DOE is committed to responsible stewardship of cultural resources on its lands. The Department has many rich and varied cultural resources including archeological and historical sites, Native American burial and sacred sites, and historic buildings. The Department has an obligation to protect these resources for future generations.
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DOE is committed to responsible environmental stewardship of its electronics, including computers, displays, printers and cell phones. DOE is also committed to the energy efficient management and optimization of all of its data centers. Headquarters provides technical assistance for purchasing sustainable products; enabling power and print management; ensuring environmentally sound reuse and recycling of electronics; and consolidating and optimizing data centers.
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DOE uses Environmental Management Systems already in place at DOE facilities as a management framework to determine and achieve sustainability goals and targets. DOE is committed to implement sustainability into all aspects of operations. EMSs provide a structure for site‐level cross-cutting and multi‐functional coordination necessary to plan for and achieve the Department's sustainability goals.
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DOE is committed to using science, technology, and effective management to minimize fugitive emissions throughout the Department. To assist in achieving this goal the Department created the Fugitive Emissions' Working Group.
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The Department of Energy (DOE) is engaged in activities related to the protection and conservation of migratory birds at its laboratories and facilities nation-wide. These activities are carried out at the Department’s facilities pursuant to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and Executive Order 13186, Responsibilities of Federal Agencies to Protect Migratory Birds, with support from the DOE Migratory Bird Workgroup. Headquarters provides technical assistance in the resolution of migratory bird issues for the Department.
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DOE’s Pollinator Protection Plan is part of a national strategy to protect pollinators and enhance their habitats. DOE sites already practice many pollinator-friendly best management practices and have plans to increase their use.
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The purpose of pollution prevention and waste reduction is to prevent or reduce pollution at the source whenever feasible. Pollutants and wastes that cannot be prevented through source reduction will be diverted from entering the waste stream through environmentally safe and cost-effective reuse or recycling to the greatest extent practicable.
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Federal agencies are required to give preference to products that are energy and water efficient, alternative fuel vehicles, non-ozone depleting substances, and made from biobased or recycled content. Visit this page to learn about purchasing requirements, successful purchasing approaches, benefits, tools and resources, and additional information specific to DOE purchasers.
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