 2024 FLAGGL Conference in Orlando, focusing on small business lending and government loans such as SBA loans. Aaron shares insights from his professional background, Tetra Tech's role in supporting construction projects for small businesses, and the importance of involving professional oversight in large-scale projects. The episode also emphasizes the stages and considerations in developing a commercial property, from preliminary design to final occupancy, and the value Tetra Tech brings to ensuring project success. This podcast episode was recorded live at the Florida Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders annual conference hosted at the JW Marriott in Orlando. This podcast is made possible by the Florida SBDC Network and sponsored by Florida First Capital. Connect with Our Guest: Tetra Tech
Bob Murphy, fisheries ecologist at Tetra Tech, Inc. joins Double Take for an in-depth discussion about microplastics, examining the dangers they present and exploring strategies to reduce their impact on human health and marine ecosystems.
In this episode, I talk with Amanda Retta, P.E., Civil Engineer IV at Tetra Tech, about the crucial role of effective communication in successful civil engineering projects, and how you can communicate effectively with all project stakeholders, both internal and external. ***The video version of this episode can be viewed here.*** Engineering Quotes: Here Are […] The post TEPM 042: The Role of Communication in Successful Civil Engineering Projects appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.
Production note: This episode was recorded in October ahead of COP28This episode of the Offshore Wind Podcast delves into the rapid growth and evolution of the offshore wind industry, featuring insights from Kevin Linnane, Associate Director, Marine Ecology, and Alun Williams, Global Offshore Renewables Director at RPS, a Tetra Tech Company. Kevin shares his 15-year journey advising offshore wind developers globally, highlighting the delicate balance between environmental preservation and infrastructure development. Alan discusses the industry's shift towards larger turbines, higher capacity factors, and increasing interest from oil and gas companies in offshore wind. They explore the opportunities and challenges driving offshore wind's pivotal role in the global energy transition, including permitting delays and regulatory caution due to environmental impacts. The Offshore Wind Podcast is hosted by long-time pals and wind industry legends Stewart Mullin and David Lenti. Each episode sees Stewart and David welcome an expert guest on to discuss a different issue facing the sector. The panel go deep on the topic to help explain this exciting, dynamic and rapidly expanding industry. Find out more about GWEC: www.gwec.netFind out more about Siemens Gamesa: www.siemensgamesa.com
In today's digital landscape, cybersecurity stands as the fortification protecting every business establishment from an array of threats lurking in the virtual realm. Safeguarding sensitive data, networks, and systems has become paramount to ensuring operational continuity and maintaining trust among clients and stakeholders. Larry Grossman, the esteemed Vice President of Cybersecurity & IT Services at Tetra Tech, leads the charge in navigating this complex and ever-evolving landscape. With a profound understanding of the intricate web of cyber threats and a proactive approach to defense strategies, Grossman exemplifies the crucial role of cybersecurity in fortifying businesses against potential breaches and ensuring a resilient and secure operational environment.Here's more about Larry GrossmanExperienced executive with over 30 years' success leading IT, ATC automation, cybersecurity and risk management initiatives across federal, aviation and commercial space. Developed and implemented cutting-edge and mission focused information security strategies that employ state-of-the-practice security solutions. Led both technical and compliance security organizations with a focus on balancing operational security and compliance. Initiated cross-government collaboration initiatives and worked extensively with international partners to improve cyber resiliency across the aviation ecosystem.
In an ideal end state, Colorado's energy would be affordable, reliable, and leave the smallest possible environmental footprint. To achieve this, energy would be appreciated as a central force that enables progress—rather than being viewed by legislators and policymakers as a necessary evil. Consumers would be empowered with choices that reflect their means, values, and circumstances. While we understand that both state and national energy objectives will continue to prioritize lowering the greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint of energy, in an ideal state, decarbonization would be one among many balanced tradeoffs. In this ideal state, Colorado leaders would make economic development a central consideration of energy policy. After all, this would position Colorado to sustainably reduce GHG emissions with public support, while attracting the businesses, workers, students, innovators, and partners required to undertake the massive task of evolving the energy system. You can read more about this issue from our full report, found on our website. Guest host and CSI Colorado Executive Director Kelly Caufield welcomes the report's authors, Tisha Schuller and Doug Benevento to the show to discuss its findings, its recommendations, and to discuss an ideal path forward. The conversation covers innovation, decarbonization, permitting, electrification and much more. Colorado can lead in a multitude of energy issues, but it will take fortitude, creativity, and collaboration. Thank you for listening to Common Sense Digest. Please rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcatcher. All of our podcasts can be found here. Tisha Schuller is a 2023 Terry J. Stevinson Fellow. She founded Adamantine Energy to provide thought leadership to energy companies to translate sustainability and decarbonization aspiration into action. Tisha advises private clients from Fortune 100 energy companies to non-profit environmental organizations in matters including ESG and decarbonization strategies, managing disruption, energy policy, environmental justice, and stakeholder engagement. She also serves as the Strategic Advisor for Stanford University's Natural Gas Initiative. Previously, Tisha served as president and CEO of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association and as principal and vice president of Tetra Tech, a national environmental consulting and engineering firm. She has a B.S. from Stanford University. Doug Benevento is also a 2023 Terry J. Stevinson Fellow. He is a partner at Holland & Hart. Doug brings a sophisticated understanding of environmental policy and compliance from his high-level leadership roles at federal and state agencies, including serving as the EPA Acting Deputy Administrator and the EPA Region 8 Administrator. He draws on this expertise and strong working relationships with regulators across the Mountain West and in Washington, DC to advocate for clients through both legal and legislative avenues. Doug guides companies to understand and respond to the regulatory impacts and ongoing developments of environmental justice matters. As the former Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, clients turn to Doug for his public health background and ability to proactively identify and develop solutions.
In this episode, Mikael Matossian, principal at Tetra Tech, discusses Armenia's energy sector and the progress of clean technologies adoption. We examine the current state of Armenia's energy production and evaluate several initiatives that aim to expand the share of energy derived from renewable sources in the country. Matossian provides insight into the significance of renewable energy adoption in addressing climate change and offers an overview of global trends and advancements in renewable technology.
In this episode, Mikael Matossian, principal at Tetra Tech, discusses Armenia's energy sector and the progress of clean technologies adoption. We examine the current state of Armenia's energy production and evaluate several initiatives that aim to expand the share of energy derived from renewable sources in the country. Matossian provides insight into the significance of renewable energy adoption in addressing climate change and offers an overview of global trends and advancements in renewable technology. The post Mikael Matossian: Clean Tech and Armenia's Energy Sector appeared first on EVN Report.
Craig is an award-winning business leader, with a successful track record over a 38-year period. His experience is broad, working across many industrial sectors, as well as including significant time working within the public, commercial and voluntary sectors. This experience has been within businesses of various sizes, from his own SME practice, a larger SME, large Housing Associations, medium size PLC's, a FTSE 50 PLC and most recently within a NASDAQ listed organisation. His current role is as UK President of Tetra Tech, a leading, global provider of consulting and engineering services.He has supplemented this experience through voluntary positions in areas he is passionate to support, currently including Chair of WellChild, the national sick children's charity and in his local community as Chair of the Clean Energy Panel for the Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership. Craig has also held voluntary positions within his professional organisations, formerly as Chair of the Faculty of Architecture and Surveying within the CIOB and as a member of the Professional Group Board for Building Surveying within the RICS. Craig is a Fellow of the RICS, APM and the CIOB.Craig has been acknowledged by a trio of very different awards, reflecting the of interests he is involved in. He was awarded Cumbria Businessperson of the Year, and soon afterward received the West Cumbrian Carer of the Year Award. He was also part of a parent advisory group who won ‘Team of the Year' at the prestigious national WellChild awards. Outside work, Craig's time is dedicated to his family, his wife Ellis and his four adult children who are now young adults. Eleanor (26), Fraser (24), Ewan (22) and Alexander (20). Fraser, has acute and complex health needs requiring 24 hour care and for all Craig shares supporting carer duties with Ellis to keep Fraser well and at home in the family environment and taking him for long wheelchair pushes around the Cumbrian hills. In his ‘spare' time Craig is a runner, being a member of Cumberland Athletics Club and regularly takes part in fundraising events, which included the Great North Run and London Marathon last year. Apart from that, Craig is a keen Leicester City supporter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On this week's show, Kamz is joined by Hedera leadership, Chief of Staff and Head of Global Policy at Hedera, Nilmini Rubin and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, Betsabe Botaitis. Nilmini Rubin is the Chief of Staff and Head of Global Policy for Hedera. Previously, she worked on the global policy team at Meta, and before that, Nilmini headed Tetra Tech's global team, implementing energy and internet projects that resulted in millions of people gaining access to electricity for the first time. For 12 years, she served as a senior aide on both the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, where she spearheaded the passage of legislation to provide electricity access in Africa, increase global internet access, reduce corruption through transparency, and reform U.S. foreign assistance. She is an adviser to the Women's Democracy Network and the Energy Growth Hub, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Academy of the Global Teacher Prize, and the International Mindfulness Teachers Association.Betsabe Botaitis is the newly appointed treasurer and chief financial officer at Hedera. She was born in Guadalajara, Mexico. During the Mexican peso crisis in the 1990s. The crisis left many families in financial ruin, and after witnessing her family being negatively impacted, she enrolled in a 6-month course to become a bank teller at 14-years old. Betsabe began her career as a bank teller at Citibank at the age of 15 and rose through the ranks, growing more interested in fintech and financial inclusion as her career progressed. She has since held senior positions at companies like Citigroup, and Lending Club. Botaitis is a member of Hipower, a network of executive women leaders in Silicon Valley, and she was recently awarded Nasdaq's top honor at the annual Latina Disruptors Event. Above all, she is a passionate advocate for economic equality, who has been working in blockchain since 2016. On this incredible panel, we discuss:
