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Japan National Television - John Ambler and Mike Terraso were interviewed= =20 regarding Enron's Climate Change iniatives and statement. Enron Campus - Ken Lovejoy and Clifford Salawage of ETS (manager Health and= =20 Industrial Hygiene) met employees in the Enron building that have concerns= =20 about the indoor air quality in their work area. The issue is being=20 evaluated to determine an action plan.=20 EUROPE Poland, ENS Power Plant - Alan Stringer conducted EHS gap analysis audit of= =20 the facility and made recommendations on additional procedures required to= =20 meet Enron Guidelines and provided advice on EHS aspects for exit strategy = of=20 the site. UK, Project McCook - Alan Stringer participated in a conference call with= =20 Susan Worthen, Don Stevens, and Robert Brooks to discuss environmental issu= es=20 related to indemnification. This deal is estimated to be signed next week.= . =20 Susan=01,s Team will need to conduct a due diligence within 60 days.=20 Japan, Brownfield Site - Alan Stringer provided technical assistance and= =20 requested historical information on potential brownfield site that EEOS are= =20 considering in Japan.=20 UK, EPOL - TPS - Alan Stringer and Henry Van are preparing the final lis= t=20 of EHS issues from the O&M audit to be presented to Mike Terraso for=20 resolution.=20 ENRON GLOBAL ASSETS (Central America, South America, India and Asia) San Juan Gas Remediation - field evidence indicates that the tar has migrat= ed=20 off-site to the neighbor=01,s property.=20 ENA =20 N. York, Edison Mission Brooklyn Navy Yard Facility - Bill Curra completed= =20 the environmental due diligence evaluation of the Edison Mission cogenerati= on=20 plant for NE Power Origination. Indications are favorable that the=20 acquisition will go forward, and further risk management assistance relatin= g=20 to environmental issues will be required.=20 ACQUISITIONS =20 Sithe Independent Power Partners - 1000 MW combined cycle natural gas fired= =20 cogeneration facility located in the Town of Scriba, County of Oswego, NY. = =20 ECT is interested in entering into a 40% limited partnership with no O&M=20 responsibility. Don Stevens has learned that ECT has submitted their bid t= o=20 Sithe and is awaiting a response. GREENFIELD CAPITAL PROJECTS Offshore LNG Vaporization Terminal - California - Gus Eghneim (Enron Corp)= =20 has been asked to manage environmental permitting for an offshore LNG=20 vaporization terminal in California. Gus has agreed to keep Joe Kolb=20 informed and involved at the next meeting. The project is in the very earl= y=20 stages of consideration. DEPARTMENT PROJECTS Social Responsibility Risk Assessment Tool - Gavin Dillingham met with Laur= en=20 Iannarone and they decided to add some more functionality to the database.= =20 They will add a section for case studies, transaction cost and industry typ= e.=20 Once this is done it will be populated and the prototype will be demonstrat= ed=20 to interested Enron business units. REGULATORY TECHNICAL ANALYSIS Enron IT Employee Receives Ergonomics Relieve - Russell Tucker located a=20 workstation solution to allow the raising of the desk top in selectable=20 increments to provide back strain relieve to an Enron IT employee that is 6= '=20 8" tall. The replacement desk will also allow the employee to remain in his= =20 present location within his work group with the desk fitting within the=20 original desk space. COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE & BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES California Power Development -- NEPA Review - Jeff Keeler and Mary Schoen= =20 held a meeting with EWS/ENA West power developers to discuss a proposed=20 project in Roseville, CA. Since the project must connect to the Western= =20 Area Power Administration (WAPA) through a substation, WAPA is suggesting= =20 that it may need to perform not only a NEPA analysis from the Enron project= =20 to the substation, but on the entire WAPA grid, due to NEPA's mandate to=20 analyze "all downstream impact." Jeff and Mary are working on strategies = to=20 determine: 1) if it is legally feasible to conduct NEPA review just for th= e=20 Enron project portion so that Cal. Energy Commission process is not delayed= =20 and 2) if agencies involved in NEPA review will comply with Bush executive= =20 orders mandating expedited review of power project permit applications. Emissions Control Technology -- Clean Coal Funding - Jeff Keeler discussed= =20 with EGM a preliminary strategy for pursuing DOE clean coal program funding= =20 for a demonstration project or commercialization grant for the Clean=20 Solutions Group's "NOx Tech" pollution control technology. Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Emissions Target Analysis - =01; Lisa Jacobson and= =20 Susan Worthen offered recommendations and analysis on voluntary greenhouse= =20 gas emissions commitments to Mike Terraso.=01; Lisa continued to identify= =20 opportunities and business activity related to greenhouse gas emissions=20 issues (Climate Neutral Network conference, GEMI conference). Global Climate Change - Lisa Jacobson continued to provide intelligence to= =20 business units and corporate groups on climate change policy developments,= =20 including: Canada's negotiations with the EU and announcement that it may work to=20 support the Kyoto protocol Japan's discussions with the US and EU, and resulting announcement that Jap= an=20 will not move forward with any climate change agreement without the US. Delay in release of EU climate change policies (coordinated with Govt.=20 Affairs, Brussels/London) US congressional activity on climate change Sterling Energy/Renewable Desk - Stacey Bolton followed up w/CEO and COO fr= om=20 Sterling Planet regarding the renewable desk potentially supplying them gre= en=20 tags. Organized call between Sterling and ENA West for next week to explore= =20 business opportunities.=01;=01; Stacey is working with Sarah Novosel (Reg A= ffairs,=20 Washington) to detail Enron's position before FERC regarding intermittency.= =01;=20 Elliot Mainzer is speaking at=01;a FERC hearing=01;in July, and coordinatin= g=20 position w/ Sarah. ADVOCACY & COMMERCIAL SUPPORT Multipollutant & New Source Review Strategies - Jeff Keeler and=20 representatives of the power generation industry met with EPA concerning it= s=20 90-day review of the NSR program and its proposed recommendations to the=20 White House. The group briefed EPA staff from the Administrator's office,= =20 Office of Air and Radiation, NSR Enforcement office and White House Council= =20 of Economic Advisors on NSR concerns for new power development and our=20 proposed multipollutant solutions that could offer and alternative to NSR. Global Climate Change - Lisa Jacobosn and Jeff Keeler continued work on a= =20 number of initiatives with commercial and corporate groups: Congressional advocacy - Lisa represented Enron at a Climate Change lobby d= ay=20 sponsored by several environmental groups. Enron was the only company to ma= ke=20 a formal presentation on its position on global climate change. About 100= =20 delegates were present, representing the scientific, religious, business an= d=20 environmental communities from Washington, New Mexico, Ohio, Florida,=20 Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, New Hampshire, Michigan, and=20 Maryland.
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