EON Meeting Minutes

Last Meeting of the Year (05-10-10)

2010-05-10T21:31:00.002-04:00

We started off the meeting with snacks and conversation with some wonderful people. We had delicious apple/pear crisp made by the wonderful Emilie Knight.

Announcements

~State legislature just passed the most important environmental bill in 2 decades

-Wednesday at 1pm there is going to be a press conference in Hartford

-Your finals aren't as important as 20 years of progress!

-If you are interested in going, email Dan (dlfischer@wesleyan.edu)

Here are some of EON's accomplishments this year:

Green Fund

~Has created an outline for this summer to prepare for next semester

~Apply in the fall to be on the Green Fund committee next year!

Green Scene

~The Green Scene was born

~It is now in a beautiful blog format

Students for a Just and Sustainable Future

~Now has groups at Yale and Conn College!

~Working toward a state-wide coalition, making CT a leader!

~Hope to establish sleep outs on a regular basis in the fall

~Went to DC

~Slept out for a week on Foss

~Mountain Justice Spring Break

~April Fools Day skit

350

~Did a lot!

~Marched in Hartford

Treasurer (Meggie)

~Got money for all the EON projects

~Meggie is going to be the Student Organizing Center Intern and hopes to work with EON a lot next year!

Dining

~Still working on water bottle campaign

~Bottled water will be out of Weshop in the fall, and instead we will have AquaHealth

~Sustainability interns are on board

~They have a beautiful display of water bottles in Usdan

~They are trying to make a water fountain map

~They did a blind taste test and favored tap water!

~They have a lot of "tap that" stickers to put around campus

~Red meat-free Tuesdays

~Made signs for returning silverware

Farm

~May Day

~Did a lot of work out on the farm

~It needs help! There is a lot of weeding to be done!

-If you're interested in helping during senior week, contact Melody Oliphant or Charlotte Heyrman

~Starting to put things in the green house

Committee for Investor Responsibility

~We hope to work with them next year now that one of our members is on the committee

Farmers Market

~Successful markets every two weeks

~Helped to establish connection between Urban Oaks and Bon Appetit

~Organized a couple of field trips with kids from local schools to the markets

~Feast on Foss

WesFresh

~Panel was really great: 3 guys from CT involved in food production and sustainability efforts and Michael Strumpf

-Moderated by Courtney Folove

~Had a cooking demo by a chef that helped to start a coalition to incorporate sustainable practices into large scale food industry

~Freegan vegan- dumpster diver/foreager came to speak and led a foraging expedition

~Raised $300 for CT Coalition for Environmental Justice

-They need website help if anyone is interested

~Hugely sucessful!

~Possibility of a Triathalon during senior week to Millers Pond

~If you're interested in continuing it next year, email Emilie (emknight@wesleyan.edu)

Compost

~Faltered due to lack of man power and help from the university

~Proposed that a student be hired to run compost for the X-Prize

-Was not accepted, maybe it can be put into action through the Green Fund

Emilie's brother came and spoke about his work

~Human Rights Watch

~Trying to get labor laws passed for children in agriculture

~You should send a letter to Congresswoman Deloro to support the Care Act

Elections

~Marjorie Dodson and Melody Oliphant are our new coordinators!

-Marj wants to keep the dialogue between groups going and increase communication on campus

-Melody's goals are 1) Get better at recycling, 2) Help get composting going, 3) get rid of bottled water, 4) Convince Bon Appetit to end contracts with factory farms & get more local food sources 5) reach out with local schools to get excited about food politics: local food options, bringing them to Long Lane, etc.

~Bingxin Wu is our new treasurer

~Amendment to the constitution: You no longer have to go through the treasurer for funds, just go on your own

~Sophie Duncan is our new secretary, and Melody Oliphant will be her webmaster assistant

~Josh Levine is our new social coordinator!

Lastly we said goodbye to our wonderful seniors. Thank you for all of your hard work! It's been a great year EON, and I'm really going to miss you guys next year.

Earth Month EON Meeting (04-12-10)

2010-04-12T21:37:00.002-04:00

Calendar
~If you have any event going on during Earth Week that you would like publicized, you should tell Alex (aprovo@wesleyan.edu) because she is getting together a calendar for an all-campus email. Get it to her by this Thursday. It will include all events starting Monday, April 19th.

Facebook debate
~Should we do multiple events, one event, or a group? We eventually decided on doing separate events for each day. (I think).

The following campaigns and events need help:
~Tomorrow at 8, LaMonte, who is running for governor, is coming to Usdan 110 to talk to the Wes community. Spread the word!

~Emilie Knight is trying to organize a 5k for May 1st. She needs people to help table in Usdan for registration will be from the 19th-24th at lunch and dinner. If you can help out, email her (emknight@wesleyan.edu). She also needs people to be event staff (you get a t-shirt!). Her current problem is that Middletown police don't want us to run on roads or sidewalks. First 25 get free registration and t-shirt, next 50 only pay $5 registration. She wants to donate all that money to the CT Coalition for Environmental Justice.

~If you are doing an event during the 15th-24th, you are welcome to do it at the Sleep-Outs. They are going to be super-fun, so you should come! There might be yoga, mindful eating, etc. There also might be a pot-luck at the end, as a closing of their week. WesFresh is going to buy food at the Farmer's Market and cook it and bring it to the Sleep-Out.

~WesFresh has a line-up of events and films coming up. There will be a joint screening of Food Ink with Full House and a series of house-hopping cooking demos. They also are having a Vegan, Freegan, Foreager guy coming to lead a foraging expedition on the 26th. There will be a panel of people talking about large-scale organics vs. small scale operations. It might include a Whole Foods produce buyer that used to run an organic co-op from his house. On the 27th, Anne Gallagher, chef and caterer, will do a cooking demo with local foods, and will talk about nutrition and environmental benefits. There will be food samples! She helped found an organization called From Plow to Plate. They need help with flyering and publicity.
~Dining just got money to order 1000 stickers for anti-water bottle campaign. They are going to have a bottled water taste test. They will have people sign the pledge to stop using bottled water and get a free sticker. They are also creating a water bottle map.

