[Post author: Bob Iverson]
Nominations now being accepted for:
- Five Years’ Continuous Improvement
- Energy/Renewable Resources
- Greening the Government
- Outreach or Education
- Pollution Prevention
- Recycling/Reuse
- Land Use
The Indiana Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards recognize exemplary projects across Indiana. Projects must demonstrate significant and measurable results, be innovative, comprehensive and documented.
Who Can Apply?
The awards are open to all Indiana facilities, state and local units of government, individuals, and technical assistance organizations that operate or support environmental protection efforts of outstanding quality. Eligible technical assistance organizations include, but are not limited to: public entities, educational groups, trade associations, individuals, public interest and community and labor groups. Nominated projects/facilities must be: located in Indiana; focused on significant environmental protection activity; able to provide at least a year of quantifiable results; innovative; voluntary; in compliance with environmental health and safety laws; and, willing to share information with others via state publications or Web sites.
Nominations must be received by IDEM by 5 p.m. EST on Monday, April 20, 2009.
To learn more, call 800.988.7901 or visit http://www.in.gov/idem/5147.htm
I always support the activities related to environment and recycling. Environment getting polluted and the resultant effects are devastating. Something must be done for environment protection. Nice to learn this!