Public Records of the Atkinson Energy Efficiency Committee

In keeping with the spirit and intent of New Hampshire's Right-to-Know Law RSA 91-A, this blog is simply a repository of communications related to the Atkinson Energy Efficiency Committee. It will include copies of emails between members, meeting minutes of public meetings, and other documents which the Committee feels should be available to the public.

Monday, January 21, 2008

Energy Efficiency Meeting on Jan 22

See you all on the 22nd...
 
James M. Garrity
Chairman, State Energy Policy Commission
State Representative (Rockingham District 6 - Atkinson)
Tel:  603-362-9416
Fax: 603-218-7818

From: Michelle Veasey [mailto:mveasey@msn.com]
Sent: Tue 1/15/2008 8:39 AM
To: jim.garrity.atkinsonsunshine@blogger.com; Garrity, Jim; maj2002@comcast.net; elmar@hills.mv.com; hike4000@comcast.net; mascola1@verizon.net
Subject: Rockingham/Strafford Energy Committee Alliance Meeting in Durham

Hi Everyone,
 
Is anyone planning on going to the meeting below?  If so, could I ride with you?  The only vehicle I have available that night is my husband's truck with terrible fuel consumption.
 
Michelle
 
P.S.  I have scheduled the Town Hall for a meeting next Tuesday, Jan 22nd at 7pm for a meeting.  (I will post at Town Hall, the Post Office or the Community Center and on the cable channel.
 
  Scheduling the next Alliance meeting on January 16th  from 6:30 – 9PM at the UNH Alumni Center, 1925 Room, 9 Edgewood Road, Durham, NH  .  We will be discussing the potential for green ordinances in communities with a presentation by Clay Mitchell and Mike Behrmann on the success Epping’s Planning Board had in passing one in their town.  We see their presentation as an introduction to a larger audience discussion on the myriad, complex issues associated with efficiency/green ordinances in communities.  Several of our Seacoast towns are currently wading through these issues and we want to hear from you!  This will be a dynamic evening.  Some of the issues to be covered in this dialogue:

a.       Master Plans for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency.

b.       Incorporating Existing Green Building Standards.

c.       Examples of other approaches.

d.       How to Create a sustained and positive PR presence.

 

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Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Rockingham/Strafford Energy Committee Alliance Meeting in Durham

Hi Everyone,
 
Is anyone planning on going to the meeting below?  If so, could I ride with you?  The only vehicle I have available that night is my husband's truck with terrible fuel consumption.
 
Michelle
 
P.S.  I have scheduled the Town Hall for a meeting next Tuesday, Jan 22nd at 7pm for a meeting.  (I will post at Town Hall, the Post Office or the Community Center and on the cable channel.
 
  Scheduling the next Alliance meeting on January 16th  from 6:30 – 9PM at the UNH Alumni Center, 1925 Room, 9 Edgewood Road, Durham, NH  .  We will be discussing the potential for green ordinances in communities with a presentation by Clay Mitchell and Mike Behrmann on the success Epping's Planning Board had in passing one in their town.  We see their presentation as an introduction to a larger audience discussion on the myriad, complex issues associated with efficiency/green ordinances in communities.  Several of our Seacoast towns are currently wading through these issues and we want to hear from you!  This will be a dynamic evening.  Some of the issues to be covered in this dialogue:

a.       Master Plans for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency.

b.       Incorporating Existing Green Building Standards.

c.       Examples of other approaches.

d.       How to Create a sustained and positive PR presence.

 

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Thursday, December 27, 2007

Boston Going Green Expo

Hi everyone

 I just looked up what shows are coming to the Bayside Expo center in Boston, MA. There is a Boston Going Green Expo on February 2 & 3, 2008.

 

Take a look at http://www.baysideexpo.com/events.php and its will show you all the scheduled events,

 

http://www.goinggreenexpos.com/Upcoming.html

 

 

 

Heart of NH Adventure LLC

 

603-236-7858


* 3:00pm Going Green Environmental Hero Awards
* 8:00pm Cocktail Business Networking Reception
Sun 2/3 9:00am-4:ults $10.00 Kids 15 and under are Free

 

 

 

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Re: Next meeting and Coop America

Tuesdays are good for me. MArty
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 9:10 PM
Subject: RE: Next meeting and Coop America

Hi Folks:
 
I'm pretty sure we thought Tuesday a good night.
 
