(For this past program, we offer two options for purchase: a Homestudy (DVD and written materials) or written materials alone.)
Attorneys, industry executives and governmental and customer representatives involved with energy issues
This is a big year for new legislation including the smart grid and funding in the stimulus bill. Alaska has its first wind project, and there are new developments in getting Alaska's natural resources to market including natural gas, LNG and natural gas storage. The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, a sweeping cap and trade system to deal with carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions. It will undoubtedly be amended in the U.S. Senate, but it's broad coverage through an upstream compliance mandate on petroleum and most fluorinated gas producers and importers, a downstream mandate on electric generators and industrial sources, and a midstream mandate on natural gas local distribution companies (LDCs) will likely remain.
Most observers believe that the legislation will lead to much greater dependence on natural gas. Last year saw very high natural gas prices and 2009 has seen a dramatic drop. In the face of this volatility, will the producers, a state agency, or Canadian or domestic pipelines finally be able to build the Alaska portion of the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System or some variation of that system envisioned by the United States and Canada? Will carbon regulation or trading impact the value of Alaskan natural gas or impact the cost of purchasing energy in Alaska? This conference will address these and other questions facing Alaska, and by extension, the portions of the U.S. that might look to Alaska to meet the growing and changing domestic demand for energy.
~ Program Co-Chairs: Michael C. Dotten, Esq. and David Marquez
Michael C. Dotten, Esq., Program Co-Chair
Marten Law Group / Portland, OR
David Marquez, Program Co-Chair, Sr. VP, COO
NANA Development Corporation / Anchorage, AK
Energy bills, including the smart grid and other energy infrastructure funding in the stimulus bill; prospects for federal renewable portfolio standards
Tom Roberts, Esq.
Van Ness Feldman / Washington, DC
Climate change bills, including carbon limits and trading mechanisims and the impact on Alaska
Heather H. Grahame, Esq.
Dorsey & Whitney LLP / Anchorage, AK
Regardless of what happens with climate change legislation, EPA will be developing new regulations: Update on what to expect from the agency
Svend Brandt-Erichsen, Esq.
Marten Law Group / Seattle, WA
David Marquez, Program Co-Chair
NANA Development Corporation / Anchorage, AK
Meeting The Challenge of Extracting and Getting Alaska's Natural Resources to Market: Natural gas
Gary Gustafson, Manager, U.S. Regulatory; Environmental, Land & Stakeholder Engagement
Denali - The Alaska Gas Pipeline / Anchorage, AK
Overall picture from the Governor's office
Joseph Balash, Special Assistant to the Governor
State of Alaska, Office of the Governor / Juneau, AK
Electric utility regulatory issues: Current policy priorities and state regulatory perspective on policy changes at the federal level
The Hon. Robert M. Pickett, Chairman
Regulatory Commission of Alaska / Anchorage, AK
Resource extraction issues: Exxon/TransCanda gas pipeline joint venture; competing interests; implications for Alaska of Gas Transmission Northwest Corporation's relocation to Huston; prospects for federal support as a green project
Mark D. Myers, Ph.D., Coordinator, Alaska Gasline Inducement Act
Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil and Gas / Anchorage, AK
Environmental perspective
Robert I. Shoaf, Esq.
Reeves Amodio LLC / Anchorage, AK
Electric utility industry perspective
Kate Lamal, Vice President, Power Supply
Golden Valley Electric Association / Fairbanks, AK
Sponsored by Marten Law Group LLP
Michael C. Dotten, Esq., Program Co-Chair
Marten Law Group / Portland, OR
David Marquez, Program Co-Chair
NANA Development Corporation / Anchorage, AK
Smart grid: Where is the technology taking use for devices and computer applications? What funding assistance is available? Who is doing what and where?
Todd G. Glass, Esq.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati / Seattle, WA
Alaska's first wind project: How the Fire Island project got back to its original design of 36 towers with a total capacity of 54 megawatts
Ethan G. Schutt, Esq., Sr. VP, Land & Energy
CIRI / Anchorage, AK
Implementation of stimulus funding for renewables and energy efficiency
Sean Skaling, Program Manager, Energy Efficiency and Conservation
Alaska Energy Authority / Anchorage, AK
Permitting projects in ways that enable successful due diligence reviews, commercial transactions, project authorizations, financings and development
Joseph J. Perkins, Jr., Esq.
Stoel Rives LLP / Anchorage, AK
Natural gas
Joseph M. Oglander, Esq., General Counsel
Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects / Washington, DC
LNG development and natural gas storage
Bradford G. Keithley, Esq.
Perkins Coie LLP / Anchorage, AK
Coal
Steven C. Borell, P.E., Executive Director
Alaska Miners Association / Anchorage, AK
There is a $25 cancellation fee for Course Materials orders and $50 for Homestudy orders
This program qualifies for 11.25 AK CLE credits. Upon request, we will apply for CLE credits in other states and other types of credits.
