Minutes 26 March 2007

Welcome back, everybody!
We have all returned refreshed and ready to spearhead many more
environmental initiatives for the remainder of the semester. If you
missed last night's meeting, that's okay- bring your renewed energy to
next week's on Monday at 9pm in the Woodhead Lounge in the Science
Center. In the meantime, you can read the minutes for this week's
meeting below:

Amanda is facilitator.
Icebreaker…Happy to be back!

Announcements:
North End greenup, Sunday of WesFest weekend (April 22)—get it on the
Wesfest calendar!
    -sponsored by NEAT; can EON cosponsor?
    -interested? Contact Ashley (acasale)

EON Blog
LINKS! – email Alex (aprovo)
List of websites about environment
    -Remember: they should be resources for Wes students in general and EON
    Ask EON: Need example questions, so send them to Alex if you have them.

Earth Tub is running!
    Thanks to Shawn Hill for being the spring break compost turner.


Group Discussion (see subcommittee page)


Next week’s facilitator: Sasha

Thank you to everyone who came and happy Spring!
See you next week,
Elisa

Minutes 5 March 2007

Facilitator – Brendan
Say your name and a sound that describes yourself

Greg Silver – update on facilities
-Just certified LEEDS
-Greg Silver to contact Wesleyan Connection

Ashley – introduction of Middletown HS student (Ava)
-HELP – Heal Earth, Lower Poverty

Ashley - Who wants to be involved in Sustainability Committee, name passed
-advisory committee to administration – make sustainability something we care about
-sustainability workshop coming soon for Payette

Diana – Global Warming March in Massachusettes
-will end up in Boston
-Website: www.climatechange.org
-Last week of spring break

Step It Up Rally – April 14 (also Climate Change)
-EON is signed up = we have to create it
-On Wesleyan campus (energy is talking about it)

Minutes 26 Feb 2007

Facilitator: Izaak
Icebreaker: SNOW DAYS!

Announcements:

NEW Biojustice Group, (Brian)
-relating to environmental and social justice
-to combat ‘biotech industry’
-profit driven farming industries (factory farms—lead to climate change, environmental racism, small farm deterioration, eg. terminator seeds in Mexico)
-If you are interested, meet Wednesday 8pm Mtg. Rm. 2 in Campus Ctr.!
-ALSO: April 22-29- Biojustice events (during Earth House’s Food Politics Week)
-April 29: Rising Tide Road Show –touring in Bio bus (veggie oil!) spreading awareness about global climate change in connection with social justice movements
-Also, Food Sovereignty Speaking Tour- small business farmers resisting pressure from large companies
-needs money: Can EON cosponsor the entire event or host/run a workshop on environmental justice, etc.?
-this might be a topic for full group discussion!!

Latkes vs. Hamantaschen- does anyone want to debate the environmental
aspect?
-eg. Latkes use more oil…
-contact Sarice!

Dumpster-diving Documentary (Jean)
-5 school documentary, various end of year “stuff” management systems
-On Youtube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Dmbvr_Ui0DQ

Science Building Committee- looking for a science major member
-Interested? Email someone from the Green building group…

Minutes 19 Feb 2007

(Elisa now knowingly monopolizing this board)

Facilitator: Sarice
Icebreaker…Mocon! Yeah!

Announcements:

Sustainability Committee Meeting WITH Recycling Committee Meeting Wednesday, noon at the Cady Admin. Building on Long Lane
-make sure it’s a distinctly different committee from the recycling
committee
-4 to 7 people are interested in being on it- Ashley will email Bill

Middletown Sustainability Expo- a few contacts, may have a location email Ashley (acasale) if you’re interested

BioJustice Event- “Rising Tide Road Show” is asking for sponsorship from EON
-ask him to our EON meeting (Ashley will)
-Virginia wrote to him on behalf of Earth House (for food politics week)

Campus Progress Grant- for Ashley’s March for Peace
-will use EON’s bank account- no one objected

Board of Trustees Meeting, Friday 2/23, 4-5pm, Zelnick Pavilion
-meet at 3:45 in the campus center to walk in as a gang
-Follow up on the last meeting’s business
-Compost money! Get the trustees interested in the program

Recycling “Tag Sale” (Allison Burson’s idea)- during Finals Week
-EON and Long Lane staffed
-reserving hockey rink now
-talk with Amanda if you’re interested in working on the project
-what about the Freecycle pods- perhaps they could be all but clothing…

Brendan’s Project with the AIA (right?? Sorry, I didn’t catch it!)- in
the works!

Roosevelt Inst.- “nation’s first student think tank”,
(public policy by students) ---meets most Tuesdays at 8pm
-CT state-wide conference (w/ Rosa DeLauro) around Apr. 21st
-environment, possibly composting in CT
-input about professors, speakers, etc.

Heating Meeting with Peter Staye
-found out about heating in buildings
-rooms are (usually) not individually controlled
-reducing heat DOES reduce energy use
- energy is generated specifically for heat
-Unless you have a thermostat in your room, you do not waste energy by opening a window. However, you might get yelled at by Stacy Baldwin. If your room is too cold or too hot, file a work order with Physical Plant. If they don’t respond, email Stacy Baldwin!

Minutes 12 Feb 2007

(courtesy of Elisa)

Arts&Crafts Icebreaker

General Announcements:

Petition for building committee (for new Science Building) for a sustainable building
-pressure from student body will be best influence
-talk with Greg (gsilver) with ideas, etc.

Who wants to meet w/ Bill Nelligan about sustainability committee?
-contact Ashley(acasale)

Official Wesleyan Sustainability Page
-talk with Justin Harmon about official webpage space (Ashley)
-in the meantime, a student webpage would work
-Outreach committee was going to make one- couldn’t find the skill

Check out the Committees blog to see just what they were up to!