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The Future of Environmentalism

The Cunctator — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:00:00 -0500

With energy and environmentalism weighting heavily on the minds of all Americans, The New Republic will be hosting a two-part discussion series at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. This series will allow convention attendees a rare opportunity to engage with policy leaders and key innovators at the forefront of the energy and environmental debate. The series is open to all convention attendees and within walking distance to the Denver Convention Center and surrounding hotels.

Carl Pope, Executive Director, The Sierra Club
Representative George Miller (D-CA)
Representative Ed Markey (D-MA)
Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE)
Matt Bennett, Vice President for Public Affairs, Third Way
Brian F. Keane, President, SmartPower
Ted Nordhaus, Chairman, The Breakthrough Institute; Co-author, Break Through
Cass R. Sunstein, Harvard University Law Professor and Author, Risk and Reason: Safety, Law, and the Environment
Franklin Foer, Editor of The New Republic, moderator

Tattered Cover Book Store, 16th & Wynkoop, Denver

The Future of Environmentalism

The Cunctator — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:00:00 -0500

Carl Pope, Executive Director, The Sierra Club
Representative George Miller (D-CA)
Representative Ed Markey (D-MA)
Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE)
Matt Bennett, Vice President for Public Affairs, Third Way
Brian F. Keane, President, SmartPower
Ted Nordhaus, Chairman, The Breakthrough Institute; Co-author, Break Through
Cass R. Sunstein, Harvard University Law Professor and Author, Risk and Reason: Safety, Law, and the Environment
Franklin Foer, Editor of The New Republic, moderator

Tattered Cover Book Store, 16th & Wynkoop, Denver

Energy and Climate Change Roundtable: The New Energy Economy

The Cunctator — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:30:00 -0500

Facilitator: Vijay Vaitheeswaran

Introduction: The Government’s Role in the New Energy Economy

Sen. Jeff Bingaman
Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Rep. Ed Markey
Gavin Newsom
Greg Nickels
Federico Peña
Gov. Bill Ritter Jr.
Sen. Ken Salazar

Topic Expansion: Corporate and Community Initiatives in the New Energy Economy

Dan Arvizu
Mark Falcone
Van Jones
Carl Pope
Jon Ratner
Rhone Resch
Heather Stephenson

Space Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex, Denver, CO

Energy and Climate Change Roundtable: Sir Nicholas Stern Keynote

The Cunctator — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0500

Sir Nicholas Stern delivers the Climate Change Roundtable keynote.

Space Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex, Denver, CO

Energy and Climate Change Roundtable: Energy in a Carbon-Constrained Economy

The Cunctator — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:00:00 -0500

Moderator: Ray Suarez

Introduction: Three Carbon Sources

Robert A. Hefner III
Dick Kelly
Steven Leer
Andrew Liveris
Fred Palmer

Topic Expansion: Addressing the Economic Constraints

William S. Becker
Carol Browner
Jerome Ringo
Tim Wirth

Topic Expansion : Challenges and Opportunities

D. James Baker
Rep. Richard Gephardt
Kevin Knobloch
David Lester
Sen. Claire McCaskill
Michael Northrop
Randy Udall

Space Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex, Denver, CO

Energy and Climate Change Roundtable: The Business of Climate Change

The Cunctator — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:00:00 -0500

Moderator: Rick Stengel

Introduction: Practical Examples of the Business Impact

Dan Hendrix
Mike Kaplan
Dr. Jeff Kenna
Rose McKinney James
Dan Reicher

Topic Expansion: Resources for Business Leadership

Frances Beinecke
Leo Gerard
Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Ira Magaziner
Navin Nayak
John Podesta
Dan Sperling

Space Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex, Denver, CO

The Conventions

The Cunctator — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:15:00 -0500

Hill Heat will be adding relevant events at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions to its listings, including The New Republic’s “Future of Environmentalism” series (interestingly only with wealthy white men) and the Rocky Mountain Roundtable’s Energy and Climate series, which features a keynote by Sir Nicholas Stern. (Times are local.)

Transatlantic Conference on Climate Change and Energy

The Cunctator — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:00:00 -0500

The Washington Conference will take place over two days. The first day will be an intensive expert workshop focusing on emissions from transport and biofuels use; this reflects concerns over the lack of action to address emissions from transport, rising concerns about expanded use of biofuels and pressure from some to include aviation, marine transport and road transport within cap and trade systems.

Day two will be a larger event designed to inform civil society more broadly about the differences and similarities between action in the EU and US, discuss best practice domestic solutions, demystify key policies such as the EU ETS etc. Discussions will predominantly focus on cap and trade, and the differing perceptions of actors on both sides of the Atlantic.

IEEP will be taking experts from the EU over to Washington for the event. European experts would take part in the workshop on day one, and potentially present ideas and concepts from a European perspective on day two.

If you would like to find out more about the conference please contact Sirini Withana (IEEP) or Melanie Nakagawa (NRDC).

For more information and background papers from previous T-PAGE discussions, visit the T-PAGE project website.

Location: 1616 P Street, NW, 1st Floor Conference Room
Resources for the Future building
Washington, DC 20036

The Climate Policy Puzzle: Putting the Pieces Together

The Cunctator — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:00:00 -0500

Real progress on climate change issues requires new, manageable policy. It’s time to get to work. The Climate Policy Puzzle: Putting the Pieces Together is 2008’s must attend conference for those looking for straight talk on U.S. policy developments.

Join A&WMA, Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. (R-UT), and ranking representatives from the environmental community in Arlington, VA April 2-3, 2008 for a climate change event that breaks new ground.