On this week's show, Kamz is joined by Hedera leadership, Chief of Staff and Head of Global Policy at Hedera, Nilmini Rubin and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, Betsabe Botaitis. Nilmini Rubin is the Chief of Staff and Head of Global Policy for Hedera. Previously, she worked on the global policy team at Meta, and before that, Nilmini headed Tetra Tech's global team, implementing energy and internet projects that resulted in millions of people gaining access to electricity for the first time. For 12 years, she served as a senior aide on both the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, where she spearheaded the passage of legislation to provide electricity access in Africa, increase global internet access, reduce corruption through transparency, and reform U.S. foreign assistance. She is an adviser to the Women's Democracy Network and the Energy Growth Hub, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Academy of the Global Teacher Prize, and the International Mindfulness Teachers Association.Betsabe Botaitis is the newly appointed treasurer and chief financial officer at Hedera. She was born in Guadalajara, Mexico. During the Mexican peso crisis in the 1990s. The crisis left many families in financial ruin, and after witnessing her family being negatively impacted, she enrolled in a 6-month course to become a bank teller at 14-years old. Betsabe began her career as a bank teller at Citibank at the age of 15 and rose through the ranks, growing more interested in fintech and financial inclusion as her career progressed. She has since held senior positions at companies like Citigroup, and Lending Club. Botaitis is a member of Hipower, a network of executive women leaders in Silicon Valley, and she was recently awarded Nasdaq's top honor at the annual Latina Disruptors Event. Above all, she is a passionate advocate for economic equality, who has been working in blockchain since 2016. On this incredible panel, we discuss:
In this episode, APM Chief Executive Professor Adam Boddison meets Craig Hatch, President at Tetra Tech UK. Tetra Tech is a global technology, environmental and management consultancy, with over 20,000 employees worldwide. The pair discuss the need for greater inclusivity in the profession, the state of project expertise at C-Suite level, and the importance of delivering long-term value to communities through projects. Contact apmpodcast@thinkpublishing.co.uk
L'essentiel des nouvelles économiques, financières et technologiques aujourd'hui[texte complet ou presque, ni révisé ni corrigé à des fins de publication] Les jeunes sont sceptiques à l'égard des marchés boursiers C'est ce qui ressort d'une étude menée par la banque américaine Bank of America. Elle a interrogé des Américains riches, qui possèdent des actifs d'au moins 3 millions $US;`etelle leur a demandé s'ils pensent qu'ils pourraient obtenir des rendements supérieurs à la moyenne en investissant uniquement dans des actions et des obligations. 75% des répondants âgés de 21 à 42 ans pensent que non.Quand on pose la même question aux 43 ans et plus, seulement 32% des investisseurs font la même réponse, et pensent que les actions et les obligations ne peuvent pas donner des rendements supérieurs à la moyenne. Cette méfiance des jeunes envers le marché boursier se reflète dans leur allocation d'Actifs.Les actions ne représentent en moyenne qu'un quart du portefeuille des 42 ans et moins, alors qu'elles représentent 55% du portefeuille des 43 ans et plus. ---La croissance de l'économie mondiale sera encore plus faible que prévu. Elle devrait croitre de 2,7% seulement l'an prochain, selon une nouvelle prévision du Fonds monétaire international (FMI). En janvier, l'organisme prévoyait plutôt 3,8%, mais il a abaissé sa prévision 3 fois depuis. --Rio Tinto et Ottawa prévoient d'investir ensemble 737 millions $ à Sorel-Tracy, en Montérégie.L'investissement vise à réduire, d'ici 2030, de 50% les émissions de GES venant de l'usine de Rio Tinto qui traite des minéraux utilisés dans la fabrication de véhicules électriques et de batteries. La firme d'informatique américaine VMware a inauguré un centre de recherche et d'innovation à Montréal. Ce centre est situé au Centech, un incubateur associé à l'Écolte de technologie supérieure de Montréal. La firme de génie-conseil montréalaise WSP n'achètera finalement pas l'entreprise britannique RPS pour 975 millions $ comme elle l'avait annoncé en août dernier. RPS a accepté une offre concurrente de l'entreprise californienne Tetra Tech. WSP a annoncé qu'elle ne comptait pas renchérir. Meta a dévoilé hier un casque de réalité virtuelle haut de gamme: le Quest ProPrésenté comme un casque conçu pour le télétravail et la créativité, il est doté de nouvelles fonctionnalités comme la réalité mixte en couleur, qui permet à l'utilisateur de visualiser le monde qui l'entoure et d'y superposer, en couleur, des graphiques et des outils virtuels. Le casque possède aussi des capteurs orientés vers l'intérieur: ils captent les expressions faciales et le mouvement des yeux, pour ensuite les transposer sur un avatar.---Pour plus de détails sur ces nouvelles et pour d'autres nouvelles: https://infobref.com Pour vous abonner aux infolettres gratuites d'InfoBref: https://infobref.com/infolettres Pour voir en vidéo notre épisode hebdomadaire «à retenir cette semaine»: https://bit.ly/infobref-youtube Pour des commentaires et suggestions, ou pour commanditer InfoBref Affaires: editeur@infobref.com Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.
Self Awareness and Openness Builds Winning Teams What can we learn from the Special Forces to build workplace teams? Noel DiBona has served on high performance teams in private business and in military Special Operations. Episode 109 (Noel is based in North Carolina) In this conversation with Noel DiBona we explore: How self awareness is the foundation for strong teams The importance of sharing strengths and blind spots Recognizing the effects of stress on you and your teammates Behavioral analysis and how to use it How not to forgo your perspective and authentic self When independence and collaboration clash About Noel DiBona: Noel began his career as an operations supervisor in a Clorox manufacturing facility and he was frustrated at the lack of productivity. He set out on a mission looking for ways to build better teams. Over 35 years he served on high-performing teams in military special operations and business. While serving in executive management at Fluor Corporate, CH2M and Tetra Tech he perfected a system to develop high-performing teams. As a consultant he has helped clients save millions of dollars through better resource use. His clients included Electrolux, DuPont, GSK and many others. Learn more about Noel DiBona and his services for building high-performing teams at the website www.ConsultDiBona.com You can arrange for a Team Improvement Plan (no charge) at the website. Excerpts from this conversation with Noel DiBona: 02:13 Delighted to be talking with you all. And I'm curious of all the teams you worked on, I would imagine working in Special Forces, one really learns how to appreciate all the nuances of a team working together for one purpose. 02:31 Absolutely George, in a team such as that high performance team, we all knew what our jobs were, we could fill in with for each other, we were cross trained, and were brutally honest with each other. But we would put our lives on the line for one another. So it was what you would consider to be the utmost highest respect, trust and open communication that you could possibly expect of any high performance team. It was truly a pleasure and an honor for me to be part of that through my career. 03:03 And Noel, did you find that you could take lessons learned in that team environment and apply it into business? 03:11 Absolutely, George, one of the things that we were able to do, when I came out of the military was really understand how people are orienting themselves towards getting their work done and how everybody works just a little bit differently. And when I came out of the military, I was very prone to looking forward to talking to people to understand what they were doing. And to just put myself in the learn mode. I was very inquisitive, asked lots of questions. I wanted to know how everything worked. And I got that from being in the military, because we're in contact with so many people, so many different folks from different walks of life, that I'm extremely comfortable dealing with many, many different types of individuals. And so right from the very beginning, when I got out of the military, I was focused on really building relationships with the people I worked with. ----- 06:52 In taking a deep dive into understanding ourself, and perhaps putting into words, features, characteristics that we never put into words, that's probably good for ourself. Is that also meant to be shared with the team saying, Hey, guys, here's how I think here's how I think through things. So please don't take it wrong when I do this? 07:18 Absolutely. The second part of this is for each individual on the team, to have an honest conversation with one another about their strengths, and their potential blind spots, the things that might make them a little bit not so easy to get along with when there's pressure and stress. We can talk with each other very openly, honestly, and in a cordial way, when there's no heat on us. But as the team comes under stress, the stress of everyday business, depending on what's happening in that company, people begin to work in a way where they might over utilize their strengths. And when they over utilize their strengths, there's a flipside to the good things that we do. For example, we might be really proactive, and we might be independent minded, which is a really good thing when you're trying to bring change about in the organization. However, if the other people are more collaborative, and I'm under a lot of stress, then it's going to come across in a way that might not really be that good to build teamwork from it might tear down teamwork a little bit. So we want every individual to have an open and honest conversation with one another, in order to gain a better sense of appreciation of who we are. And we can do this with people that have worked with each other for years and years. And sometimes they know, obviously, a little bit more than if they had just started working with each other. But it's really, really interesting to note that in most cases, they learn things about people that they never knew. ----- That's what we want is a situational awareness, in terms of what we're doing, and how we might need to do something different in order to bring the results that we're after. ----more---- Your Intended Message is the podcast about how you can boost your career and business success by improving your communication skills. We'll examine the aspects of how we communicate one-to-one, one to few and one to many – plus that important conversation, one to self. In these interviews we will explore presentation skills, public speaking, conversation, persuasion, negotiation, sales conversations, marketing, team meetings, social media, branding, self talk and more. Your host is George Torok George is a specialist in executive communication skills. That includes conversation and presentation. He's fascinated by way we communicate and influence behaviors. He delivers training and coaching programs to help leaders and promising professionals deliver the intended message for greater success. Connect with George www.SpeechCoachforExecutives.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgetorokpresentations/ https://www.youtube.com/user/presentationskills https://www.instagram.com/georgetorok/ For weekly tips to improve your presentations visit https://toroktips.com/
From floods in Kentucky to fires in California to hurricanes in Texas, there's never a shortage of natural disasters wreaking havoc on our country. Over the past 42 years, the US government has spent $2.2 trillion in total to support the relief efforts of natural disasters. However, due to the economic toll that disasters take on the regions affected, that amount is likely far too little. And rather than just spending in response to weather-related events that have already happened, there is a more focused effort on proactive spending, to ensure power and resources are available in the case of a future disaster. In May, the White House issued a statement that it could spend an additional $25 billion to $128 billion each year on Federally-funded relief efforts that would minimize the disruption to the population and the economy. Anyone who's been through a FEMA-declared disaster area knows how serious these problems can be. There needs to be support for the companies who are there to help. Yet interestingly, there has never been a way to invest in a basket of these disaster-relief companies. Shouldn't there be a fund that supports these businesses? Now, there is. In today's 7investing podcast, 7investing CEO Simon Erickson chats with Andrew Chanin, the co-founder and CEO of Procure Asset Management. Procure AM has created the Disaster Recovery Strategy ETF. With ticker "FEMA", it is the world's first disaster-relief themed ETF. In the conversation, Andrew describes what led him to create the fund and how it is different than existing climate change funds. He looks for companies under contract with government organizations. Publicly-traded companies mentioned in this interview include Clean Harbors, Generac Holdings, Home Depot, Lowe's, Maxar and Tetra Tech. 7investing's advisors or its guests may have positions in the companies mentioned. Welcome to 7investing. We are here to empower you to invest in your future! We publish our 7 best ideas in the stock market to our subscribers for just $49 per month or $399 per year. Start your journey toward's financial independence: https://www.7investing.com/subscribe Stop by our website to level-up your investing education: https://www.7investing.com Join the 7investing Community Forum: https://discord.gg/6YvazDf9sw Follow us: ► https://www.facebook.com/7investing ► https://twitter.com/7investing ► https://instagram.com/7investing --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/7investing/message
In this episode Jason, current Shadow Board Chair, speaks with Craig Hatch, President of Tetra Tech UK, following their win of the Inspiring People Award at the BECBC Awards 2022.
