WSPPN Conference Agenda Information

Moderator: Chris A. Geiger, Ph.D., Manager - Green Purchasing Program, Department of the Environment, City & County of San Francisco, California

Speaker1: Chris O'Brien, Director, Responsible Purchasing Network, a project of the Center for a New American Dream Washington, DC

Speaker3: Bob Tetz, Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program Manager California Department of General Services Sacramento, CA

Session Description:
This session will summarize the key components of environmentally preferable purchasing (EPP) programs, case studies in EPP, the very latest in product standards and certifications, and an in-depth discussion of where green purchasing is headed in the future. Will the proliferation of ecolabels lead to chaos and confusion, or standards we can all understand?
What could a sustainable products infrastructure look like? Experts from the Responsible Purchasing Network, the Green Purchasing Institute, San Francisco's Green Purchasing Program, and the California's Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program will weigh in with the audience on these issues.

Sustainable Business 101

Moderators: Kevin Dick, NSBDC Business Environmental Program (BEP) Director, and Al Hurt, Vice President, Environment and Engineering, Inc.
Description: Every business or organization has opportunities to become more sustainable. In fact, they have a multitude of opportunities. And, studies have shown that companies with sustainability initiatives perform better than their peers. This training will provide practical and applied applications of sustainability principles and best practices
in business and organizational operations. Find out what others are doing and what you and your customers can do. The training will feature presentations from professionals with hands on experience implementing sustainability measures, resources to assist implementation, and a wide variety of topic areas ranging from facilities and operations, to supply chains, purchasing, products, and transportation. This training alone will justify your conference attendance.

4. Supply Chain/Logistics ––Dr. Laura Strohm, Sustainability Academy - 20 minutes

5. Environmentally Preferable Purchasing/Products –Dr. Laura Strohm, Sustainability Academy – 30 minutes

6. Facility Design New/Renovation –Joe Piedimonte, LEED AP, Ausonio, Inc. and
Debbie Picard, Platinum Development Company -30 minutes

Efficient Use of Energy, Water, and Other Resources To Promote Savings for Businesses.

Description: This short course will help "business advisors" provide consultation to businesses to help them use energy, water and other resources more efficiently and effectively. Business advisors will become familiar with the knowledge and tools necessary to advise business owners how they can improve their bottom line, green their facility through simple and practical changes to their facility, and the way their operate their business.

Scott Terrell, MA.Ed., CEM, Conservation Administrator at the Truckee Donner Public Utility District is one of several area residents who have taken a leadership role in helping Truckee become the Greenest Small Town in America 2010 and an Incandescent (light bulb)-Free Community. Scott is a Certified Energy Manager through the National Association of Energy Engineers (AEE). Scott was one of the recipients of the Regional Sustainability Persons of the Year Award through the Northern Nevada Architects Institute of America and previously won an Energy Manager of the Year Award through AEE. He has over 30 years of personal and professional experience in applying and educating people about energy and water efficiency and conservation including auditing buildings, renewable energy, green building and sustainability. Scott received his B.S. in Natural Resources Planning and M.A. in Energy and Environmental Education from Humboldt State University and maintains membership is several professional "green" organizations.

LUNCH – Keynote Speaker: Parry Burnap, City of Denver

Keynote Speaker: Parry Burnap – City of Denver, Lead Person for the Greening of the Democratic Party National Convention
Description: In the spring of 2007, Denver’s Mayor Hickenlooper challenged the city by asking “How do we make this the greenest convention in the history of the planet?” In August of that year he hired Parry Burnap for the opportunity of a lifetime. Parry applied her extensive P2 experience to help design and oversee the community’s efforts to simultaneously set the stage for the 2008 Democratic National Convention while taking advantage of the moment to accelerate the Greening of Denver. She will provide an overview and inside look at the work, results of and lessons learned by a network of more than 140 individuals, representing 50 organizations, on 10 teams. Hear about how they tackled everything from individual and business choices, to greening events, carbon, and much more.

Climate Change

Speaker 1: Rick Gardner, Dept Head, Engineering Service Center (Navy)
Presentation: "Navy Climate Change Initiative."
Bio for Rick Gardner: "Richard Gardner is the Head of the Environmental Department at the Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center in Port Hueneme, California.
The Environmental Department is responsible for development and transfer of environmental technologies for the Navy's global shore establishment.

The Department also supports environmental restoration efforts Navy-wide, promotes environmental sustainability, collects and analyzes Navy environmental metrics, procures oil spill equipment, provides IT support, performs field assist visits, and evaluates the environmental impact of Navy aircraft and other weapons systems.
Mr. Gardner holds an MS in Environmental Engineering and a BS in Civil Engineering. He is a Registered Professional Engineer with 35 years of environmental and facilities engineering experience in government and private industry. Under his leadership, the Environmental Department has initiated work on a Climate Change Initiative for the Navy including an evaluation of the impact of climate change on the Navy shore infrastructure.

Speaker 2: John Grosskopf, Vice President, TRC Solutions
Presentation: "Responding to the Management Challenges Associated with Climate Change & Sustainability"
Bio for John Grosskopf
Professional Engineer and Board Certified Environmental Engineer
John Grosskopf, P.E., BCEE, is TRC Solutions V.P. of Strategic Intiatives and Sustainability. John leads TRC’s efforts to address TRC’s evolving client needs in the areas of climate change, corporate best practices, corporate social responsibility and sustainability.

