Members Area

Login to members-only area

MGWA Spring 2008 Conference

Biofuels and Water Resources

May 8, 2008, 8am - 4:30pm

Agenda

Speaker Bios

Presentations

Stu Grubb, MGWA President
Introduction

Stu Grubb

Climate Trends in Minnesota
Mark Seeley – University of Minnesota, Department of Soil, Water, and Climate

Mark Seeley

An Introduction to Global Warming
Katsumi Matsumoto – University of Minnesota, Geology and Geophysics

Katsumi Matsumoto

Carbon Sequestration and Ethanol Plants
Harvey Thorleifson – Minnesota Geological Survey

Harvey Thorleifson

State Water Use for Biofuels
Mark Lindquist - Biofuels Program Manager, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Mark Lindquist

Minnesota Water Appropriation Permitting
Jim Sehl – Minnesota DNR

Jim Sehl

Farm-scale Biodiesel Production from Canola
Derek S. Crompton – University of Minnesota, Extension Service

Derek Crompton

State Support of Biofuels and Ethanol Production Credits
Ralph Groschen – Minnesota Department of Agriculture

Ralph Groschen

Water and Energy Efficiency in Energy Production
Nancy Kelly – University of Minnesota – Technical Assistance Program

Nancy Kelly

Native Biofuels to Help Water And Wildlife And Reduce Warming
Clarence Lehman – University of Minnesota

Clarence Lehman

Water Use by Ethanol Facilities, Source, Process & Fate
Mark Mason – Natural Resource Group, LLC

Mark Mason

Facilitating Public Education on Ethanol Production and Water Resources

Web Sites:
Ethanol and Water: Hydrologic Information Relevant to Proposed Bridgewater Township Ethanol Plant
Our Ethanol Debate
Michael Griffin and Mary Savina – Carleton College

Michael Griffin

Biofuels Production on the Karst; Considerations for Sustainable Water Use in the Headwaters of Trout Stream Watersheds of SE Minnesota
Jeffrey S. Broberg – LPG, REM, Vice President, McGhie & Betts Environmental Services, Inc., President, Minnesota Trout Association, Citizen Member of LCCMR.

Jeffrey Broberg