Agriculture, Environment and Energy Committee Sessions Overview
Presentations and Handouts

NCSL Legislative Summit
New Orleans, Louisianaè
July 22-26, 2008

Wednesday | Thursday | Friday

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A 30% Solution: the Debate on Boosting Home Energy Efficiency Through Code Changes

• Carolos Gutiérrez, Assistant Vice President, State & Local Government Affairs, NAHB, Washington, D.C.   PowerPoint Presentation

Greener Gadgets, Greener Factories & Greener Stores: The Business Case for Sustainability

• Matt Krupnick, Senior Manager, Global Public Policy  PowerPoint Presentation

• Scott Cassel, Executive Directive/Founder, Product Stewardship Institute
   PowerPoint Presentation

Presentations from the MMS and NOAA 

• Randall  Luthi, Director, Gulf of Mexico Region, Minerals Management Service (MMS), U.S. Department of the Interior, District of Columbia  PowerPoint Presentation

• Richard W. Spinrad, Ph.D., CMarSci, Assistant Administrator for Oceanic & Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)  PowerPoint Presentation

Keeping The Farm: Supports for Minority, Socially Disadvantaged And Beginning Farmers to Stay in The Business

• Adell Brown, Jr., Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center
   PowerPoint Presentation

• Elizabeth Jones, Director, Congressional Relations, American Farm Bureau Federation, Washington, D.C. PowerPoint Presentation  

Greenhouse Gas Reduction Policy and the Potential Costs of Inaction: Urgent Action Required?

• (not available at this time)

Dealing With Drought: Opportunities for Innovation

• Dr. Michael Hayes, Drought Mitigation Center PowerPoint Presentation  (Not available at this time)

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America's Energy Coast: A New Sustainability Case Study

• Sidney Coffee, America's WETLAND  PowerPoint Presentation (not available at this time)

Rising Food Prices: The End of Cheap Food?

• Ellen Vollinger, Food Research and Action Center, Washington, DC PowerPoint Presentation 
• Scott Farber, Vice President for Federal Affairs, Grocery Manufacturers Assn.
  PowerPoint Presentation 
• Doug O'Brien, Brinker International PowerPoint Presentation

Featured Links

• Agriculture and Energy Committee 
• Environment Committee
• Agriculture and Rural Development 
• Environmental Protection
• Energy

NCSL Staff Contacts

• Melissa Savage, Denver Office
• Kate Marks, Denver Office
• Tamra Spielvogel,
  DC Office
• Lee Posey, DC Office
• Amanda Naughton,
  DC Office