Fall 2014 Symposium

Cradle to Cradle: The Elimination of Waste

Friday, October 24, 2014

Chase Community Center, Vermont Law School, South Royalton, VT

The Vermont Journal of Environmental Law is pleased to announce our Fall 2014 symposium being held on October 24, 2014. The event will be held virtually and in person from with registration beginning at 8:00am and panels from 8:30am to 5:15pm in the Chase Community Center, followed by interactive sessions by VLS staff and a wine and cheese reception. Sponsors for this year’s Symposium include the Environmental Law Center, the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems, the Institute for Energy & the Environment, and the Campus Greening Committee.

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Free and open to the public and press. CLE credits available.

Videos from this Symposium can be found on our YouTube Page.

Schedule:

8:00am – Registration

8:30am – Welcome and Land Recognition Presentation

- Andrew Minikowski, Editor-in-Chief, VJEL
- Marc Mihaly, President and Dean, VLS
- John Echeverria, VJEL Faculty Advisor

8:45am – Keynote Address

- Keynote Speaker: Lauren Valle, John Todd Ecological Design

9:30am – Lost in Transmission: Energy Waste

- Moderator: Michael Dworkin, Institute for Energy & the Environment, VLS
- Speakers: Scudder Parker, Adam Kron, Hillary Hoffmann

10:45am – Coffee Break

11:00am – Flotsam, Jetsam, & Plastic: Ocean Waste

- Moderator: John Echeverria, VJEL Faculty Advisor
- Speakers: Dr. Kara Lavender Law, Nicholas Mallos, Megan Herzog

12:15am – Lunch Break

- Lunch served in Yates Common Room

1:45pm – Interactive Sessions Round 1

- “Seven Days of Garbage” Art Exhibition – On Display in Oakes Hall
- Quantifying Food Waste from VJEL Symposium – On Display on Yates Porch

2:00pm – Planning Against Obsolescence: Electronic Waste

- Moderator: Tracy Bach, Professor, VLS
- Speakers: Dynda Thomas, Deborah Albers, Sarah Westervelt, Cathy Jamieson

3:30pm – Coffee Break

3:45pm – Clean Plate Club: Agricultural and Food Waste

- Moderator: Jamie Renner, Center for Agriculture and Food Systems, VLS
- Speakers: Jean Bonhotal, Karl Hammer, Theresa Snow

4:45pm – Closing Remarks

- Megan Backsen & Jack Hornickel, Symposium Editors, VJEL

5:15pm – Interactive Sessions Round 2

- Jeff Knudsen: Tour of Clivus Multrum Composting Toilets
- Andrew Brackett: Tour of Renewable Energy on VLS Campus

5:45pm – Wine and Cheese Reception in Yates

With sincere gratitude, the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law would like to thank the following:

John Echeverria, Rebecca Purdom, & Melissa Scanlan

Anne Linehan & the Business Office

Martina Rutkovsky, Chef Jeff, & the Fitz Vogt Team

Bill Bonn, Kory Hirak, & the IT Office

Andrew Brackett, Lori Campbell, & Buildings & Grounds

Maryellen Apelquist

Kathy McCullough

Alix Pentecost Farren

Gregg Segal