Business Council Hosts Annual Industry-Environment Conference

ALBANY, NY (10/06/2009)(readMedia)-- Climate change, Brownfield cleanup, Marcellus Shale job creation and sustainable manufacturing are just a few of the hot topics on tap at The Business Council of New York State, Inc.'s 2009 Annual Industry-Environment Conference, October 14 - 16, 2009, at The Saratoga Hilton, in Saratoga, New York.

This conference brings together leading environmental policymakers, industry experts, leaders of environmental nonprofits, faculty in environmental programs, and representatives from other environmental institutions to discuss the state's environmental policy in New York.

Attendees will hear from Judith Enck, Deputy Secretary to the Governor for the Environment and Alexander B. Grannis, Commissioner, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on Governor Paterson's plan to reduce greenhouses gases. Nabil Nasr the Director of the Golisano Institute for Sustainability at the Rochester Institute of Technology will address New York's long-term outlook for manufacturing and eco-innovation.

The conference will provide timely information on ever changing state environmental programs, and updates from industry experts on innovations in clean technology, energy conservation and best practices. The conference will focus on a range of topics from climate change and recycling programs to brownfield cleanup and water infrastructure and energy efficiency investments.

The sponsors of the conference are: CDM, Dvirka and Bartilucci Consulting Engineers, ERM, International Paper, O'Brien & Gere, Shumaker Consulting Engineering & Land Surveying, P.C., Waste Management, and Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP.

For Additional Information about registration and sponsorships visit our conference web site.