Get down to business on positions, perspectives and predictions with issue-leaders from:

Natural Resources Defense Council (USCAP)
3M Corp.
Duke University
Environmental Defense Fund (USCAP)
Hogan & Hartson
U.S Environmental Protection Agency
Clean Air Institute Asia
UK Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
The U.S. Department of Energy
The Electric Power Research Institute
The United Mine Workers of America
U.S. DOE’s National Energy Technology Lab
The American Petroleum Institute
The World Resources Institute (USCAP)
The Center for Clean Air Policy
Analysis Group, Inc.
Edison Electric Institute
DTE Energy
Heinz Center for Science, Economics and the Environment
ES&P LLC
Environmental Council of the States
National Association of Clean Air Agencies (NACAA)
Utah Department of Environmental Quality
RTP Environmental Associates, Inc.
Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Arizona Public Service
The LEVON Group
The Energy and Resources Institute, North America (TERI NA)
Pew Center for Global Climate Change (USCAP)

Marriott Crystal City Gateway
1700 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 703-920-3230
Fax: 703-271-5212

To register, download the registration form and return it with your payment to:

Registrar, Air & Waste Management Association
420 Fort Duquesne Blvd., 3rd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-1435 USA
Fax: 412-232-3450
Phone: 412-232-3444

Important Note! The advance registration deadline was extended from March 10 to March 17.

Refund Policy:

If written notice of cancellation is received on or before March 19, 2008, payment will be refunded, less a $75 cancellation fee. (Cancellation fees apply regardless of payment method). Substitutions may be made at any time; payment for any difference is due at the time of substitution. This refund policy applies to all occurrences, including weather-related events and other natural disasters. In the unlikely occurrence of event cancellation, the Association is not liable for any expenses incurred by the registrant other than the full refund of registration fee(s) paid.

Continuing Education Credit Opportunities:

Conference attendees may be eligible for continuing education credit. For more information, please contact Autumn Secrest, Programs Coordinator, at 412-232-3444 ext. 6031, or asecrest@awma.org.

Conference Committee:

Conference Co-chairs:

William J. Palermo, PE, Principal, RTP Environmental Associates, Inc.
John S. Seitz, Partner, ES&P, LLC

Organizing Committee Members:

A. Gwen Eklund, Director, Power, TRC
Peter F. Hess, PE, DEE, QEP
Miriam Lev-On, Executive Director, The LEVON Group, LLC
C. V. Mathai, Ph.D., QEP, Manager for Environmental Policy, Arizona Public Service
Jim Pfeiffer, Environmental Advisor, Air Quality, BP Exploration (Alaska), Inc.
Jayne M. Somers, Program Manager, U.S. EPA Climate Change Division
Richard W. Sprott, Executive Director, Utah Department of Environmental Quality
C. Flint Webb, Project Manager, SAIC

Ecological Dimensions of Biofuels

The Cunctator — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:30:00 -0500

On March 10, 2008, The Ecological Society of America will host a one-day conference on the Ecological Dimensions of Biofuels. 500 attendees will have the opportunity to hear invited presentations by leading scientists on:

sustainable development and use of biofuels;
social, biogeographic, land use, and biodiversity considerations; and,
ecological dimensions of alternatives for crop selection and production, harvest and transport of product to refinery, and refining of liquid fuels and other co-products.

A keynote address will be delivered by Dr. Jose Goldemberg, Co-President of the Global Energy Assessment (GEA) Council and Professor at the Universidade de Sao Paulo. Goldemberg recently served as Secretary for the Environment of the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and was a lead author of the World Energy Assessment.

The conference will conclude with an evening social featuring additional poster presentations and opportunities for attendees to network with presenters and others working in this important field.

Full details, including an agenda, confirmed speakers, registration information, and sponsorship opportunities, are available at http://www.esa.org/biofuels.

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center

Time	Topic	Speaker
8:30 am	“Environmental Impact of Biofuels Cropping Systems: Introduction””	Bill Parton Colorado State University
9:00 am	“Defining Sustainable Biofuels – or, “It isn’t Easy Being Green””	John Sheehan LiveFuels, Inc.
9:30 am	“Field to Fuel – Developing Sustainable Biorefineries”	Robin Jenkins Dupont Central Research and Development Experiment Station
10:00 am	BREAK
10:30 am	“Biofuels and Water Quality in the Midwest: Corn vs. Switchgrass as Feedstocks”	Catherine Kling Iowa State University
11:00 am	“The Biogeochemistry of Bioenergy Landscapes: Clean Water, Clean Air, & Climate Mitigation vs. Business as Usual”	Philip Robertson Michigan State University
11:30 am	“Interactions between Biofuel Choices and Landscape Dynamics and Land use”	Virginia Dale Oak Ridge National Laboratory
12:00 pm	Keynote Address (with lunch) “Environmental and Ecological Dimensions of Biofuels”	Jose Goldemberg Global Energy Assessment Council & Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brasil
1:30 pm	“Biofuels and Biodiversity”	John Wiens The Nature Conservancy
2:00 pm	“Production of Biofuels Feedstock on Agriculture Land and Grasslands”	Wally Wilhelm U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
2:30 pm	“Are Rangeland Biofuel Feedstocks Ecologically Sustainable?”	Linda Wallace University of Oklahoma
3:00 pm	“Sustainable Biofuels and Bioproducts from our Forests”	Marilyn Buford U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service
3:30 pm	BREAK
4:00 pm	“Municipal Solid Waste as Supplemental Feedstocks”	Donna Perla U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
4:30 pm	” A Global-Scale Biofuels Program and its Environmental Consequences”	Jerry Melillo The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory
5:00 pm	“The Rush to Biofuels and Ecological Perspectives in the Policy Process”	Otto Doering Purdue University
5:30 pm	Poster Social & Reception