John is a board certified professional environmental engineer, published author, adjunct faculty with 33 years environmental engineering, environmental, health and safety, security, and sustainability experience in the public and private sectors nationally and internationally. John has an extensive background in traditional environmental practices and is a pioneer in advanced corporate best practices including pollution prevention management systems (e.g. ISO 14001), 0-waste/discharge and sustainable business practices.
John will be discussing how broad-based sustainability initiatives address Climate Change in meaningful and cost effective ways while simultaneously adding business value.

Description: Rick Gardner will speak about the U.S. Navy’s approach to addressing Climate Change/Sustainability. John Grosskopf will speak on TRC’s efforts on EMS/Sustainability with regard to Climate Change.

Automotive and P2

Moderator: Kelly D. Moran, TDC Environmental, LLC
Speaker 1: Caroline Cox, Center for Environmental Health - Lead Wheel Weights Lead wheel balancing weights, which fall routinely from cars and trucks, leave half a million pounds of lead annually on California roadways.
This presentation will describe the problem, a precedent-setting legal settlement that will end the sale of lead wheel weights in California at the end of 2009, and what you can do to eliminate this source of lead contamination until the settlement takes effect.
Speaker 2: Patrick J. Langsjoen, U.S. Postal Service (invited)
Speaker 3: Kelly D. Moran, TDC Environmental - Consumer products cause water pollution: Lessons from Brake Pads Vehicle brake pad wear was long suspected of being a major source of copper source in urban runoff. Because no state or Federal regulatory agency has the authority to regulate the chemical composition of vehicle brake pads, municipalities worked with environmental groups, U.S. EPA, and brake pad manufacturers to initiate the Brake Pad Partnership (BPP).
With funding from a State Water Board grant and from project partners, the BPP completed environmental transport and fate modeling studies, which showed that brake pad wear makes a major copper contribution to copper levels in urban runoff.

Description: The presentation will discuss brake pads as an example of the challenges of preventing pollution from consumer products. It will also provide an update on BPP’s next step—development of California legislation to control copper releases from brake pads for introduction in 2009 and the opportunities to make this legislation a reality.

Biographies:
Caroline Cox leads the Center for Environmental Health's research on toxic exposures, identifying, analyzing and substantiating the scientific bases for CEH's work to eliminate threats to children and others exposed to dangerous chemicals in consumer products. Previously, she worked for sixteen years as staff scientist at the Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP) in Oregon. She was also editor of NCAP's Journal of Pesticide Reform and has co-authored numerous papers in scientific journals. Caroline represents CEH on the Steering Committee of Californians for Pesticide Reform and currently serves as a public interest representative to the U.S. EPA's Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee.

Kelly D. Moran, Ph.D. is President of TDC Environmental, LLC, an environmental consulting firm specializing in water quality and pollution prevention. She has more than 20 years of experience as an environmental professional. Her work has been honored with numerous awards, including the 2004 Environmental Award for Outstanding Achievement from U.S. EPA Region 9; in 2002 she was named WRPPN Pollution Prevention Advocate of the Year. She sits on the California Source Reduction Advisory Committee and is currently Chair of the City of San Mateo’s Planning Commission. She completed her doctorate in Chemistry at U. C. Berkeley and her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry at Stanford University.

Stewardship and Take Back Programs: You Make It, You Take It!

Moderator: KariLyn Merlos, REHS, County of San Diego, Dept. of Environmental Health, Community Health Division

Speaker Bios/Information
1) Heidi Sanborn, Executive Director, California Product Stewardship Council
Heidi Sanborn has been working in the solid waste industry as a private consultant and a government employee at the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) for over 17 years.
Ms. Sanborn’s work related to Product Stewardship in 2002 as independent consultant to the Product Stewardship Institute to assist in facilitation of the Paint Product Stewardship Initiative. In the fall of 2006, Ms. Sanborn went on to work with R3 Consulting Group and was the primary author of two documents: the Sonoma EPR Implementation Plan (2/07) and the Contractor’s report to the CIWMB titled “Framework for Evaluating End-of-Life Product Management Systems in California” (7/07). In her current position, Ms. Sanborn is using her background to educate legislators on the benefits of having Producer Responsibility policies versus the current state of mandating local governments manage and pay for product waste.

Ms. Sanborn is a graduate of the University of California at Davis (Bachelor of Arts in Political Science – Public Service, 1994) and a Master’s of Public Administration from the University of Southern California 2004. She has been a long-time member of SWANA and CRRA and received CRRA’s “Recycler of the Year” Award in 2002. She also received an “Award of Appreciation” from the Regional Council of Rural Counties in 2001 for her work in assisting rural counties.

2) Mary Bell Austin, Pollution Prevention Specialist, San Mateo County Environmental Health
After a decade with the US Environmental Protection Agency's Seattle office, Mary Bell Austin moved to California and dove into the rising tide of universal waste for her local government. She now serves as Pollution Prevention team lead for San Mateo County.