Our complete Homestudy Course, consisting of a DVD recording and the course materials (either a binder or searchable CD), is available for $1255. The course materials alone are available for $100. We will ship your Homestudy order via UPS ground within two weeks after the seminar or from the date we receive payment.
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Michael C. Dotten, head of Marten Law Group's Portland, OR office, focuses on energy, environmental and administrative law fields, representing utilities, energy project developers, industrial energy consumers and governmental agencies. He serves as arbitrator and mediator in complex regulatory and commercial disputes.
Full bio and contact info for Michael C. Dotten at Marten Law Group
David Marquez, Program Co-Chair, Senior Vice President and COO of NANA Development Corporation, was Alaska's Attorney General under Governor Frank Murkowski. Previously, he was Chief Counsel for Phillips Alaska and ARCO Alaska, General Counsel for Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, trustee for the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation and state trustee of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Fund.
Joseph Balash, Special Assistant to the Governor, State of Alaska, for energy and natural resource development issues, coordinates policy between the Governor's office and Departments of Natural Resources, Environmental Conservation and Alaska Energy Authority. He is a member of the Governor's Gasline Team.
Steven C. Borell, P.E., Executive Director of Alaska Miners Association (AMA), an industry support organization with more than 1000 members, is experienced in exploration and mining for coal and metals in the United States, Canada and South America.
Svend Brandt-Erichsen, partner at Marten Law Group, focuses on energy development and environmental issues associated with development and ongoing operations. Previously, he was Regional Administrator of the State of Alaska's Department of Environmental Conservation.
Todd G. Glass, partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, focuses on the representation of project developers, utilities and venture capital firms in the energy and clean technology sector in North America, Asia and Europe.
Full bio and contact info for Todd G. Glass at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Heather H. Grahame, partner at Dorsey & Whitney LLP, focuses on public utility law and civil litigation. She represents telecommunications, refuse, water and wastewater, and oil and gas companies before state public utility commissions and the FCC.
Full bio and contact info for Heather H. Grahame at Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Gary "Gus" Gustafson, Manager, U.S. Regulatory; Environmental, Land and Stakeholder Engagement at Denali - The Alaska Gas Pipeline, is responsible for coordinating the acquisition of federal, state, local government permits and authorizations needed for the pipeline project in the U.S. and oversight for Denali's overall landowner and stakeholder engagement efforts in Alaska.
Bradford G. Keithley, partner in the Environment & Natural Resources practice at Perkins Coie LLP, focuses on oil and gas matters. He has been actively involved in Cook Inlet and North Slope issues.
Full bio and contact info for Bradford G. Keithley at Perkins Coie LLP
Kate Lamal is Vice President of Power Supply at Golden Valley Electric Association, which includes Golden Valley's SCADA system (the dispatch center) and their generating facilities in Fairbanks, North Pole and Healy. She is involved in increased reliability, alternative energy, alternative fuel, fuel efficiency and green power issues.
Mark D. Myers, Ph.D., Coordinator, Alaska Gasline Inducement Act, is responsible for leading efforts to expedite state review and permitting for the proposed natural gas pipeline to transport natural gas from Alaska to the contiguous U.S.
Joseph M. Oglander is General Counsel to the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects, an independent agency within the executive branch that promotes U.S. energy security by expediting delivery of natural gas from Alaska to North American markets.
Full bio and contact info for Joseph M. Oglander at Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects
Joseph J. Perkins, principal in the Resources, Development and Environment Group of Stoel Rives LLP, represents mining companies, oil and gas companies, Native corporations and other businesses and financial organizations in connection with mining and oil and gas projects and related transactions and proceedings.
Full bio and contact info for Joseph J. Perkins Jr. at Stoel Rives LLP
The Hon. Robert M. Pickett is Chairman of the Regulatory Commission of Alaska which regulates utilities and pipeline carriers in Alaska. He is responsible for the Commission's administrative functions and as policy spokesperson, assigns dockets, coordinates public meeting activities and regular commissioner docket work.
Tom Roberts, member at Van Ness Feldman, focuses on federal energy and climate change issues. He represents natural gas piplines, energy technology manufacturers, electric utilities and global mining companies.
Full bio and contact info for Tom Roberts at Van Ness Feldman
Ethan G. Schutt, Senior Vice President of Land and Energy at CIRI, oversees ANCSA land and natural resource development, legal affairs and energy projects. Previously, he was general counsel for CIRI and Tanana Chiefs Conference in Fairbanks.
Robert I. Shoaf, of counsel at Reeves Amodio LLC, focuses on resource development, permitting and compliance, including corporate compliance dealing constructively with worker compliance and safety concerns. Previously, he was in senior positions with Alyeska Pipeline Service Company.
Sean Skaling, Program Manager for Energy Efficiency and Conservation for Alaska Energy Authority, is developing a comprehensive end-use energy efficiency plan for Alaska and is implementing initial parts of the plan, including managing part of the related stimulus funds. Previously he was Executive Director of Green Star.
