Renewable Fuel Standard: Potential Economic and Environmental Effects of U.S. Biofuel Policy (2011)
Chapter: Appendix C: Presentations to the Committee
Presentations to the Committee
JANUARY 15, 2010
Presentation by Sponsors
Chris Soares, U.S. Department of Treasury
Zia Haq, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
Sharlene Weatherwax, DOE Office of Science
Paul Argyropoulos, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Alan Hecht, EPA
Harry Baumes, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Economic Impacts of Increasing Biofuels Production
Bruce McCarl, Texas A&M University
Opportunities and Challenges of Biofuel Production to Improving Environmental Quality
John Sheehan, University of Minnesota
Opportunities and Challenges of Biofuel Production from Woody Biomass to Improving Environmental Quality
Marilyn Buford, USDA Forest Service
MARCH 5, 2010
Future Demand for Food
Ron Trostle, USDA Economic Research Service
Climate Effects of Transportation Fuels: Uncertainty and Its Policy Implications
Richard Plevin, University of California, Berkeley
Building Uncertainties into Modeling of Direct, Life-Cycle Greenhouse-Gas Emissions, Net Energy and Other Environmental Effects of Biofuels
Garvin Heath, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Biomass Supply and Infrastructure for Biofuels
Bryan Jenkins, University of California, Davis
Input from Stakeholders’ Groups
Geoff Cooper, Renewable Fuels Association
Michael Edgerton, Monsanto, on behalf of the National Corn Growers’ Association
Jaime Jonker, National Milk Producers Federation
Al Mannato, American Petroleum Institute
Tim Hogan, National Petrochemical and Refiners Association
Julie Sibbing, National Wildlife Federation
MAY 3, 2010
Update of the “Billion Ton” Study
Robert Perlack, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and
Bryce Stokes, DOE-EERE
Prospects for Medium Run Biomass Supply in the U.S. South
Robert Abt, North Carolina State University
Input from Stakeholders’ Groups
Roger Conway, Growth Energy
Manning Ferraci, National Biodiesel Board
Tom Hance, Gordley Associates on behalf of the American Soybean Association
David Tenny, National Alliance of Forest Owners
Paul Noe, American Forest and Paper Association
Richard Lobb, National Chicken Council
Randy Spronk, National Pork Producers Council
Gregg Doud, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
Joel Brandenberger, National Turkey Federation
JULY 12, 2010
Biofuel Discussion with National Renewable Energy Laboratory Staff
Dale Gardner, Mike Cleary, Helena Chum, Andy Aden, Mark Ruth, and Garvin Heath, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
JULY 14, 2010
Research and Development for Improving Yield and Decreasing Environmental Impacts of Major Crops
Robb Fraley, Monsanto
OCTOBER 7, 2010
Indirect Land-Use Change
David Zilberman, University of California, Berkeley
World Demand for Food in the Future
David Roland-Holst, University of California, Berkeley
OCTOBER 8, 2010
Biofuels and the Environment: A 2010 Report to Congress
Denice Shaw, Bob Frederick, Caroline Ridley, Stephen LeDuc, EPA
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