Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region
Speaker Presentations
Organized by sessions
Climate Change in the Great Lakes:
A Conference at Michigan State University
April 9-10, 2008
- Lest We Be Cavalier: The Challenge of Adapting Effectively to Climate Change
- Physical and Ecological Responses of the Great Lakes to Climate Change
- Climate Change, Utilities and Economic Regulation: Understanding Markets, Efficiency, Incentives, and Policy Impacts
- Public Values, Beliefs and Attitudes
- Activism and Action at the State and Local Level: Recommendations and Reflections
- Business Responses to Climate Change
- Open Space for (Public Discussion of) "No Regrets" Policies and Actions
- Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change in Michigan and the Great Lakes Basin
- Climate and Water: Forecasting Waterborne Pathogen Risks
- The Context for Sustainable Design in the Great Lakes Region
- Economic and Policy Implications for the Great Lakes Region
- Bioeconomy and Climate Change
Lest We Be Cavalier: The Challenge of Adapting Effectively to Climate Change
Plenary speaker: Dr. Joel Scheraga, National Program Director for the Global Change Research Program in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Research and Development
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Physical and Ecological Responses of the Great Lakes to Climate Change
Session organizers: Dr. Nathaniel Ostrom, Department of Zoology, Michigan State University and Dr. Steve Colman, Large Lakes Observatory, University of Minnesota-Duluth
Session 1
Dr. Nathaniel Ostrom. The Great Lakes Ecosystem: A Legacy of Change, a Future of Uncertainty
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Dr. Steve Colman and Dr. Jay Austin. Changes in Water Temperature and Related Properties of Lake Superior in the Last Few Decades to Century
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Dr. Thomas C. Johnson. Paleoclimate Perspectives on Future Climate Change in the Great Lakes Basin
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Dr. J. Val Klump and Dr. James T. Waples. Changing Climatology, Ecology and Hydrology
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Dr. Steven Wilhelm. Climate Change and Food Webs in The Great Lakes
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Session 2
Dr. R.E. Hecky and Dr. Piet Verburg. Climate Warming Implications for Fisheries and Fish Communities of the African Great Lakes
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Dr. Stuart A. Ludsin. Complexities of Forecasting Climate Change Effects on Great Lakes Fisheries
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Climate Change, Utilities and Economic Regulation: Understanding Markets, Efficiency, Incentives, and Policy Impacts
Organizers: Dr. Janice A. Beecher and Dr. Kenneth Rose, Institute of Public Utilities, Michigan State University
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Public Values, Beliefs and Attitudes
Organizer: Dr. Thomas Dietz, Environmental Science and Policy Program, Michigan State University
Speakers:
Rachael Shwom, Michigan State University. Support for Climate Change Policy: Social Psychological and Social Structural Influences.
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Stan Kaplowitz, Michigan State University. He will present results of an experiment on the effects of communications related to personally reducing CO2 emissions and to policies that would achieve this.
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Activism and Action at the State and Local Level
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Understanding Business Action on Climate Change
Organizer: Dr. Maya Fischhoff, Environmental Science and Policy Program, Michigan State University
Speakers:
David Gard, Energy Program Director at the Michigan Environmental Council. He will discuss how the policy framework impacts business choices around climate change.
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Maya Fischhoff, Environmental Science and Policy Program (ESPP), Michigan State University. She will describe how middle managers at energy companies think about and work on environmental issues, including climate change.
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Rachael Shwom, Department of Sociology and ESPP, Michigan State University. Using the example of appliance manufacturers, she will describe how businesses are affected by the other organizations they interact with (other businesses, environmental groups, and government agencies).
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Rich Grogan, Department of Communications and ESPP, Michigan State University. He will discuss service station owners' willingness to provide alternative fuels.
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Jerry Akers, Energy Manager, Herman Miller. He will describe how and why Herman Miller has addressed the climate change issue.
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Open Space for (Public Discussion of) "No Regrets" Policies and Actions
Organizer: Tom Stanton, Michigan Renewable Energy Program, Public Service Commission and David Bidwell, Sociology and ESPP, Michigan State University
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Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change in Michigan and the Great Lakes Basin
Session organizers: Dr. Patrick J. Doran, Director of Science, The Nature Conservancy in Michigan; Dr. Kimberly R. Hall, Departments of Fisheries and Wildlife and Forestry, Michigan State University
Speakers:
Dr. Patrick Doran, The Nature Conservancy in Michigan. Climate Change: Challenges to Biodiversity Conservation
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Dr. Kimberly R. Hall, Michigan State University. Tools for Incorporating Climate Change into Conservation Decisions.
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Dr. Patrick Doran. The Nature Conservancy in Michigan. Case study: Modeling Northern Minnesota Forests under Climate Change: Management, Natural Disturbance and Species Migration
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Dr. Paul J. Steen, Dr. Michael J. Wiley, and Dr. Jeffrey S. Schaeffer, U.S. Geological Survey, Great Lakes Science Center. Case study: Predicting Future Changes in Muskegon River Watershed Game Fish under Land-Use Alteration and Climate Change Scenarios.
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Christopher Hoving, Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The Perspective of a Natural Resource Manager
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Climate and Water: Forecasting Waterborne Pathogen Risks
Organizer: Dr. Joan B. Rose, Homer Nowlin Chair in Water Research, Michigan State University
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The Context for Sustainable Design in the Great Lakes Region
Speaker: Glen S. LeRoy, College of Architecture and Design, Lawrence Technological University
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Economic and Policy Implications for the Great Lakes Region
Organizer: Dr. Robert Richardson, Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies, Michigan State University
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Speakers:
James Jansen and Skylar VanSteenis, Environmental Economics, Michigan State University. Implications of Global Agreements on Climate Change for Michigan
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Emily Petz and Jeff Pung, Environmental Economics, Michigan State University. Conserving Energy and Developing Alternative Sources: An Incentive Program
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Brandon Hofmeister, Deputy Legal Counsel, Office the Governor
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Bioeconomy and Climate Change
Speaker: Dr. Steven Pueppke, Director, Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station
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