~April 23rd & 24th- There is a CFA dance performance using water bottles, and they need people to help distribute the water during the show.

~Saturday, April 24th @ 2pm: HOME (film screening at Goldsmith Family Cinema)- We need over 1000 invites on the Facebook event! He is going to try to organize people to send around with clipboards to get people involved with various projects/campaigns. If you have an idea for an idea/issue that you want to promote, let Miles (mbukiet@wesleyan.edu) know, or if you want to be a clipboard person, let him know.

Other Earth-Month Related News: Rally in DC
~April 25th- there is going to be a huge rally in DC for climate change. There will be 100s of thousands of people: See the details here: http://wesgreenscene.blogspot.com/2010/04/earth-day-rally-on-national-mall.html If you are interested in going, talk to Josh (jslevine@wesleyan.edu)

2009-11-16T22:38:00.001-05:00

We've done a ton of great things, so we'll start off with recounting the progress we've made:

~Last night, Green Fund was passed by the WSA!
-It passed by 31-1 votes!
~WesRUM
-Has been meeting consistently
-Had a great Free Market yesterday
~350
-Awesome day of climate action at Lieberman
~Green Scene has been amazing every week, and is now posted on the blog
-http://wesgreenscene.blogspot.edu
~Dan Drew
-We met with him, unfortunately he lost
~Dining
-We initiated low carbon Fridays
-ECO to go is now in Usdan
~Energy Star
-Policy that all new appliances are energy star rated
~Water bottles
-There is an anti-water bottle campaign being undertaken by the dining committee
~Activist workshop
-Took place
~Speaker from the Climate Project came and talked to some students
~We've been in almost every Argus
~Farmer's Market has been consistent and amazing
~Do it in the Dark has been expanded to program houses

Campaigns and Committees:

Green Fund
~Julia Michaels, Julia Jonas-Day, and Josh Levine have been working really hard on this
~$15 per semester fee that students can opt out of
~$70,000 a year to be managed by a committee of students for sustainable initiatives on campus
~Created a resolution, was passed by the WSA
~Now we need to pass it by the student body by a 2/3 vote in December
~They are doing lots of writing and publicizing if you want to help
~Meeting tomorrow

Dining
~Low carbon Fridays: not many complaints
~Bon Appetit has been very satisfied with our traylessness
-Students aren't really complaining either
~Eco-to-go hasn't been selling a lot, but the program itself is going well
-Hopes to send out a mass-campus mail about the program
~Has put up anti-bottled water fliers
-There is potential for getting bottled water out of WesShop
-Wants to put some kind of water bottle installation in Usdan
-Decided that they will use the slope of wall by the stairs to make a hippie-ish beaded curtain thing
-Will be coupled with an educational component
-THEY NEED HELP COLLECTING BOTTLES
-Bill Nulligan is on board and told us we can get Jeff Miller from Physical Plant to give us collection bins
-Installation should go up in December
-Let Anne (acrosenthal@wesleyan.edu) know if you want to put collection boxes out near your residence
~If you ever have any ideas for Bon Appetit, even if they aren't sustainability related, ask Anne
~Encourage people not to steal cups and silverware, and not to sneak in, it's driving the cost of our meal plans up for next year!!
~They meet Thursdays at 9pm on the black couches at Usdan

SAGES Waste and Recycling Committee
~Resubmitted a waste minimization proposal
~Dainty and the city of Middletown will begin to recycle all plastics
~Compost is on hold due to broken green machines
~Star and Crescent is composting
~Usdan is not, so we need to be in touch with them

WesRUM
~Meeting regularly
~We had a Free Market yesterday
~It went so well! People want to see more!
~They want to have another one, this time in Mocon
~They have talked about trying to get a free store open in 190 High
-For those who don't know: 190 High is a free space for any student group to use at will
~They meet Mondays at 9pm in the Woodhead Lounge

350
~In December in Copenhagen, there is a global conference on climate change to reduce carbon emissions to 350 parts per million
~Little is being done on the US political front because politicians don't want to deal with it
-We need to push for something to get passed, so it's better than nothing
~Josh is going to represent us in Copenhagen!
~They had their awesome rally planned for Friday, but it was forecasted to rain, and it did, so they post-poned the rally for the first weekend in December (tentative)
~They are going to partner with some people from Middletown
~15 people still went to Hartford and met with representatives for Dodson and Liberman
-They promised us they would work as hard as possible to put their initiatives that the top of their agenda
~The whole world is watching Liberman and his plan to work between the right and the left
~Today, Josh and Dan talked with Daniel Rosengarten
-The house bill had a 4% reduction, so the senate bill made some increases
-Compromises are going to be made, but that's politics; things are still happening.
~Their photo petition is beautiful and huge and awesome

Farming
~Food Fight is on Wednesday, from 8-11pm in the CFA hall
~Director will be there
~There are still about 30 beds to turn, so there will be an event called beds and breads
-They will be baking bread on Wednesday in the Butt B kitchen and will cook it on Thursday
-It starts 11am on Thursday to turn beds and eat fresh-baked breads
~Farm House is having an open house for people that want to live there
~There is a women's health event on Friday, if you'd like to attend, RSVP Alex Ketchum
~Meeting Thursday, 9pm at 190 High every week

Blog business
~http://wesleyaneon.blogspot.com
~Post lots of things!
~The Green Scene is now posted there every week, along with the all-EON meeting minutes every three weeks
~If you would like to post on the blog, log onto http://www.blogger.com using the gmail username and password (email aprovo@wes to get it if you don't already have it)
~For questions about posting, formatting, etc email Alex (aprovo@wes)

New Business
~Josh is collecting information on unnecessary lights
-If you see any spot where you see energy being used where you don't think it needs to be used, tell Josh (jslevine@wesleyan.edu)

~350 wants a bunch of student groups to sign on and show support for these things

~Josh really wants to organize a green pre-orientation trip
-He would love if someone would help look at what other schools do, and do a little research
-Email him (jslevine@wesleyan.edu) if you are interested
~Rideboard
-Encourage your friends to use it!

