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2002
ANNUAL REPORT
Issues Conference
WSPA's 3rd Annual Issues Conference, held on October
1 - 3, provided an opportunity for WSPA members to meet
a host of key regulators, environmental group representatives
and coalition partners in an informal setting. The Conference
topic, "What is Petroleum's Role in California's
Future" enabled panelists and participants to engage
in a lively exchange on a wide range of topics including
strategies to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, the
development of a strategic fuels reserve, clean diesel
and alternative fuels, environmental justice, and air
and water quality issues.
Several high ranking government and regulatory leaders
participated in the Conference, including Art Baggett,
Chairman, State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB);
Commissioner James Boyd, California Energy Commission
(CEC), Winston Hickox, Secretary, California Environmental
Protection Agency (Cal EPA) and Dr. Alan Lloyd, Chairman,
California Air Resources Board (CARB).
WSPA received positive feedback from both member companies
and government participants regarding the importance
of the Issues Conference for it's valuable relationship
building opportunities and the thought provoking discussions
on petroleum industry issues and the future.
| AGENDA |
| October 1, 2002 |
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| 3:00 – 3:15 p.m. |
Welcome/Opening Remarks |
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| Gene Voiland, CEO Aera Energy &
Chairman, WSPA Board of Directors |
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| 3:15 – 5:00 p.m. |
Panel #1 |
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| Fuels Initiatives: What is
petroleum’s role in California’s future?
Moderator:
Charlie Maguire, Refinery Manager, ExxonMobil
Panel Participants:
James Boyd, Commissioner, California Energy Commission
Dr. Alan Lloyd, Chairman, California Air Resources
Board
Norma Glover, Chair, South Coast Air Quality Management
District Governing Board
Philip Verleger, Jr., Senior Fellow, Council on
Foreign Relations |
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| October 2, 2002 |
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| 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. |
Panel #2 |
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| Should the principles that
underlie the State Implementation Plan be applied
to stormwater? Moderator:
K.C. Bishop, Senior Representative, California
State Relations, ChevronTexaco
Panel Participants:
Art Baggett, Chairman, State Water Resources Control
Board
Fran Diamond, Chair, Los Angeles Regional Water
Quality Control Board
Loretta Barsamian, Executive Officer, San Francisco
Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board
John Sansalone Ph.D., P.E., Associate Professor
and the Louisiana Land and Exploration Professor
at Louisiana State University in the Department
of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
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| 10:30 - Noon |
Panel #3 |
(Santiago II & III) |
| What are the Environmental
Justice issues facing the petroleum industry?
Moderator:
Willie Chiang, General Manager, Western Region,
ConocoPhillips
Panel Participants:
Jack Broadbent, Air Director, US EPA Region #9
Matt McKinnon, Member, California Air Resources
Board
Dr. Barry Wallerstein, Executive Officer, South
Coast Air Quality Management District
Joseph K. Lyou, Ph.D., Interim Executive Director,
California League of Conservation Voters Education
Fund |
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| Noon – 1:30 p.m. |
Issues Conference Lunch |
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| Lunch Speaker: Winston Hickox, Secretary,
California Environmental Protection Agency |
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