Suggested Agenda:
7:00 - 7:30: Socialize
7:30 - 8:00: Simple Changes Group
- Discuss any interesting new Simple Change Ideas.
- Discuss any Sustainability Research Issues.
- Discuss March results
- Select May change
8:00 - 9:00:
Discuss Political Issues
- Discuss research on Climate Change Bill
Outreach, Visioning/New Ideas/Inspirations
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Friday, March 26, 2010
April 22, Third Meeting
Suggested Agenda:
7:00 - 7:30: Socialize
7:30 - 8:00: Simple Changes Group
- Discuss any interesting new Simple Change Ideas.
- Discuss any Sustainability Research Issues.
- Discuss March results
- Select May change
8:00 - 9:00:
Discuss Political Issues
- Discuss research on Climate Change Bill
Outreach, Visioning/New Ideas/Inspirations
7:00 - 7:30: Socialize
7:30 - 8:00: Simple Changes Group
- Discuss any interesting new Simple Change Ideas.
- Discuss any Sustainability Research Issues.
- Discuss March results
- Select May change
8:00 - 9:00:
Discuss Political Issues
- Discuss research on Climate Change Bill
Outreach, Visioning/New Ideas/Inspirations
Monday, March 1, 2010
Sunday, February 28, 2010
March 25th 7:00pm, Second Meeting
Suggested Agenda:
7:00 - 7:30: Socialize
7:30 - 8:00: Simple Changes Group
- Discuss any interesting new Simple Change Ideas.
- Discuss any Sustainability Research Issues.
- Discuss March results
- Select May change
8:00 - 9:00: Discuss Political Issues, Outreach, Visioning/New Ideas/Inspirations
Minutes:
Simple Changes Group:
Steve:
March Results:
- Evolve Shower head not compatible with hand-held shower head. Will order Evolve Shower head without head, so can attach hand head.
April Goals:
- Fix water leak in bathtup
Brenden:
April Goals:
- Use an Activity tracker, to encourage less driving, start biking more
Mark and JP
March Results:
- Set up a PV system for our Tool Shed, was done successfully.
- Set up a demo for Solar Hot water, was done successfully.
- Purchased locally produced chicken and beef(grass fed) from near Pittsburgh.
April Goal:
- Continue setting up solar hot water system
- Research ways around complications with putting hot water into tankless systems, they tend to overheat. May need tempering valves, difficulty working through tankless system, use a storage tank, run through tankless.
- Research more on locally produced Chicken/Beef, see about getting a bulk rate.
Lisa insulated walls, got a big rebate.
Karen and Ed:
March Results:
- Continue switch over to organic foods where ever possible.
- Ordered electric kettle.
April Goal:
- Use Kill-A-Watt meter to measure energy consumption between clean and not clean fridge.
Lisa:
April Goal:
- Lisa checked out Kill-A-Watt Meter
New Ideas
REC Solar - Renters PV system
Steve suggested Trader Joes Toilet Paper - 100% Recycled, 80% Post Consumer
Lisa Research Hemp Paper
Home Composting - Worm Composter, Homemade Composter
Start new category - Good Eats
Flea street cafe - Menlo Park all locally grown produce
Political Issues:
Sources of Positive News:
- Yes Magazine
- Christian Science Magazine
- Positive News, A newspaper with positive news from all around the world
Climate Control Bill - Call Senators to encourage, Research more about the Bill
Carbon Tax needed.
General Discussion Notes:
Focus on other topics besides Global Warming, such as deforestation combined with Ocean Acidification.
Why are there are so many extremist groups at present? - Fear of change, People under stress leading to extremist actions such as militia groups
7:00 - 7:30: Socialize
7:30 - 8:00: Simple Changes Group
- Discuss any interesting new Simple Change Ideas.
- Discuss any Sustainability Research Issues.
- Discuss March results
- Select May change
8:00 - 9:00: Discuss Political Issues, Outreach, Visioning/New Ideas/Inspirations
Minutes:
Simple Changes Group:
Steve:
March Results:
- Evolve Shower head not compatible with hand-held shower head. Will order Evolve Shower head without head, so can attach hand head.
April Goals:
- Fix water leak in bathtup
Brenden:
April Goals:
- Use an Activity tracker, to encourage less driving, start biking more
Mark and JP
March Results:
- Set up a PV system for our Tool Shed, was done successfully.
- Set up a demo for Solar Hot water, was done successfully.