Minutes (10-19-09)

2009-10-19T23:30:00.001-04:00

Brief Advertisement for Dan Drew:
~Dan Drew was just here, and was pretty impressive
~He had a pretty good answer for everything they threw at him
~He's extremely open to working with Wesleyan
~He talked about how he can appoint students to boards and the Clean Energy Task Force if he's elected
~Register to vote in Middletown and vote for him!
~Dan Fisher passed around voter registration forms

Group/Campaign Reports:
Waste/Compost: Emilie Knight (emknight@wesleyan.edu)
~Has had a slow start, but it's ok!
~They ran a time for seniors in wood-frames to pick up buckets
~There are a bunch of buckets with stickers at the shed, feel free to go pick one up
~They hope to hold workshops on how and where to compost
~They need to come up with something fun and interactive to do at the Pumpkin Fest
~They need people-power!
~Winter is coming, and it's hard to start compost in the winter, so now they are researching information on compost at other schools to show the administration that we are behind, and this is how things need to be done
~Alex Provo suggested putting together a compost website
~Someone suggested bringing a green machine to Pumpkin Fest to demonstrate how to use it

Pumpkin Fest: Alex Ketchum (aketchum@wesleyan.edu)
~There are still lots of tables available, if you'd like one, email Alex

SAGES: Sarice Greenstein (egreenstein@wesleyan.edu)
~Wednesdays at 9am: Sustainability Subcommittee meeting
-If you want to go, talk to Sarice
~If anyone is doing things related to SAGES, email Sarice and let her know what's up, they might be able to help

Farmer's Market: Melody Chang (mchang@wesleyan.edu)
~Meetings: Monday, 5pm, PAC 104
~Market this Wednesday from 11am-2pm in the Usdan Courtyard
-2nd to last out-door market
-There will be hot apple cider!
-Exciting new vendors: sheep products and raw milk!
~They are working at feature vendors
-There will be a masseuse at their first indoor market
~They are looking for a treasurer
-It won't be a lot of work, just keeping track of funds and checking in with vendors at each market
~They also need people to help with advertising
~Their Market Coordinator and Volunteer Coordinator are going abroad next semester, so they will be looking to fill the ranks next semester
~Julia Michaels brought up that we can't swipe meals at the Bon Appetit table
-Someone else commented on the lack of vegan options at that table

Dining: Anne Rosenthal (acrosenthal@wesleyan.edu)
~Meet Thursdays at 9pm on the black couches at Usdan
~They are working on their bottled water campaign
~Strumpf thinks we can get rid of bottled water and is researching a plan at Syracuse
~They secured low-carbon Fridays at the Usdan Marketplace
-Every Friday there will be no red meat
~They are tabling to promote the Eco-To-Go initiative
-You can now buy in to the program at the Cafe
-Bon Appetit has agreed to expand it to Usdan at lunch
~They want to do mail stuffers on GOOSO paper to advertise how to recycle
~If you have any sustainability related comments for the dining committee, just email Anne, because Bon Appetit is being very receptive
~Julia Michaels suggested putting up signs that are specific to Wesleyan near the recycling bins
~Someone suggested trying to push for corn-based plastic containers again
~Melody brought up wrapping the sandwiches in paper instead of the containers

WesRUM: Alex Provo (aprovo@wesleyan.edu)
~Meet Monday nights at 9pm, usually in the Woodhead Lounge
~They do lots of cool projects
~They made books one week and recycled t-shirt scarves
~They are planning a clothing swap and free-market for after break
~Bring stuff from home back with you from fall break
~They would like to have a regular free market
-They are still trying to find a building to host it in
~They also want to do a film screening
~If anyone wants to help poster after Fall Break, that would be awesome

Bike Co-op: Josh Levine (jslevine@wesleyan.edu)
~Compiling paperwork for a proposal
~If anyone wants to help with the document, talk to Josh

Do It in the Dark: Josh Levine (jslevine@wesleyan.edu)
~This year they are expanding it to program houses!
~They also want discussions, so there is a lot more participation than there has been in the past

Green Fees: Julia Michaels (jmichaels@wesleyan.edu)
~The Green Fund will be an additional tax added to the student activity fund voted on by the student body
~The WSA meeting about it went really well last night
~Now they are trying to form the committee to oversee it
~There will be a meeting tomorrow night, 10pm 1st floor Usdan
~If you have any input, go to the meeting and help work on the proposal
~They will be voting on the proposal in 2 weeks
-After they approve it, there will need to be a 2/3 referendum by the student body

350: Dan Fischer (dfischer@wesleyan.edu)
~Make sure to get your picture taken with the 350 sign if you haven't already
~This Thursday, there will be a meeting in Usdan in the basement at 6pm with Greenpeace
-There will be a short film screening
-Professor Royer will be speaking
-They want to make a giant 350 on Foss Hill to take a picture to be displayed in Times Square with similar pictures from around the country
-The picture will probably be at 6:15pm
~In November they will follow up with a demonstration at Senator Liberman's office
-They want lots of people there
-If you have any ideas or want to be a part of it, let them know
~Their big event will be in November, after they get all the police permits
~Melody suggested defining a more exact time for the picture, and emailing the whole student body about the event
~If anyone wants to help with posters, let them know

WesU: Sam Bernhardt
~He has an environmental show, so if you ever need to publicize, talk to him

Live Campus: Hannah Monk (hmonk@wesleyan.edu)
~Waiting on the website to get put up
~They are really on hold until Brandais updates the site
~They will be meeting after break to check in

