Notes 11.7.10
· Updates
o Recent transition to coal by 2015 goal
o Phase out of coal becomes a larger part of SJSF
o Clean Caucus:
§ Assemble a group of politicians who have signed on to phase out coal
§ Introduce a bill on coal—moratorium
§ Make it a powerful goal with a core group of politicians
o Politics, looking forward, getting people interested
· Alternatives to coal è work with legislators to tax coal, and use the taxes to build renewable
· MA uses about 40% coal
o Worst polluter
o Makes a huge statement
o Health issues
· PCC
o Amherst High
§ 6 weekend
§ A few day ppl
o 3 Mount Holyoke
o 7 Hampshire
o 4 Amherst
o 2
o About 22
· Transportation
o Amherst 3 open seats –best case
o Worst case—one person
o Mino Driving??
o Umass could get a van? -7 person
· What is the purpose of the NE COP/Wesleyan Pricing Carbon Conference??
o Try to get out of it what we want
o Clear plan of what we need to do
o Get everyone in New England on the same page
· Barn Raising
o A lot of weatherization projects already going on
o We want to make the connections between elderly and low income homeowners
o Partner with some long name thing
§ Want us to partner with them and do their stuff
o Talk to Erica if you are interested
· Get people to sign a letter about clean coal
o Letter = one paragraph stating that you are anti clean coal
o Where/how/what could we hold an event to get people to sign this letter?
§ Amherst center
§ Other events?
§ Burn coal, capture the gas, see who wants to breathe it
§ Quit coal T-shirts
§ Cupcakes
§ Go around to community groups before holding an event
§ Make sure we already have signatures first
§ Going to a legislator and saying “sign on to our gosh darn letter”
§ Invite people, not like force them
§ With Amherst 350
§ Hot chocolate event
§ Universal sign representing no coal
§ Public display on the commons
§ Dump a truck of coal on the commons
§ It might be cold, but it’s still heating up
§ There are other ways to keep warm besides burning coal
§ Show “burning the future” (In Amherst Cinema?)
· Make this a huge event that involves the community
· December- second week?
§ 3 types of possible events:
· Meet with legislator
· Small potluck with community groups and legislators
· Huge event, such as dumping coal on the commons
o Community groups first
o Get legislators to sign on
· Planning committee for Amherst Cinema
o Jibben
o Jonathan
o Jess
o Mel
o Sarah Grace
o (ARHS)
o
· Event on the commons
o .
· Halloween Costumes
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