California has always been at the forefront of environmental leadership, from its elected officials to its everyday residents. Since its creation in 1975, CAPCOA and its members-leaders of all 35 local and regional air districts in California-have focused on ensuring this trend continues unabated, with enthusiastic drive and dedication toward cleaning the air and ensuring the residents of California have a healthy environment in which to live and thrive.
Today, more than ever before, we have all come to recognize that this can only be achieved if we push the envelope to develop and use better, cleaner technologies that address air pollution, global warming, and petroleum dependency. Meeting the challenges ahead will depend on increased research into alternatives to oil and conventional fuels and challenge the way we have traditionally worked.
CAPCOA is proud to host The Future is Green Conference & Expo on New and Emerging Clean Air Technologies and Innovations on September 14-16, 2008, at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center in Long Beach, California. The Future is Green Conference & Expo is one more step toward achieving a cleaner, greener tomorrow and reducing our carbon footprint.
Monday's Opening Plenary Session features a short video by U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer and presentations by State Senator Alan Lowenthal; U.S. EPA Region IX Administrator Wayne Nastri; Mary D. Nichols, Chair of the California Air Resources Board; Fran Pavley, co-author of the landmark Assembly Bill 32, California's Global Warming Solutions Act; and Lynda Ziegler, Senior Vice President of Customer Service at Southern California Edison. Our Monday luncheon keynote is presented by T. Boone Pickens, Chairman & CEO of BP Capital, who will discuss his new energy plan to achieve energy independence to clean the air and to reduce global warming.
Today's new and emerging technologies will be discussed by our ten expert panels featuring more than 60 esteemed speakers over two days and further highlighted in our exhibit, which includes more than 70 exhibitors and 30 vehicle displays.
Won't you please join as at The Future is Green and bring us that much closer to developing and commercializing clean air and low-carbon energy technologies? If we work together, we can achieve a cleaner, greener tomorrow and ensure for ourselves and future generations that The Future is Green!
Barbara Lee, CAPCOA President
Presentations
| Monday, September 15, 2008 | ||
| Panel 1: Renewable Power Generation, Grand Ballroom | ||
| James D. Boyd | California Energy Commission | Download |
| David Nahai | Los Angeles Department. of Water & Power | Download |
| Mike Marelli | Southern California Edison | Download |
| Hal LaFlash | Pacific, Gas & Electric | Download |
| David A. Berokoff | Manager of Technology Development | Download |
| Panel 2A: On-Road Heavy-Duty Clean Fleet Vehicles & Technologies, Grand Ballroom | ||
| Tony Picarello | Westport Innovations | Download |
| David Mazaika | ISE Corporation | Download |
| Brad Bohlmann | Eaton | Download |
| Marty Lassen | Johnson Matthey | Download |
| Mike Roeth | Navistar, Inc. | Download |
| Bradley C. Fauvre | Los Angeles Freightliner | Download |
| Panel 2B: Green Building & Energy Efficiency, Grand Ballroom | ||
| Hashem Akbari | Lawrence Berkeley Labs | Download |
| James T. Williams | Williams+Paddon Architects+Planners Inc. | Download |
| Walker Wells | Global Green USA | Download |
| Bruce Baccei | Sacramento Municipal Utility District | Download |
| Panel 3A: On-Road Light-Duty Clean Vehicles & Technology | ||
| Ed Kjaer | Southern California Edison | Download |
| Robert Babik | General Motors | Download |
| Jaycie Chitwood | Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. | Download |
| Andy S. Mabutol | Mitsubishi Motors R&D of America, Inc. | Download |
| Catherine Dunwoody | California Fuel Cell Partnership | Download |
| Stephen Ellis | American Honda Motor Company | Download |
| Panel 3B: Green Consumer Products, Grand Ballroom | ||
| Jim Wagoner | Butte County AQMD | Download |
| Robert Hamm | Los Angeles Unified School District | Download |
| Karl Bruskotter | City of Santa Monica | Download |
| Priscella Wagemann | Johnson Diversey, Inc. | Download |
| Clark Parker | Natural Solutions | Download |
| Linda Chipperfield | Green Seal | Download |
| Luis Cabrales | Coalition for Clean Air | Download |
| Tuesday, September 16, 2008 | ||
| Panel 4A: Off-Road Clean Fleet Vehicles & Technologies (Federal Sources), Grand Ballroom | ||
| Peter Greenwald | South Coast AQMD | Download |
| Robert Freeman | Los Angeles World Airports | Download |
| Sal Caro | Advanced Cleanup Technologies Inc. | Download |
| Christopher S. Weaver | Fuel & Emissions Engineering Inc. | Download |
| Michael E. Iden | Union Pacific | Download |
| Panel 4B: Green Agriculture Equipment & Operations, Grand Ballroom | ||
| Mark Stout | Solar Energy Consultant | Download |
| D. Ken Giles | University of California Davis | Download |
| Joseph Heinzmann | FuelCell Energy | Download |
| Jeffrey Dasovich | Microgy | Download |
| Panel 5A: Off-Road Clean Fleet Vehicles & Technologies (Traditional Sources), Grand Ballroom | ||
| Charlie Cox | Ironman Parts | Download |
| Peter Bruenke | HUSS, LLC | Download |
| Phillip Ford | Capacity | Download |
| Ray Gorski | MSRC Technical Advisor | Download |
| Anne Whittington | Port of Oakland | Download |
| Kevin Maggay | Port of Los Angeles | Download |
| Thomas Jelenic | Port of Long Beach | Download |
| Panel 5B: Clean Transportation System Technologies, Grand Ballroom | ||
| Nancy Pfeffer | Network Public Affairs | Download |
| Jean Roggenkamp | Bay Area AQMD | Download |
| Matt Barth | University of California Riverside | Download |
| Kathyrn Phillips | Environmental Defense Fund | Download |
| Panel 6: Clean Fuel Technologies, Grand Ballroom | ||
| Michael D. Jackson | TIAX | Download |
| John Boesel, | CALSTART | Download |
| Robert L. McCormick | National Renewable Energy Laboratory | Download |
| Michael L. Eaves | Clean Energy | Download |
| Kevin Markey | ALT | Download |
| Sanjeev Choudhary | A123Systems | Download |
| Ed Heydorn | Air Products & Chemicals Inc. | Download |