Green Scene: Hannah Monk (hmonk@wesleyan.edu) and Melody Chang (mchang@wesleyan.edu)
~Any praise or comments or suggestions, please email weseon@gmail.com with "Green Scene" in the subject line

X-Prize: Ben Firke (bfirke@wesleyan.edu)
~Ben's working really hard on this
~They are stalled because they are looking for a loophole
~They can't use funding for prizes

Discussion of the new structure
~Lots of praise for Green Scene
~Sarice brought up the possibility of having the meeting every 3 weeks instead of 4
-People seemed to approve of this idea

New business:
~Powershift
-This year they are having regional Powershifts
-Josh is going to the one in PA this weekend
-If you want to go, talk to Josh (jslevine@wesleyan.edu)
~Carter is coming homecoming weekend to speak on Saturday, November 7th at 4pm
~Outing Club does WOOTs
-Josh wants to make one where students can spend time at school learning about how sustainable things
~Josh is going to Copenhagen
~Talk to your friends at other schools, find out what they're doing
~If any groups need further publicity, you should use the EON blog
-Email Alex (aprovo@wesleyan.edu) and she would LOVE to teach you how to use it

Minutes (09-21-09)

2009-09-21T22:35:00.001-04:00

~Passed around sign in sheets

Introduction: by Anne and Josh
~Our coordinators run the meeting, they are the point people if you have questions
~It's so great to see such an amazing turn out!
~We are here to serve EVERYONE and provide a network for getting involved
~This is the biggest year for environmental activism ever! President, Congress, etc
~These are OUR issues, and we need to confront them head on
~We won't get to our goals through one campaign, it's the combination of all our hard work
~The administration is totally on our side, even if they don't have the capital to back that support
~This year we even have a social coordinator!!!
~We have put a lot of work into getting to this stage, it's set, so now it's up to us to step up to the plate and do the work

How EON works:
~There have always been a bunch of committed students
~Last couple years there has been a lot of questioning of our efficiency
~We've revamped our structure, so we're better than ever
~We are a network that exists to provide the resources, the people, and the collaboration
~The real work is done in sub-committees that meet once a week
~EON as a whole will only meet once a month to report progress between groups
Roles:
~Two coordinators: Anne Rosenthal & Josh Levine
~Social coordinators: Emilie Knight & Alex Provo
-Informal get-together spaces to talk and share ideas
-Brunches, pizzas, parties, etc.
-If you want to host an event or party, talk to them!
-They will provide a little fun and structure if you'd like to host your own
~Secretary: Hannah Monk
-Takes meeting notes and collaborates with the Webmaster to compose newsletter
~Webmaster: Melody Chang
-Weekly newsletter to compile everything
-Conferences, events, ways to get involved
-Green Scene will go out every Monday evening
-If you have anything you want included, send it to weseon@gmail.com by Monday afternoons
~Treasurer: Meggie McGuire
-If you need money for anything, contact mmcquire@wesleyan.edu
~Any questions about the structure, feel free to ask the coordinators

Groups:
SAGES: Sarice Greenstein: em.greenstein@gmail.com
~Sustainability Advisory Group
~Committee meets once a month, but there are sub-committees that meet at least twice a month
~They are responsible for recycled paper, solar panels, zip cars etc
~They are:
-Green building, recycling, compost, energy, procurement, education
~This is how we are connected to the administration
~It's very important and student-driven

Landscaping: Nora Christiani: nchristiani@wesleyan.edu
~Trying to convert campus to native plants and less pesticides
~Now is the time for implementation
~They want to focus on the areas that they are leaving grassy- pesticide-free lawn-care
~It can also have a real impact on the surrounding neighborhood

Compost: Emilie Knight: emknight@wesleyan.edu
~We have started pre-consumer compost at Usdan, Pi Cafe, and Star & Cresent
-It's being collected and Physical Plant transports it to the Earth Tubs
~We have two working and one soon-to-be-working Earth Tubs out at Long Lane
~We also have 10 green machines located around campus
-You put material in it, close it, and tumble it
~Now we're working on institutionalizing the system and keeping it going
-The first step is an email going out through Reslife on how to get a bucket for your living space and what to do with your compost
~Would love ideas, energy, and people that aren't afraid to get a little dirty

Roosevelt Institute: Jeff Bizinkauskas: jbizinkauska@wesleyan.edu
~Wesleyan's student policy organization
~Connected to other student policy think-tanks across the country
~Have a really awesome website
~Four years old, small membership
~Has a lot of potential
~Engage, empower, and promote ideas to encourage change
~They meet and discuss policy, help students write policy, and publish a journal at the end of the year
~They hope to have a blog in addition to their website
~They want to work really closely with EON, because they want ideas turned into policy
~You can get published and spread your ideas

Awareness: Leslie Xu: lxu@wesleyan.edu
~Put up fliers, worked on a short eco-commercial
~This year they want to go into residences and have face-to-face discussions
~They want to work on a presentation/forum, maybe a slideshow
~If you like presenting things and talking to people, or working on the computer and writing things
~They want to be a vehicle to get the word out for other projects

WSA's X-Prize: Ben Firke: bfirke@wesleyan.edu
~Tried last year but is raring to go this time
~Committed to sustainability for years
~Have worked on traylessness and removing paper towels from dorms
~Want to make a strong alliance with EON this year
~Want to come up with as many ways to reduce the waste this campus produces
~They want proposals to go straight to President Roth
~They are going to offer cash prizes for detailed proposals for reducing our school's consumption of resources
~They need people to design & put up posters, and to work on the website
~Even if you don't win the money, your idea will be considered and possibly implemented
~Tentative deadline for submissions: end of the semester

Farmer's Market: Melody Chang: mchang@wesleyan.edu
~Happens every other Wednesday
~Every other Wednesday, things need to be set up before the market, and help the vendors unload all their goods
~During the market they have an information desk where they have recipes and fun information
~There is also clean-up after the market and advertising before the market
~Students run the market
~It's still young and growing, so if you have any ideas for expansion, let them know
~They are trying to involve the community more and get approved to accept food stamps

