Rachel Carson Homestead Association

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Second Annual Rachel Carson Legacy Conference

Green Chemistry: Solutions for a Healthy Economy

@ Duquesne University, Saturday, September 20, 2008

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Professor of Health Sciences and of Pediatrics at Simon Fraser University and BC Children’s Hospit= al, Vancouver, Canada, Charles Dougherty, Ph.D., President, Duquesne University, James Trainham, Vice President Scien= ce & Technology, PPG Industries, Inc., Randall S. Dearth, President and CE= O, Lanxess Corporation, Timothy Hall, CEO, GreenOx Catalysts, Inc., Jonell Kerkhoff, Division Manager, Alcoa, Audrey Russo, President Pittsburgh Technology Council, Berkley W. Cue, Jr., Ph.D., Green Pharmaceutical Consultant, Kaj Johnson, Method Home, Eric Beckman, Cohera Medical, Ruth Et= zel, M.D., Ph.D., George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Service, David Seybert, Ph.D., Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Duquesne University, Richard Liroff, Executive Director, Investor Environmental Health Network, William T. Cagney, Business Manager, Local 95, International Union of Operating Engineers, Byron Falchetti, President, Highmark Standard Properties and Margaret Zak, President, Environmental Log= ic, Inc.

Workshops include:

· = Student Sustainabi= lity Initiative

· = Teaching Green Chemistry

· = Training Green Chemists: Curriculum Proposal

· = Institutional Barr= iers to Green Chemistry in the Mainstream

· = Health Impact of Chemicals in the Environment

· &nb= sp; Doing Business under t= he European R.E.A.C.H. Standards

ACT 48 professional development hours can be earned by teachers who attend the Conference and complete the required paperwork. ACT 48 forms will be available at the registration table on the day of the event.

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Adults: $25<= /span>

College Stud= ents: $10

REGISTER NOW: Cli= ck here

FREE parking at Duquesne University’= ;s Forbes Avenue Parking Garage only for conference attendees.

The Partners: = The Rachel C= arson Legacy Conference series is a project initiated by the Rachel Carson Homest= ead Association. This broad coalition crosses industry, academic and environmen= tal organization interests. The conference is the result of a collaboration amo= ng several universities and business organizations:

• Duqu= esne University

- Bayer Scho= ol of Natural and Environmental Sciences

- Center for Environmental Research and Education

• Carn= egie Mellon University

• Chat= ham University

• The University of Pittsburgh

- Cancer Ins= titute Center for Environmental Oncology

- Department= of Geology and Planetary Science Environmental Studies Program

• La R= oche College

• Robe= rt Morris University

• Carl= ow University

• The Pittsburgh Technology Council

• Sustainable Pittsburgh