3) Leonard Robinson, Chief Deputy Director, California Department of Toxic Substances Control
Description:
Through the California Take-It-Back Partnership (CTIBP) (sponsored by the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), the Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB), local governments and businesses) the state works to provide consumers with free and convenient ways to return used batteries, fluorescent lamps and/or electronic waste for recycling. The California Take-It-Back Partnership provides your business or organization with branding and marketing opportunities to bring customers to a retail location.

Leonard E. Robinson was recently appointed as the Federal Liaison for the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC). Prior to this new position, he was appointed to the position of Chief Deputy Director for DTSC by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in September of 2004. He has over thirty (30) years experience in environmental management.

As DTSC’s Federal Liaison, Mr. Robinson establishes; maintains and coordinates all federal level communications and relationships for DTSC in Washington, DC. In addition, he will host and coordinate visiting delegations from the federal and international governments for DTSC matters. Mr. Robinson spearheaded the “California Take It Back! Partnership”. This Partnership is a consortium of: State and Local Government; retail stores; non-profit agencies and utilities that provide free; local and convenient locations for California residents to recycle their universal wastes. He served as Chair of the AB 1109 Lighting Task Force. This Task Force was mandated by the California legislature to develop state-wide solutions for the safe and proper management of end-of-life residential fluorescent lights.
Prior to his appointment, Mr. Robinson was the Environmental/Safety Manager at TAMCO Steel. Located in Rancho Cucamonga, it is California’s only steel mill. While at TAMCO Steel, Mr. Robinson started a program that recycled used oil filters into steel reinforcing bar (rebar) for use in the construction industry. Another recycling program started by him was named “Project Isaiah,” a program where firearms delivered by southern California law enforcement agencies were melted and also recycled into rebar.

Sustainability and P2

Description: This course will outline how the current concept of Sustainability had its roots in the P2 literature, as p2 practioners applied ecological and biological principles to various industrial technologies. The resultant analysis of waste streams of past technologies helped improve and generate today's sustainable P2 solutions. Case examples will be given from several sectors and there will be a discussion of Gunter Pauli's production and consumption model, which posits that sustainable development is best achieved by understanding and working in concert with natural systems. So if you want to learn how to challenge current unsustainable practices in organizations and communities and help people see the potential of innovative alternatives, then you don't want to miss this session.

Low-VOC Low-Toxic Alternatives for Consumer Product Cleanup and Thinning Solvents

Moderator: Robert Ludwig, CA Department of Toxic Substances and Control
Speaker 1: Dr. Katy Wolf, Director, Insitute for Research and Technical Assistance
Speaker 2: Dr. Julia Quint, Retired, Former Chief of the Hazard Evaluation System & Information Service of the California Department of Health Services

Description: This session will discuss safer alternatives for high VOC and toxic consumer products that are marketed for thinning coatings and cleaning up the coating application equipment used to apply the coatings. These products can be purchased from hardware, home improvement and paint stores and are used for renovating, refinishing or making wood, metal or plastic items as well as automotive paint thinning and cleanup. These alternatives replace paint thinner, lacquer thinner, mineral spirits, toluene, xylene, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone and hexane. Session will provide results of case studies using the alternatives.

BIOS:
Dr. Katy Wolf is the director and technical expert for the Institute for Research and Technical Assistance (IRTA), a non-profit organization (www.irta.ca.us). IRTA operates the Pollution Prevention Center that assists firms in solvent pollution prevention, with a focus on identifying, testing, and implementing low- and non-solvent alternatives, as well as demonstrating existing and emerging technologies for reducing or eliminating solvent use. The Center also reaches firms throughout the country by sponsoring industry-specific workshops and producing and distributing informative publications including a quarterly newsletter. Katy has over 32 years of experience and has worked with hundreds of facilities and whole industries focusing mainly on solvent alternatives. She has a Ph.D. in Chemical Physics."

Dr. Julia Quint is a research scientist and recently retired as the Chief of the Hazard Evaluation System & Information Service (HESIS, an occupational health program in the California Department of Health Services (DHS)). Established by the Legislature in 1979, HESIS identifies, evaluates, and provides "early warnings" about reproductive toxicants, carcinogens, and other workplace chemical hazards. Julia has a doctorate in Biochemistry from the University of Southern California and was a basic science researcher at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and UC San Francisco before joining DHS as a public health scientist in 1981. For over 30 years, Julia has worked to prevent occupational illness and disease from toxic chemicals and other workplace hazards. In recent years, under Julia's leadership, and supported by US EPA grants, HESIS has worked closely with environmental agencies and other organizations to develop integrated strategies to protect workers, communities, and the environment from the hazards of toxic chemicals. In recognition of this collaborative work, HESIS received Pollution Prevention Pollution Prevention awards from Cal/EPA in 2002 and 2003."

Stormwater and P2

Moderator: Kevin Gieschen, City of Simi Valley,
Environmental Compliance Coordinator/Stormwater

This session is a glimpse of the current and “near” future Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) programs and challenges occurring in the Ventura County, as seem through the eyes of Simi Valley’s Stormwater Program. All the cities in Ventura County are on the verge of receiving a precedent setting stormwater permit.
Topics touched on will be General Stormwater program overview, Municipal Action Levels, Effective Imperious Area, Hydromodification, TMDLs and especially Low Impact Development.