Live Campus: Hannah Monk: hmonk@wesleyan.edu
~Started by students at Brandeis two years ago
~Concerts go on at campuses around the country to raise money for a Millenium Village in Africa
~A Millennium Village is created using sustainable farming techniques, clean water, better medicine
~Got really far on it last year and didn't receive funding
~So now they are ready for action!
~They need people to screen and select bands, contact bands, make and sell tickets and shirts, and work the show
~It's a great way to get involved if you love music

Green Fees: Julia Michaels: jmichaels@wesleyan.edu & Julia Jonasday: jjonasday@wesleyan.edu
~Went to Powershift in DC
~One of Wesleyan's biggest issues is funding
~We need an institutionalized source of funding for sustainability
~It's a fee that tacks onto tuition
~If there is a 2/3 vote on campus of probably around $20
~It is possible to opt out
~It's going to be a slow process, but they need a lot of support throughout the process
~Pretty much everyone at Wesleyan is interested in sustainability, but might not have the time to show it, so this is a way they can contribute
~Ideas to use it: clean energy, better-insulated senior houses
~It's time for Wes to get on board

CT Forest & Parks Association: Annie DeBoer: adeboer@wesleyan.edu
~Work to preserve over 800 miles of state hiking trails
~Depends mostly on volunteers and members
~It's the first year of community partnerships
~They want to plan and go on hikes, help them maintain their trails
~They need help with education, their website, public relations, film events
~This weekend they have a hike with elementary students for trail maintenance
~Meeting Wednesday at 8:30

350: Juliana Gaertner: jgaertner@wesleyan.edu, Dan Fischer: dlfischer@wesleyan.edu, Aja Mathews: armathews@wesleyan.edu
~We need to get below 350 parts per million
~They flooded senators with calls today
~In December, the UN is having a summit in Copenhagen to decide the global treaty for the next ten years
~It's a fair, ambitious, and binding treaty (FABulous!)
~They are planning a huge event on October 24th to involve everyone and spread the word about 350
~They need ideas for what they can do before the 24th of October
~Whatever group you are a part of, they need your ideas

Bike share/Rental: Legit: Josh Levine: jlevine@wesleyan.edu
~Trying to get bike sharing project going on

Dining Committee: Anne Rosenthal: acrosenthal@wesleyan.edu
~Pushed to get rid of trays
~Bon Appetit is really receptive of our ideas
~They want to do a public awareness campaign to reduce water bottle usage and meat consumption

Dan Drew: Miriam Berger: maberger@wesleyan.edu
~He's young and not awkward
~He wants to get rid of a sewage plant on Route 9
~He wants to get students involved in his campaign
~Work with the WesDems
~If he gets elected, we could have a say in his policies!

WesRUM: Alex Provo: aprovo@wesleyan.edu
~Reusing Materials
~Waste Not Tag Sale
~Wants to keep our stuff within the community
~Get people involved with tag sales, clothing swaps, etc
~Want to get people involved next semester with Waste Not

GreenPeace Global Warming Campaign: Nick Boskovich: nboskovich@wesleyan.edu
~Put pressure on Obama to make him a climate leader at Copenhagen
~Wants to hold a screening for "The Age of Stupid"
-It broke the record for most viewers in one night

Long Lane: Alex Ketchum: aketchum@wesleyan.edu
~Student run organic farm
~CSA- Middletown community members own shares
~Contribute food to the local food bank
~Used as a place for learning within the community
~There is no commitment or hiearachy
~They are having Pumpkin Fest on Halloween

Floor is opened to everyone else for new campaigns:
~Sustainability interns are in charge of Do It in the Dark, but it's going to become a group, so stay tuned for more details

Other Notes:
~This Saturday Yale is having a big get-together for environmental activism
-If you are interested, talk to Josh

THANKS FOR COMING EVERYONE!!!!!!

Minutes from 9/29/08

2008-09-29T22:07:00.000-04:00

Meeting minutes 9/29/08

Icebreaker- favorite thing about fall
Alex does how to post to the eon blog presentation : www.blogger.com
to view the blog www.wesleyaneon.blogspot.com
how to blog:
1. go to blogger.com (use firefox, it works better than safari)
2. id: weseon, password: wesleyan
3. under WesEON, click new post
4. enter text in the editor box. If you want to add a link, highlight the word you want to link (like you would highlight “this website” in a sentence like “check out this website about climate change”) and click the green circle with a chain link icon on the top bar of the editor (it’s next to the text color icon). Then enter the url in the box that pops up. If you want to add a picture, click the image icon (next to the spell check icon)
5. once you’re done, hit publish post (if you hit save, it won’t show up on the blog!)

Announcements
Saturday tabling at Usdan for Green Jobs, lots of people signed petition, you can still sign it at www.greenjobsnow.com

Wesleyan Mountain Justice Coalition Wednesday night meeting 8pm in 200 Church lounge to discuss Bank of America coal issues

Proposal for EON to endorse speakers – Evan Greer (activist from Boston) to talk about social justice and climate change

This Wed. first waste awareness wednesdays during lunch at usdan, collection of post-consumer waste, what is collected will be displayed at dinner to show people how much is wasted and to promote composting

Aurora is talking to pi about how many cups are used each day, turn that amount of waste into a visual project

Emilie is working on a project with solo cups, reducing their use on campus and turning it into a visual project

Wednesday @10 presentation on the Sustainability and LEED certification of the new Molecular and Life Sciences Building, location TBA-look for an email from Jacob

Group meetings:
Waste-Thursday 12pm Usdan
Beyeond- Tuesday 10pm Usdan
Election- tabling Thursday 12-1pm Usdan (email eallen01@wes)
Development- TBA
Institutional Reform- Sunday 12pm Usdan

9.22.08

2008-09-23T22:02:00.001-04:00

Welcome to all the new freshman and thanks to Julien for doing that lovely powerpoint!

