Systems Approach to Energy Transitions: Watkins Glen Conference, March 30-31

A Systems Approach to Energy Transitions

Presentations from the Conference held on March 30-31, 2011 in Watkins Glen, NY.

Marcellus Shale: Economic Development Implications

Timothy W. Kelsey, Ph.D., State Program Leader, Economic & Community Development, Penn State University

Marcellus Shale Gas Drilling: What Should We Plan For?

Susan Christopherson, Dept. of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University

Energy Planning in New York State

John Williams, Director of Energy Analysis, NYSERDA

Overview of Recent Climate Legislation: Overall Impacts and Opportunities for the Agriculture and Forestry Sector

Antonio M. Bento, Ph.D., Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University

Systems Approach to Energy Transitions

Albert R. George, Ph.D., Mechanical, Aerospace & Systems Engineering, Cornell University

Natural Gas, Wind and Biofuels

Jeffrey Jacquet, Ph.D. candidate, Dept. of Natural Resources, Cornell University

Supplies of Sustainably Produced Biomass in New York

Timothy A. Volk, Sr. Research Associate, SUNY Environmental School of Forestry

Pennsylvania Energy Impacts Assessment

Nels Johnson, Deputy State Director, The Nature Conservancy, Pennsylvania Chapter

Planning for Energy Transitions

Daniel A. Spitzer, Partner, Hodgson Russ LLP

See: Christopherson to study economic impact of gas drilling in Marcellus Shale

See: Economic Implications of Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Development: Potential Impacts on Tourism, Agriculture, and Housing

See: Sixty Lame Minutes

See: Federation of American Scientists (FAS) – SourceWatch

See: Climate Co-benefits and Child Mortality Wedges

See: Getting drillers to respect the environment

See: Our Stolen Future: Are We Threatening Our Fertility, Intelligence, and Survival?–A Scientific Detective Story