PEP Member Companies Go Green AND Help Change Lives
Technology is improving at a rapid pace, giving us many new options and exciting new devices to purchase. Unfortunately, this also means old electronics – or e-waste – accumulates at a rapid pace. Landfills are filling up fast with e-waste that can pose an...PEP Announces Science and Technology Scholarship
Applications due March 15 2020. The members of the PEP Board of Directors are excited to announce the Partners for Environmental Progress Scholarship Fund for employees of PEP member companies and their dependents at the Community Foundation of South Alabama. Each...
Cultivate a Culture of Employee Intrapreneurship
Cultivate a Culture of Employee Intrapreneurship Is your company creating a work culture open to innovation? Employees offer invaluable insight into an organization’s operations and are among the best resources for problem solving and modernization within your...New Event Registration System on PEP Website – Quick Tips
New Website Event Registration! You may have noticed our updated event registration system. Here are a few quick tips for using the new system: Make sure you are logged in to begin the registration process. You will need to “Add to Cart” and...Bioremediation: Putting Good “Bugs” to Work for You
Nature has a handle on waste. Bacteria, fungi and other microorganisms act as nature’s decomposers, breaking down organic matter into nutrients that are recycled through the earth’s living systems: soil, water, and air. Microbes also breakdown natural and synthetic...PEP Lunch and Learn: Water Reclamation in Alabama
During a recent Lunch and Learn, PEP Members learned that The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) has expanded permitting options for the discharge of treated wastewater, opening the door for PEP members to implement innovative ways of reusing this...#PEPServes: Baldwin County Sewer Service Pledges Multi-Year Donation to Weeks Bay Foundation
Baldwin County Sewer Service (BCSS) has pledged a multi-year donation to the Weeks Bay Foundation for their new Rio Vista restoration project along Fish River. BCSS also plans to volunteer equipment and labor for the project once work on the property begins. The...
#PEPServes: Plant Barry Environmental Stewardship Team (B.E.S.T.) is Dedicated to Environmental Conservation
The Barry Environmental Stewardship Team (B.E.S.T.) was created as an effort to get Barry Steam Plant employees more engaged in environmental awareness and progress. The B.E.S.T. is passionate about environmental conservation efforts, community stewardship, and making...
Industrial Automation and the Internet of Things
“Smart” technology has penetrated our daily lives, from household lighting and thermostats to fitness monitors and connected appliances. We have seen the capacity of home automation to save money, conserve energy, and provide unprecedented conveniences through remote...
Tackling Trash with Small Stream Litter Devices
Year after year, volunteer crews join forces to cleanup coastal waterways. But those efforts can feel meaningless as stormwater carries fresh litter into previously cleared channels. PEP Member Don Bates, Vice President of Operations at Thompson Engineering, had an...
Solar Energy and LED Lighting: Good for the Environment and Your Bottom Line
Every business searches for efficiencies to reduce costs and increase profits. What if these efficiencies can also benefit the environment?