On March 27 a one-day seminar in Pittsburgh will explore the topic of “Climate Change Uncertainties, Opportunities for Business Innovation” at the Four Points Sheraton in Mars, Pa.

Registration deadline is March 21.

The seminar is sponsored by the Pittsburgh Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Environmental & Water Resources Institute in association with the Allegheny Mountain Section of the Air & Waste Management Association and Sustainable Pittsburgh’s Champions for Sustainability.

Climate change, global warming, greenhouse gases, carbon footprint: all of these terms and issues continue to appear in conversations, many of which are heated and controversial. One thing is clear—these issues will present challenges to businesses and individuals, simply because of the degree of interest people have in these topics and the resulting worldwide concern and debate. Interest in climate change topics has already prompted foreign, federal, and state governmental considerations and actions.

Following is a listing of topics covered and corresponding speakers for this event:

· Human impact on climate change – William Easterling (Dean, PSU, College of Earth and Mineral Science);

· Natural cycles on climate change – Dr. S. Fred Singer (Science & Environmental Policy Project);

· Impact on business – Kathryn Klaber, Vice President (Allegheny Conference on Community Dev.);

· Regulatory issues – Krish Ramamurthy (Chief, Division of Permits, Bureau of Air Quality, PA DEP);

· Legal framework and carbon emissions trading – Harry Klodowski, Esq. (Betts, Hull, & Klodowski LLC);

· Measuring our impact – carbon footprint – H. Scott Matthews (Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University);

· Possibilities of offsetting carbon – George Hoguet; and

· Climate action and leadership – Chris Steffy P.E. (Industrial Energy Engineering)

This event marks the second in a series of “how to” networking opportunities presented by Champions for Sustainability (C4S), a program of Sustainable Pittsburgh. C4S’s focus is on making sustainable business practices operational by connecting Southwestern PA’s extensive sustainability knowledge base for its companies and communities.

A Registration form is available online or contact Jerry Swart at 412-262-6291 or send email to: jerry.swart@Fedex.com or John Quinlisk at 412-503-4537 or send email to: John_Quinlisk@URSCorp.com .

3/7/2008