Bios: Kevin has 19 years experience in the environmental field. He was the Environmental Programs Director for a company called Industrial Sciences based in Ventura CA and for the last several years he has worked in the stormwater field in the Environmental Compliance Division as a Environmental Compliance Program Coordinator/Stormwater for the City of Simi Valley.
Kevin has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry, a Grade IV Environmental Compliance Inspector Certificate from the California Water Environment Association (CWEA), a Certificate of Hazardous Material Management and a Masters of Business Administration degree.
Kevin is a long time member of the California Water Environment Association (CWEA), the Consortium of California P2 Committees (C2P2C), a member of the Western Sustainability and Pollution Prevention Network (WSPPN) Advisory Board and the Chair of the TCP2C (Tri-County Pollution Prevention Committee). Since 1998, Kevin has been active as an instructor at Moorpark College teaching night classes: “Environmental Regulations” and “Environmental Sciences”.

Energy and P2

Moderator: Dina Khadavi, Sr. Water Resources Protection Specialist, City of Santa Monica's Water Resources Protection programs
Speaker: Stuart Cooley, Hank Ryan

Description: Small Businesses (and Small Governments), Mobilize Using Energy Efficiency and On Bill Financing to Protect Profits and Lower Costs.

Biography: Stuart Cooley is the Energy Efficiency Engineer within the City of Santa Monica's office of Sustainability and the Environment where since 2000. He has "Greened" the city through efficiency improvements and renewable energy development. He will speak on the City of Santa Monica's Energy Initiatives, namely Solar Santa Monica and the Energy Benchmarking Project and how they help to meet the City's stated environmental objectives.

Biography2: Hank Ryan, Efficiency Data and Development representing Small Business California.

Mr. Ryan has been the lead intervenor for On Bill Financing (OBF), in the CPUC Energy Efficiency proceedings since 2004 and works closely with CA utilities currently roling out OBF programs.. He serves as Executive Director for Small Business California and is a Board Trustee for the National Small Business Association. He has been active in the commercial energy efficiency field since 1981 as an energy auditor and has operated several successful small businesses including an award winning restaurant. Mr. Ryan currently serves as the Program Manager for an EPA grant to Small Business California with a focus on Food Service Equipment and On Bill Financing.

Alternatives to VOC Emitting Lubricants, Vanishing Oils and Rust Inhibitors

Moderator: Robert Ludwig, CA Department of Toxic Substances and Control
Speaker 1: Katy Wolf, Director, Institute for Research and Technical Assistance
Speaker 2: Julia Quint, DHS/HESIS (retired)

Description:
This session will discuss low-VOC, safer alternative lubricants, vanishing oils, and rust inhibitors used by thousands of manufacturers in the country to make and repair metal parts. The alternatives included vegetable and water-based materials and replace petroleum products that are often diluted with mineral spirits or kerosene. Metal working fluids are used in stamping, cutting, forming, honing, cold heading, tube bending and deep drawing. The session will discuss case study results and the impacts on air quality and worker safety and health.

BIOS:
Dr. Katy Wolf is the director and technical expert for the Institute for Research and Technical Assistance (IRTA), a non-profit organization (www.irta.ca.us). IRTA operates the Pollution Prevention Center that assists firms in solvent pollution prevention, with a focus on identifying, testing, and implementing low- and non-solvent alternatives, as well as demonstrating existing and emerging technologies for reducing or eliminating solvent use. The Center also reaches firms throughout the country by sponsoring industry-specific workshops and producing and distributing informative publications including a quarterly newsletter. Katy has over 32 years of experience and has worked with hundreds of facilities and whole industries focusing mainly on solvent alternatives. She has a Ph.D. in Chemical Physics.

Dr. Julia Quint -- Julia Quint is a research scientist and recently retired as the Chief of the Hazard Evaluation System & Information Service (HESIS, an occupational health program in the California Department of Health Services (DHS)). Established by the Legislature in 1979, HESIS identifies, evaluates, and provides "early warnings" about reproductive toxicants, carcinogens, and other workplace chemical hazards. Julia has a doctorate in Biochemistry from the University of Southern California and was a basic science researcher at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and UC San Francisco before joining DHS as a public health scientist in 1981. For over 30 years, Julia has worked to prevent occupational illness and disease from toxic chemicals and other workplace hazards. In recent years, under Julia's leadership, and supported by US EPA grants, HESIS has worked closely with environmental agencies and other organizations to develop integrated strategies to protect workers, communities, and the environment from the hazards of toxic chemicals. In recognition of this collaborative work, HESIS received Pollution Prevention Pollution Prevention awards from Cal/EPA in 2002 and 2003.

Water and P2

Emerging Contaminants: Pharmaceuticals

Moderator: Wendi Shafir, EPA Region 9, and Diana Phelps, DTSC/OPPGT
Speaker: Karin Didriksen North

Description: Communication has been established and description will be sent soon.

Biographies: Karin Didriksen North currently works as an Associate Engineer for City of Palo Alto’s Pollution Prevention Program at the Regional Water Quality Control Plant. She works on a variety of projects focusing on pollution prevention and special research studies for wastewater and stormwater that include mercury reduction, emerging contaminants, and pharmaceutical collection events. Her most recent challenge is to develop a Bay Area-wide solution to the proper disposal of pharmaceutical waste.

