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2009

EMAP's online waste forum, Manure Trader, featured in BIOCYCLE's Regional Roundup

The Pennsylvania Manure Trader is a free online service offered by the PA Small Business Development Centers (SBDC), devoted to trading manure to help address serious pollution issues in an innovative way.

Manure Trader helps farmers... by finding alternatives to land applying manure on their land, and connects them with a marketplace of parties in need of manure. Environmental benefits include:(click here to view the entire article)

To learn more about Manure Trader, click here.

Small Business: Getting Launched for Success

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In an article that discusses the various ways the PA Small Business Development Centers help small businesses start and grow, EMAP consultant Lee Ann Briggs shows how knowing the environmental implications and funding options for energy efficiency can play a major role in a business' success.

Resources for small businesses

    • Grid Philly

The Grid advocates EMAPs services to small businesses seeking to be energy efficient. See p 26.

EMAP consultant Heather Fennessey interviewed by local TV station

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EMAP Consultant Heather Fennessey of the Penn State SBDC is interviewed by local news station; discusses ways energy costs can be reduced.

iWasteNot systems recommends the EMAP Material Trader and the EMAP Manure Trader Services to its readers

EMAP Associate Director Nancy Crickman was featured in the February 2009 Issue of iWasteNot's monthly newsletter.