WISF Boston Chapter co-lead, Brooke Gillman from eSecLending, podcasted LIVE from IMN Scottsdale 2022 for the Perspectives podcast series with behavior change communication expert, Morgan Hillenbrand, who discussed methods for advancing gender equality in male-dominated industries. Morgan has led strategic communications for high-profile US-led initiatives worldwide, including the $400M Afghanistan Promote program—the largest US investment in women worldwide—and the USAID Land and Rural Development program in Colombia; a critical implementing instrument of the Havana Peace Accords. She currently works with a team of gender and change-management experts to advance gender equality at 100 organizations across 38 countries. Morgan and her team at Tetra Tech offers data-driven approaches known to increase gender equality in male-dominated workplaces. https://www.womeninsecuritiesfinance.com/ https://www.imn.org/investment-management/conference/Beneficial-Owners-International-Securities-Finance-Collateral-Management-22/ Research references supporting podcast discussion: A Record Number of Women Are in Top Business Schools in 2021 | Time How Many Fortune 500 CEOs Are Women? And Why So Few? - The Quantic Blog Moving Toward Gender Balance In Private Equity Markets (ifc.org) Women @ Work 2022 Ending Sexual Assault and Harassment in the Workplace
In this episode, we are time traveling to a time before our Annual Conference and the Omicron peak to talk with Sue Hanson, our AESP Board Chair, and Director at Tetra Tech. She will share her vision for the future of AESP and the industry and what issues she thinks will define our progress to a clean, resilient grid.
Starting a business can be daunting. Taking it global requires an increased level of risk and reward, but one that our guest says will pay off with a good idea documented by a plan and carried out with persistence, resilience and discipline. In this episode, Levent Erkan shares insights on how he uses his love of technology and project management skills to make a positive difference in the world and encourages people to look no further than themselves when defining if they have achieved success. About Our Guest Levent Erkan is the founder of WEglobal, a consultancy that offers project management, technology and sustainability across four continents. Prior to this role, he founded and sold another UK-based consultancy, which was eventually bought by Tetra Tech. In addition to being an entrepreneur, he has had a stint at Microsoft and is a registered Angel Investor. Levent is an inspiring and motivating speaker and has had more than 25 business articles published. A native to Turkey, he has lived in many cities across the U.S., worked around the world, and is now based in London. About the Global Careers Podcast Series This podcast presents inspiring stories from seasoned professionals who have embraced a global role and reaped the benefits. We offer practical advice and insider tips across a broad swath of industries and fields around the world about what it is like to work globally. If you love adventure and thrive on taking risks and operating outside your comfort zone, join us as we explore the ins and outs of pursuing an international career! About GW-CIBER The George Washington University Center for International Business Education and Research (GW-CIBER) promotes the nation's capacity for international understanding and economic enterprise related to the theme of Institutions, Inclusive Globalization and U.S. Competitiveness.
Top Water, Energy, Stocks and Funds articles covered: “5 'Blue Economy' Stocks and Funds”; “These 2 Renewable Energy Stocks Are Too Cheap to Ignore”; “Technical Analyst Sees Lots of Upside Potential in This Alternative Energy Stock”; “Why Enphase Energy Stock Soared in February”; “Why Digital Realty Trust is a leading Socially Responsible Dividend (DLR) stock” PODCAST: Top Water, Energy, Stocks and Funds Transcript & Links, Episode 78, March 11, 2022 Hello, Ron Robins here. I do hope that you are ok and managing to stay calm, healthy, and focused on what positive contribution you can make to help alleviate the terrible distress in these deeply troublesome times. Investing in ethical and sustainable companies has never been more important than it is now! Anyhow, welcome to podcast episode 78 published on March 11, 2022, titled “Top Water, Energy, Stocks and Funds” — and presented by Investing for the Soul. Investingforthesoul.com is your site for vital global ethical and sustainable investing news, commentary, information, and resources. Remember that you can find a full transcript, links to content – including stock symbols, quotes, and bonus material – at this episode's podcast page located at investingforthesoul.com/podcasts. Now, just a reminder. I do not evaluate any of the stocks or funds mentioned in this podcast. Furthermore, if you're concerned about the ESG and sustainability ratings of any stock or fund included in this podcast, check your broker's online site for such information. If your broker doesn't have this information, signup for free with Morningstar and you can gain access to company and fund ESG-sustainability ratings. Please note, I receive no compensation from Morningstar or anyone else covered in these podcasts. Also, if any terms are unfamiliar to you, simply Google them. ------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Top Water, Energy, Stocks and Funds Now the first article I want to review concerns the water industry — an industry receiving great attention from ethical and sustainable investors. The article's title is 5 'Blue Economy' Stocks and Funds. It's written by Nellie S. Huang and published by Kiplinger. Ms. Huang writes, quote… “The blue economy represents all of the dollars spent to improve the economic growth, health and livelihood of ocean and coastal zone ecosystems… ‘You can't have a healthy planet without a healthy ocean,' says Louise Heaps, the head of sustainable blue economy at the global nonprofit WWF, in London… (The article continues)…We recommend two funds that focus on water sustainability. We also found the stocks of three companies doing interesting things that will help us use water more efficiently or that go some way toward stemming water pollution. (The funds and stocks are…) 1) Fidelity Water Sustainability Fund (FLOWX) (Is) a new, actively managed fund, focuses on firms working on solving the world's water crisis… Industrial machinery is the fund's top industry weighting at a quarter of assets. It's followed by water utilities (17%) and electronic equipment and instruments (15%), as well as 11% of assets each in building products and industrial conglomerates. Roper Technologies (ROP) and American Water Works (AWK) are top holdings. (The fund) has returned 7.9% over the past 12 months. 2) Invesco Water Resources ETF (PHO) Invesco has three water-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs), but we favor Invesco Water Resources ETF… because it tracks a Nasdaq index that includes companies creating products designed to conserve and purify water. Invesco Water Resources ETF is similar to Fidelity Water Sustainability Fund in that its largest asset concentrations are in machinery (27%) and water utilities (20%). However, it also has a substantial 16% invested in life sciences tools and services. Waters Corp. (WAT) and American Water Works (AWK) top the portfolio. The fund has gained 9.4% over the past 12 months. 3) Tetra Tech (TTEK) Is an engineering and consulting firm has big roles in many sustainable areas, including water management. For instance, the company helped a Kentucky sewer system authority save $200 million from 2006 to date by building a high-tech, real-time system to monitor and manage sewer system overflow during periods of heavy rain… Stifel analyst Noelle Dilts recommends the blue economy stock. ‘We believe the company is well positioned to benefit from strong secular drivers in water and environmental services, with 85% [or more] of revenues tied to these markets,' she says. Analysts expect the company… to deliver annual earnings growth of 9% in 2022 and 8% in 2023. 4) Danimer Scientific (DNMR) The ocean is home to five plastic islands of floating trash; one is roughly twice the size of Texas. Danimer Scientific could help reduce that. It is developing a kind of plastic that is 100% biodegradable and compostable… Danimer Scientific… had its initial public offering in December 2020. The company has a $409 million market value, no profits and just $53 million in revenue over the past 12 months… Jeffries analyst Laurence Alexander rates the stock a Buy, saying that 2022 should be a ‘validation year,' when leading brands adopt its plastic. It already has a number of well-known customers, including PepsiCo (PEP) and Walmart (WMT). 5) Deere (DE) Excessive use of fertilizer can run off into waterways, harming plants, animals and habitats, not to mention water quality. ‘If we could just reduce the use of fertilizer, that would have the biggest positive impact on water,' says Putnam's Collins. Deere's ‘See & Spray Select' technology, installed on a fertilizer sprayer, uses camera technology to identify color differentiation in the field so that only weeds get sprayed with herbicides. The system reduces herbicide use by 77%, on average… Deere has its share of eco-bugaboos, but it's a leader in precision agriculture – technology that helps increase crop yields and minimize the use of fertilizers, two key environmental pluses… Credit Suisse's Jamie Cook rates the stock Outperform.” End quotes. ------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Top Water, Energy, Stocks and Funds Now back to familiar territory with this article titled These 2 Renewable Energy Stocks Are Too Cheap to Ignore. By Neha Chamaria and Rekha Khandelwal on fool.com. Here are some quotes from the authors on their picks. “1) Neha Chamaria recommends Brookfield Renewable Partners (NYSE: BEP) (The) stock is finally showing some signs of life after languishing in 2021, but there's tremendous upside potential left in the stock at current prices… Brookfield Renewable generated record funds from operations (FFO) in its third quarter, but the market paid no heed. I strongly believed it deserved better and even picked Brookfield Renewable as the only stock I'd buy in 2022 -- if I had to pick one… Brookfield Renewable's total pipeline is… almost three times the size of its existing operational capacity, and it is this pipeline that should set Brookfield Renewable on the next growth path. For now, the company expects to grow funds from operations per unit by 10% or more through 2026… That should translate into regular annual-dividend increases which could be as high as 9% each year. Now combine that with Brookfield Renewable's dividend yield of 3.4% and the potential gains from reinvesting those dividends, and you could well be on your way to making a fortune if you add this renewable dividend growth stock to your portfolio. 