Ms. North received her bachelor’s degree in environmental science and hydrological science and a master’s degree in environmental science management from the University of California Santa Barbara. She has worked in the environmental field for local government and private consultants in California and Sydney, Australia for approximately 10 years.

Dr. Joel Kreisberg, DC, MA is the Founder and Executive Director of the Teleosis Institute, an institution dedicated to reducing healthcare's footprint while broadening its ecological vision. Dr. Kreisberg is currently an adjunct professor at the School of Holistic Studies at John F. Kennedy University in Pleasant Hill, CA. Author of several books on Homeopathy and he has been teaching worldwide for over 20 years. He maintains a private practice in integrative medicine in Berkeley, CA.

James Cropper, Integrated Waste Management Specialist California Integrated Waste Management Board

James Cropper California Integrated Waste Management Board Biographical Summary James Cropper currently is responsible for implementing SB 1305 regarding sharps and SB 966 regarding developing model programs for the collection of unused or expired medications. James has worked on several other programs at the CIWMB including electronic waste, used oil, state agency recycling programs. He wrote several reports on used oil and state agency recycling programs that resulted in the used oil recycling program and state agency's mandatory waste reduction program.

Prior to coming to the CIWMB, James worked for Sacramento County as a Registered Environmental Health Specialist and helped develop the Underground Storage Tank Program.

Safer Alternatives to CU Antifouling Coatings for Pleasure Craft

Speaker: Katy Wolf, Director of the Institute for Research and Technical Assistance

Description: This session will discuss safer alternatives to copper coatings used routinely on hulls of pleasure craft. Alternatives that are under investigation include zinc based coatings, organic biocide coatings and non-biocide coatings. The Shelter Island Yacht Basin has high copper concentrations and the copper loading must be reduced over the next several years. Other basins in the state have also been found to have high copper concentrations. The session will describe the regulations restricting copper loading, the pesticide regulations that apply to coatings containing biocides and the alternatives that are being tested.

BIOS:
Dr. Katy Wolf -- Dr. Katy Wolf is the director and technical expert for the Institute for Research and Technical Assistance (IRTA), a non-profit organization (www.irta.ca.us). IRTA operates the Pollution Prevention Center that assists firms in solvent pollution prevention, with a focus on identifying, testing, and implementing low- and non-solvent alternatives, as well as demonstrating existing and emerging technologies for reducing or eliminating solvent use. The Center also reaches firms throughout the country by sponsoring industry-specific workshops and producing and distributing informative publications including a quarterly newsletter. Katy has over 32 years of experience and has worked with hundreds of facilities and whole industries focusing mainly on solvent alternatives. She has a Ph.D. in Chemical Physics.

Sustainable Biodiesel

Speakers: Jo Fleming, Environmental Scientist and Owner, Environmental Innovations and Richard Gillis, Co-owner Energy Alternative Solutions, Inc.

Description: This session will discuss the Fryer to Fuel Program in Santa Cruz, a sustainable, community-based biodiesel effort funded by the US EPA and developed by Ecology Action of Santa Cruz. The Fryer to Fuel program established and continues to facilitate the collection of waste fryer oil from restaurants to turn into ASTM biodiesel and utilize it in local public fleets. Learn the following:

BIOS:
Ms. Josephine Fleming -- Ms. Fleming has over 15 years experience in the environmental industry. She has a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and a Minor in Spanish Literature. She has done graduate work in Spain and Australia. She has multi-media experience in soil, wastewater, storm water, air, and solid waste resource management. She began her career in research on constructed wetlands, compost, and field application of biosolids, and then moved into environmental site assessment and environmental remediation. From there, she began assisting individual companies with environmental compliance and policy. She worked with Seagate Technologies, PE Applied Biosystems, and Apple Computers. She soon wanted to help more than one company at a time and therefore took a public position with the County of Santa Cruz. There, she started the Monterey Bay Area Green Business Program as well as a substantive pollution prevention outreach program. Soon, several Cities were requesting her services to coordinate the Green Business Program in their jurisdiction. As a result, she started Environmental Innovations to be able to serve more of the community. As of the summer of 2008, Ms. Fleming has assisted over 150 businesses to become certified Green Businesses and held over 15 industry-specific pollution prevention workshops. Ms. Fleming is a California Water Environment Association (CWEA) Certified Environmental Compliance Inspector, performing duties for her home City of Scotts Valley.

California Safe Cosmetics

Moderator: Susan Blachman, Associate Director, Environmental Finance Center – Region 9

Description:
In the face of controversy, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed SB 484 (Migden), the California Safe Cosmetics Act of 2005. It is now in the implementation phase. At this session you will hear from Michael DiBartolomeis, Chief of the California Safe Cosmetics Program, Occupational Health Branch, California Department of Public Health, Frances Wu of the Personal Care Products Council, a national trade association representing the makers of personal care and cosmetic products and Brenda Salgado, Program Manager with Breast Cancer Action (BCA), an advocacy organization working on the changes necessary to end the breast cancer epidemic.

The presenters will be discussing the status and implications of the Act. Specifically, Michael will present the background and provisions of SB 484 and provide an update on its implementation. Frances will review the existing federal and state laws that regulate products along with an analysis of the new California law. Brenda will describe efforts to protect human healthy by reducing exposure to substances linked to cancer and other diseases and how nonprofit collaborations led to the passage of the Safe Cosmetics Act.

