2010-11-03 Climate Advisory Committee Minutes

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November 3, 2010 Reading Advisory Committee on Cities for Climate Protection Program Committee Notes for November 3, 2010. 7PM (Next Meeting - November 10 at Town Hall) Present were Ray Porter, Tracy Sopchak, Tony Capobianco, Joan Boegel, Gina Snyder, Dave Williams and Stephanie Anderberg. 4 Meeting opening -Chair Ray Porter opened the meeting. Minutes - The minutes of the September 22 meeting were approved. 4 P , TS Other Business to add to agenda - There was a brief discussion hbout`i" leading Patch" online news as a potential additional venue for the Green Sense articles, however, there is some additional time required to upload articles there, so the committee decided to put this thought on hold for now. Home Energy Efficiency Actions - HEET: On track for 11/13 barnraising event. Flyers and emails have been used to reach out to potential volunteers. Joan will meet with Brittany from EMARC to go over the plans. Joan is asking Audrey for help in finding skilled team leaders. MassSave will visit the EMARC house on 11/19 to do an audit. Joan updated the tasks and supplies spreadsheets. Blower Door Parties: Still having trouble finding a host. One possibility might be the Mattera cabin. Committee members will continue to ask friends and relatives. Business 1-2-3 Pledge - No updates. An upcoming Green Sense article highlights green practices at the coop bank, and in researching the article, Ron asked if they would be willing to share their experience at a round table or similar event. We still need to find out what the business community might find interesting and motivating, and need to see if there is a green business certification program we could work with. Climate Outreach Programs - Ron may have posted a Reading update to the 350.org site. Reading energy panel discussion is on November 16 - Joan & Tony will represent the committee. There was also a discussion of the November-December meeting schedule and a decision to shift dates to November 10, and December 1 and 15. No update on Sustainability workshop or Dianne Dumanoski. Climate Action Plan Updates -Green Sense: Topic ideas include holiday cooking article, winter holiday article, barnraising event follow-up and blower door parties. No updates on other items. Other Business - Covered above.