2) Rekha Khandelwal likes NextEra Energy Partners (NYSE: NEP) The recent correction in renewable energy stocks due to concerns relating to overvaluation and rising interest rates has contributed to the fall in NextEra Energy Partners' stock. However, the company's fundamentals remain rock-solid… NextEra Energy Partners has certain key advantages over its competitors. To begin with, it is backed by a top utility, NextEra Energy (NEE). (It) has a huge and diversified portfolio of renewable energy assets, and it's been in the renewables business for more than 30 years… NextEra Energy's investment-grade balance sheet helps it raise funds at comparatively lower costs than its smaller peers. NextEra Energy Partners announced a distribution of $0.71 for the fourth quarter, which represents a sequential increase of 3.3%. On an annualized basis, the Q4 distribution grew 15% year over year. NextEra Energy Partners expects a 12% to 15% per-year growth in its distributions through 2024. All in all, this is one renewable energy (stock) that you would surely want to buy right away.” End quotes. ------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Top Water, Energy, Stocks and Funds Continuing on the theme of renewable energy is this article titled Technical Analyst Sees Lots of Upside Potential in This Alternative Energy Stock. Found on investorideas.com. Source: Clive Maund. Here are some quotes. “Things are going well for solar stock UGE International Ltd. (UGE:TSX.V; UGEIF:OTCQB), which looks like a buy here after what is believed to be prolonged base building since it hit bottom last June after a reactive phase… There is plenty of upside potential from here, as made clear by the position of the MACD indicator.” End quotes. ------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Top Water, Energy, Stocks and Funds Now to one of the favorite companies by analysts featured in these podcasts. It's covered in this article titled Why Enphase Energy Stock Soared in February. It's by Howard Smith and again found on fool.com. Here are some quotes from Mr. Smith. “The stock of solar system technology company Enphase Energy (NASDAQ: ENPH) had a strong month in February. Two separate catalysts were really responsible for the gains, resulting in an overall jump of 18.7% for the month, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. First, the company reported its fourth-quarter and full-year 2021 results on Feb. 8, prompting a big single-day pop in the stock. The second catalyst wasn't company-specific. Many solar and other alternative-energy stocks have soared in the final days of February as oil prices jumped on the backdrop of war in Ukraine and geopolitical uncertainty. After having given up some gains made after its strong earnings report, (Its) shares of Enphase soared almost 32% in the last five days of the month. Enphase reported record revenue of $412.7 million for its fourth quarter, bringing full year 2021 revenue to $1.38 billion, jumping nearly 80% over the 2020 total of $774.4 million. After generating $92.7 million in cash flow from operations, and spending $300 million in share repurchases in December, Enphase also ended the year with $1 billion in cash on its balance sheet… For investors, the main concern with Enphase should be its valuation. At its recent market cap of $21.2 billion, shares are trading at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of almost 150. While continued strong growth should bring that down over the next several years, it's an investment that comes with plenty of risk should there be any stumbles in the company's growth rate.” End quotes. ------------------------------------------------------------- Why Digital Realty Trust is a leading Socially Responsible Dividend (DLR) stock Looking for dividends, then see this article titled Why Digital Realty Trust is a leading Socially Responsible Dividend (DLR) stock. It's authored by Eleon on goodwordnews.com. Now some quotes from the author. “Digital Realty Trust Inc (Symbol: DLR) has been named one of the best socially responsible dividend stocks by Dividend Channel, meaning a stock with above average results. ‘Dividend rank' statistics, including a high yield of 3.5%, as well as being recognized by leading asset managers as being a socially responsible investment… According to ETF Channel's ETF Finder, Digital Realty Trust Inc is a member of the iShares USA ESG Select (SUSA) ETF, representing 0.19% of the fund's underlying holdings, which holds $7,077,077 in DLR shares. The annualized dividend paid by Digital Realty Trust Inc is $4.64/share, currently paid in quarterly installments… DLR operates in the REIT sector.” End quotes. ------------------------------------------------------------- Recommendations Related to Australian Stocks 1. Title 2 exciting ASX growth shares for March 2022 26 February 2022 (fool.com.au). By Tristan Harrison. Quote “Australian Ethical (ASX: AEF) is investing significantly for growth and is benefiting from rapidly growing FUM; (and) Airtasker's (ART) platform gives it a high gross profit margin and it is growing quickly, particularly in the US and UK.” End quote. 2. Title 2 popular ETFs you need to know (fool.com.au). The ETFs are BetaShares Asia Technology Tigers ETF (ASX: ASIA) and Betashares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF (ASX: ETHI) ------------------------------------------------------------- Ending Comment Well, these are my top news stories with their stock and fund tips -- for this podcast: “Top Water, Energy, Stocks and Funds.” To get all the links, stock symbols, or to read the transcript of this podcast -- and more -- go to investingforthesoul.com/podcasts and scroll down to this episode. Also, be sure to click the like and subscribe buttons in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you download or listen to this podcast. And please click the share buttons to share this podcast with your friends and family. Let's promote ethical and sustainable investing as a ‘forceful hope' in these troubled times! Contact me if you have any questions. Thank you for listening. Talk to you next on March 25. Bye for now. © 2022 Ron Robins, Investing for the Soul.
This podcast was originally recorded on Friday, February 04, 2022, for the CID Speaker Series featuring Meagan Dooley, the Global Program Officer at Tetra Tech, and George Ingram, a Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Sustainable Development at Brookings. Dooley and Ingram continued the conversation with CID Student Ambassador, Daniella Ineza, after an appearance at the virtual CID Speaker Series event. Digital infrastructure and government services are no longer just nice to have, but essential elements of a 21st century nation. Yet digital capabilities are ideologically neutral and can thus serve authoritarian as well as democratic tendencies. Therefore, development donors must be wary of whom they partner with and how they deliver assistance for digital government. The speakers will present a new working paper identifying the key elements of digital government, presenting data on how developing countries are adopting digital government, and providing recommendations for donor support to help spur a digital transformation in developing countries.
Identifying species with accuracy is important for numerous reasons; for instance, accurately knowing which organisms are present in an ecosystem is essential for informing conservation strategies to protect it. Therefore, if there is any question about an organism's identity, it is important to document that uncertainty. However, levels of uncertainty are unknown for many research groups that carry out biological monitoring. James Stribling and Erik Leppo from Tetra Tech, Inc.'s Center for Ecological Sciences introduce a process for deriving uncertainty values, by studying the rates at which freshwater organisms in the US tend to be misidentified.
This week's Pipeliners Podcast episode features first-time guest Matt Brown of Tetra Tech discussing the Pipeline Integrity Management Process with host Russel Treat. In this episode, you will learn about the key objectives of the entire pipeline integrity process, being able to identify and prioritize pipeline risks based on the likelihood of an incident times the consequence of an incident, the critical nature of data in Integrity Management, what's next for Integrity Management to continue supporting pipeline safety, and more topics. - Access the show notes and full episode transcript at PipelinersPodcast.com.
When Amii Barnard-Bahn graduated from college with an English degree, she didn't know what she wanted. So she applied to law school. Amii said, “It was kind of a crazy, interesting thing to do.” Attending Georgetown Law School, she tapped the advocate within wanting to impact social change. She worked as an ACLU fellow and took the first LGBT sexual orientation class ever taught at a law school. Amii was the T.A. for Dr. Anthony Cook, a well-known scholar in critical race theory, and served as editor on her law journal. Amii's piece on the black women's anti-lynching movement in the 1890s was published in the UCLA Women's Law Journal, resulting in her coining the term critical race feminism, now used regularly. Upon graduation, Amii worked for a small employment law firm where she had the unique chance to handle both plaintiff and defendant cases. While it was a valuable experience, billable hours, and metrics were not aligned with her values. After three-plus years with the firm, Amii resigned although she did not know what she wanted to do next. She said it was the scariest thing she ever did, but Amii wanted to find a better way to help people. Amii spent nine months exploring her options, determining that her qualifications and interests were best suited to Human Resources where she could combine her legal background with her dedication to equity, compliance, and ethics. She also pursued her graduate certificate in coaching through the Hudson Institute. Amii served in executive roles for McKesson, the California Dental Association, and Tetra Tech. Today, Amii's an executive coach and consultant to C suite leaders at global companies like Adobe, and The Gap. Amii guest lectures at Stanford and UC Berkeley, and is a contributor to Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and Compliance Week, and is a fellow at the Harvard Institute of Coaching. She developed the Promotability Index Self-Assessment and published The PI Guidebook that works along with the assessment results. In this week's Work From The Inside Out podcast, learn more about Amii''s journey: Amii is recognized by Forbes as one of the top coaches for legal and compliance executives, and she is a member of Marshall Goldsmith 100 coaches. She testified for the successful passage of the first laws in the US requiring corporate boards to include women. Learn more and connect with Amii here: https://twitter.com/amiibb http://www.barnardbahn.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/amiibarnardbahn/ https://www.instagram.com/barnardbahn/ https://www.facebook.com/barnardbahn/
Paul Ridlen is President of Knight Piésold USA and a member of the Board of Directors of the Knight Piésold global group of companies, with management responsibility for Knight Piésold's operations in the U.S., Mexico and Brazil. He has almost 30 years of experience in civil and geotechnical engineering related to mining, water resources, energy, and public infrastructure projects, with a specialty in tailings dam design, having supported the design and operation of some of the world's largest tailings dams. He holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering and a M.S. in Geotechnical Engineering from the Missouri University of Science & Technology. He began his career at Woodward-Clyde Consultants, and has also worked for Stone & Webster, S.H. Smith & Company, URS Corporation, and Tetra Tech before joining Knight Piésold in 2013. His management experience prior to joining Knight Piésold includes 3 years as Chief Operating Officer and 3 years as Chief Executive Officer at S.H. Smith & Company. He is currently licensed as a Professional Engineer in several of the United States and is a member of the U.S. Society of Dams, the Canadian Dam Association, the American Society of Civil Engineers, the International Commission on Large Dams and other professional organizations. He has authored several technical publications, including a co-author of the recent Proposed Best Practices for the Engineer of Record for Tailings Dams, published by the Geoprofessional Business Association. Mr. Ridlen is married to Dr. Lucia Ridlen-Gonzalez and is the proud father of four children: Christina, Hannah, Sarah, and Isaac. He lives in Castle Pines, Colorado.