Biographies:
Michael J. DiBartolomeis, PhD, DABT, who was appointed to manage the California Safe Cosmetics Program in 2006, also heads the Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Program in the California Department of Public Health. Dr. DiBartolomeis, a toxicologist by training, has over 24 years of professional experience in environmental and occupational health, risk assessment, and chemical policy development. Prior to joining the health department in November 2004, he managed the Pesticide and Food Toxicology and the Community Environmental Health Programs in the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment for over 15 years where he was responsible for addressing issues related to pesticide use and safety and community environmental health impact assessment.

Dr. DiBartolomeis’ professional interests include reforming chemical management policy in the United States and internationally to integrate principles of environmental justice, biological monitoring, and precaution into environmental and occupational health decision-making. He has also been active in the State’s emergency response to several releases of chemicals in the environment, including the catastrophic spill of metam sodium into the Sacramento River following a train accident in 1991. He earned his doctorate from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, is certified in toxicology by the American Board of Toxicology, and has presented original research in over 60 publications and conference proceedings.

Frances Wu is Associate General Counsel at the Personal Care Products Council, where she handles a range of legal and regulatory issues for the personal care and cosmetics industry. Among her primary responsibilities is advocating strategies with respect to federal and state laws and regulations governing air quality, which have affected the industry for nearly two decades. Prior to joining the organization in 2006, she was a principal of Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, where she worked on pre- and post-approval regulatory matters for a variety of FDA-regulated products, including drugs, biologics, and medical devices. During that time, she counseled clients on various aspects of FDA compliance; managed activities related to litigation, and provided FDA regulatory support for corporate transactions.

Frances received her J.D. from Boston University School of Law and a B.A. in Social Science from the University of California, Berkeley, and is admitted to practice law in California and the District of Columbia. She is a member of the Association of Corporate Counsel and is active on the Food and Drug Law Journal Editorial Advisory Board.

Brenda Salgado is the Program Manager at Breast Cancer Action (BCA), whose mission is to carry the voices of people affected by breast cancer to inspire and compel the changes necessary to end the epidemic. Brenda oversees BCA's program and campaign work, and represents BCA on environmental and women's coalitions. She works to educate and activate BCA members so they can take action on pressing health issues.

She is active in policy work on breast cancer, health care and FDA reform, women's health, and environmental health issues. She comes to this work because of the recognition that everything we do is connected, and that structural changes in society are needed to solve the important issues of our time. She believes that by working together, people have the power to improve health and well-being for all.

Taking Action on Emerging Pollutants: the phthalate story

Speakers: Peter Palmer (San Francisco State University), Caroline Cox (Center for Environmental Health), Sushma Dhulipala and Karen Andrade (San Francisco Department of Environment)

Description: Recently many chemicals have been in the media and legislative spotlight for their presence in everyday consumer goods. This session will first explore how chemicals of concern in consumer products, food and medicines, can be quickly identified using a novel technology called X-Ray Fluorescence. This will be followed by a testing demonstration in which children’s toys and consumer goods will be tested using an X-Ray Fluorescence apparatus for the presence of heavy metals.

The session will also present a story that brought particular concern due to the health impacts on children and will discuss how one local government’s action to legislate their removal, test for their presence and increase public awareness has inspired Federal action.

Attendees will learn:
How an XRF apparatus works
What consumer goods have been found to have chemicals of concern
What the applications of the XRF are, for pollution prevention
professionals
What is the state of evidence on “phthalates”
How phthalates came to be regulated by Federal government
What testing has been conducted for chemicals in children’s products

Biographies
Peter Palmer (San Francisco State University), is currently a Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at SFSU and also serves as a science advisor for the FDA?s San Francisco District Laboratory. Some of his research applications include development and application of Direct Sampling Mass Spectrometry for air quality monitoring, and spearheading the use of X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry for rapid screening of toxic elements in food products and supplements. His talk is titled, XRF ? AnIntroduction to the technique and its use in screening for toxic elements in consumer products.
Caroline Cox (Center for Environmental Health),-Caroline leads CEH's research on toxic exposures, identifying, analyzing and substantiating the scientific bases for our work to eliminate threats to children and others exposed to dangerous chemicals in consumer products.She will be leading our XRF demonstration in which we will be testing toy, jewlerey and other consumer products.

Karen Andrade (San Francisco Department of the Environment) Karen Andrade joined the Commercial Toxics Reduction Team for San Francisco?s Department of the Environment in May of 2007. The core of her work is in assisting City businesses in developing toxic reduction strategies for their products, processes and waste. Current projects include: actively promoting consumer awareness of common garment cleaning technologies, toxics in consumer products and assisting with SFE?s Green Business. Program.

Reduction of VOC and Toxics in Consumer Products

Moderator: Mike Morris, Air Quality Specialist, South Coast Air Quality Management District
Speaker 1: Rebecca Sutton
Speaker 2: Mike Morris, Air Quality Specialist, South Coast Air Quality Management District
Speaker 3: Karl Bruskotter, Environmental Programs Analyst, City of Santa Monica, CA

Description:
Reductions of VOC and toxics in consumer products are essential to California's efforts to attain air quality standards. They will be the single largest source of VOC emissions by 2020. Consumer products, including cleaning compounds, cosmetics, floor care products, hairspray and paint thinners, are a significant source of pollution. The small individual packaging presents the impression that they would be a small overall source. However, with over 37 million users in the state, VOC emissions from consumer products comprise eleven percent of the total emissions statewide. By 2020, consumer products will be the single largest source of VOC emissions (24.5%) in the SCAQMD, exceeding cars and trucks (20.4%), coatings and solvents (17.1%) and gasoline refining and sales (7.1%).