James M. Garrity
Chairman, State Energy Policy Commission
State Representative (Rockingham District 6 - Atkinson)
Tel:  603-362-9416
Fax: 603-218-7818

From: Michael Mascola [mailto:mascola1@verizon.net]
Sent: Wed 12/26/2007 11:47 AM
To: 'Michelle Veasey'; jim.garrity.atkinsonsunshine@blogger.com; Garrity, Jim; maj2002@comcast.net; elmar@hills.mv.com; hike4000@comcast.net
Subject: RE: Next meeting and Coop America

All,

 I don't recall what day we said would be good for everyone to meet. I am busy each and every Thursday. Most any of the other days are good for me as long as I have some notice.

Michael

-----Original Message-----
From: Michelle Veasey [mailto:mveasey@msn.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 9:24 AM
To: jim.garrity.atkinsonsunshine@blogger.com; jim.garrity@leg.state.nh.us; maj2002@comcast.net; elmar@hills.mv.com; hike4000@comcast.net; mascola1@verizon.net
Subject: Next meeting and Coop America

 

Hi Everyone,
 
Hope you're finding some quiet time during the busy holidays!
 
Just wanted to check in to see if anyone remembers what we decided for a regular meeting day/week.  If not, we'll have to start over.  I know Michael M. has meetings on Thursdays.  I have Conservation on the first Monday.  I'm looking forward to getting momentum going again.
 
Here's the link to the articles I kept talking about last fall.  http://www.coopamerica.org/pdf/CAQ73.pdf  I hope you can take the time to read some of them, they have very interesting data on recycling, waste, etc.
 
Happy Holidays!
 
Michelle


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Wednesday, December 26, 2007

RE: Next meeting and Coop America

Hi Folks:
 
I'm pretty sure we thought Tuesday a good night.
 
James M. Garrity
Chairman, State Energy Policy Commission
State Representative (Rockingham District 6 - Atkinson)
Tel:  603-362-9416
Fax: 603-218-7818

From: Michael Mascola [mailto:mascola1@verizon.net]
Sent: Wed 12/26/2007 11:47 AM
To: 'Michelle Veasey'; jim.garrity.atkinsonsunshine@blogger.com; Garrity, Jim; maj2002@comcast.net; elmar@hills.mv.com; hike4000@comcast.net
Subject: RE: Next meeting and Coop America

All,

 I don’t recall what day we said would be good for everyone to meet. I am busy each and every Thursday. Most any of the other days are good for me as long as I have some notice.

Michael

-----Original Message-----
From: Michelle Veasey [mailto:mveasey@msn.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 9:24 AM
To: jim.garrity.atkinsonsunshine@blogger.com; jim.garrity@leg.state.nh.us; maj2002@comcast.net; elmar@hills.mv.com; hike4000@comcast.net; mascola1@verizon.net
Subject: Next meeting and Coop America

 

Hi Everyone,
 
Hope you're finding some quiet time during the busy holidays!
 
Just wanted to check in to see if anyone remembers what we decided for a regular meeting day/week.  If not, we'll have to start over.  I know Michael M. has meetings on Thursdays.  I have Conservation on the first Monday.  I'm looking forward to getting momentum going again.
 
Here's the link to the articles I kept talking about last fall.  http://www.coopamerica.org/pdf/CAQ73.pdf  I hope you can take the time to read some of them, they have very interesting data on recycling, waste, etc.
 
Happy Holidays!
 
Michelle


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RE: Next meeting and Coop America

All,

 I don't recall what day we said would be good for everyone to meet. I am busy each and every Thursday. Most any of the other days are good for me as long as I have some notice.

Michael

-----Original Message-----
From: Michelle Veasey [mailto:mveasey@msn.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 9:24 AM
To: jim.garrity.atkinsonsunshine@blogger.com; jim.garrity@leg.state.nh.us; maj2002@comcast.net; elmar@hills.mv.com; hike4000@comcast.net; mascola1@verizon.net
Subject: Next meeting and Coop America

 

Hi Everyone,
 
Hope you're finding some quiet time during the busy holidays!
 
Just wanted to check in to see if anyone remembers what we decided for a regular meeting day/week.  If not, we'll have to start over.  I know Michael M. has meetings on Thursdays.  I have Conservation on the first Monday.  I'm looking forward to getting momentum going again.
 
