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The Conference on
Michigan's Future
Energy, Economy & Environment

Friday, Nov. 13 - Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009
Crystal Mountain Resort & Spa

PROGRAM

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The program below is tentative and subject to revision.

2009 Conference on Michigan's Future

Energy, Economy & Environment

Version 4.2 -- 2009 November 5 -- Tentative & Subject to Revision

Note: This agenda is tentative and is subject to change.

Friday - November 13, 2009

Pre-conference Activity

8:00 AM 1:45 Crash Course DVD - Chris Martenson - First Half -View Now

9:45 AM 0:30 Networking

10:15 AM 1:45 Crash Course DVD - Chris Martenson - Second Half

Noon Networking & Lunch (on own)

Conference on Michigan's Future - Day 1

Noon 1:00 Networking & Check In

1:00 PM 0:05 Welcome

1:15 PM 0:45 Robert Costanza - Ecological Economics

2:00 PM 0:45 Thomas Greco - Why the Economy is Collapsing

2:45 PM 0:15 Stephanie Mills - Monetary Reform in Michigan #

3:00 PM 0:30 Panel with Costanza, Greco, Mills

3:30 PM 0:25 Networking

3:55 PM 0:30 Peter Sinclair - Climate Change Denial Responses

4:25 PM 0:15 David Gard - Environmental Damage in Michigan

4:40 PM 0:15

4:55 PM 0:15 Kim Hill - Michigan's Auto Industry: Where They Are Now

5:10 PM 0:20 Chris Mi - Batteries for Electric Powered Cars

5:30 PM 2:00 Networking & Dinner

7:30 PM 0:20 Patrick Moore - CASEnergy - The Case for Nuclear Energy

7:50 PM 0:20 Harvey Wasserman - Issues with Nuclear

8:10 PM 0:20 Panel on Nuclear - Moore, Wasserman

8:30 PM Networking

Saturday - November 14, 2009

Conference on Michigan's Future - Day 2

7:30 AM 0:30 Coffee & Check In

8:00 AM 0:15 Dave Ball - Pumping CO2 Underground (Sequestration)

8:15 AM 0:20 Tom Hewson - Price of Importing Coal & Supply Risks

8:35 AM 0:20 Leslie Glustrom - Peak Coal & the USGS Powder River Report

8:55 AM 0:15 Panel on Coal - Ball, Hewson, Glustrom

9:10 AM 0:30 Soji Adelaja - Land Use in Michigan's Future

9:40 AM 0:30 Networking

10:10 AM 0:15 Dawn Moncrief - A Well Fed World - NH4 & Agriculture

10:25 AM 0:45 P Richard Douthwaite - Cap & "Share" CO2 Reduction Plan *

11:10 AM 0:30 Economist Panel - Douthwaite, Greco, Costanza, Adelaja

11:40 AM

Noon 1:00 Networking & Lunch

1:00 PM 0:30 Randy Udall - ASPO-USA - Peak Oil & Michigan #

1:30 PM 0:30 Richard Gilbert - Transport Without Oil

2:00 PM 0:30 Bryn Davidson - Dynamic Cities: Planning for Uncertainty

2:30 PM 0:30 Peak Oil Panel - Udall, Gilbert, Davidson

3:00 PM 0:45 Networking

3:45 PM 0:15 Rich Wells - Corporate Concerns about Climate Change

4:00 PM 0:15 David Ronk - CMS Feed-in Tariff Program

4:15 PM 0:15 Mark Bauer - PV Installer Industry

4:30 PM 0:20 Richard Barclay - Michigan Electric Coop & Feed-in Tariff

4:50 PM 0:20 Chad Laurent - The Case for Feed-in Tariffs in Michigan

5:10 PM 0:20 Panel on Feed-In Tariffs

5:30 PM 2:00 Networking & Dinner

7:30 PM 0:10 Tom Brandstetter - Renewables in Denmark

7:40 PM 0:20 Michael Brownlee - The Promise of Transition Towns *

8:00 PM 0:20 Megan Quinn Bachman - Community Solutions

8:20 PM 0:20 Albert Bates - Models of Self-Sufficiency

8:40 PM 0:20 Self-Sufficiency Panel - Brandstetter, Brownlee, Bachman, Bates

9:00 PM Networking

Sunday - November 15, 2009

Conference on Michigan's Future - Day 3

7:30 AM 0:30 Coffee & Check In

8:00 AM 0:20 Patty Cantrell - Food Systems

8:20 AM 0:20 Chris Bedford - Local Farm Markets

8:40 AM 0:20 Penny Kriebel - Permaculture #

9:00 AM 0:15 Panel on Food Security - Cantrell, Bedford, Owen

9:15 AM

9:15 AM 0:20 Networking

9:35 AM 0:15 Michael Klepinger - Offshore Wind in Michigan

9:50 AM 0:15 Sally Talberg - Onshore Wind in Michigan

10:05 AM 0:15 Chuck Conlen - Huron County Wind Project

10:20 AM 0:15 Joe Welch - The "Green Power Express" Transmission Line

10:35 AM 0:10 Wind Panel

10:45 AM 0:15 Mark Wiitanen - Biomass Power Plants

11:00 AM 0:10 State Representative Dan Scripps

11:10 AM 0:10 State Representative Jeff Mayes

11:20 AM 0:10 State Senator Wayne Kuipers

11:30 AM 0:10 Panel on Legislative Initiatives

11:40 AM

Noon 1:00 Networking & Lunch

1:00 PM 2:00 Robert Constanza - Envisioning Seminar

3:00 PM Networking & Farewell

Post Conference

Attaining Resilience & Sustainability

Albert Bates, Tom Greco, Megan Quinn Bachman,
Dawn Moncrief, Aaron Wissner

Sunday - November 15, 2009

3:30 PM 2:00 Local Currencies & The Credit Commons - Thomas Greco

5:00 PM 2:00 Networking & Dinner (on own)

7:00 PM 2:00 Resilience & Sustainability I - Bates, Quinn Bachman

9:00 PM Networking

Monday - November 16, 2009

8:00 AM 1:45 Resilience & Sustainability II - Greco, Moncrief

9:45 AM 0:30 Networking

10:15 AM 1:45 Resilience & Sustainability III - Bates, Bachman, Wissner

Noon 1:00 Networking & Lunch (on own)

2010 Education Efforts

1:00 PM 3:00 Planning Meeting for those interested in educating the public on
Sustainabiliy, Resilience, Relocalization & Self-Sufficiency

4:00 PM

# Invited

* Via live video conference

Note: This agenda is tentative and is subject to change.

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