Marie C. Campbell, elected to the National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP) Board of Directors
January 25, 2010
Marie C. Campbell, president of Sapphos Environmental, Inc., has been elected to the National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP) Board of Directors with a three year term of office. The term will officially begin at the annual NAEP Conference and Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, in April 2010.
The NAEP is dedicated to the promotion of ethical practices, technical competency,and professional standards in the environmental field. To learn more about the NAEP, visit www.naep.org.
Sapphos Environmental, Inc. Honored by Mothers' Club Family Learning Center
April 2, 2009
On Sunday May 3rd, Sapphos Environmental, Inc. and its founder and President Marie Campbell were honored by the Pasadena-based Mothers' Club Family Learning Center for leadership in corporate responsibility. Sapphos Environmental, Inc. supports nonprofit agencies, including Mothers' Club, through the Sapphos Foundation. All proceeds from the event benefited the agency's two-generation learning programs for low-income children ages 0-5 and their parents – programs that have the power to shape lives and break the cycle of poverty and illiteracy. The event was celebrated at Pasadena's Twin Palms Restaurant with a reception, dinner, and live music.
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Sapphos Environmental, Inc. Named Climate Action Leader
April 2, 2009
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On April 2, 2009, Sapphos Environmental, Inc. officially became a Climate Action Leader upon accepting an award from the California Climate Action Registry. The award recognizes the commitment that Sapphos Environmental, Inc. has made to document, verify, and publically report the company's greenhouse gas emissions. Voluntarily documenting greenhouse gas emissions emphasizes Sapphos Environmental Inc.'s dedication to protecting the environment by measuring and understanding the company's carbon footprint and establishing a baseline that can be used to guide greenhouse gas emission reduction strategies. Sapphos Environmental, Inc. is proud to be named a Climate Action Leader.
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Lompoc Wind Energy Project, Santa Barbara California
January 27, 2009
Sapphos Environmental, Inc. is excited to announce the approval of the first wind energy project in Santa Barbara County (County). On September 30, 2008, the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission unanimously approved the installation of up to 65 wind turbine generators on ten privately-owned parcels located approximately five miles southwest of the City of Lompoc, Santa Barbara County.
The project, sited in one of a few locations in the County where consistent winds favor wind energy development, will be implemented along coastal ridges between Jalama and Point Arguello adjacent to Vandenberg Air Force Base. The project consists of approximately 3,000 acres, however, of these, 43 acres will be permanently affected and 126 acres will be temporarily affected. The applicant, Pacific Renewables Energy Generation, LLC., a subsidiary of Acciona Wind Energy, USA, LLC., signed 30-year agreements with the ten property owners to construct and operate the wind farm, while not interfering with use of the land for cattle grazing, which has been in place for over 100 years. The project is expected to generate 80-120 megawatts of electricity which is enough to supply 20,000-30,000 homes.
Sapphos Environmental, Inc. assisted the project applicant with strategic consulting services and biological resource management services over a year-long process that involved pre-construction surveys for avian and bat resources following California Energy Commission (CEC) Guidelines, plant community mapping, the delineation of areas potentially under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the California Department of Fish and Game, and directed surveys for the federally endangered El Segundo Blue Butterfly (Euphilotes battoides allyni) and its host plant coast buckwheat (Eriogomun parvifolium). During the year-long work effort, Sapphos Environmental, Inc. additionally assisted the project applicant by participating in public outreach to project stakeholders the Environmental Defense Center (EDC), and local chapters of the Audubon Society: Santa Barbara, Los Angeles and La Purisima Chapters and private citizens. The County of Santa Barbara used the results of field investigations conducted by Sapphos Environmental, Inc. to prepare the final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) approved unanimously by the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission.