SILVER SPRING, Md. — The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is pleased to welcome T. Boone Pickens as the 2009 WASTECON Presidential Keynote speaker on Wednesday, 23 September 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at the Long Beach Convention Center. Mr. Pickens will share his vision for reducing America’s dependence on foreign oil with strategies that include renewable energy sources from solid waste. The Presidential Keynote Session will be moderated by SWANA’s incoming International President John Hadfield.
“Mr. Pickens is an internationally acclaimed visionary in the quest for alternative renewable energy supplies,” said John H. Skinner, Ph.D., SWANA Executive Director and CEO. “I am sure his presentation will inspire and motivate WASTECON attendees,” Skinner added.
T. Boone Pickens is the architect of the Pickens Plan, a solution to America’s increasing dependence on foreign oil that he believes is the greatest threat to America’s national, economic and environmental security. His campaign, launched in July 2008, has developed a following of more than 1.6 million Americans who support an expanded use of domestic fuel alternatives — chiefly natural gas — to replace foreign oil/diesel/gasoline. Pickens also has called for the increased use of clean, renewable energy — solar and wind — for power generation purposes, as well as an expanded use of nuclear.
The Presidential Keynote session is open to all registered WASTECON attendees. For more information, go to www.WASTECON.org.
SWANA would like to thank Clean Energy, this year’s Presidential Keynote Sponsor.
About SWANA
For 40 years, SWANA, the Solid Waste Association of North America, has been the leading professional association in the solid waste management field. SWANA’s mission is "to advance the practice of environmentally and economically sound management of municipal solid waste." SWANA serves over 8,000 members and thousands more industry professionals with technical conferences, certifications, publications and a large offering of technical training courses. For more information, visit www.SWANA.org.
