SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
June 10, 11 & 12, 2008
OPENING SESSION
Working Together Towards a Non-Toxic Environment and Carbon Neutral Society
Grethe Midgaard Torrissent, Norwegian Ministry of the Environment
1.0 SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING
1.1 Canada-Wide Strategy on Sustainable Packaging
Christine Della Costa, Alberta Environment
1.2 Sustainable Packaging from Agrifibre Sources
Laura McIlveen, Alberta Research Council
1.3 Packaging Optimization: key to supply chain efficiency and sustainability
Jack Ampuja, Supply Chain Optimizers
2.0 ENGAGE FOR CHANGE: COMMUNITY GROUPS AND POLLUTION PREVENTION
2.1 Agricultural Producers and Pollution Prevention: Alberta's Environmental Farm Plan
Cindy Chiasson, Environmental Law Centre
2.2 Living and Working in the Toxic Boreal Forest
Jule Asterisk, Regional Environmental Action Commitee
2.3 How a small ENGO influences public policy and its community to promote enhanced environmental performance and stewardship
Judy Stewart, Cochrane Environmental Action Committee
LUNCHTIME SESSION
The End of the Age of Innocence: US Chemicals Policy
Ken Zarker, National Pollution Prevention Roundtable
3.0 METRICS
3.1 Meaningful Metrics: facilitating continuous improvement with metrics selected to resonate with green team, facility, corporate, public and governmental stakeholders
Bruce Taylor, Environmental Stewards
3.2 Calgary Materials Exchange - Waste Measurement Toolkit
Sarah Begg & Stacey Shaub-Szabo, Clean Calgary Association
3.3 P2 Planning Notices as a Tool to Manage Toxic Substances - Are they measuring up?
Lori Fryzuk & Andrea Crowe, Environment Canada
4.0 BIOMIMICRY: LEARNING FROM NATURE
4.2 Understanding and Applying Biomimicry in Design
Carla Gould & Casey Wong, Ontario College of Art and Design
4.3 There's a Spider Web in My Milk
Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary
5.0 SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION
5.1 Sustainable Production and Consumption, Inspiring Examples from Europe, Initiatives in Canada
Emmanuel Prinet, One Earth Initiative
5.3 Sustainable Consumption in North America??
Jack Luskin, Toxics Use Reduction Institute
6.0 Green Buildings and Sustainable Design
6.1 MEC's Green Building Program
Karly Coleman, Mountain Equipment Co-op
6.2 Pollution and Illness Prevention by Design
Stephani Carter, Eco-Ammo
6.3 Net Zero Energy Housing - a case study: The Riverdale NetZero Project
Peter Amerongen, Habitat Studio and Workshop
6.4 Greening Industrial Development: Lessons from Alberta
Jaspal Marwah, Eco-Industrial Solutions
7.0 PAST CCME P2 AWARD WINNERS - WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
7.1 Zep's Current Initiatives for Pollution Prevention
Leah Hogendoorn, Zep Manufacturing
7.2 Update on CASA's P2 Work and an Update on the Flaring and Venting Framework
Ian Peace, Clean Air Strategic Alliance
8.0 SHOWCASING P2 APPROACHES AT THE INSTITUTIONAL, MUNICIPAL & PROVINCIAL LEVELS
8.1 Greening our Hospital: A Strategic Initiative
Janak Jass, North York General Hospital
8.2 Dental Amalgam Waste Reduction Program in Edmonton
Harry Abbink & Kevin Zhang, City of Edmonton
8.3 Alberta's Waste Strategy - Reduction and Integration
Janet McLean, Alberta Environment
9.0 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
9.1 Greening the Pages - Shifting Government to Environmentally Responsible Procurement
Jodi Tomchyshyn & Anoushka Fernandes
9.2 Zeal t o Heal
Kady Cowan, University Health Network
9.3 TREECYCLE: Making protecting nature LOGical
Scott Pulvermacher, LOGical Creations
10.0 SHOWCASING P2 APPROACHES IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR
10.1 Beyond Construction ECO Plans: Towards better energy conservation and resource management during construction
Emilie Ouellet, Eco-Industrial Solutions
10.2 Building a Waste Management Ecosystem
Harry Abbink, City of Edmonton
10.3 Steelcase Canada's Environmental Leaders Program
Michael Fenuta & Steve Taylor, Steelcase Canada
11.0 POLLUTION PREVENTION AS A STRATEGY TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE
11.1 Reversing the Trend Takes Bold Leadership
Brenda Osborne, City of Edmonton
11.2 Creating Innovative Sustainable Energy
Jim Harnum, Hamilton Renewable Power Inc.
11.3 The Alberta Renewable Diesel Demonstration: Confirming Operability in Canada's Climate
John Rilett, Climate Change Central
12.0 World Cafe Part 1: The Future of P2
Fred Granek, Ontario Centre for Environmental Technology Advancement
13.0 World Cafe Part 2: Bracing for or Embracing the Future - The Choice is Ours
Jack Luskin, Toxics Use Reduction Institute