Sponsored By:

Natural Resources Subsection of the State Bar Association's Real Property Section. Please note that the Real Property Section of the Bar will also be handling a statewide Tele-seminar.

Overview:

One solution to accumulating greenhouse gases, soaring fossil fuel prices, and homeland security may be growing in our fields. Come learn about the clean, efficient, and economical fuel sources from agricultural commodities we already produce in California. Also hear about barriers and opportunities for building on early successes.

Speaker:

Steve Shaffer

Mr. Shaffer is Director of the Office of Agriculture and Environmental Stewardship for California Department of Food and Agriculture, the position he has held since November 2000. The office is comprised of an outstanding group of scientists who address environmental issues related to agriculture using a multidisciplinary approach. In this capacity, Steve represents CDFA on a number of environmental, energy and natural resource management, planning, implementation and monitoring activities as they relate to agriculture. Steve is currently serving on the Delta Protection Commission, the board of the CA Biomass Collaborative, on the Interagency Bioenergy Workgroup, and the Climate Action Team. He has represented CDFA on the last three updates of the State Water Plan (Bulletin 160) and has been involved in land use, air, water, energy, wildlife and pest management policy related to agriculture, including the support of the production and use of biofuels since 1981.

Steve graduated UC Santa Barbara with a degree in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology. He will soon celebrate thirty-three years at CDFA, serving the public, agriculture, and the environment.

• PowerPoint Presentation Slides (PDF 280KB)