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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Presentations to the Committee." National Research Council. 2011. Renewable Fuel Standard: Potential Economic and Environmental Effects of U.S. Biofuel Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13105.
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Presentations to the Committee

JANUARY 15, 2010

Presentation by Sponsors

Chris Soares, U.S. Department of Treasury

Zia Haq, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Sharlene Weatherwax, DOE Office of Science

Paul Argyropoulos, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Alan Hecht, EPA

Harry Baumes, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Economic Impacts of Increasing Biofuels Production

Bruce McCarl, Texas A&M University

Opportunities and Challenges of Biofuel Production to Improving Environmental Quality

John Sheehan, University of Minnesota

Opportunities and Challenges of Biofuel Production from Woody Biomass to Improving Environmental Quality

Marilyn Buford, USDA Forest Service

MARCH 5, 2010

Future Demand for Food

Ron Trostle, USDA Economic Research Service

Climate Effects of Transportation Fuels: Uncertainty and Its Policy Implications

Richard Plevin, University of California, Berkeley

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Presentations to the Committee." National Research Council. 2011. Renewable Fuel Standard: Potential Economic and Environmental Effects of U.S. Biofuel Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13105.
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Building Uncertainties into Modeling of Direct, Life-Cycle Greenhouse-Gas Emissions, Net Energy and Other Environmental Effects of Biofuels

Garvin Heath, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Biomass Supply and Infrastructure for Biofuels

Bryan Jenkins, University of California, Davis

Input from Stakeholders’ Groups

Geoff Cooper, Renewable Fuels Association

Michael Edgerton, Monsanto, on behalf of the National Corn Growers’ Association

Jaime Jonker, National Milk Producers Federation

Al Mannato, American Petroleum Institute

Tim Hogan, National Petrochemical and Refiners Association

Julie Sibbing, National Wildlife Federation

MAY 3, 2010

Update of the “Billion Ton” Study

Robert Perlack, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and

Bryce Stokes, DOE-EERE

Prospects for Medium Run Biomass Supply in the U.S. South

Robert Abt, North Carolina State University

Input from Stakeholders’ Groups

Roger Conway, Growth Energy

Manning Ferraci, National Biodiesel Board

Tom Hance, Gordley Associates on behalf of the American Soybean Association

David Tenny, National Alliance of Forest Owners

Paul Noe, American Forest and Paper Association

Richard Lobb, National Chicken Council

Randy Spronk, National Pork Producers Council

Gregg Doud, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association

Joel Brandenberger, National Turkey Federation

JULY 12, 2010

Biofuel Discussion with National Renewable Energy Laboratory Staff

Dale Gardner, Mike Cleary, Helena Chum, Andy Aden, Mark Ruth, and Garvin Heath, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

JULY 14, 2010

Research and Development for Improving Yield and Decreasing Environmental Impacts of Major Crops

Robb Fraley, Monsanto

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Presentations to the Committee." National Research Council. 2011. Renewable Fuel Standard: Potential Economic and Environmental Effects of U.S. Biofuel Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13105.
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OCTOBER 7, 2010

Indirect Land-Use Change

David Zilberman, University of California, Berkeley

World Demand for Food in the Future

David Roland-Holst, University of California, Berkeley

OCTOBER 8, 2010

Biofuels and the Environment: A 2010 Report to Congress

Denice Shaw, Bob Frederick, Caroline Ridley, Stephen LeDuc, EPA

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Presentations to the Committee." National Research Council. 2011. Renewable Fuel Standard: Potential Economic and Environmental Effects of U.S. Biofuel Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13105.
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