Fifth State and Local Climate Change Partners' Conference Presentations
(Please note: The views and opinions of authors expressed in the following presentations do not necessarily reflect those of the United States Environmental Protection Agency or its staff.) |
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| WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2002 |
| 10:00 am - 10:10 am | Welcome & Overview
Drusilla Hufford, Director, Global Programs Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
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10:20 am - 11:45 am
Session #1 | Climate Change: What's on the U.S. Horizon?
Moderator: Julie Rosenberg, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
The Status of Climate Science
James Mahoney, Ph.D, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Deputy Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | | |
US Climate Change Activities
Drusilla Hufford, Director, Global Programs Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | | |
Transportation and Climate Change
Joel Szabat, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, U.S. Department of Transportation | no prepared media |
11:45 pm - 12:30 pm
Session #2 | Keynote Addresses: Leadership in the Public and Private Sector
Moderator: Julie Rosenberg, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
Environmental Stewardship
James Crites, Executive Vice President of Operations, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport | | |
Leading by Example: Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in State Operations
Peta Richkus, Secretary, Maryland Department of General Services | | |
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Session #3 | Greenhouse & Statehouse: The Evolving State Government Role in Climate Change
Barry Rabe, Ph.D., Professor, University of Michigan | | |
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Session #4 | Tools for Harmonizing Climate and Clean Air Efforts
Moderator: Denise Mulholland, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency |
Climate Friendly Decisions: Energy and Air Quality
Steve Dunn, Environmental Protection Specialist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | | |
Clean Air and Climate Protection Software
Bill Becker, Executive Director, STAPPA/ALAPCO | | |
State Health and Air Quality Assessment Model
Don McCubbin, Abt Associates | | |
| THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2002 |
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Breakout Session
(Ballroom A)
Session #5 | Creating Partnerships: Leveraging Federal Programs
Moderator: Julie Rosenberg, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
U.S. DOT Programs
Camille Mittelholtz, Environmental Policies Team Leader, U.S. Department of Transportation | | |
The Green Power Partnership
Matt Clouse, Program Manager U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | | |
U.S. DOE Clean Cities
Marcy Rood, Deputy Director, Clean Cities Program, U.S. Department of Energy | | |
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Breakout Session
(Ballroom B)
Session #6 | Acting Locally on Global Warming
Moderator: Andrea Denny, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
ICLEI
Abby Young, Director, CCP-US, International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives | | |
"But We Don't Have the Money to Save Energy": Helping Local Governments Care About Climate Change
Colin Haller, Program Manager for Energy and Climate, International City/County Management Association | | |
A Community Approach to Climate Action Planning and Implementation
Deb Sachs, Senior Project Manager, Chittendon County Regional Planning Commission | | |
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Breakout Session
(Ballroom C)
Session #7 | Innovative Transportation Strategies
Moderator: Sharon Saile, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
OTAQ initiatives
Sharon Saile, Transportation Policy and Evaluation Group Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | | |
Reducing Emissions from Ports
Daniel Gore, Engineer, U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration | | |
Truck Stop Electrification in New York State
Joseph Tario, Project Manager, NYSERDA | | |
10:40 am - 12:00 pm
Breakout Session
(Ballroom A)
Session #8 | Greening the Energy Supply
Moderator: Denise Rayborn, NREL |
Renewable Energy Supply-Side Options
Laura Vimmerstedt, Senior Environmental Analyst, National Renewable Energy Laboratory | | |
Green Tags and Green Purchasing
Anne-Marie McShea, Green E | | |
Four Pollutant Legislation and Green Tags
Joanne Morin, Energy Programs Manager, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Protection | | |
Local Action to Support Green Power
Ann Elsen, Energy Planner, Montgomery County, Maryland | | |
10:40 am - 12:00 pm
Breakout Session
(Ballroom C)
Session #9 | SmartGrowth--Smart for the Climate?
