Agenda
National Educational Forum on the Residential Wood Heater NSPS
November 8, 2012
The Depot Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel
Minneapolis, Minnesota
| 8:00 am | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 am | Welcome, Overview and Goals of the Meeting
- David Thornton, MPCA
- Molly Mayo, Facilitator
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| 8:45 am | Public Health and Environmental Impacts of Woodsmoke
- Dr. Ryan Allen, Associate Professor, Simon Fraser University
- Dr Philip Hopke, Clarkson University
- Judy Abbott, NY DOH
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| 9:45 am | Current and Emerging Technologies
- John Crouch, HPBA
- Chris Neufeld, Blaze King/Travis Industries
- Dr. Harry H. Dresser, Jr., Maine Energy Systems
- Nathan Russell, NYSERDA
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| 10:45 am | Break
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| 11:00 am | Case Studies
- Lisa Hershberger, MPCA
- Dr Jim Conner, Fairbanks Alaska North Star Borough
- Dr. David C. Snyder, University of
Wisconsin-Stevens Point - "LADCO Midwest Wood Smoke
Study: Grand Rapids Case Study"
- Jim Hodina, Linn County Public Health Dept. - Iowa Case Study
- Eric Merchant, Montana DEQ, Montana Experience
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| 12:15 pm | Lunch
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| 1:15 pm | Market Impacts of Emission and Efficiency Standards
- Bob Ferguson, Consultant to HPBA
- John Ackerely, Green Heat Alliance
- Christian Rakos, proPellets Austria
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| 2:00 pm | Break
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| 2:15 pm | Pellet Fuel Supply and Fuel Quality
- Chris Wiberg, Timber Products Inspection
- Christian Rakos, proPellets Austria
- Lisa Rector, NESCAUM
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| 3:00 pm | Overview and Status of Current Draft of USEPA’s NSPS for Residential Wood Heating Devices
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| 3:45 pm | Facilitated Discussion and Next Steps
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| 5:00 pm | Adjourn |
