TCC/ACIT Conference Presentation - June 2010

In 2009, the RICE MACT was revised, the MACT SSM exemption vacatur occurred, new Greenhouse Gas regulations were promulgated, and air permitting requirement changes were implemented or proposed. This presentation focuses on all of the recent and upcoming "moving parts" in Air Regulations that you need to know about.  Jess McAngus and Brad Herrin, co-founders of Spirit Environmental presented a discussion about what rules have changed recently, and additional changes that have been proposed or are anticipated.

TCC/ACIT Conference Presentation

Gas Processor’s Association (GPA) Annual Convention Presentation - March 2010

Greenhouse Gas Inventory Reporting, Regulation and Legislation: How Will it Affect Gas Processors and Suppliers? The 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act required EPA to develop a mandatory, nationwide, greenhous gas ("GHG") reporting rule ("MRR"). The act requires reporting from a large nationwide contingency of industry including both upstream production and downstream sources. The information gathered will be used in the development of future climate change programs. This is the first sweeping Federal, nationwide, non-voluntary GHG regulation in effect. Scott Hyden presents this paper to outline the chain reaction of events which led to existing GHG regulatory initiatives under the Clean Air Act and the GHG MRR, as it relates to gas processors and suppliers, and the parallel path of proposed GHG legislation.

Greenhouse Gas Technical Paper

Greenhouse Gas Power Point

Trends in EPA and State Refinery Flare Enforcement - August 2009

In the last decade, the US EPA has stepped up enforcement actions on an array of flare-related construction, modification, and operational fronts. Jess McAngus, co-founder of Spirit Environmental, in coordination with Joseph Guida, of Guida, Slavich & Flores, P.C., present information on the latest trends in flare-related enforcement by EPA and the states. Their publication includes a general overview of EPA enforcement initiatives, regulatory developments, recent enforcement actions, and the current status of NSPS Subpart Ja rulemaking relatives to flares.

Trends in EPA and State Refinery Flare Enforcement

How the New Subpart Ja Regulations will Affect Your Refinery - September 2008

The New Source Performance Standards for Petroleum refineries, Subpart J, were recently revised and new NSPS standards for Petroleum Refineries, Subpart Ja, for which construction, reconstruction, or modification commenced after May 14, 2007 were promulgated on June 24, 2008. The new Subpart Ja regulations have immediately been the source of much discussion and expected litigation. Jess McAngus, co-founder of Spirit Environmental, in coordination with Joseph Guida, of Guida, Slavich & Flores, P.C., present an overview of the new rule and its implications for affected facilities.

How the New Subpart Ja Regulations will Affect Your Refinery

Governor's Economic Development Group Presentation

Through the support of CenterPoint Energy, Spirit Environmental provided a presentation for members of Governor Rick Perry’s Economic Development Office as well as economic development professionals representing several key Texas communities at the Driskill Hotel in Austin, Texas, on 30 October 2007.  This presentation was designed to provide basic tools needed to identify potential air permitting and compliance issues and to provide sufficient background in air emissions management. The ultimate goal of the presentation was to dispel the opinion that “nothing new can be built” in areas of Texas with air pollution problems and replace it with the opinion that growth is achievable in these areas with the application of creativity and cooperation.

Governor's Economic Development Group Presentation

2007 Business Marketing Association Lantern Awards

The 2007 Business Marketing Association of Houston (BMA) Lantern competition covered 59 categories that awarded outstanding work by marketers and producters of business-to-business marketing communications materials and stakeholder communications.  Spirit Environmental's maketing company, Axiom Design Group, entered Spirit's new marketing campagin into the 2007 competetion and was accepted into the show.  Spirit Environmental's new program was awarded a Medallion and Certificate of Excellence thanks to Axiom's great work and designs!