Rocky Mountain Clean Diesel Conference
Wednesday and Thursday, November 1-2, 2006: Denver, Colo.
Thank you to those who participated in and attended the 2006 Clean Diesel Conference. Without you, this conference would not have been such a success. There were over 100 people in attendance to learn about diesel emission technologies, fuels, and programs and over 10 vendors to share information.
Thanks again to our sponsors:
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8
- Instrument Sales & Service, Inc.
- Donaldson Company, Inc.
- Health Air for Northeast Denver
- Northeast Metro Pollution Prevention Alliance
- Cummins Rocky Mountain, LLC
Conference Presentations
Below are the presentations from the conference, in order of the agenda. If you do not see a presentation for a particular speaker, it means that he/she did not have a visual presentation. In addition, contact information for each of the speakers is listed below.
Wednesday, November 1
- Health Effects of Diesel Exhaust
Nathan Rabinovitch, MD
National Jewish Medical and Research Center
rabinovitchn@njc.org
- California's Diesel Emissions Enforcement Programs
Paul E. Jacobs
California Environmental Protection Agency, Air Resources Board
pjacobs@arb.ca.gov
- Emissions Reduction Technologies, Fuels, and Programs
- Emissions Reduction Equipment
Kurt Van Portfliet
Instrument Sales & Service, Inc.
kvanportfliet@instrumentsales.com - 2007 Technology Update
Edward Johnson
Cummins, Inc.
ed.johnson@cummins.com - Clean Cities Program
Ernie Oakes
U.S. Department of Energy
ernie.oakes@go.doe.gov - SmartWay Transport Partnership
Buddy Polovick
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
smartway_transport@epa.gov
- Emissions Reduction Equipment
- On-Road Sector Breakout
- Clean Air Fleets Diesel Program Update
Steve McCannon
Regional Air Quality Council
smccannon@raqc.org - Strategies to Reduce Diesel Emissions
Greg Fulton
Colorado Motor Carriers Association
greg@cmca.com
- Clean Air Fleets Diesel Program Update
- Off-Road Sector Breakout
- Retrofit Projects: Resources, Benefits, Challenges, & Successes
Sarah Sullivan
Regional Air Quality Council
ssullivan@raqc.org - Contact Justin Laboe for questions regarding his presentation
Justin Laboe
Aggregate Industries
justin.laboe@aggregate.com
- Retrofit Projects: Resources, Benefits, Challenges, & Successes
Thursday, November 2
- Rocky Mountain Clean Diesel Collaborative Funding Opportunities
Kerri Fiedler & Jeff Kimes
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8
fiedler.kerri@epamail.epa.gov & kimes.jeff@epamail.epa.gov
- Applying for an EPA Grant | EPA Diesel Emissions Quantifier
Sara O'Keefe
Regional Air Quality Council
sokeefe@raqc.org
- How to Implement a Successful Voluntary Retrofit Project
Steve McCannon
Regional Air Quality Council
smccannon@raqc.org
Helpful Resources
- NREL: Effects of Biodiesel Blends on Vehicle Emissions
- EPA: Current Funding Opportunities
- Grants.gov: Finding and Applying for Federal Grant Opportunities
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If you would like more information on the Rocky Mountain Clean Diesel Conference please contact:
Regional Air Quality Council
Phone: 303-629-5450
Email: cleandiesel@raqc.org
If you would like to join the RMCDC or for more information about Region 8's clean diesel practices, or the workshop, please contact:
Kerri Fiedler
Phone: 303-312-6493
Email: fiedler.kerri@epa.gov
