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OASIS assists Gulf of Mexico oil spill response

OASIS has been contracted to build an enterprise data application to document, update and route caller information regarding wildlife incidents associated with the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. This application will be used by the British Petroleum (BP) call tracking response center.

 

Panel discussion features OASIS speaker

Casey Bates participated in a panel discussion January 22, 2010 at the 2010 Outdoor Retailer Show in Salt Lake City, UT. The panel of experts provided real world examples on the use of Eco Index guidelines to guide packaging and material decisions.

 

OASIS to support ADEC Cruise Ship Program

OASIS has been awarded the first phase of a multi-year project with the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation’s Cruise Ship Program. OASIS will provide ADEC with continuous facilitation, communications, and public outreach support for its Science Advisory Panel. The panel is charged with exploring technologically effective and economically feasible treatment and pollution prevention options for cruise ship wastewater.

 

Green product development nets honors

Casey Bates, an Environmental Scientist and Sustainability Advisor in OASIS' Bainbridge Island, WA office recently assisted Feathered Friends, a leading down garment and sleeping bag manufacturer, with the development of a "green" sleeping bag for Backpacker Magazine's Zero Impact Challenge. More than thirty companies were invited to participate, five submitted sleeping bags, and the Feathered Friends Blue Heron had the lowest carbon footprint of all!

Even though the Backpacker Magazine Challenge only evaluated the carbon footprint of a sleeping bag, OASIS and Feathered Friends went beyond carbon footprint and selected materials and methods that reduced waste and toxicity. Best of all, the materials used in this sleeping bag can also be used in the entire Feathered Friends 3-season sleeping bag line. This bag is not a prototype, customers will be able to purchase sleeping bags and potentially down garments, with the reduced-impact materials in the next few months.

Read more in the April 2009 "Gear Guide" issue of Backpacker Magazine.