What are the key challenges that sustainable and digital transformations face all around the world and in Estonia particularly? How do we get electricity prices down in the future? Where will the over-subsidised airlines fit in? EBS rector professor Meelis Kitsing and Tetra Tech renewable economist and EBS guest lecturer Anna Ebers Broughel will share their opinion on these topics in podcast Satellite. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Amy Gildea, managing director of Tetra Tech International Development for the Asia-Pacific Region, joins us on this episode to discuss how the global company adjusted its programs during COVID-19 to support economic recovery and security.Tetra Tech's programs vary from education and investments to servicing court responses of domestic and family violence, making the continuation of their work essential during the coronavirus pandemic.Listen to hear Amy's thoughts on what to expect moving forward with funding, programs, international re-deployment, and vaccine equity.WHILE YOU'RE HERE...Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe to NAVIGATE via https://worldtravelprotection.com/podcast/ now.Want to know more about travel security and risk assistance? Visit https://worldtravelprotection.com today.CREDITSHost: Rodger Cook, World Travel Protection General Manager – Global Security ServicesGuest: Amy Gildea, Tetra Tech International Development Managing Director, Asia-Pacific
On this episode of the Energy Thinks Podcast, host Tisha Schuller is answering your questions with guest host (and eldest son) Carter Schuller. Season 2 focuses on the bridge from vision to pragmatic execution in game-changing leadership. This episode takes on listeners most frequently asked questions on this topic. Host Tisha Schuller even covers how she is changing her own leadership style to rise to the challenges of 2021. After an unprecedented 2020 with much uncertainty for our industry, this episode will leave you empowered to meet the challenges ahead as only our industry can., In this episode, Tisha answers the tough questions: Why does a decarbonized energy future need oil and gas? Why doesn't “educating” the public work? What are the most important things for millennials to know to engage in the oil and gas industry of the future? How can you impact your company's work on diversity, equity, and inclusion? Tisha Schuller founded Adamantine Energy to provide thought leadership to future-proof energy businesses against rising social risk. Tisha consults private clients from Fortune 500 energy companies to non-profit environmental organizations in managing disruption, energy policy, business strategy, politics, and community engagement. She also serves as the Strategic Advisor for Stanford University's Natural Gas Initiative. In 2017, Tisha chaired Stanford's symposium to reduce energy poverty in the developing world using natural gas. Previously, Tisha served as President & CEO of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association and as Principal and Vice President with Tetra Tech, a national environmental consulting and engineering firm. She has a B.S. from Stanford University. Tisha serves on many academic and non-profit boards including The Breakthrough Institute, The Energy for Growth Hub, The Denver Museum of Nature & Science Institute for Science & Policy Strategic Council, and she is a member of the National Petroleum Council, an advisory board to the U.S. Secretary of Energy under both the Obama and Trump administrations. Tisha's book, Accidentally Adamant was published in 2018 and her latest release, The Gamechanger's Playbook: How Oil & Gas Leaders Thrive in an Era of Continuous Disruption was published in October of 2020. Tisha authors a weekly series entitled Both of These Things Are True. Subscribe here for Tisha's weekly "Both Things Are True" email newsletter. Follow all things Adamantine Energy at www.energythinks.com. [Interview recorded on December 17, 2020]
On this episode of the Energy Thinks Podcast, host Tisha Schuller is answering your questions with guest host (and eldest son) Carter Schuller. Season 2 focuses on the bridge from vision to pragmatic execution in game-changing leadership. This episode takes on listeners most frequently asked questions on this topic. Host Tisha Schuller even covers how she is changing her own leadership style to rise to the challenges of 2021. After an unprecedented 2020 with much uncertainty for our industry, this episode will leave you empowered to meet the challenges ahead as only our industry can., In this episode, Tisha answers the tough questions: Why does a decarbonized energy future need oil and gas? Why doesn’t “educating” the public work? What are the most important things for millennials to know to engage in the oil and gas industry of the future? How can you impact your company’s work on diversity, equity, and inclusion? Tisha Schuller founded Adamantine Energy to provide thought leadership to future-proof energy businesses against rising social risk. Tisha consults private clients from Fortune 500 energy companies to non-profit environmental organizations in managing disruption, energy policy, business strategy, politics, and community engagement. She also serves as the Strategic Advisor for Stanford University’s Natural Gas Initiative. In 2017, Tisha chaired Stanford’s symposium to reduce energy poverty in the developing world using natural gas. Previously, Tisha served as President & CEO of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association and as Principal and Vice President with Tetra Tech, a national environmental consulting and engineering firm. She has a B.S. from Stanford University. Tisha serves on many academic and non-profit boards including The Breakthrough Institute, The Energy for Growth Hub, The Denver Museum of Nature & Science Institute for Science & Policy Strategic Council, and she is a member of the National Petroleum Council, an advisory board to the U.S. Secretary of Energy under both the Obama and Trump administrations. Tisha’s book, Accidentally Adamant was published in 2018 and her latest release, The Gamechanger’s Playbook: How Oil & Gas Leaders Thrive in an Era of Continuous Disruption was published in October of 2020. Tisha authors a weekly series entitled Both of These Things Are True. Subscribe here for Tisha's weekly "Both Things Are True" email newsletter. Follow all things Adamantine Energy at www.energythinks.com. [Interview recorded on December 17, 2020]
Fastest 5 Minutes, The Podcast Government Contractors Can't Do Without
This week's episode covers the ASBCA’s FY2020 report, GAO’s recent Tetra Tech case, an OFCCP final rule, and the Federal Circuit’s LAX Electronics ruling, and is hosted by partner Peter Eyre and counsel Monica Sterling. Crowell & Moring's "Fastest 5 Minutes" is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without.
Haakon ("Hoken") Williams is the Deputy Director of Committee to Bridge the Gap, a nuclear policy organization that works to improve protections from nuclear risks and assists communities near nuclear facilities and contaminated sites. Haakon has worked with Committee to Bridge the Gap since 2018, including helping produce a series of technical reports on the cleanup of the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard that received coverage from the San Francisco Chronicle and NBC Bay Area. The Hunters Point Naval Shipyard was a United States Navy shipyard in San Francisco, California (USA), located on 638 acres (258 ha) of waterfront at Hunters Point in the southeast corner of the city. The U.S. Navy acquired the site in 1940 and they built, repaired, and did maintenance of ships for the U.S. during World War II. Later, the U.S. Navy established the Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory (NRDL) in 1946 at HPS to study the effects of and to develop counter measures from nuclear weapons. NRDL operated until 1969 and conducted studies related to ship shielding, radioactive waste for deep-sea disposal, animal research, radiation detection instrumentation development, and other laboratory studies. NRDL also decontaminated and disposed of some ships involved in nuclear weapons tests in the Marshall Islands. The site currently consists of approximately 866 acres, 446 of which are under water. The base was named redundant as part of the Base Realignment and Closure effort in 1991, and was closed permanently in 1994. Since then the site has been part of a superfund cleanup effort to remediate the leftovers of decades of industrial and radiological use. Parcels have been sold off as they were cleaned up, mostly for condominium development. With Haakon we discuss the history not many people know about, with the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, the effort to try to clean it up, and what they want to do with the area now. Contact and connect with Haakon: contact.cbg@gmail.com Committee to Bridge the Gap: https://www.committeetobridgethegap.org More on HPNS: https://www.committeetobridgethegap.org/category/hunters-point/ https://www.nrc.gov/info-finder/decommissioning/complex/hunters-point-naval-shipyard.html https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/san-francisco-hunters-point-contamination-cleanup-development/175231/ TetraTech Scandal: https://www.courthousenews.com/developer-sues-tetra-tech-and-feds-over-hunters-point-project/ https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/U-S-sues-Tetra-Tech-over-Hunters-Point-shipyard-13536013.php
“Leading With Science” is what is bringing the mining industry to new heights in efficiency, safety, and production. Few companies give us a better example than Tetra Tech https://www.tetratech.com/. As a leading provider of consulting and engineering services they support government and commercial clients by providing innovative solutions focused on water, environment, infrastructure, resource management, energy, and international development. With 20,000 associates worldwide, Tetra Tech's capabilities span the entire project life cycle. Watch Episode Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9bLlbCX4m4
Kimberly Esterkin C06, is a Managing Director at ADDO Investor Relations, a strategic investor relations and financial communications firm in Los Angeles. Kimberly rejoined ADDO in 2019 having previously worked at the Company from 2011 to 2015. With over 14 years of experience in investor relations, finance and corporate communications, Kimberly has managed investor and public relations campaigns for pre- and post-IPO companies across the technology, financial services, internet, consumer, engineering & construction, energy and agriculture industries. Kimberly’s clients rely on her for quarterly earnings support, media training, proxy outreach, M&A support, buy-side and sell-side targeting, analyst days, and investor website design. Before rejoining ADDO, Kimberly helped guide the rapid expansion of Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK), a leading provider of consulting and engineering services in Pasadena, California, as its in-house Manager of Investor Relations during a period that saw the company triple its market capitalization. Before entering the field of investor relations, Kimberly conducted fixed income market research for a boutique financial consulting firm in New York and supported a private wealth investment team at Goldman Sachs’ Los Angeles office managing more than $9 billion in assets. Kimberly graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania in 2006 and holds certificates in fixed income and accounting from New York University and the New York Institute of Finance. She has been an active volunteer for the University of Pennsylvania Alumni Secondary School Committee for the past 11 years. Kimberly is a member of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI), serves on the NIRI Los Angeles Board of Directors and the NIRI National Annual Conference Planning Committee. Most recently, she was recognized as part of the inaugural class of NIRI’s top “40 under 40” in investor relations in the country and was featured in the Nasdaq Series Intro to an IRO. You can learn more about Kimberly’s investor relations best practices here. Kimberly lives in Los Angeles with her husband Jeremy, her two sons Elias and Connor and her amazing golden retriever Daisy. Here's Kimberly's thesis: https://repository.upenn.edu/curej/31/
In this talk, Gund Global Fellow Ian Deshmukh defines critical enabling conditions for community-based forestry enterprises in developing countries. The goal of this analysis is to develop guidance for project implementers to improve community success in sustainable timber extraction. Ian Deshmukh spent 15 years in academia where he taught ecology, conservation biology and evolutionary biology, and conducted research focused primarily on ecosystem processes in African savannas. Prior to his retirement he worked for ARD (now Tetra Tech) in the international development field.
