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Bill Sheehan co-founded the Product Policy Institute with Helen Spiegelman in 2003 and serves as its Executive Director. Bill advocates for public policy that protects public health and safety and slows climate change by encouraging waste prevention, clean production and reduced use of toxics in products. He developed, with Spiegelman, a historical analysis that showed how municipal recycling and waste management services enable product manufacturers to design and sell goods without considering disposal costs and impacts.
Since 2005, Bill has worked with local governments, communities and NGOs to bring "extended producer responsibility" (EPR) policies to the U.S. to spur green product design. This work resulted in the formation of local government Product Stewardship Councils in California, New York, Texas and Vermont; he is working in several other states to form Councils. Bill holds a Ph.D. in ecology from Cornell University.
The EPA has published a draft update of the US Greenhouse Gas Inventory (1990 – 2008). This is a great opportunity for your voice to make a difference and get systems/ consumption-based greenhouse gas emissions added to … >>
Post Carbon Fellow and Product Policy Institute executive director Bill Sheehan, commented on the news that the US Conference of Mayors adopted a resolution calling for legislation to move the responsibility and cost … >>
Post Carbon Fellow Bill McKibben and Executive Director Asher Miller discuss Bill's new book Eaarth, and the 350.org campaign.
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what is pci?Founded in 2003, Post Carbon Institute is leading the transition to a more resilient, equitable, and sustainable world. The Institute has gathered 29 of the world's leading experts on a wide range of interdependent social and scientific issues.
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