This second conference in the series is aimed at bringing together interested parties from around the world to exchange ideas on energy production, including mining, oil and gas production and electrical power generation, and the impacts on the environment and society. The goals of this meeting are: to discuss existing and emerging problems, appropriate and innovative solutions and, best practices and techniques; and to develop collaborations and open dialog on the impacts of energy production on the environment. Many of the issues relate to how environmental impacts and energy production in general affect community well-being and human health.