Mike Powers to Present on Carbon Sequestration at SCWMF Conference

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- Mike Powers, CEO and Co-Founder of CoolPath, Inc., will present at the Southern California Waste Management Forum (SCWMF) Annual Conference on November 17, 2026. The panel will be moderated by Bernadette Halverson, Senior Environmental Engineer for LA Sanitation & Environment and SCWMF Board Member.

Powers will detail how CoolPath leverages diverted organic waste streams to restore California's working rangelands, enhance soil organic matter, and generate high-integrity carbon credits. The CoolPath program represents a natural evolution for its strategic partner, Agromin, which has grown to become one of the largest compost producers in California, serving over 200 cities across 15 counties.

The CoolPath program aims to cover 100,000 acres of working rangelands across California. Developed in strategic partnership with Agromin, CoolPath pairs high-volume compost application with rigorous carbon accounting to improve soil health and generate high-integrity carbon credits under Verra's voluntary registry standards. Powers, who served as County Executive Officer for Ventura County for 11 years, capping off a 30-year career in public executive leadership, managed a $2.5 billion budget and 10,000 employees. He oversaw the County's Sustainability Office, Waste Management, and Agricultural departments, led the Health Care Agency, and helped achieve AAA bond ratings with both S&P and Moody's.

Prior to founding CoolPath, Powers held a B.A. in Business/Economics from UCLA and a J.D. from Loyola Law School. The company's primary focus is the California Rangeland Restoration Project, an initiative aimed at reversing climate change, improving soil health, and sequestering atmospheric carbon.

The Southern California Waste Management Forum (SCWMF), originally organized in August 1969 as the Los Angeles Regional Forum, is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization dedicated to advancing knowledge of the interrelationship between waste management practices and the environment. The forum is the natural outgrowth of a series of meetings between representatives of concerned public and private agencies who saw a need to protect the environment while meeting the solid, liquid, and hazardous waste collection and disposal requirements of the community.