2009 Annual Industry-Environment Conference
October 14-15, 2009, The Saratoga Hilton

Speaker Presentations

Concurrent Workshops 1 & 2

1. Climate Change
   • Governor Paterson’s 80 percent reduction by 2050 goal: addressing the climate crisis while providing opportunity for innovators and entrepreneurs
     Peter Iwanowicz, Executive Chamber
     
   • EPA Mandatory Reporting on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
     Gary Keating, ERM, Inc.
     
   • Finch Energy Conservation and Greenhouse Gas Reduction
     Sandra LeBarron, Finch Paper
     Dan Schaffer, Adept Management Systems
     
     
2. Assessing Federal Stimulus Money for State Programs
   • Water Infrastructure Funding Initiative
     Sandra Allen, NYS DEC
     
   • Smart Grid Technology
     Martin Cook, National Grid
     
   • Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard
     Cheryl Glanton, NYSERDA

Concurrent Workshops 3 & 4

3. Brownfields Cleanup Program: Roundtable Discussion
   
   Moderator: Steven Taylor, The Business Council of New York State, Inc.
   
• Phil Bousquet, Green & Seifter Attorney’s PLLC
  
• Michael Bogin, Sive, Paget & Riesel PC
  
• Linda Shaw, Knauf Shaw, LLP
  
• Val Washington, NYS DEC
  
  
4. Solid/Hazardous Waste Material Program: Status Report
   
   • State Solid Waste Plan
     Ed Dassatti, NYS DEC
     
   • State Solid Waste Plan: An Industry Perspective
     Steve Changaris, National Solid Wastes Management Association
   • Hazardous Facility Siting Plan
     John Iannotti, NYS DEC
   • Hazardous Waste Rulemaking
     Deborah Aldrich, NYS DEC

Concurrent Workshops 5 & 6

5. Water Quality and Permitting
   Implementation of Narrative Standard Flow for Fresh Water Surface
• Diane English, NYS DEC
  
  

Stormwater Discharges from MS4’s: A Smart Growth Approach

• Angus Eaton, NYS DEC
  
  
6. State Recycling Programs Update
   What is Product Stewardship and why does New York need it?
   • Resa Dimino, NYS DEC
   • Tom Rhoads, Onondaga County Resource Recovery Authority

Concurrent Workshops 7 & 8

7. Legal Affairs / Enforcement Issues
   Hot Topics in General Counsel
   
• Executive Order 25: Governor’s Regulatory Review and Reform Plan
  Alison Crocker, NYS DEC
• DEC’s Participation in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
  Cindy Dixon, NYS DEC
• New York’s Bottle Bill Changes Tied up in Court
  Cristin Clarke, NYS DEC
  
  
8. Natural Gas Exploration and Alternative Fuels
   Marcellus Shale and Biofuels / Smart Grid
   • Marcellus Shale
     Brad Field, NYS DEC
     Gregory Sovas, XRM, LLC
   • Biofuels
     James Taylor, Taylor Biomass Energy, LLC

Making the Business Case for Climate Action - A Practical Approach

Michael Madigan, Robert Neimeier O’Brien & Gere

Turning Waste into Energy

Jack Lauber, Columbia University