- Purchased locally produced chicken and beef(grass fed) from near Pittsburgh.
April Goal:
- Continue setting up solar hot water system
- Research ways around complications with putting hot water into tankless systems, they tend to overheat. May need tempering valves, difficulty working through tankless system, use a storage tank, run through tankless.
- Research more on locally produced Chicken/Beef, see about getting a bulk rate.
Lisa insulated walls, got a big rebate.
Karen and Ed:
March Results:
- Continue switch over to organic foods where ever possible.
- Ordered electric kettle.
April Goal:
- Use Kill-A-Watt meter to measure energy consumption between clean and not clean fridge.
Lisa:
April Goal:
- Lisa checked out Kill-A-Watt Meter
New Ideas
REC Solar - Renters PV system
Steve suggested Trader Joes Toilet Paper - 100% Recycled, 80% Post Consumer
Lisa Research Hemp Paper
Home Composting - Worm Composter, Homemade Composter
Start new category - Good Eats
Flea street cafe - Menlo Park all locally grown produce
Political Issues:
Sources of Positive News:
- Yes Magazine
- Christian Science Magazine
- Positive News, A newspaper with positive news from all around the world
Climate Control Bill - Call Senators to encourage, Research more about the Bill
Carbon Tax needed.
General Discussion Notes:
Focus on other topics besides Global Warming, such as deforestation combined with Ocean Acidification.
Why are there are so many extremist groups at present? - Fear of change, People under stress leading to extremist actions such as militia groups
CEC Library
3 Stainless Steel Dryer Racks (Try-before-buy)
2 Kill-A-Watt Meters (Tool to help build awareness of power usage)
1 Evolve Shower Head to reduce hot water wastage when turning on. (Try-before-buy)
Build Your Own Solar Heating System (Book)
Hydroponics for the Home Gardener (Book)
The Solar House Passive Heating and Cooling (Book)
The Home Water Supply (Book)
The Solar Electric Independent Home (Book)
Microhydro (Book)
Fuel from Water (Book)
How to Build and Use Greenhouses (Book)
Matter Networks (Web Site)
Earth Councils (Web Site)
http://www.care2.com/ (Web Site)
http://cropmob.org/ (Web Site)
2 Kill-A-Watt Meters (Tool to help build awareness of power usage)
1 Evolve Shower Head to reduce hot water wastage when turning on. (Try-before-buy)
Build Your Own Solar Heating System (Book)
Hydroponics for the Home Gardener (Book)
The Solar House Passive Heating and Cooling (Book)
The Home Water Supply (Book)
The Solar Electric Independent Home (Book)
Microhydro (Book)
Fuel from Water (Book)
How to Build and Use Greenhouses (Book)
Matter Networks (Web Site)
Earth Councils (Web Site)
http://www.care2.com/ (Web Site)
http://cropmob.org/ (Web Site)
Political Issue/Position Evaluations
Connect with sources of positive news:
- Yes Magazine
- Christian Science Magazine
- Positive News, A newspaper with positive news from all around the world
Positive News International
Positive News is a no-for-profit newspaper available in print and electronically. They report on successful endeavors from around the world in area of caring for the Earth, caring for each other, youth empowerment, happiness, etc., with a clear message that another world is possible. There are US and California editions, in addition to international ones.
4 issues/yr, $16.30
Purpose in suggesting: Reading about effective action being taken around the country and planet, (which is not normally covered in the standard media), the vision of a better outcome is supported; taking theory, desire & need into recognition & belief. This mindful awareness enables more effective participation at the individual level.
Climate Control Bill, call senators to encourage passage:
- Each member should research more about the bill for April meeting, bill should
include a Carbon Tax.
Political Action Item – relevant until May 2010
Source: KQED City Arts & Lectures
· James Balog
As a photographer, mountaineer, scientist and explorer, James Balog has been traveling the world to photograph the intersection of humans and their environment. His adventurous spirit has led him to stumble across a story of magnificent proportions. The rapid change of our frozen world is the most visually dramatic and immediately compelling evidence of climate change on our planet. The ice of the world, which took centuries to form, is melting so fast that it can be seen on the scale of a few years, sometimes a few weeks. Balog's latest project, "The Extreme Ice Survey" documents our impact on these icy regions of the world. His innovative approach to crafting his vision of the natural world has led to many awards, including the Leica Medal of Excellence. In 2008, he was named the Outstanding Photographer of the Year from the North American Nature Photography Association. Balog is the author of six books, including "Tree: A New Vision of the American Forest" and "Survivors: A New Vision of Endangered Wildlife," which was widely hailed as a major conceptual breakthrough in nature photography. Balog is a contributing editor to National Geographic Adventure and is the subject of the short film "A Redwood Grows in Brooklyn." Balog appeared in conversation with KQED's Rachael Myrow on January 26, 2010.