The reduction of VOC and toxics in consumer products are an essential part of California's effort to attain air quality standards. CARB already has the most stringent standards for consumer products in the nation. Efforts are underway by the state to further reduce VOC and toxic emissions in 2008. The SCAQMD has adopted an environmentally comprehensive voluntary certification program for consumer and institutional products and is considering mandating the use of environmentally preferred janitorial products.

Outside of the regulatory arena, growing concern for environmental\ protection by consumers has led to the formation of private and public organizations, such as Green Seal, EcoLogo, and U.S. EPA's Design for the Environment Formulator program. These organizations review environmental criteria such as air, water and waste impacts, global warming, recyclability, biodegradability, bioaccumulation, and safety and health implications like flammability, toxicity, carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, endocrine effects and sensitization.

Environmental purchasing is becoming widespread, especially with regard to cleaning products used by institutional and commercial establishments. Numerous federal, state and local institutional, industrial and commercial facilities have developed programs to identify and purchase environmentally preferable products. Responding to the interest level of their clientele, most large and many medium and smaller-sized janitorial service providers now also provide "green" cleaning services.

Biographies:
Rebecca Sutton is a Staff Scientist in the Oakland office of research and advocacy nonprofit Environmental Working Group. Her investigations focus on the toxic chemicals found in everyday products, from cosmetics to cars. She received her Ph.D. in environmental chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley, and has authored 10 publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Karl Bruskotter serves as an Environmental Programs Analyst for the City of Santa Monica’s Office of Sustainability and the Environment. For almost twenty years he has worked in both the private and public sectors to address environmental, occupational and public health issues. He oversees the City’s sustainable procurement, toxics-use-reduction, integrated pest management, and product stewardship programs. Away from work, Karl enjoys smelling roses with his 3 year old daughter Hope.

Mike Morris is an Air Quality Specialist, writing regulations and evaluating emerging technologies for the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). Current projects include consumer products, lubricants and storage tank degassing. His previous work as an air quality inspector and as a Project Manager at the Institute for Research and Technical Assistance (IRTA) has provided invaluable experience. Mike’s daughters, Melissa (9) and Emily (7), keep him busy and smiling.

The Health Connection: Biomonitoring as a guide to action

Speakers: Susan Klosterhaus (San Francisco Estuary Institute), Rebecca Sutton (Environmental Working Group), Sharyle Patton (Commonweal Health and Environment Program, invited)

Description: Scientists increasingly find pollutants in the ecosystems and in the environment. Recent human biomonitoring studies have consistently found that we have quantifiable amounts of industrial chemicals stored in our bodies. This session will discuss emerging contaminants found in aquatic species, humans and natural environments, such as the San Francisco Bay. Although the effect of these chemicals on human and environmental health is still unknown, the session will explore how in some cases, there is enough evidence to warrant a precautionary approach. There will be a discussion on how to talk to the public about these emerging contaminants and how to take action to prevent exposure.

Biographies:
Susan Klosterhaus (San Francisco Estuary Institute), Susan is an environmental scientist at the San Francisco Estuary Institute where she works on organic chemical contaminant projects for the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in the San Francisco Estuary.Susan earned her Ph.D. from the University of Maryland in environmental chemistry studying the bioavailability of PBDEs and other organic chemicals from sediments and the processes that control their accumulation in aquatic food webs. The title of her talk is, Emerging Problems? Identifying contaminants of concern in the San Francisco Estuary,

Rebecca Sutton (Environmental Working Group), will give a multimedia presentation telling the compelling story of 10 Americans who--like us all-- are unwitting targets of industrial chemicals. EWG has found 287 chemicals in the blood of 10 very special Americans: toxins linked to cancer, birth defects, hormone disruption, reproductive problems, immune disorders and other serious health problems. Who are they and how were their bodies contaminated? What can you do to protect yourself and those who depend on you? The answers to both are revealed in this important presentation about a serious, and growing problem affecting the lives of everyone.

Sharyle Patton is director of the Commonweal Health and Environment Program, in Bolinas, CA. , and directs the Commonweal Biomonitoring Resource Center, a program that helps geographical and non-geographical communities learn more about the tool of biomonitoring. She also is director of Special Projects for the Collaborative on Health and Environment, a Commonweal-sponsored network that seeks to raise the level of awareness about possible linkages between environmental threat and health outcomes.

Pollution Prevention and the Path to Green Chemistry

Description: Ms. Polsky will highlight the expansion and transformation of DTSC’s Pollution Prevention Office from an operation focused primarily on reducing industry hazardous waste generation through voluntary programs and technical assistance, to a multi-dimensional program charged with implementing new legal authorities related to toxic chemicals in consumer products, accelerating the search for safer alternatives, and ultimately, overseeing significant components of Cal/EPA’s Green Chemistry Initiative.