------------------------------

Julien is taking over facilitating and getting rid of ice breakers for this week so he can do his presentation.

What is EON?

· Non-hierarchical—julien is not in charge and doesn't know anything

· Making Environmentalism happen on campus!

· Created to enable various campus environmental groups work together on campus

· Usually we break up into issue groups/ campaigns

· Everything is decided on consensus

· What ever you want it to be!

· Other organizations

o SAGES: sustainability advisory group for environmental stewardship

o Long lane farm

o Earth House

o Sustainability committee of the WSA

· Committees we are on:

o SAGES

o SAGES subcommittees

o WSA dining committee

o MLSB (molecular life sciences building) committee

· SAGES

o Chair: Bill Nelligan

o Composed of faculty, students and staff

o Sub-committees: Transportation, energy, waste, procurement, green building

· Previous EON achievements

o Composting and recycling programs

o President's Climate Commitment

o Focus the Nation

o Step it Up

o Do it in the Dark

o Creation of the sustainability committee

o Waste Not!

o Powershift

· Important people:

o Joyce Topshe- head of physical plant

o Mike Roth—the man

o Bill Nelligan—Director of Environmental Health and Safety and Sustainability

o John Meerts—VP of finance

· EON Resources

o Blog!!! – www.wesleyaneon.blogspot.com

o Sustainability website—Wesleyan.edu/sustainability

o Listserv: weseon@lists.riseup.net

o Gmail: Wesleyaneon

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

· Alex: collective action! Rainforest Action Network: ask the world bank to consult indigenous people about climate change—The World Bank is hosting a "Global Forests Leaders" forum this

week in Washington, D.C. to discuss global warming and threats
to the world's forests. This meeting exemplifies the systematic
exclusion of representative Indigenous leaders by international
institutions. While hundreds of people - including
representatives of corporations like Walmart, Weyerhaeuser and
Citi - were invited, only ONE representative of a democratically
elected Indigenous organization from the Amazon was asked to
come. This is not acceptable, considering that the Amazon is the
world?s largest tropical rainforest and home to more than 300
Indigenous nations.

Please help by sending a letter today.

http://ga3.org/campaign/world_bank?rk=idXRHK7q9ofAW
· Alex: want to help research new landscaping options for campus that are more sustainable? Contact her at aprovo@wes or after the meeting

· Grace: SBC wants to come up with a contract of sustainability if they give out money (ex: you must you recycled products, etc) contact her at gpetersen@wes

· Beyond Wes: no one else came? This is important! Lets try and get people interested in

· Sarice: plastic bag workshop October 16th- Russell library: crocheting knowledge is necessary

Beyond Wes: Usdan 12pm Thursday

Waste: Usdan 4pm Friday

Development: Lowrise B6 6pm

Election: Wednesday 1pm Usdan

Institutional Reform: Sunay 11am.

Beyeon(d)- Tuesday 10pm Usdan

procurement subcommittee—WE NEED YOU. Email egreenstein@wes if you're interested, or if you have questions PLEASE.

all other committees-- email wnelligan@wes to join. also: look at wes/sustainability to read about the committees, what they are doing, and who is on them. Then, feel free to contact the chair directly and ask to join.

green jobs event? Alex will send an email or do it herself.

EON party 9pm-- 273 Pine. BYOcup (and anything else you might want to put inside)

Beyeond—blog particpation—each group have a weekly post? Please discuss what this could be at your weekly meeting!

meeting minutes 9.15.08

2008-09-15T23:21:00.001-04:00

meeting minutes 9.15

VEG OUT thursday at 6:30 in earth house : local, tasty food. come early for peach cobbler!

b of a
chalking at 4:30 outside 200 church tomorrow
email petrie.nick@gmail

buddhist house is seeking an inter-program house collaboration about spirituality and environmentalism (navee: nsidhu@wes)

activities fair

sustainability committee meeting on wednesday at 9 am in usdan 110 (?)
or, you can join a subcommittee

groups so far:

development (UR, alums, $$)
compost
recycling/reuse (waste not, swaps, etc)
election '08
beyond wes (powervote, middletown)
beyeon(d) (campus ed, outreach, film, diitd, art)
institutional reform (bon appetit)

schedule meetings with roth and present what we're doing?

beyond wes: coal gasification plant in massachusetts, natural gas stuff, copenhagen climate talks, eli is going to the UN convention!

TO DO this week: calendar for your group, big goals

meeting times:
development: thurs. at 7 pm LoRise A6
waste: thurs at 12 at Usdan
election: thurs. at 12 at usdan
beyond wes (after the meeting)
beyeon: tues at 10 at outhouse
institutional reform: sun at 11 am at usdan

meeting minutes 9.8.08

2008-09-15T23:19:00.001-04:00

icebreaker (name, year, where you're from, something cool about the enviro you learned this summer)

farmer's market this wednesday! bring cassshhh
buy local! yippee
(if you'd like to get involved, wesleyanfarmersmarket@gmail.com)

energy bill about to come up in congress--discussing drilling vs. a bunch of solutions that don't involve drilling

john: mountain top removal is bad! bank of america funds that stuff. want to start a campaign to remove them from campus
meeting tomorrow at 8 at 200 church

ginger ninjas
bike-powered band
coming to wes!!!
this saturday at 2ish
happening at high rise/low rise

student activities fair 2-6 on september 19th
talk to grace (gepetersen@wes)

paolo--lives in earth house
running year-long program about nutritional education and food security in middletown
if you want to talk about it, pspeirn@wes

want to be a sustainability intern? email wnelligan@wes

structure discussion
current structure:
4 groups: energy, procurement, waste, beyond wes

keep groups, but also pick one thing to do all together?
can make ad hoc groups if we have specific projects to do
should we have campaigns instead?
group actions at the end of each meeting

