PROGRAM AGENDA

Introduction – Tom Hinckley, Professor and Interim Director, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences

Moderators – Bob Edmonds, Professor, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences

Ellen Matheny, Director, Education & Outreach, Olympic Natural Resources Center

Session 1: Forests, Forest Products and the C cycle

“Can we have our Forest Carbon and use it too?” Tom Gower

“The Two Way Flow of Wood Carbon versus the One-Way Flow of Fossil Emissions” Elaine Oneil

“Is the Credibility of the Carbon Sector at Risk?” Mark Harmon

Session 2: Carbon Mitigation and Energy Independence

“Sustainable Production of Biofuels” Rick Gustafson

“The Ever-evolving Case for a Carbon Tax” Shi-Ling Hsu

“Zero Carbon Buildings? Opportunities and Challenges” Kate Simonen

Session 3: Successful Examples and Concerns

“Pursuing Carbon and Forest Sustainability in Forest Biomass Energy Production” Craig Partridge

“The Northwest Biocarbon Initiative: The Role of Forests in Climate Stabilization” Patrick Mazza

“Northwest Tribe’s Issues and Challenges with Biomass Energy Development” Steve Rigdon

“Plum Creek: Vested in Carbon” Mike Jostrom

“Reducing Carbon Emissions in the Real World” Edie Sonne Hall

Panel Discussion

SPEAKERS

Tom Gower – Professor, Department of Forest Ecology and Management, University of Wisconsin (Madison, Wisconsin)

Rick Gustafson – Professor, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington (Seattle, Washington)

Mark Harmon – Professor, Department of Forest Science, Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon)

Tom Hinckley – Professor, Forest Ecology, and Interim Director, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington (Seattle, Washington)

Shi-Ling Hsu – Professor, Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)

Mike Jostrom – Director of Renewable Resources, Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. (Seattle, Washington)

Patrick Mazza – Research Director, Climate Solutions (Seattle, Washington)

Elaine Oneil – Research Scientist, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington (Seattle, Washington)

Craig Partridge – Director of Policy and Government Relations, Washington State Department of Natural Resources (Olympia, Washington)

Steve Rigdon – Generation Manager, Yakama Power (Toppenish, Washington)

Kate Simonen – Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, University of Washington (Seattle, Washington)

Edie Sonne Hall – Manager, Sustainable Forests and Products, Weyerhaeuser Company (Federal Way, Washington)

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