ARCADIS Geraghty & Miller to Present Information On Landfill Technology Advances to White House Staff.WASHINGTON, D.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 2, 1999--ARCADIS Geraghty & Miller, an engineering consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , will present "Recent Advances in Landfill Technology" at the White House Conference Center on February 5th, 1999. The program is sponsored by the Environmental Technology Working Group (ETWG) and the Interagency in·ter·a·gen·cy adj. Involving or representing two or more agencies, especially government agencies. Environmental Technology Office (IETO), White House Council on Environmental Quality, under the Executive Office of the President. Created in 1994 by Vice President Al Gore Noun 1. Al Gore - Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948) Albert Gore Jr., Gore , the IETO is a "one-stop shop One-Stop Shop A company or a location that offers a multitude of services to a client or a customer. The idea is to provide convenient and efficient service and also to create the opportunity for the company to sell more products to clients and customers. " for environmental technologies. The IETO actively promotes programs which advance domestic technology, thereby encouraging sustainable development Sustainable development is a socio-ecological process characterized by the fulfilment of human needs while maintaining the quality of the natural environment indefinitely. The linkage between environment and development was globally recognized in 1980, when the International Union . The ETWG assists in the continuing implementation, evaluation, and enhancement of domestic and international activities to advance the national environmental technology strategy. The ETWG meets weekly for discussions of federal policies, programs, initiatives, and related matters. On Friday, ARCADIS Geraghty & Miller experts will present two of their newly-developed land disposal technologies. John O. Smith, P.E., D.E.E., will lead the program. Scott Potter, Ph.D., P.E., will present phyto-cover technology, and Bill Johnson Bill Johnson may refer to:
It is anticipated that approximately 25 officials will be in attendance representing a variety of departments including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and , U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Department of Energy, White House Office of Science & Technology, the U.S. Navy, and the U.S. Army. ARCADIS Geraghty & Miller provides a full range of engineering consulting services in environment, infrastructure and technology. The firm is the U.S.-based operations arm of ARCADIS NV (Arnhem, The Netherlands), a multi-national engineering company specializing in consulting and implementation services for environment, infrastructure, and construction engineering. |
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