Moderator: Lisa Nisenson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
Overview/climate links
Deron Lovaas, Deputy Director, Smarthgrowth Program, Natural Resources Defense Council | | |
Maryland's Smartgrowth Activities
Michael Li, Governor's Policy Fellow, Maryland Governor's Office of Smart Growth | | |
Local experiences with Smartgrowth
Stan Ketchum, Principal Planner, City of San Jose Planning, Building, and Code Information | | |
12:00 pm - 1:20 pm
Session #10 | Lunch and Keynote Address (Atrium)
New England Governors-Eastern Canadian Premiers Action Plan: Update 2002
Sonia Hamel, Director, Air Policy and Planning, Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs |
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Breakout Session
(Ballroom A)
Session #11 | Integrating Energy, Environmental and Transportation Planning
Moderator: William Lyons, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, U.S. Department of Transportation | | |
Integrating Transportation, Energy, and the Environment: The New York State Energy Plan
John Zamurs, Head, Air Quality Section, NY Department of Transportation | | |
Local Planing for GHG reduction and Transportation
Susan Anderson, Director, Office of Sustainable Development, City of Portland | | |
The New Jersey GHG Plan and Integrated Planning
Mike Winka, Administrator, Office of Innovative Technology and Market Development, NJ DEP | | |
The Delaware GHG Plan and Integrated Planning
Leigh Glover, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy, University of Delaware | | |
Energy, Environment and Transportation Partnering Agreement
Frederick Butler, Commissioner, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities | no media prepared |
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Breakout Session
(Ballroom C)
Session #12 | Greening the Campus: University Climate Initiatives
Moderator: Ned Raynolds, Clean Air Cool Planet |
Penn State Inventory Program
Rob Neff, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Geography, Pennsylvania State University | | |
Tufts Climate Initiative
Sarah Hammond Creighton, Tufts Climate Initiative Project Manager, Tufts University | | |
MD Community College Program
Chris Fox, Associate Professor, The Community College of Baltimore | overhead slides not available |
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Breakout Session
(Ballroom A)
Session #13 | Reducing GHG Emissions Through Reduced Energy Demand
Moderator: Art Diem, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | | |
Energy Star State and Local
Caterina Hatcher, ENERGY STAR National Manager, Government Sector, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | | |
Rebuild America
Kyle Andrews and Charlie Hemmeline, U.S. Department of Energy | | |
Energy Efficiency Programs
Theresa Gross, Energy Efficiency Grant Administrator, Public Utility Commission of Texas | | |
Energy Management in Arlington County, Virginia: An essential part of our CO2 reduction efforts
John Morrill, Energy Manager, Arlington County, Virginia | | |
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Breakout Session
(Ballroom C)
Session #14 | Cooling the Urban Heat Island
Moderator: Nikolaas Dietsch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
The Urban Heat Island: Causes, Impacts and Potential for Mitigation
David Sailor, Associate Professor, Tulane University | | |
Strategies to reduce urban Heat Islands
Eva Wong, Environmental Protection Specialist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | | |
Policy Solutions
Michelle Knapik, Director of Energy Policy, City of Philadelphia | | |
| FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2002 |
9:00 am - 10:30 am
(Ballroom A)
Session #15 | Greenhouse Gas Registries: Federal, State and Local Perspectives
Moderator: Sue Gander, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
Revising DOE's Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
Margot Anderson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy ,U.S. DOE | | |
California Climate Action Registry
Jill Gravender, Technical Director, CA Climate Action Registry | | |
City of San Diego, Actions for a Sustainable Future
Linda Gianelli Pratt, Program Manager , City of San Diego Environmental Services Department | | |
9:00 am - 10:30 am
(Ballroom C)
Session #16 | Climate Change and Human Health
Moderator: Drusilla Hufford, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
Climate Change Health Impacts
Dr. Jonathan Patz, Director , Program on Health Effects of Global Environmental Change, Johns Hopkins University University | | |
Heat: Human Health and Asthma
Dr. Larry Kaulkstien, Professor, University of Delaware | | |
WI Health Benefits Study
Leland Deck, Vice President, Abt Associates | | |
10:45 am - 12:15 pm
(Ballroom A)
Session #17 | New Tools for State and Local Governments
Moderator: Andrea Denny, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
Greenhouse Gas Inventory Guidance and Tools for States
Anne Fahrig Choate, Project Manager, ICF Consulting | | |
Carbon in U.S. Forests and Wood Products, State by State Estimates
Rich Birdsey, Program Manager, Global Change Research, USDA Forest Service | | |
EPA's Electric Power Data Tools
Rick Morgan, Senior Energy Analyst, US Environmental Protection Agency | | |
10:45 am - 12:15 pm
(Ballroom C)
Session #18 | Impacts of Climate Change
Moderator: Karen Scott, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
Regional Impacts of Climate Change
Joel Smith, Vice President, Stratus Consulting | | |
Climate Change Impacts on Transportation Infrastructure
Don Trilling, Associate Director, Team Leader, U.S. Department of Transportation | | |
Climate's Long-term Impacts on Metro Boston
Matthias Ruth, Professor, University of MD | | |
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
Session #19 | Lunch Address: (Atrium)
Mapping a Future Course
Brian McLean, Director, Office of Atmospheric Programs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
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