Thursday, November 3, 2011 |
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7:30 AM to 7:00 PM |
Registration
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8:30 AM to 9:00 AM |
Welcome, Overview |
Jim Baldauf, President and Co-Founder, ASPO-USA Jan Mueller, Executive Director, ASPO-USA
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9:00 AM to 10:30 AM |
Peak Oil Update: Timing, Trends, Consequences
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An up-to-date analysis of the fundamental trends underlying the Peak Oil and resource depletion issue, and the implications for the economy, energy security, and global stability.
Chris Skrebowski, Founding Director, Peak Oil Consulting; Consulting Editor, Petroleum Review, Energy Institute (UK) William Catton, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Sociology, Washington State University; Author, Overshoot: The Ecological Basis for Revolutionary Change Jeff Rubin, Former Chief Economist, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce; Author, Why Your World is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller Rear Admiral Lawrence Rice (invited)
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10:30 AM to 10:45 AM |
Break and Networking |
10:45 AM to 12:15 PM |
Adapting to the End of Cheap Energy: Critical Factors |
Use less? Find Alternatives? Re-think Everything? A hard look at near-term and long-term options for adapting to an oil supply crisis, and choices facing businesses, government, communities, and citizens.
Richard Heinberg, Senior Fellow, Post Carbon Institute: Author, The End of Growth Chris Martenson, Former Vice-President, Science Applications International Corporation; Creator “The Crash Course” Roger Bezdek, President, Management Information Services Inc. Angelina Galiteva, President, NEOptions; Member, California ISO Board of Governors; Former Chair, World Council for Renewable Energy Mark DeLucchi. Research Scientist, Institute for Transportation Studies, University of California-Davis (invited)
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12:15 PM to 2:00 PM |
Networking Lunch |
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2:00 PM to 3:30 PM |
Out of Gas: Implications for Transportation |
Transportation accounts for 70% of U.S. oil use, and depends on oil for nearly all its energy needs. This session examines scenarios of how passenger and freight travel are likely to respond as Peak Oil unfolds.
Mark DeLucchi, Research Scientist, Institute for Transportation Studies, University of California-Davis (invited) Charles Schlumberger, Lead Air Transport Specialist, The World Bank Joshua Schank, President, Eno Transportation Foundation
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2:00 PM to 3:30 PM |
Of Wells and Wall Street: Implications for Businesses and Investors
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The current environment for businesses and investors is fraught with uncertainty. Learn how Peak Oil and other major shifts in energy market dynamics alters the calculus for business and investment strategies.
Jim Hansen, Ravenna Capital Management Robert Rapier, Chief Technology Officer, Merica International Chris Martenson, Creator, “The Crash Course”
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2:00 PM to 3:30 PM |
China and the Middle East: Implications for U.S. Energy Security |
Dynamic changes in China and the Middle East, including rapidly rising energy demand, has huge consequences for the United States and other industrial economies. This session examines major trends in global energy demand and supply, and ripple effects for the U.S. economy.
Jeffrey Brown, Independent Consulting Petroleum Geologist Michael Klare, Five Colleges Professor of Peace and World Security Studies, Hampshire College Minqi Li, Professor of Economics, University of Utah
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3:40 PM to 5:00 PM |
The End of Growth? |
The spectacular economic growth experienced by the United States and other industrial nations over the last 100 or more years was made possible in large part by access to abundant, affordable energy, principally from fossil fuels. Can growth as we have known it continue in the face of accelerating depletion of global energy resources?
Jean Laherrere, Consultant, former Petroleum Engineer, Total S.A. (France) William Catton, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Sociology, Washington State University; Author, Overshoot: The Ecological Basis for Revolutionary Change Richard Heinberg, Senior Fellow, Post Carbon Institute: Author, The End of Growth Jim Baldauf, President, ASPO-USA Board of Directors
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5:15 PM to 7:00 PM |
Dinner on your own
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7:00 PM to 9:00 PM |
The Shale Gas Rush: Boom or Bust?
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Massive expansion of shale gas development has been touted as a cure-all for America’s energy challenges. This special feature session takes a hard look at the prospects and pitfalls for shale gas.
Anthony Ingraffea, Professor of Engineering, Cornell University Rob Jackson, Professor, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University Robert Howarth, Professor of Ecology and Environmental Biology, Cornell University Amy Mall, Senior Policy Analyst, NRDC
Moderator: Art Berman, Labyrinth Consulting Services, Inc.; ASPO-USA Board Member
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