April is Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month. Today's guest is an autism self-advocate and a best-selling author Thomas Iland. Tom has been a resident of the Santa Clarita Valley since 1993. He is a graduate of California State University, Northridge (CSUN) and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). He was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at the age of 13. Since that time, he has worked hard to achieve many of his personal and professional goals: full-time employment, driving, living in his own apartment and having a girlfriend. He has extensive, first-hand experience working for companies including Calavo Growers, Tetra Tech, Princess Cruises, Deloitte, The Walt Disney Company, Blockbuster Video, Regal Entertainment Group, and Hollywood Video. Leaving his career in accounting behind in November 2015, Tom now dedicates himself full-time to public speaking, offering unique insights with heart and humor in his engaging presentations. Tom has presented several keynote presentations on his mantra: Know Yourself. Love Yourself. Be Yourself. Other topics include interacting safely with law enforcement, and telling your child about his/her disability. His first book, “Come to Life: Your Guide to Self-Discovery,” is an Amazon best seller and has won several prestigious awards. An active volunteer, Tom serves on the board of directors for several non-profit organizations, including The Art of Autism, The Santa Clarita Valley Mayor's Committee for Employment of Individuals with Disabilities, and Santa Clarita Valley Safe Rides. He is also a division director for District 52 of Toastmasters International, and is nearing completion of the Distinguished Toastmaster Award, the highest award in the organization, indicating an outstanding level of achievement in both communication and leadership. Currently, Tom serves Junior Chamber International (JCI) Santa Clarita, more affectionately known as the “Jaycees,” as the treasurer. Tom joined the Jaycees after being honored with JCI Santa Clarita's “40 Under Forty” award in 2012 for his work with SCV Safe Rides. One of his favorite activities with the Jaycees is Christmas caroling in Charles Dickens era clothing during the annual Christmas event, Santa's Helpers. Tom has held the roles of secretary, treasurer, manager-at-large, and executive vice president.
Comprehensive coverage of the day's news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Day 3 of impeachment hearings: U.S. Ambassador to the European Union affirms quid pro quo House democrats call senate majority leader to vote on gun control legislation Senate votes for sanctions bill against Hong Kong for treatment of protesters State Public Utilities Commission considers impacts of wildfires on communications City and county officials across state call on Governor Newsom to phase out oil and gas 400 San Francisco police officers sue Tetra Tech over handling of Navy's shipyard clean up Alcatraz Occupation 50th anniversary nears House Judiciary Committee passes MORE Act of 2019 to legalize marijuana The post The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – November 20, 2019 appeared first on KPFA.
Quote: “Nobody wants to destroy the image of San Francisco.” —James Baldwin About: Whereas Part One looks into the origin of San Francisco’s F-word, and Part Two looks at the buildup and fallout of urban renewal in neighborhoods like Bayview-Hunters Point, Part Three looks at a far more sinister force and questions just how liberal and progressive this city really is. Show Notes: [00:30] “The Layers of Heaven” by Jovica [01:00] Allston Night Owl by The Blue Dot Sessions [03:00] Short bio of Lena Miller [04:00] “Rethinking San Francisco’s War on Drugs” (SF Weekly) [04:10] Some background on 94124 [04:15] Health data on Bayview-Hunters Point (San Francisco Department of Health) [05:25] Flashing Runner by The Blue Dot Sessions [06:30] Light reading on Dr. Raymond Tompkins (SF Bayview Newspaper) [10:30] Light reading on Bayview-Hunters Point’s 14-year life expectancy gap (SF Gate) [11:35] Related: A local push for more air monitoring in Bayview-Hunters Point (SF Examiner) [13:05] “Said I Wasn’t Gonna Tell Nobody” by The Abyssinian Baptist Gospel Choir [13:30] Short except from Take This Hammer, a film by James Baldwin [15:20] Short bio on Dr. Rachel Brahinsky [15:45] “Milkwood” by The Blue Dot Sessions [16:20] Light reading on Bayview-Hunters Point history [17:30] “Order of Entrance” by The Blue Dot Sessions [17:45] San Francisco’s 49-square mile myth (SF Gate) [17:50] Size of Bayview-Hunters Point [17:55] Map of San Francisco’s Public Utilities [18:05] Light reading on San Francisco’s Southeast Water Treatment Plant (San Francisco Chronicle) [18:45] “The Snowgarden” by The Blue Dot Sessions [19:20] Light reading on the: PG&E Power Plant (FoundSF) Its health impact (Grist) Its closure (SFGate) Its environmental impact (EPA / Greenaction) Its relation to the high asthma rates in the neighborhood (SFGate) The activists behind its closure (SFGate) Its demolition (ABC News) Video here [19:30] List of other sources of pollution in Bayview Hunters Point (Greenaction) [20:10] “Building the Sled” by The Blue Dot Sessions [20:20] Short bio on Marie Harrison (SF Gate) [21:45] Brief history on the Hunters Point shipyard (US Navy) [22:00] Light reading on America’s Great White Fleet (ThoughtCo) [22:05] Light reading on the history of the shipyard according to its current developers (FivePoint) [22:10] General reading on the Hunters Point shipyard [22:20] A much deeper dive on the history of the Hunters Point shipyard and surrounding community [22:35] President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares war on Japan [22:40] Light reading on the Navy’s acquisition of the shipyard [22:45] Short video on the shipbuilding in the Bay Area during World War II And a mucher shorter video [23:15] A recap of worker life at at the Hunters Point Shipyard during World War II (FoundSF) [23:35] A deeper dive on the Hunters Point community following the drawdown after World War II [23:40] Footage from Operation Crossroads [24:05] The impact of studying the impact of nuclear weapons on naval warships (Stanford University) [24:10] Light reading on the USS Independence [24:35] Light reading on Operation Crossroads [25:05] Light reading on radiation cleanup at the shipyard US Navy’s Historical Radiological Assessment of the shipyard And a recent article on how radiological remnants are still being discovered (San Francisco Chronicle) [25:55] “Vik Sahder” by The Blue Dot Sessions [26:25] A photo of Building 815 (TelstarLogisitcs) Related work done by the US Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory First-hand accounts of working on and near the site (SF Gate) [28:10] Meet Ace Washington, who has been on the case [29:35] Light reading on the effects of post-war deindustrialization [29:40] Light reading/listening on the history of red-lining (NPR) [29:45] How home loans are still difficult to get for Blacks and Latinos (KQED) [29:50] Light reading on the segregation of San Francisco (FoundSF) [30:45] Willie Brown Inc. (San Francisco Chronicle) More reading on Willie Brown (The New York Times) And about his role as Mayor of San Francisco (The New York Times) And about him being a power broker (The New York Times) [31:20] Interview clip of Willie Brown on the 70s [31:50] That one time Willie Brown got pied in the face (KTVU) [32:20] Light summary on the Shipyard post-decommissioned days [32:30] Then San Francisco Mayor, now Senator, Diane Feinstein’s attempt to bring a warship to San Francisco (FoundSF) [33:30] The Hunters Point Redevelopment Plan More reading on the development plan here and here And an analysis on redeveloping the area (UC Berkeley) Related: Why the 49ers left San Francisco (Slate) [34:30] Light reading on the Navy transfer of the shipyard (San Francisco Chronicle) [34:40] Fallout by Lisa Davis (SF Weekly) And a followup piece (SF Weekly) [35:00] Light reading on Tetra Tech [35:20] Light reading on Lennar An op-ed on Lennar A 2018 report of Lennar’s outreach to the Bayview-Hunters Point community [35:35] Related reading on racial diversity on contract jobs around the shipyard (SF Bayview Newspaper) [35:40] Lennar’s plan for the Shipyard (San Francisco Business Times) The company’s approach to urban design [36:00] Lennar at the SF Shipyard [36:15] California emcee Cobe Obeah sharing his thoughts [36:40] “True Blue Sky” by The Blue Dot Sessions [37:00] Construction begins at the shipyard (San Francisco Business Times) And another story about the parcel transfer (San Francisco Chronicle) Scope of the original project (San Francisco Chronicle) [37:20] Light reading on Minister Christopher Muhammad A deeper dive here (SF Weekly) [38:00] Backstory behind the Nation of Islam school and the Shipyard construction sites (SFGate) And another read (SFGate) [38:30] Minister Christopher Muhammad’s public testimony back in 2007 [38:40] Related, not the same, but related findings [39:45] Community complaints of Lennar’s construction sites (San Francisco Chronicle) A federal response to those complaints (San Francisco Chronicle) [39:50] When Lennar was fined half a million dollars (SF Bay Guardian) Related protests that followed in following years (SF Public Press) An op-ed on Lennar by Marie Harrison (San Francisco Examiner) [40:20] Foreshadowing of what’s ahead (NBC Bay Area) [41:15] Don Wadsowrth’s full testimony Tetra Tech’s response to Wadsworth’s skepticism [41:50] More on the Tetra Tech whistelblowers (San Francisco Chronicle) [42:15] More on Steve Castelman (SF Gate) and the Golden Gate Law Clinic and the work of his students [43:40] Short bio on Preston Hopson, the General Counsel of Tetra Tech [44:30] Light reading on Tetra Tech being kicked out of the Supervisor’s hearing (NBC Bay Area) [44:40] Light reading on Sam Singer… Here (San Jose Mercury News) And here (Oakland Magazine) [45:55] Light reading on the two Tetra Tech employees responsible for the falsification of soil records (KTVU) [45:50] The US Government’s lawsuit that was filed against Tetra Tech [45:50] Light reading on the $27 billion class-action suit filed against Tetra Tech [46:10] Light reading on state report that found no radiological health hazards in key parts of the shipyard (NBC Bay Area) And the criticism of that report (San Francisco Chronicle) More recent developments on the shipyard (San Francisco Chronicle) Related: FOLLOW CurbedSF’s Chris Roberts, NBC Bay Area’s Liz Wagner and the San Francisco Chronicle’s Jason Fagone who have been aggressively covering, breaking news and fully reporting out this story and all of its developments [49:20] Marie Harrison’s obituary (Mission Local) [53:00] “Cicle Deserrat” by The Blue Dot Sessions [55:25] “Tumblehome” by The Blue Dot Sessions [58:55] “A Rush of Clear Water” by The Blue Dot Sessions [60:00] “The Yards” by The Blue Dot Sessions [60:15] More at thisissomenoise.com/ep-25
Building the Future: Freedom, Prosperity, and Foreign Policy with Dan Runde
In this podcast, Dan sits down with Larry Cooley, founder of MSI (now a part of Tetra Tech) and current President Emeritus and Senior Advisor. Before founding MSI, Larry worked at the World Bank, UN Development Programme, Practical Concepts, and as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Dan and Larry discuss the importance of including monitoring and evaluating in development programs. What can you learn from pilot programs? How much of projects should be spent on monitoring and evaluating? How can you scale up projects? Click here to listen to the full podcast.