contact emilie knight if you know of an environmentally-themed film/tv show we could show! emknight@wes

goals
compost: improve stuff
procurement: purchasing policy, recyclable products
energy; do it in the dark, step it up
beyond wes: university relations
educational forum on presidential elections
powervote (eli is awesome)
energy, culture on campus--radical environmentalism! arts! music! action not apathy!
edible landscapes, green roofs (pplant has all that area being cleaned up, want to/should put wildflowers in...push for that in other areas)
pi cafe--food gets thrown away, noooo-->work on reducing that (work with food not bombs?) (community services house?)
dining--work with bon appetit!! emphasize take a bag leave a bag, reusable mugs, 10 cent bag thing (community services house?)
freeganism-promote that
film screenings (show me green, manufactured landscapes) outdoor series? use buddhist house!!
biodiesel fuel program
sustainability coordinator position!!! (can't drop this issue)
find a big symbol/embodiment of sust. at wes (like a solar panel or wind thing)
tag sale dance swaps
eon kickoff party?
BLOG BLOG BLOG

elisa is facilitator next week

Minutes 10 Dec 2007

2007-12-12T08:40:00.000-05:00

Last full-group meeting of the semester!

Icebreaker: Name and pet peeve

Announcements (many):
-Nate wins the Wespeak award!
-Sustainability Committee meeting (8am of that morning)
oSubcommittees are working, leadership-wise
oNeed students
  •Procurement
  •Energy
  •Transportation
  •Recycling/Waste
  •Education/Communication

oSustainability Subcommittee reports:
•Transportation is trying to capture numbers for transportation impact
    •Looking at fleets
    •How to monitor outside contractors
•Energy
  •Cogeneration will save a lot, but no solid numbers
  •Possible system for monitoring campus energy use (software costs $3000)
•Recycling/Waste not going anywhere fast
  •Bon Appetit using sugarcane dishware soon (not as much plastic)
    oCompost infrastructure able to handle it?
    oWaste metric in the works
•Procurement
  •Lots of paper waste (to the tune of 1 million sheets/month for
copiers alone)
  •Trying to make standards more universal across the university for
procurement
•Green Building
  •LEED silver is becoming the state standard for new buildings in two
years
  •Talk of making LEED silver standard now
•Focus the Nation
  •One speaker fell through
  •Funding pending
oTalk of getting sustainability audits for departments

-Possibility of solar panels by March – so sayeth Peter Staye
-Allison is reelected to WSA!
-EON study break movie – “Planet Earth”
o8pm and 9pm, Wednesday 12/12, Shanklin 107
oPut up signs!
-Wednesday at noon at 42 Fountain Ave, gathering to send e-mails to
individual professors for Focus the Nation (bring $2 for pizza!)

Group reports:

Energy/Events:
-Focus the Nation news
oGot the $2400 from the SBC
oMeeting next Monday at normal EON time

Procurement:
-Sarice has infiltrated ITS! Will help write policy on lab computers so
that they go off at night, double sided printing.
-Sustainable meal for Focus the Nation

Waste
- Working one trayless Tuesdays, waste weighing for next semester.


-EON meeting Monday, Jan 21st, if you’re back.
-Finish the EON beer party, 42 Miles, Thursday.
-Interested in campaigning for Barack Obama in New Hampshire? Talk to Izaak.
-Harvesting Long Lane Earth Tub next week! Talk to Elisa. E-mail forthcoming.

Good luck on finals and enjoy the break!

Meeting Minutes, 12/3

2007-12-04T16:41:00.000-05:00

A productive end-of-the-semester meeting.  Some major stuff:
- Remember your Focus the Nation hw
- Vote for Allison to keep Wes Green! www.wesleyan.edu/wsa/voting (ends
Friday)
- Groups email your achievements for archives to Antoine at
acadotwood@wesleyan.edu

Minutes, 12/3

Icebreaker – what do you like to do in the snow?

Announcements
* Met with Trinity and Conn College = showing “The Eleventh Hour” at Conn
College; coordinated movements
* Dec 12, 6pm @ Green Street – 2nd meeting for planning meeting for “Feet
To The Fire”
          8 pm = EON study break
* Party: $4 for Dana Powell
* Vote for Allison Quantz for WSA At-Large!  And Gianna Palmer because she
is going to give us money for Focus the Nation!
* Next time in Usdan: Think twice before buying bottled water!
* Energy Bill take 2: Sarah will set up a tabling thing for people to call
senators!!

Groups talk

End of meeting notes
* Miranda: verbal consent is legally binding in CT; so don’t tell people
you will offer money!
* IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON: any ideas of smart people to come,
talk to Julien or email jburns@wesleyan.edu.  This is your project!
* Make conversation with professors this week = approach professors that
they have in; what’s going on! (we want profs to work on this)
        Jan. 31 = can make it into a whole class, we can provide readings to
begin class.  lots of ways to get involved, we’ll be getting in touch
with that sort of info.
* Meeting
        Thurs., 4:15, Usdan = energy meeting/ focus the nation – 2pm
* Accomplishments
Events
-        blog
-        party
-        movie
Waste
-        set up infrastructure of ppl
-        dining facilities composting
-        natl recycling day competition
Energy
-        Signed climate commitment; got community climate
-        Do it in the dark
-        Powershift conference
-        Step it up
-        Tabled for energy policy in senate
-        Involved in focus the nation
Procurement
-        bottled water signs
-        double-sided printing project
-        green bags at weshop; discount signs
-        food waste scales
-        energy saving lightbulbs at weshop

Meeting Minutes 11/26

2007-11-26T22:22:00.001-05:00

Meeting Minutes
facilitator: morgan
icebreaker: fav mode of transportation
laura: there's double-sided printing in sci li! OMGGGGGG
when you go to printer: says "copies" scroll down to layout, says double-sided printing off, JUST PUT IT TO ON! HAHA wow.
party this weekend? 10 pm on friday at 34 fountain! woo.

focus the nation (happening on jan. 31st): we need speakers. Julian will send a form letter so we can send letters to people we think could be a good speaker. everyone should contact at least one person!
categories: science, policy/response, social justice
more info in email

vote for allison in next week's WSA election
talk to izaak if you want to be on the WSA (increase green presence)

for next meeting: bring list of things we've done so far this semester (for institutional memory)

apparently we shared space with para la familia.

procurement: every printer can print double-sided! perhaps they just installed something and just didn't tell us.
HOW TO: when print page comes up, click drop down that says copies and pages, go to layout, says normal, choose double-sided printing.

facilitator for next week: sarah

Meeting Minutes 12 November

2007-11-19T11:57:00.000-05:00

Meeting Minutes
Hey guys,

Here are the minutes from last week's meeting, Nov. 12...sorry to post them SO late.

