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Committee on Earth Sciences
October 30-31, 2012
The Keck Center of the National Academies
Room 204
500 5th Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
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Presentations:
David Dillon, David Dillon, LLC
Robert Dolence, Leonardo Technologies, Inc.
Patrick Drohan, Pennsylvania State University
David Houseknecht, U.S. Geological Survey
Randy Pacheco, San Juan College
May 7-8, 2012
The Keck Center of the National Academies
Room 110
500 5th Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
AAPG 2011-12 Distinguished Lecturer
Dr. W.C. 'Rusty' Riese
"Oil Spills, Ethics, and Society: How they intersect and where the responsibilities reside"
May 8, 2012
6:30 PM
Keck Center of The National Academies
Room 100
500 5th Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
Meeting of the Committee on Earth Resources
October 11-12, 2011
The Keck Center of The National Academies
Room 110
500 5th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Agenda
Presentations:
Murray Hitzman, Fogarty Professor of Economic Geology, Colorado School of Mines
Antje Wittenberg, Mining and Minerals Sector, European Commission
Cyrus Wadia, Assistant Director, Clean Energy and Materials R&D, Office of Science and Technology Policy
Dave Menzie, Chief of Global Minerals Analysis Section, U.S. Geological Survey
Committee on Earth Resources
April 7-8, 2011
Joint Meeting of the Committee on Earth Resources and their parent Board on Earth Sciences and Resources
The Beckman Center
Huntington Room
Irvine, CA
Thursday, January 7, 2011
A GRAND CHALLENGE: Sustainable Natural Resources Development on a Small Planet
“A GRAND CHALLENGE: Sustainable Natural Resources Development on a Small Planet” is convened to examine how to meet society’s requirements for mineral and energy resources in a manner that also meets society’s needs for sustainability and Earth stewardship. The meeting will focus on identifying the challenges, opportunities, and strategies to meet the demands of sustainable development of mined natural resources (coal, uranium and non-energy minerals) on lands and near waters that are often used or targeted for use by multiple interests. Themes inherent in this meeting will include:
A) A life cycle analysis of proposed mineral resource recovery actions (including non-fuel minerals, coal, and uranium).
B) Recognition that this Grand Challenge is by nature cross disciplinary (engineers and scientists in full communication) and coupled.
C) A range of perspectives, from conservation and preservation through development and sustainability.
(For presentations, click on presenters name)
Introductory remarks: Corale Brierley, Chair Board on Earth Sciences and Resources
Meeting Moderator: Yannis Yortsos, University of Southern California
Panelists:
Dirk Van Zyl, University of British Columbia
Identifying how the actions of mining companies during the mine life cycle can contribute to sustainable development
Donald E. Ranta, Rare Element Resources Ltd.
Identifying and characterizing subsurface resources – exploration – including new or improved technologies to “Make the Earth Transparent”
Patrick M. James, Doublejack Resources
Next generation technologies/approaches for resource extraction; including production of ore and process water, ore processing, and disposal of large quantities of mill tailings, waste rock, and excess ground water
Glenn Miller, University of Nevada, Reno
Long term management challenges at hard rock mining sites: pits and associated lakes, reactive waste dumps, heaps and tailings facilities
Dianne R. Nielson, Energy Advisor—State of Utah (retired)
Regulatory approaches to assure that present and long-term management of the site meets sustainable resource development goals
Elain Cullen - Independent Consultant (Awaiting Permission)
Health and Safety in Mining
Panel Discussions: Panel discussions focused by several questions prepared by the Moderator and questions from the floor as time permits
Interagency Geothermal Working Group
Facilitated by the Committee on Earth Resources (CER)
National Academies/National Research Council
500 5th St. NW
Washington, DC 20001
Presentations:
Dan Jennejohn, Geothermal Energy Association, New Geothermal Terms and Definitions: A Guide to Reporting Resource Development Progress and Results to the Geothermal Energy Association
Colin Williams, U.S. Geological Survey-Menlo Park, Revisiting the Classification of
Geothermal Resources
October 19-20, 2010
Meeting of the Committee on Earth Resources
The Keck Center of The National Academies
Room 105
500 5th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Stephen D'Esposito, President, RESOLVE
Carmen Agouridis, Dept of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky
James Cress, Director, Sustainable Development Strategies
Briana Mordick, National Resources Defense Council
Lee Fuller, Independant Petroleum Association of America
May 12-13, 2010
Meeting of the Committee on Earth Resources
The Keck Center of The National Academies
Room 105
500 5th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Agenda
Walter Cruickshank, Deputy Director, Minerals Management Service
Willett Kempton, Director, Center for Carbon-free Power Integration
Roger Sassen, Adjunct Professor of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M
Robert Diaz, Professor of Marine Science, College of William and Mary
October 12-13, 2009
Meeting of the Committee on Earth Resources
The Keck Center of The National Academies
Room 110
500 5th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Agenda
Espen Myhra, Energy Counselor, The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Washington, DC
Robert Wright, Department of Energy, Fossil Energy
Gene Whitney, Congressional Research Service
November 18-19, 2008
Meeting of the Committee on Earth Resources
The National Academies Keck Center
Washington, D.C.
Agenda
Lucian Pugliaresi, Energy Policy Reserarch Foundation (external site)
Thomas Pool, International Nuclear, Inc.
Christa Clapp, Environmental Protection Agency
Ray Brady, Bureau of Land Management
Ivette Torres, U.S. Forest Service
Jan Arbegast, Mineral Management Service
April 8-9, 2008
Meeting of the Committee on Earth Resources
The Adam's Mark Hotel (Soon to be Sheraton), Denver
1550 Court Place
Denver, CO 80202
Hotel ph: (303) 893-3333
Agenda
Presentations (If link is inactive, permission to post is pending)
Matthew Janowiak (Bureau of Land Management) - Oral Presentation
Mary Smith (Environmental Protection Agency)
Jon Jaffe (Anandarko Petroleum)
Arthur Compton (Montana Department of Environmental Quality)
William DiRienzo (Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality)
Debbie Baldwin (Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission)
H. William Hochheiser (Department of Energy)
Kathy Lynch (Trout Unlimited)
James Kuipers (Kuipers and Associates, LLC)
Bruce Langhus (ALL Consulting, LLC)
Geoff Thyne (University of Wyoming)
James Otton (U.S. Geological Survey)
Background
The Energy Policy Act of 2005, Section 1811, requires that the
Secretary of the Interior in consultation with the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency arrange for the National
Academy of Sciences (NAS) to conduct a study on the effects of
coalbed natural gas (also known as coalbed methane [CBM])
production on surface and ground water resources in the
States of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, North
Dakota, and Utah.
Prior to developing the scope of any such NAS study, the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) has requested that a public meeting be
convened by the Committee on Earth Resources of the NAS to
facilitate discussion of the current status of data and management
of the effects of CBM production on surface and ground water
resources in the western United States. Discussions at the
meeting will help inform decisions regarding the need and scope
for further independent analysis on the topic of the effects of
CBM production on water resources.
Meeting organization
The Committee on Earth Resources has invited experts from
federal and state government, academia, industry, citizens groups,
and other organizations to speak in two panel sessions and to
participate in discussions over the course of one meeting day,
April 8, which will be open to the public. A short summary session
on the morning of April 9 will conclude the open proceedings. The
panels and panel topics are listed in the preliminary meeting
agenda. Although the presentations made at the meeting may be
made available to the public by the National Research Council
(NRC), no written account of the proceedings will be produced
by the Committee on Earth Resources, the NAS, or the NRC.