Atkinson Energy Fair

Hi everyone,

Update here on my end. I thought the energy fair went very well Saturday. The vendors did a wonderful job with their displays and information. I look forward to next years fair.

After the fair on Saturday night, my wife and I took an inventory of every light bulb in the house and went shopping. We replaced almost every bulb in our home with a CFL. There were a lot of bulbs to change. We had trouble locating a dimmable version of the CFL in the stores but did find them online.

Any suggestions as to what to do with all the incandescent bulbs that we took out? I would hate to toss them.

Michael

Energy-saving tips at fair

Jim Garrity thought you'd want to see this story at the The Eagle-Tribune website (http://www.eagletribune.com)
Energy-saving tips at fair
ATKINSON - The Atkinson Energy Efficiency Committee is hosting an energy fair Saturday to help people reduce their bills. Information on alternative energy source opportunities and simple efficiency tips promise to help reduce everyone's energy bill a bit this winter, according to committee member Michael Mascola.

Lawrence Eagle Tribune

All,

I just got off the phone with Meghan Carey from the Lawrence Eagle Tribune. Meghan said that our energy fair is in today's paper. If you happen to get the paper, please check.

Thanks,

Michael

Need to borrow mobile video camera for Atkinson Energy Fair

Dear David:

The Atkinson Energy Efficiency Fair is this Saturday (Oct 27) from 9am - 1pm.

We would like to borrow one of ACTV-20's mobile video cameras so that we can do interviews with energy fair vendors, experts, etc. during the event. Then it could be made available to Channel 20 for re-broadcast.

Denise Jackson, who is a member of the Energy Efficiency Committee, knows how to use the equipment.

Can we use the camera? When should we pick it up? etc.

Please advise. Thank you!

James M. Garrity
Chairman, State Energy Policy Commission
State Representative (Rockingham District 6 - Atkinson)
Tel: 603-362-9416
Fax: 603-218-7818
Email: Jim.Garrity@Leg.state.nh.us

Our emails will now be on-line for the public to read

Dear Atkinson Energy Efficiency Committee:

Our Committee now has two sites on the world wide web (internet).

1) We have a new Atkinson Energy Efficiency Committee blog site on the web:

See the link:

http://atkinsonsavesenergy.blogspot.com/

The goal of this blog will be to educate the public with ideas, events, feedback, etc. to help us fulfill our mission.

2) We have a related blog site on the web where all of our emails, meeting minutes and related documents will be posted for all to see:

See the link:

http://AtkinsonSunshine.blogspot.com/

This is the site where the public will be able to see our records. (both sites are linked to each other).

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.

So, starting with this email, every email we send to each other will be posted on the AtkinsonSunshine blog site. Remember the rules about email. If we email each other it can only be to INFORM, not to discuss, deliberate or decide policy issues. That can only be done in open public meetings, which have been duly noticed in advance.

So, as they say, be careful what you say in your emails. If you don't want what you write to end up on the front page of the New York Times (or Union Leader, or Eagle Tribune), don't write it.

The Atkinson Energy Efficiency Committee will not only set the standard for energy effficiency in Atkinson, we will set the standard for open government in Atkinson.

Best Regards,

James M. Garrity
Chairman, State Energy Policy Commission
NH Right-to-Know Oversight Commission
State Representative (Rockingham District 6 - Atkinson)
Tel: 603-362-9416
Fax: 603-218-7818
Email: Jim.Garrity@Leg.state.nh.us