Carbon Credits Conference
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The Seminar Group
Phone: 206-463-4400
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Website: http://www.theseminargroup.net/seminar.lasso?seminar=10.CARBWA

We invite you to attend the Carbon Credits conference to be held April 22, 2010 at the Renaissance Seattle Hotel in Seattle, WA.

Washington is among the states in the forefront of setting goals and adopting new laws and regulations for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions. These new measures will affect businesses of all sizes and types.

Program co-chairs David Ashton, Port of Portland; Sally Brick, K&L Gates LLP; Michael A. Nesteroff, Lane Powell PC; and Thomas R. Wood, Stoel Rives LLP, along with representatives from federal, state and local governments, businesses, and private practitioners, will provide their insights on the coming changes in greenhouse gas regulation in the U.S. and in Washington.

These topics will be covered:

Keynote Presentation by Susan E. Drummond of Foster Pepper PLLC: What “Buying Local” Means for Carbon: Trees, Crops, Renewables and “Sustainable Development Blocks” as Carbon Investment Vehicles
Keynote Presentation by W. Spencer Reeder of the Washington State Department of Ecology: Regional Impacts of Carbon Trading
Cap and Trade, and Carbon Credits
Federal and International Update
Regional Impacts ~ A Panel Discussion
The Impact of CO2 Regulation on Local Industries

THE SEMINAR GROUP, an educational organization providing quality professional education throughout the United States, sponsors this conference.  Approved by the Washington State Bar for 13.0 general CLE credits. Approved by the Oregon State Bar for 13.75 general CLE credits. Approved by the Idaho State Bar for 13.25 general CLE credits.


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