Special Topic B: Outside of a Small Circle of Friends: Changing Attitudes About Biomass as a Sustainable Energy Supply

2:00 p.m.

Opening remarks—Session Chair

2:05 p.m.

Oral Presentation B-01. Growing Energy: How Biofuels Can Help End America's Oil Dependence, (MS Word 27 KB) Jeff Fiedler, Natural Resources Defense Council, Washington, DC

2:20 p.m.

Oral Presentation B-02. Biomass as a Strategy in Winning the Oil Endgame, (MS Word 40 KB) Joel N. Swisher, Rocky Mountain Institute, Snowmass, CO

2:35 p.m.

Oral Presentation B-03. Expanding the Use of Biomass for Fuels - A View From Today's Bioethanol Industry, (MS Word 28 KB) Rick Tolman, National Corn Growers Association, Chesterfield, MO

2:50 p.m.

Oral Presentation B-04. "Twenty-Five by Twenty-Five," Agriculture's Role in Ensuring U.S. Energy Security-A Blueprint for Action, (MS Word 31 KB) Michael Bowman, Bowman Family Farms, Wray, CO

3:05 p.m.

Oral Presentation B-05. Fear and Loathing on the Energy Trail: Confusion, Convergence, and Divergence in the Public Dialogue about the Future of America's Energy Supply, (MS Word 31 KB) John Sheehan, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

3:20 p.m.

General Discussion

3:55 p.m.

Closing Remarks—Session Chair