This podcast is part of a series highlighting the finalist teams of the 2019 INFORMS Franz Edelman Award. We will be releasing these episodes in the countdown to the INFORMS Business Analytics Conference in Austin, TX, April 14-16. In this episode, we are joined by Angela Akridge, Chief Engineer, Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District and Diana Tao, Project Director for Tetra Tech to learn how O.R. was used to maximize all aspects of Louisville’s water collection and treatment facilities to better protect the environment and realizes hundreds of millions in savings.
“One of the interesting things about dealing with water and sanitation issues is that in many ways it’s a crosscutting issue,” said Sam Huston, Chief of Party at Tetra Tech’s USAID-supported Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene Financing (WASH-FIN) Project. Practitioners often must deal with multiple challenges that are usually much broader than their specific focus, he noted during an interview for this week’s Water Stories podcast. Over the past two decades, Huston has engaged with local communities on water utility reform programming in low-intensity post-conflict and potentially new conflict environments. For much of 10 years, Huston worked in and out of South Sudan and for 4 of those years worked on a water peacebuilding program, The Water for Recovery and Peace Program. The challenges one faces when trying to jump-start a water utility in a post-conflict environment can be considerable. A country may have no power grid. Or the supply chains for diesel fuel needed to run backup or primary generators do not exist. “You’re soon involved in not just jump-starting a utility,” said Huston, “but all kinds of logistical challenges around securing what would be readily available on the market in a fully functioning economy.” To move a water utility toward autonomy, practical interventions may be needed to get it fully operational. This might involve changes in a water utility’s record keeping systems. Is the accounting system computerized? Is the customer database up to date? Are utility managers thinking about how they can improve collection from customers? How transparent are accounting and billing systems? Non-flashy interventions related to core systems can collectively move the utility to a position where it is able to cover more and more of their operational costs, said Huston, “so that they can operate in an autonomous way.” To stabilize a utility, it is critical to figure out how “to ring fence these utilities after the capital investments have been made so that they’re able to operate on a sustainable basis and they’re not directly dependent on the political cycle for funding to maintain operations,” Huston said. Water utilities are not going to perform consistently if they rely on external financing to cover day-to-day operations. If you need to knock on the door of the Ministry of Finance every other day to fill up your generators and to run your water pumps, you’re not going to be providing water on a very reliable basis, he said. The pathway out of fragility for a utility is ultimately a transition plan from being dependent on the public purse for operations to moving to a situation where you depend only on customer fees and user tariffs to fund day-to-day operations, Huston said. Water utilities need to come up with a viable business plan and work within their systems to recover costs so they can become operational. “It sounds easy,” he said, “but it’s a really long hard slog.”
Daniel Hirsch, retired head of the UC Santa Cruz environmental and nuclear policy program and an expert on Superfund cleanups, talks to Jason Fagone about what went wrong with the cleanup at the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard — which was a lot. Hirsch says the site could have been cleaned up by now, with the money that's already spent, if the Navy, the city of San Francisco, and the Navy contractor Tetra Tech had done their jobs properly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jason Fagone and Cynthia Dizikes discuss the Department of Justice's plans to sue Tetra Tech EC, revealed in court files made public last week. Tetra Tech is the Navy contractor accused of widespread fraud in the cleanup of San Francisco’s toxic Hunters Point shipyard. The government throwing its weight behind the whistle-blowers bolsters their allegations of misconduct. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
点击每期节目可以看到具体文稿内容The Wisdom of GarbageResearchers are digging into heaps of discarded food to uncover clues about why we throw so much of it away—and how cities can cut the waste.By Jessica Leigh HesterClumps of congealed pasta tumble out of tangled plastic bags, the noodles gone gray and fuzzy around the edges. In a loading dock a few blocks from Manhattan's Union Square, bags of garbage spew their contents across white plastic folding tables littered with desiccated orange peels, egg shells, and the occasional shard of glass.Throngs of pedestrians trundle by outside, clomping along in winter boots and holding cups of quickly-cooling coffee. The January afternoon is tingly, prickly cold, and Belinda Li yanks down her respirator to say that was a welcome change. It had been considerably balmier a few months earlier, when Li and her band of fellow garbage sleuths were tearing into trash in Nashville. “Some of the stuff was really stinky,” she says. A few of the bags, cooked in the sun, had been wriggling with maggots. Tyvek suits, steel-toed boots, safety goggles, gloves, and respirators insulated the team against close contact. But they've spent months wrist-deep in kitchen scraps.Li, a project engineer at Tetra Tech, has been dispatched by the Natural Resources Defense Council to excavate hundreds of samples of trash in Nashville, Denver, and New York City—three cities where the NRDC has rooting or established relationships with local organizations. The bin digs are a quest to exhume data from detritus—and from there, to glean information about consumer behavior and food waste.Trashed food exacts an enormous environmental and economic toll: By some estimates, each American family spends some $1,600 each year on uneaten eats. “Imagine walking out of a grocery store, leaving one bag in the parking lot, and driving home—that's essentially what you're doing,” says Zia Khan, vice president of initiatives and strategy at the Rockefeller Foundation.Researchers and advocates know that the general scope of wasted food is unsustainable: It has environmental ripples across the supply chain, slurping up valuable water and then emitting greenhouse gases as it clogs landfills. But the nitty-gritty details are harder to come by. In order to help implement policy interventions, researchers and organizations needed to know exactly what was rotting away. One way to do that is to grab the trashed items before they end up in a heap.968重庆之声每周一至周五8点56分每天三分钟养成良好英语听说习惯
This week, Execution and People at the Best Strategy on the Inspiring Leaders Podcast. “The days of the Superhero are gone. These are the days of the Justice League.” Joseph Elkhoury is an industry Advisor for Upstream Oilfield Services and Digitalization in Oil and Gas . He served as Chief Operating Officer of TETRA Technologies, Inc. (TTI) from 2014 until 2017 where he managed around 5,000 employees and over $1.2B in revenue with several divisions offering products and services in many domestic and international markets. Joseph also served as a member of the Board of Directors of CSI-Compressco (CCLP) from 2015 until 2017. But it was during his tenure at TETRA Tech that Joseph envisioned, designed and rolled out “Dedicated To The Core” where employees were rated on 16 essential behaviours that directly contributed to the company’s core mission. It has been hailed as one of the most effective strategic planning and performance management systems anywhere. “Life gives you the Test first, then the Lesson” Prior to TETRA Technologies, Inc., Joseph worked at Schlumberger (SLB) for 21 years, where he last established and served as vice president and general manager of MicroSeismic services from 2012 until 2014. Previously , Joseph was vice president of the Software Information Solutions segment, vice president of Production services for North America, director for global Supply Chain and Procurement for the Research, Engineering and Manufacturing organizations. “Who executes the strategy? People do. It has to all be about Execution and people. I focused on behaviours more than competencies.” Maybe we should call the CEO the Cheif Execution Officer” From 1994 until 2008, Joseph held numerous other management positions with Schlumberger in several countries in the Middle East, Asia, Europe and the Americas , serving in operations , marketing and communications, technical support, training and engineering. Joseph started his career as a bio - medical engineer selling and servicing OR, ICU , Maternity and ER equipment and training Doctors on advanced machines from MRIs and X - rays , to ultrasound s, respirators and monitors. Joseph received his B.E. degree in Electrical Engineering from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon and has completed advanced course work in Finance, Strategy and Supply Chain at IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland. “You cannot cut costs to prosperity, you have to grow revenue.” “Anyone can make a difference, but do they want to and do they know what to do?” Links: Joseph Elkhoury on LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/josephelkhoury Joseph Elkhoury’s Email jelkhoury0@gmail.com Dedicated to the CORE Model: http://www.tetratec.com/core/index.aqf CSI Compressco: http://www.csicompressco.com Ubiquity Leadership Coaching: UbiquityLeadership.com Next Week’s Show: Making A Difference with Jess Ekstrom from Headbands of Hope
The Internet is nothing without electricity, and the increased demand for data and expanding “Internet of Things” means we need more and more power to stay online. One billion people worldwide lack electricity, and four billion remain offline. Bridging the Digital Divide will involve more data centers, wireless networks, smartphones, and other equipment that will strain energy grids. But could the Internet also be part of the solution to global power needs? Evan is joined by Nilmini Rubin, Vice President of Tetra Tech, a global engineering and consulting company.
