Workshop Session III: Wednesday, April 4, 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Concentration: Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

Forest products industry responsibly manage the forest resource, use renewable energy, minimize their environmental impact, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, promote recycling and strive for a safe workplace.  The workshop will focus on the industry’s new “Better Practices, Better Planet 2020” initiative which set challenging goals in each of these areas.  It also will discuss green jobs in the growing arena of forest ecosystem services, where new jobs are created as landowners monitor, measure, and verify the existence and extent of the ecosystem services provided by forests.

Presenters:
Mark Pitts, Executive Director, Printing and Writing Papers, American Forest & Paper Association
R. Neil Sampson President, The Sampson Group, Inc. and President, Vision Forestry, LLC.
Keith Romig, Public Policy Analyst, United Steelworkers (USW)