Can Forests Meet Our Energy Needs? The Future of Forest Biomass in Colorado: Agenda

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Can Forests Meet Our Energy Needs? The Future of Forest Biomass in Colorado Thursday, February 21, 2008 + Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado Tentative Agenda (Subject to Change)

Time	Speaker

08:00AM - 09:40AM	Welcome and Introduction: A State In A Tight Spot Mike Eckhoff PhD Candidate Colorado State University Sustainability, Peak Oil and Gas, and Our Energy Dilemma Steve Andrews Co-Founder and Member of the Board of Directors Association for the Study of Peak Oil (ASPO-USA) General Conditions of Western Forests Dr. Wayne Shepperd Research Scientist (Retired) US Forest Service Forest Biomass in Colorado: The Nature of the Resource Craig Jones Biomass Specialist Colorado State Forest Service / Colorado State Parks
09:40AM - 10:00AM	From the Front Lines: Current Legislative Initiatives The Honorable Ken Salazar U.S. Senator, Colorado The Honorable Wayne Allard U.S. Senator, Colorado
10:00AM - 10:30AM	BREAK
10:30AM - 12:00PM	Forest Biomass: Linking Energy to Forest Health Dr. Kurt Mackes Associate Professor Colorado State University Incentives for Forest Biomass Utilization at the Federal Level Dr. Marcia Patton-Mallory Biomass and Bioenergy Coordinator US Forest Service, Office of the Chief - Biomass and Bioenergy The Governor's Energy Office: Partnership and Funding Opportunities Stacey Simms Biofuels & Local Fuels, Program Manager Colorado Governor's Energy Office (GEO)
12:00PM - 01:15PM	LUNCH (PROVIDED) Welcome to the Warner College of Natural Resources Dean Joseph T. O'Leary Warner College of Natural Resources at Colorado State University KEYNOTE: Pyrolysis - A Promising New Path to Liquid Fuels John Scahill Projects Management Engineer (Biomass) U.S. Department of Energy
01:15PM - 2:45PM	How the Colorado Forest Restoration Institute Can Help Dr. Dan Binkley Professor Colorado Forest Restoration Institute Environmental Limitations on Using Forest Products for Biomass Rocky Smith Program Director, Forest Watch Campaign Colorado Wild A Perspective from the Colorado Timber Industry Association Carl Spaulding President Colorado Timber Industry Association
02:45PM - 03:15PM	BREAK
03:15PM - 04:45PM	Cellulosic Ethanol in Georgia Bill Schafer Senior Vice President of Business Development Range Fuels Cellulosic Ethanol in Wyoming Jim Schultze Process Engineer KL Design Process Group Wood Chip Heating in Colorado Scott Golden Resource Specialist - Forestry & Biomass Boulder County Parks and Open Space Wood Pellet Applications Rob Davis President Forest Energy Colorado
04:45PM - 05:00PM	Closing Remarks: Where Do We Go From Here? Mike Eckhoff PhD Candidate Colorado State University

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