In Q & A, he said the single most important thing you can do for the environment right now is to call the 3 Senators who have the most power over the success of the bill moving through the Senate, you can call them even if you are not in their district, because as committee members they have a bigger role.
They are:
Senator John Kerry
Office Locations Washington D.C.
218 Russell Bldg.
Second Floor
Washington D.C. 20510
(202) 224-2742 - Phone
(202) 224-8525 – Fax
Senator Joe Lieberman
Washington DC Office
706 Hart Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
202.224.4041 (Voice)
202.224.9750 (Fax)
Senator Lesley Graham
CEC group: Lisa brought up the question about Cap & Trade being less helpful than a straight Carbon Tax, even potentially harmful. However, it's my guess that no new tax could get through the political process in this anti-tax climate. Also, it's important to look into the bill and see what all is there beside the Cap & trade. It may be that the reason it does have support it that it has a lot of other great stuff. Group decided to all try to look into it rather than one person being assigned a major research project, then see what we've stumbled across and how that influences whether to take supportive action.
- Yes Magazine
- Christian Science Magazine
- Positive News, A newspaper with positive news from all around the world
Positive News International
Positive News is a no-for-profit newspaper available in print and electronically. They report on successful endeavors from around the world in area of caring for the Earth, caring for each other, youth empowerment, happiness, etc., with a clear message that another world is possible. There are US and California editions, in addition to international ones.
4 issues/yr, $16.30
Purpose in suggesting: Reading about effective action being taken around the country and planet, (which is not normally covered in the standard media), the vision of a better outcome is supported; taking theory, desire & need into recognition & belief. This mindful awareness enables more effective participation at the individual level.
Climate Control Bill, call senators to encourage passage:
- Each member should research more about the bill for April meeting, bill should
include a Carbon Tax.
Political Action Item – relevant until May 2010
Source: KQED City Arts & Lectures
· James Balog
As a photographer, mountaineer, scientist and explorer, James Balog has been traveling the world to photograph the intersection of humans and their environment. His adventurous spirit has led him to stumble across a story of magnificent proportions. The rapid change of our frozen world is the most visually dramatic and immediately compelling evidence of climate change on our planet. The ice of the world, which took centuries to form, is melting so fast that it can be seen on the scale of a few years, sometimes a few weeks. Balog's latest project, "The Extreme Ice Survey" documents our impact on these icy regions of the world. His innovative approach to crafting his vision of the natural world has led to many awards, including the Leica Medal of Excellence. In 2008, he was named the Outstanding Photographer of the Year from the North American Nature Photography Association. Balog is the author of six books, including "Tree: A New Vision of the American Forest" and "Survivors: A New Vision of Endangered Wildlife," which was widely hailed as a major conceptual breakthrough in nature photography. Balog is a contributing editor to National Geographic Adventure and is the subject of the short film "A Redwood Grows in Brooklyn." Balog appeared in conversation with KQED's Rachael Myrow on January 26, 2010.
In Q & A, he said the single most important thing you can do for the environment right now is to call the 3 Senators who have the most power over the success of the bill moving through the Senate, you can call them even if you are not in their district, because as committee members they have a bigger role.
They are:
Senator John Kerry
Office Locations Washington D.C.
218 Russell Bldg.
Second Floor
Washington D.C. 20510
(202) 224-2742 - Phone
(202) 224-8525 – Fax
Senator Joe Lieberman
Washington DC Office
706 Hart Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
202.224.4041 (Voice)
202.224.9750 (Fax)
Senator Lesley Graham
CEC group: Lisa brought up the question about Cap & Trade being less helpful than a straight Carbon Tax, even potentially harmful. However, it's my guess that no new tax could get through the political process in this anti-tax climate. Also, it's important to look into the bill and see what all is there beside the Cap & trade. It may be that the reason it does have support it that it has a lot of other great stuff. Group decided to all try to look into it rather than one person being assigned a major research project, then see what we've stumbled across and how that influences whether to take supportive action.
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