Washington is among the states in the forefront of setting goals and adopting new laws and regulations for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions. These new measures will affect businesses of all sizes and types.
, along with representatives from federal, state and local governments, businesses, and private practitioners, will provide their insights on the coming changes in greenhouse gas regulation in the U.S. and in Washington.
Who Should Attend:
Attorneys
Government Officials
Engineers
Consultants
Energy Professionals
Utility Managers
Contractors
Developers
Thursday, Apr. 22, 2010
| 9:00 | Introduction and Overview |
Port of Portland
K&L Gates LLP
Lane Powell PC
Stoel Rives LLP
| 9:10 | Keynote Presentation: |
What “Buying Local” Means for Carbon:
Trees, Crops, Renewables and “Sustainable
Development Blocks” as Carbon
Investment Vehicles
Law Offices of Susan Elizabeth Drummond
| 10:00 | Cap and Trade, and Carbon Credits |
What are the Types of Cap and Trade? Carbon
Offsets - How they Work; Who Gets a Share?
Carbon Purchase and Carbon Auctions
CantorCO2e
Stoel Rives LLP
| 11:00 | Federal and International Update |
Waxman-Markey, COP 15 and the Global
Results
Weyerhaeuser Company
Lane Powell PC
“Regional Impacts of Carbon Trading”
Lead Policy Strategist, Climate Change
Washington State Department of Ecology
| 1:45 | Regional Impacts ~ A Panel
Discussion |
Western Climate Initiative; Emissions Reporting;
and Other Regional and Federal
Impacts and Overlays
K&L Gates LLP
Climate Solutions
Air Quality Program,
Washington State Department of Ecology
| 3:00 | The Impact of CO2 Regulation on
Local Industries |
Forestry, Ports, Transportation and Power:
Initial and Secondary Impact of Local Industries,
and how Industry is Responding
Port of Portland
- Forestry
University of Washington School of Forest Resources
- Ports
Sr. Mgr. - Seaport Environmental Programs
Port of Seattle
- A Regional Transportation Perspective
Port of Portland
- Power
Strategic Advisor
Seattle City Light
David Ashton, Program Co-Chair, is Senior Assistant General Counsel for the Port of Portland and specializes in the area of environmental, natural resources, land use and environmental sustainability law. He also represents the Port on hazardous substance contamination matters, including Brownfields redevelopments, the Portland Harbor Superfund Site and cleanup and insurance recovery claims.
Sally Brick, Program Co-Chair, is a partner with K&L Gates LLP. She represents public and private clients in environmental, land use and natural resource matters. She has expertise under the Growth Management Act, the Shoreline Management Act, the State and National Environmental Policy Acts. In addition, she offers experience in international law, including climate change.
Michael A. Nesteroff, Program Co-Chair, is a shareholder with Lane Powell PC, a member of the firm’s environmental law practice group and editor of Environs, the firm’s newsletter on recent developments in environmental law. His practice focuses on environmental law, real estate litigation, securities litigation, and commercial litigation.
Thomas R. Wood, Program Co-Chair, a member with Stoel Rives LLP, focuses in the area of environmental law. He has significant experience in the areas of air quality and hazardous waste permitting and compliance. He has counseled some of the leading industries in the U.S. on environmental permitting issues, commercial transactions and the interrelationships between the two.
Allan F. Bedwell is Vice President and Director of CantorCO2e in the firm’s North American Sustainability Strategies Group. He and his team are helping a wide range of major companies manage greenhouse gas emissions for their operations and products in the face of rapidly evolving regulations, investor requirements, lender demands and consumer preferences.
Anthony Chavez, Public Affairs Manager for Weyerhaeuser Company, provides policy and regulatory support, with an emphasis on climate change and energy. His additional roles and responsibilities include media and community relations. Prior to joining Weyerhaeuser in 2005, he served five years in the United States Navy as a Judge Advocate General.
Robert W. Cromwell, Jr. is a Strategic Advisor in the Power Management Division of Seattle City Light. He represents Seattle City Light on regional and national matters in a policy capacity. He formerly litigated energy and telecommunications matters before the WUTC, the FERC, the FCC, and the courts.
Susan Elizabeth Drummond, Keynote Speaker,, Law Offices of Susan Elizabeth Drummond, practices land use law, assisting clients on project permitting, drafting regulations, and litigation and dispute resolution.
Stephanie Jones Stebbins, PE, is the Senior Manager of Seaport Environmental Programs at Port of Seattle. Her responsibilities include overseeing all environmental programs for the Port of Seattle Seaport.
Ross MacFarlane of Climate Solutions works to forge partnerships with businesses that are seeking to build the clean energy economy in the Pacific Northwest and helps promote strong climate and energy policy.
Elaine Oneil is a Research Associate for the University of Washington at the School of Forest Resources specializing in climate change impacts on forest health.
Nancy Pritchett manages the Rules and Planning unit of the Washington Department of Ecology’s Air Quality Program. Prior to her management position, Nancy was the lead rule writer for Washington’s GHG emissions reporting rule, and the GHG emissions performance standard for baseload power plants which also involved developing regulatory criteria for carbon sequestration projects.
W. Spencer Reeder, holds the position of Lead Policy Strategist for Climate Change at the Washington State Department of Ecology and chairs the interagency steering committee overseeing the development of Washington State’s climate change response strategy.
This seminar is approved for the following credits
Washington State Bar Association
6.25 General CLE Credits
Society of American Foresters
5.5 CFE hours, Category 1-CF and 1.0 hour, Category 2
If this seminar has not been approved for the credits you require, let us know and we will look into it for you.
Information on Continuing Education Credits
| Single Registration |
$495.00 |
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| 2 or more (each) |
$470.00 |
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| Government Employee |
$395.00 |
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| Non-Profit / NGO |
$395.00 |
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| New Associate |
$360.00 |
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| Paralegal |
$360.00 |
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| Student |
$297.00 |
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| Printed Course Materials |
$100.00 |
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| DVD Homestudy |
$505.00 |
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| CD Homestudy |
$505.00 |
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| Downloadable Course Materials |
$100.00 |
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| On Demand (All Sessions) |
$495.00 |
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| On Demand Session 1 |
$55.00 |
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| On Demand Session 2 |
$100.00 |
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| On Demand Session 3 |
$100.00 |
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| On Demand Session 4 |
$75.00 |
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| On Demand Session 5 |
$100.00 |
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| On Demand Session 6 |
$175.00 |
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Fee Description
Cancellation Policy
We will refund your tuition less a $50 cancellation charge if we receive your cancellation by 4/16/2010.
| This seminar is being held at: |
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| Renaissance Seattle Hotel |
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515 Madison Street
Seattle, WA 98104
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| Phone: 206-583-0300 |
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Please call the hotel directly for directions/questions. A block of sleeping rooms has been set aside. To reserve, call Kara Tringali at the hotel and ask for The Seminar Group Corporate rate.
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