STEMxm Episode 19- Environmental Engineer & Drinking Water Expert, Emilie Moore This is the 3rd episode in a series on water and wastewater careers. Check out the others here: Water/Wastewater Treatment Operations with Stacy Passaro, Episode 17 Municipal Water and Wastewater Master Planning with Kristiana Dragash, Episode 18 Emilie Moore is an Environmental Engineer with expertise in drinking water treatment process design. Emilie has a BS in Environmental Engineering from the University of Florida and a Masters in Engineering Management from the University of Kansas. She currently works as a Senior Project Manager and Area Manager for Tetra Tech. She performs water supply planning, water treatment design, water distribution system design, wastewater collection system design, and wastewater treatment process design. Here are some of the things mentioned on this episode that you might be interested in learning more about... Drinking Water Treatment Processes Overall view of common treatment processes Coagulation and Flocculation Sedimentation Disinfection Corrosion Inhibition Fluoridation RO as treatment for seawater or brackish water Other stuff Disinfection Byproducts Emerging Contaminants Pharmaceuticals in Drinking Water EPA Regulations for Drinking Water STEMxm is available on iTunes & Stitcher:
There has been great progress in anticipating famines in recent years, with most predicted six or more months ahead of time, says Richard Choularton, senior associate for food security and climate change at Tetra Tech, in this week’s podcast. But action to address their humanitarian impacts has lagged. Responses need to be more consistent and faster, he says, happening “almost without human intervention.” Choularton outlines three areas with the greatest potential to improve response time and reduce the effect of famines. The first are financial mechanisms to insure countries and communities against the risk of famine. These programs use climate and agricultural data to release emergency funds either right at the end of a bad growing season or, in some cases, even before the end of the season. The African Risk Capacity scheme, for example, is an African Union project that provides emergency funding to seven member states. Humanitarian organizations, such as the Red Cross and World Food Program, are going even further, “using climate forecasts to trigger financing before a potential disaster strikes,” says Choularton. This offers the flexibility to help farmers switch to drought tolerant seeds and initiate supplemental feeding programs for children so they are in a better position to weather a lean season. In addition to saving lives, such measures save “significant costs,” says Choularton. While no forecast is perfect, analysis by the UK Department for International Development found that early responses to drought in Kenya could save approximately $20 billion over a 20 year period, enough to offset the costs of up to six unnecessary interventions due to incorrect forecasts. The second area for improvement is investing more at the community level. The regions that suffer most from the major famines that get international attention often also experience recurring, smaller bouts of food insecurity. Investments in social protection systems that can provide food and income support to poor households during times of need, along largescale landscape transformation to conserve soil and water, can foster greater adaptiveness and resilience. The R4 Initiative by the World Food Program and Oxfam America, for example, provides drought insurance and microcredit to farmers in Ethiopia, Malawi, Senegal, and Zambia in exchange for their labor on anti-drought infrastructure. After three years, impact evaluation showed participating farmers had more savings than non-participants, invested more in agricultural labor, owned more plough oxen, and were more likely to keep their kids in school when droughts occurred, says Choularton. The third area Choularton highlights is mobile technology. In Ethiopia, Project Concern International, Google, and USAID are creating pasture maps from satellite images and dispersing to them herders. For just the cost of a sheet of paper, daily print-outs help agro-pastoralists make informed decisions about where to graze their herds. In the pilot project, three quarters of households surveyed used the maps to inform their migration decisions, and herd mortality declined 47 percent. A common thread among these anti-famine measures is that they use climate and agricultural data to empower countries, communities, and individuals to understand and manage risk, says Choularton. “Simple things, like getting the right information to people so they can make better decisions about how to manage the risks they face, have tremendous potential to help in these circumstances.” Richard Choularton spoke at the Wilson Center on January 26, 2017. Friday Podcasts are also available for download on iTunes and Google Play. Sources: UK Department for International Development.
Greg Pattison is a Vice President, Director of Safety and Senior Trainer in OSHA CFR 29 1910 and 1926 construction for G.P. Systems Inc. (GPS). He has designed/conducted/facilitated over 30 technical trainings including; General Safety training OSHA 10 and 30 Hour, HAZWOPER, GHS Hazardous Chemicals, Property Restoration, Confined Space, Scaffolding, Emergency Operations and Egress, PPE Protocols, Demolition Subpart T, Flagger in a work zone, Lock out/tag out, First Aid, Caught between, Roll over/back over, Job Hazard Analysis, Fall Protection, Worksite safety, Accident Investigation, and Site Safety/Security Plans. His entertaining and informative style offer audiences knowledge that attendees can take back and use to make the workplace safer. He has taught 1,000â??s of workers within such organizations as Belfor Property Restoration and Environmental, Association of General Contractors, Department of Energy, Tennessee Valley Authority, Exxon, Hess Petroleum, Hayward Baker, Army Corp of Engineers, State of Ohio, AMEC, FBI, State of Illinois, Southern Site Development and Tetra Tech to name just a few. Learning is by doing and he offers on point stories and scenarios to reinforce the information so that upon completion the attendee can use the information right away to hone skills and gain confidence. He is available by phone or email so that when workplace situations come up you have a resource to call on. He acts as a Safety consultant with the Restoration Industry Association, National Demolition Association, and the Association of General Contractors. In addition, he acts as a Subject Matter Expert to Pro-tread, National Minority Truckers Association, Georgia Black Constructors Association and Applied Simulations Technology. His early career was in the field of Corrections where he rose to the rank of Warden and acted as the Life Safety person for the Department of Corrections in a large Midwestern state. After 14 years in Corrections he went to work for Fred Pryor Seminars and taught several technical trainings for them including OSHA, Facilities Management, and Emergency Planning. Additional soft skills that Mr. Pattison taught and facilitated for Fred Pryor included; 1st Time Supervisor, Mid-Level Supervisor, Managing Multiple Priorities, Dealing with Difficult People, Motivating & Disciplining Employees, Handling emotions under pressure, Customer Service, Essential Leadership Skills, Workplace Bullying and Conflict Resolution. In addition, he has worked as a contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy on the Global Threat Reduction Initiative, Transportation Security, CBRNE programs, first respondersâ?? use of the ERG Guidebook, and the Incident Command System (ICS). He acted as a contract consultant in the Middle East for Deloitte Consulting in the areas of police, detention, disaster management, fire service, civil defense, SAR, and Border enforcement. He developed and led many trainings during his work in the Middle East. Mr. Pattison holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from Illinois State University and acquired a Certified in Homeland Security III designation. He is a Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) and has acted as a Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO). He has attended many trainings to improve his craft as Hazardous Materials Trainer, OSHA 10 and 30 hour, Petroleum Institute, Fred Pryor Boot camp, TapRoot Cause Analysis, Bearing Point Change Management, Modular Emergency Radiological Response Transportation Training, National Demolition Association TTT, Department of Transportation Research Council, Southern States Energy Board (SSEB) and the Georgia and Tennessee Safety conferences. He frequently speaks at safety conferences throughout the U.S. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his attorney wife, Marilyn.
Greg Pattison is a Vice President, Director of Safety and Senior Trainer in OSHA CFR 29 1910 and 1926 construction for G.P. Systems Inc. (GPS). He has designed/conducted/facilitated over 30 technical trainings including; General Safety training OSHA 10 and 30 Hour, HAZWOPER, GHS Hazardous Chemicals, Property Restoration, Confined Space, Scaffolding, Emergency Operations and Egress, PPE Protocols, Demolition Subpart T, Flagger in a work zone, Lock out/tag out, First Aid, Caught between, Roll over/back over, Job Hazard Analysis, Fall Protection, Worksite safety, Accident Investigation, and Site Safety/Security Plans. His entertaining and informative style offer audiences knowledge that attendees can take back and use to make the workplace safer. He has taught 1,000â??s of workers within such organizations as Belfor Property Restoration and Environmental, Association of General Contractors, Department of Energy, Tennessee Valley Authority, Exxon, Hess Petroleum, Hayward Baker, Army Corp of Engineers, State of Ohio, AMEC, FBI, State of Illinois, Southern Site Development and Tetra Tech to name just a few. Learning is by doing and he offers on point stories and scenarios to reinforce the information so that upon completion the attendee can use the information right away to hone skills and gain confidence. He is available by phone or email so that when workplace situations come up you have a resource to call on. He acts as a Safety consultant with the Restoration Industry Association, National Demolition Association, and the Association of General Contractors. In addition, he acts as a Subject Matter Expert to Pro-tread, National Minority Truckers Association, Georgia Black Constructors Association and Applied Simulations Technology. His early career was in the field of Corrections where he rose to the rank of Warden and acted as the Life Safety person for the Department of Corrections in a large Midwestern state. After 14 years in Corrections he went to work for Fred Pryor Seminars and taught several technical trainings for them including OSHA, Facilities Management, and Emergency Planning. Additional soft skills that Mr. Pattison taught and facilitated for Fred Pryor included; 1st Time Supervisor, Mid-Level Supervisor, Managing Multiple Priorities, Dealing with Difficult People, Motivating & Disciplining Employees, Handling emotions under pressure, Customer Service, Essential Leadership Skills, Workplace Bullying and Conflict Resolution. In addition, he has worked as a contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy on the Global Threat Reduction Initiative, Transportation Security, CBRNE programs, first respondersâ?? use of the ERG Guidebook, and the Incident Command System (ICS). He acted as a contract consultant in the Middle East for Deloitte Consulting in the areas of police, detention, disaster management, fire service, civil defense, SAR, and Border enforcement. He developed and led many trainings during his work in the Middle East. Mr. Pattison holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from Illinois State University and acquired a Certified in Homeland Security III designation. He is a Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) and has acted as a Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO). He has attended many trainings to improve his craft as Hazardous Materials Trainer, OSHA 10 and 30 hour, Petroleum Institute, Fred Pryor Boot camp, TapRoot Cause Analysis, Bearing Point Change Management, Modular Emergency Radiological Response Transportation Training, National Demolition Association TTT, Department of Transportation Research Council, Southern States Energy Board (SSEB) and the Georgia and Tennessee Safety conferences. He frequently speaks at safety conferences throughout the U.S. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his attorney wife, Marilyn.
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