The Nexus of Biofuels, Climate Change, and Human Health: Workshop Summary (2014)
Chapter: Appendix A: Agenda
January 24–25, 2013
Auditorium
National Academy of Sciences Building
2100 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
| January 24, 2013 | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Welcome |
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Frank Loy, LL.B. Roundtable Chair |
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Session 1: Overview of Biofuels |
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| Moderator: Lynn Goldman, M.D., M.P.H., Roundtable Vice-Chair, Dean, George Washington University School of Public Health | |
| 8:45 a.m. | Historical Overview and Policy Drivers of Biofuels as a Source of Energy |
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Timothy D. Searchinger, J.D. (via video link) Associate Research Scholar and Lecturer in Public and International Affairs Woodrow Wilson School Princeton University |
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| 9:15 a.m. | Biofuels: Context and Outlook |
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Howard Gruenspecht, Ph.D. Deputy Administrator, U.S. Energy Information Administration |
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| 9:40 a.m. | Biofuels: Past, Present, and Future? |
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Roger Prince, Ph.D. Senior Research Associate, ExxonMobil |
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| 10:00 a.m. | Discussion |
| 10:30 a.m. | Break |
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Session 2: Emerging Issues and Biofuels |
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| Moderator: Dennis J. Devlin, Ph.D., Senior Environmental Health Advisor, ExxonMobil Corporation | |
| 10:50 a.m. | The Palm Oil Example |
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Jamal Hisham Hashim, Ph.D., MCIEH Professor of Environmental Health and Research Fellow United Nations University-International Institute for Global Health |
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| 11:15 a.m. | Discussion |
| 11:35 a.m. | Lunch |
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Session 3: Occupational Health and Biofuels Production |
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| Moderator: Henry Anderson, M.D., State Health Officer, Wisconsin Division of Public Health | |
| 12:35 p.m. | Occupational Risks |
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Stephen Reynolds, Ph.D. Director of the High Plains Intermountain Center for Agricultural Health and Safety Colorado State University |
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| 1:00 p.m. | Discussion |
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Session 4: Biofuels Impacts on Air, Atmosphere, and Health |
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| Moderator: Bernard D. Goldstein, M.D., Professor Emeritus, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh | |
| 1:25 p.m. | Regional Impacts of Biofuels on Health and Climate Change |
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Elliott Campbell (via videolink) University of California, Merced |
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| 1:45 p.m. | Biodistillate Fuels and Emissions in the United States |
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S. Kent Hoekman, Ph.D. Desert Research Institute |
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| 2:10 p.m. | Discussion |
| 2:40 p.m. | Break |
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Session 5: Water Use, Water Pollution, and Biofuels |
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| Moderator: James Bartram, Ph.D., Don and Jennifer Holzworth Distinguished Professor, Director of the Water Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| 3:00 p.m. | Water Implications of Biofuels Production in the United States |
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Jerald L. Schnoor, Ph.D. Allen S. Henry Chair in Engineering and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Iowa |
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| 3:20 p.m. | Water Quality: Corn vs. Switchgrass |
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Catherine Kling, Ph.D. Professor of Economics Iowa State University |
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| 3:40 p.m. | Discussion |
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Session 6: Implications of Biofuels for Land Use and Health |
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| Moderator: Jay Lemery, M.D., Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado | |
| 4:00 p.m. | Life-Cycle Impacts on Land and Air |
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Jason Hill, Ph.D. Assistant Professor in Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering University of Minnesota |
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| 4:20 p.m. | Forest Management and Forest-Based Bioenergy Initiatives |
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Daniel Cassidy, Ph.D. Senior Advisor, Office of Chief Scientist U.S. Department of Agriculture |
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| 4:40 p.m. | Discussion |
| 5:10 p.m. | Adjourn for the Day |
| January 25, 2013 | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Welcome Back |
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Lynn Goldman, Roundtable Vice-Chair |
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Session 7: Societal Impacts and Ethics of Biofuels |
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| Moderator: Anne Sweeney, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A&M University | |
| 8:40 a.m. | Ethics of Biofuels |
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Alena Buyx, Dr.Med. (via video link) Head of Emmy Noether Group in Bioethics, University of Muenster Senior Research Associate, University College London |
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| 9:05 a.m. | Socioeconomic Impacts of Biofuels in Rural Communities |
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Theresa Selfa, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Environmental Studies SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry |
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| 9:25 a.m. | Discussion |
| 9:50 a.m. | Break |
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Session 8: Impacts of Biofuels Policies on Food Security Issues |
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| Moderator: Frank Loy, Roundtable Chair | |
| 10:15 a.m. | Food Adequacy and Access |
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Frank Loy, LL.B. |
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| 10:25 a.m. | Food Insecurity in a Biofuels World |
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Lester Brown, M.P.H. President Earth Policy Institute |
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| 10:50 a.m. | Discussion |
| 11:10 a.m. | Pressure Points of Domestic Food and Biofuels Policies |
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Erik D. Olson, J.D. Director of Food Programs Pew Health Group, Pew Charitable Trusts |
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| 11:25 a.m. | Discussion |
| 11:40 a.m. | Lunch |
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Session 9: Environmental Health Policies and Opportunities |
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| Moderator: John M. Balbus, M.D., M.P.H., Senior Advisor for Public Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences | |
| 12:50 p.m. | Evaluating Health Impacts of Biofuels Feedstocks with Current Risk Assessments |
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Lynn Goldman, Roundtable Vice-Chair |
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Sustainability Assessment
Bernard D. Goldstein, Roundtable Member |
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Health Impact Assessment
Richard J. Jackson, Roundtable Member |
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| 1:35 p.m. | Discussion |
| 2:00 p.m. | Break |
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Session 10: Government Perspectives on Biofuels and Human Health |
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| Moderator: Lynn Goldman, Roundtable Vice-Chair | |
| 2:20 p.m. | U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| Daniel Cassidy, Ph.D. | |
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Karl Simon, J.D. |
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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
John M. Balbus, M.D., M.P.H. |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Christopher J. Portier, Ph.D. |
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| 3:20 p.m. | Discussion |
| 3:50 p.m. | Summation |
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Frank Loy, Roundtable Chair |
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| 4:00 p.m. | ADJOURN |