Here's the link to the articles I kept talking about last fall.  http://www.coopamerica.org/pdf/CAQ73.pdf  I hope you can take the time to read some of them, they have very interesting data on recycling, waste, etc.
 
Happy Holidays!
 
Michelle

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Thursday, December 20, 2007

FW: Rockingham/Strafford Energy Committee Alliance

I am planning on attending. I encourage any or all to attend - it was a great group of people with interesting ideas!

Michelle

From: juliadundorf@metrocast.net
To: tobiasmarquette@yahoo.com; clayaz@comcast.net; mjbehrmann@gmail.com
Subject: Rockingham/Strafford Energy Committee Alliance
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:00:34 -0500



Greetings fellow local energy committee (LEC) members and related energy colleagues,

This is a follow-up letter to the 1st convening of the Rockingham/Strafford Energy Committee Alliance on September 25th. It was a very successful gathering with a great deal of positive feedback and input on how to make this a powerful voice for municipal action on climate change and energy issues. What was infinitely clear to the organizers, Tobias Marquette, Julia Dundorf, Clay Mitchell and Michael Behrmann, were the powerful human resources in the room. Together we are going to make some substantial headway here in NH on these complex energy independence and efficiency issues.

Next Alliance meeting on January 16th from 6:30 – 9PM at the UNH Alumni Center, 1925 Room, 9 Edgewood Road, Durham, NH

To sum up a few critical pieces of feedback from the surveys:

· Meetings will be held quarterly

· Central location of Durham area works well

· One of the key areas of action for this Alliance is in the collaboration of neighboring communities in order to share not only best practices but to avoid missteps and redundancy.

Taking these considerations into account we are working on the following projects to support the Alliance.

1. Clay Mitchell and his associate Mike Behrman are madly at work on an exciting networking webpage for our collective use. It is a page that uses wiki-format software (similar to wikipedia) that allows users to add any information about energy matters in New Hampshire, can serve as an information center and web presence for any town's local energy committee, and provides key info on projects and technologies. You can access the developing page at http://www.nhenergy.org/. To begin editing yourself simply create an account, log in and begin editing the desired page. A "Getting Started" link is provided at the bottom of the main page that will help navigate the editing possibilities.

2. We are working with Sam Witherbee of the Carbon Coalition to enhance the community page on their website to house some valuable tools for the Alliance as well as the larger NH lec community. Check out the webpage and related links Carbon Coalition Thanks for your help Sam!

a. Calendar of events – please populate it with your events! Without your input it will not be an effective tool

b. Handbook for LECs

c. Community Energy Committee Forum – with a specific area for this Alliance. We spoke of the need for this tool at the meeting. Now you need to do your part and share your thoughts, ideas, and experiences with the rest of us. Strings have been established. Feel free to add.

3. Scheduling the next Alliance meeting on January 16th from 6:30 – 9PM at the UNH Alumni Center, 1925 Room, 9 Edgewood Road, Durham, NH . We will be discussing the potential for green ordinances in communities with a presentation by Clay Mitchell and Mike Behrmann on the success Epping's Planning Board had in passing one in their town. We see their presentation as an introduction to a larger audience discussion on the myriad, complex issues associated with efficiency/green ordinances in communities. Several of our Seacoast towns are currently wading through these issues and we want to hear from you! This will be a dynamic evening. Some of the issues to be covered in this dialogue:

a. Master Plans for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency.

b. Incorporating Existing Green Building Standards.

c. Examples of other approaches.

d. How to Create a sustained and positive PR presence.

4. Update of the Carbon Coalition's role in supporting LECs, including work of their LEC working group. These tools and services will be of great use to the Alliance and other LECs across the state.

5. Please spread the word of this gathering to your colleagues with your community or beyond.

6. RSVPs are very helpful for space planning.

We hope the holiday season finds you all healthy and productive. Enjoy the beauty of this real NH winter.

Regards,

Julia Dundorf, Tobias Marquette, Clay Mitchell and Michael Behrmann

Julia B. Dundorf

Co-Director

NH Carbon Challenge

Complex Systems Research Center

39 College Rd.

University of New Hampshire

Durham, NH 03824

Phone: 603-862-3128

Cell: 603-978-2482

Email: julia@nhcc.unh.edu

http://nhcarbonchallenge.org/


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