"Pollution Prevention and the Path to Green Chemistry" by Ms. Claudia Polsky

Biographical Informaition: Ms. Claudia Polsky is the Deputy Director for Pollution Prevention & Green Technology at the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC). Prior to joining DTSC in February 2008, Ms. Polsky spent seven years as a Deputy Attorney General in the California Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Environment Section. At DOJ, Ms. Polsky litigated cases to increase pesticide safety through product reformulations and disclosure of hazardous inert ingredients, to remedy violations of state and federal hazardous waste laws, and to protect natural resources in California’s national forests.

Ms. Polsky has also worked as an attorney for environmental nonprofit groups at Earthjustice; as an attorney assisting public-interest litigants at Public Citizen Litigation Group; as a land protection specialist negotiating conservation easements and land acquisitions for the Nature Conservancy; and as a Board member of a nonprofit group that helps low-income women form cooperative green businesses (Women’s Action to Gain Economic Security).

Ms. Polsky holds a J.D. from Boalt Hall School of Law, where she was Editor in Chief of Ecology Law Quarterly; a Masters of Applied Science in Natural Resource Management from Lincoln University in New Zealand, where she was a Fulbright Scholar; and a B.A. in History and Science from Harvard University.

Dr. Wong will provide interesting insights on the not so small world of nanomaterials and what may be in store for businesses, consumers, and regulatory agencies in California, the U.S. and internationally.

Jeffrey Wong, Ph.D., is the Chief Scientist for the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) at the California Environmental Protection Agency in Sacramento, California.

For more than 20 years, he has managed DTSC’s efforts in the areas of environmental measurements, biological and exposure monitoring, toxicology and risk assessment, pollution prevention approaches and technologies. Prior to this, Dr. Wong was involved in forensic investigations. Dr. Wong has served on panels for the National Academy of Sciences, the US EPA and US DOE. He also served by appointment of President Clinton in areas related to the management and disposal of nuclear materials. Dr. Wong did his graduate work at the University of California, Davis and is currently leading efforts focused on nanotechnologies.

Sector Specific Industries

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Entertainment: Um…Gee…Um, An Improv Troupe, and Patrick Bryan, Magician P2 Advocate of the Year Awards

WSPPN understands that you work hard to make our environment a better and cleaner place for everyone. So to provide you with some relief from conference fatigue, we have coordinated with Um…Gee…Um, a local improv performing troupe. They will be sure to tickle your imagination with their playful, participatory spontaneity. And you will soon discover that the show is completely improvised—created before your eyes and with your suggestions—and is simply amazing.

Right after the show, stick around to see who wins this year’s P2 Advocate of the Year Award, a recognition of your colleagues that go above and beyond their normal duties to improve our environment. In addition, to close out the night, you’ll see a neat magic show from Patrick Bryan of the Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District, an event that has become one of the coolest traditions of WSPPN.

CA Green Business Program (GBP) 101 and Cutting Edge Case Studies

We’ll start our training with experienced GBP Coordinators will role-play starting up a new GBP for Green County California. You will participate by providing suggestions and asking questions along the way. Come listen in and learn the benefits and challenges of starting up a new GBP or expanding one. We’ll cover all startup program components such as funding, industry sectors to start with, auditing, and promotion. The second half of the training will be presentations on the CAGBN statewide network, our exciting new statewide database program and metrics project, and a world-café of tables showcasing the successes of working with various industry sectors and emerging issues.

Triple Bottom Line (TBL) Applications of Green Chemistry Principles

Moderator and Speaker: George R. Thompson, Ph.D., President & CEO, Chemical Compliance Systems, Inc.; "Web-based Systems That Provide TBL Accounting"

Speaker 2: Maureen F. Gorsen, Director, California Department of Toxic Substances Control; "The California Green Chemistry Initiative and TBL"

Speaker 3: Bob R. Peoples, Ph.D., Director, ACS, Green Chemistry Institute; (Title yet TBD)

Speaker 4: Raymond Paulson, P.E., M.S., Environmental Engineer, U.S. Navy; "Green Products in the Federal Supply Chain"

Description: Triple bottom line accounting (TBL) is a process for achieving sustainability and utilizes data elements, criteria, and values for measuring organizational economic-environmental-social success. Green chemistry involves the utilization of principles that reduce or eliminate the use or generation of hazardous substances in the design, manufacture and application of chemical products. Proper utilization of the 12 principles of green chemistry greatly facilitates TBL effectiveness. A spectrum of organizations are starting to adopt these principles and lay the foundation for TBL. This panel will define current strategies, state-of-the-art capabilities, and future requirements for achieving sustainability.

Sustainability 102

Description: Sustainability 102 is a 3-hour workshop that will focus on principles, practices and findings that lead to the construction of sustainable communities. These communities interact with each other as part of sustainable regional planning. Examples of sustainable communities of various demographics will be given and the attendees will have a small group assignment of defining and creating a sustainable community. The group will then outline to the rest of the attendees their ideas, providing principles and practices which will result with their community being sustainable. Dr. Charles Burke will lead the workshop. There may be a cameo speaker from a sustainable city.

WSPPN Conference Session Descriptions

Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - Day 1

TRAINING

Purchasing on the Green Frontier: EPP Programs, Ecolabels, Standards, and the Future