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CLOSING
THE CIRCLE AWARDS NOMINATIONS
Federal
partners should consider applying for the 2002 White
House Closing the Circle Awards, which recognize federal
facilities for significant contributions in "greening
the government" initiatives. The Office of the Federal
Environmental Executive is accepting nominations now
through January 31, 2002. For instructions and further
information, please see: http://www.ofee.gov/ctc/2002-nominations.htm
JIFFY
LUBE OFFERS RE-REFINED MOTOR OIL FOR GOVERNMENT VEHICLES
Drivers
of Federal government vehicles now have the convenience
of being able to visit Jiffy Lube service centers to
follow requirements for oil changes. Seventy-one of
the fast lube industry leader's locations in San Francisco,
San Jose, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Sacramento and surrounding
regions, are now offering re-refined motor oil for Federal
government vehicles, the type of oil that has been mandated
for use in such vehicles.
Jiffy
Lube technicians will check license plates to confirm
GSA vehicle status and, in most cases, will honor Voyager
cards for payment. The re-refined oil will be part of
Jiffy Lube Signature ServiceĀ for government vehicles,
which provides overall vehicle preventive maintenance.
Re-refined
oil is used motor oil that has undergone extensive re-refining
to remove all contaminants; it is not recycled motor
oil. Re-refined oil is the result of a process of cleaning
and purification similar to crude oil refining. Dirty
oil is turned into base oil and then is blended with
proven additive systems. Use of re-refined motor oil
conserves a non-renewable resource and reduces dependence
on imported oil.
It
has been fully tested according to EOLCS criteria that
it meets the same quality standards as virgin motor
oil. Chrysler, Ford and General Motors have all approved
the use of API-certified re-refined motor oils in their
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INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN FEDERAL ELECTRONICS STEWARDSHIP FORUM
You
are cordially invited to participate in the "Federal
Electronics Stewardship Forum" to take place on October
18-19, 2001. The purpose of this meeting is to identify
strategies to help reduce the overall environmental
and energy impacts of the use and disposal of electronic
equipment across the government. The Forum, sponsored
by the President's Council on Environmental Quality
(CEQ) and the Department of Defense (DoD), will provide
a unique opportunity to engage senior-level government
officials from the information technology, finance/acquisition
and environmental communities to address this issue.
Mr. James L. Connaughton, new Chair of CEQ, will present
the keynote address.
The
Forum will be held at the DoubleTree Hotel, 300 Army
Navy Drive, Arlington, Virginia. The program will review
earlier governmental efforts and on-going initiatives,
discuss the barriers that impact the procurement and
use of environmentally preferable, energy-efficient
and cost-effective electronic equipment throughout its
life cycle, and identify recommendations to help develop
a government-wide strategy for Federal Electronics Stewardship.
The
Forum is a unique opportunity to engage senior-level
government officials from all the Federal agencies to
address this issue. Discussions and recommendations
from this Forum will assist in the development of a
future government-wide strategy to influence the acquisition,
management, and proper disposition of electronic assets
in the development of an Electronic Stewardship Strategy
for the Federal Government.
Please
mark your calendar today, so you won't miss this important
event. For registration information and a full agenda,
please contact Philip Churchill, at (727) 549-7244 or
see the weblink at http://www.deer2.com
We look forward to seeing you there.
Sincerely,
Juan
D. Lopez
Chief of Staff
White House Task Force on Recycling |