Icebreaker – things you like that start with the first letter of your name

Announcements –

Meeting with ITS – Green Month for ITS; campaigns to save energy

Two campaigns that we’re sponsoring together

1. Shutting off computers in the labs (when not using them)

-Josh recommends getting software

-Harik bought timers for printers

2. Getting GOOSO printer in the ST lab

-during summer, double-sided printers on the way

SAFT – trying to add more shuttle service, publicize current publication

- i.e. DATCO = Hartford/New Havan corrider

- 6:30pm on Wed.

- saftwesleyan@gmail.com; their blog is linked from EON’s

LOOK AT THE BLOG
Sustainability meeting = mildly productive

- Nelligan determined that there are 5 subcommittees

1. Transportation

2. Procurement

3. Green Building

4. Energy

5. Recycling/Waste

- If you would like to be on some, please contact us

- FEAR: when there is no structure, no way to maintain system

Feet to the Fire – interdisciplinary project of art/science

- Ann Kaarlson = looking to explore

- Landfill Festival = art projects, food

- Environmental Exhibits or Art

PowerSHIFT = 14 students went

- How to create a youth voting bloc

* create bigger change by electing representatives

* be part of voter drives – coalition with WesDems

(10% registered to vote)

- How to see a movement through start to finish

* setting concrete, measurable goals

* find targets

* making events more powerful

- Revelation: you can do something!

* if we accomplish 50% reduction by 2050

- Food and climate change

* voluntary day a week in which you don’t eat = if all Americans did that, equivalent to taking 8 million cars off the road

- Mine campus for all resources on campus

* e.g. Gary Yohe, government professors

* engaging all groups (frats, republicans, etc)

- Environmental issues related to other important issues

* we don’t always build coalitions, see connections (e.g. War in Iraq)

- Session in which we broke out into state groups

* Trinity sent 50 students

* got a lot of contacts, will compile and share

New subcommittee = Beyond Wesleyan

- working on campaign; there is a bill for 35% reduction for car emissions

- phone-a-thon/email-a-thon at Usdan (we got 60 people to contact their reps; 30 senators got contacted)

Focus the Nation = Sunday 7 PM to talk about

- Met with Barry Chernoff; we have tentative schedule of speakers

- We would like to bring in headliner speakere

- Majora Carter = her mission of environmental justice
Meeting Times:

Procurement = Wed., 6PM, Usdan
Waste = Recycle Toss! Thurs., 11:30/12-1PM, Usdan
Events = Thurs., 12PM, Usdan
Energy = Thurs., 4:15PM, Science Library
Focus the Nation = Fri., 12PM, Usdan

31 people!

Minutes 5 November 2007

2007-11-06T00:19:00.000-05:00

Meeting Minutes
blog has calendar
let's have a party
SAFT (saftwesleyan@gmail.com)
Long Lane Workday?
Still need someone to go through Freeman Center to assess enviro stuff--Julian, Sarah

Allan Comp--Speaker tomorrow (Tuesday) at 7:30 at Daniel Family Commons (super interdisciplinary--effects of coal, working with communities)
Sludge movie on Thurs.

Sam went to Yale Food conference thing

Step it Up happened kindof, despite the odds...yay! (can we get the picture?)

14 went to powershift this past weekend at U of Maryland
youth forum
went beyond rhetoric, usual discourse
enviro justice issues, how interconnected many issues are-->working together, building coalitions
mostly underclassmen went (props to them)

Sam met some people from Conn College who do similar things--they have an herb garden, buying cheap tea bags, selling herbs to make money for their group (cool idea--work with the farm?)

MEETINGS:
thurs 4:15 sci li energy
fri at 12 focus the nation
waste: wednesday at 12:25 at usdan info desk

friday 16th early evening eon party

next thursday is america recycles day

andres' idea: maximize paper usage
take all one-sided paper---make notebooks (cover with fun facts) to sell! use it to buy carbon credits

procurement is getting a printer for gooso paper in ST lab
problem: it's up to us to fill it with paper

Meeting Minutes 10/29

2007-10-29T22:32:00.000-04:00

Meeting Minutes
Katchen Coley-enviro activist from Mtown
Ron Klattenberg- city council, common council
Matt Lesser-running for planning and zoning (wes student?)

what's going on in mtown in the next election

Katchen:
impressed with us--shareholder in the farm (food fair was great)
Bill Nelligan praised us as well
appeal for help--election day is happening Nov. 6th (tues)
vote for candidates
3 referendums--approve bonding money (for diff projects)
1.roads
2.sewers
3. conservation commission (preserve farmland, open space in middletown) is asking for bond (which includes state aid)
approve $2million so they can continue their work

want us to stand at polling places to hand out a piece of paper explaining the 3rd referendum item

polling place on williams st. (green awning at senior center)
if you're doing this, note that you can't stand closer than 75 ft. to the polling place
2 hr shifts

(preventing land from being developed saves tax $$)

Ron Klattenberg
how is Middletown involved in environmental issues
infomercial--intended to encourage residents to participate in clean energy task force thing

Matt Lesser (08)
Democratic Candidate for planning and zoning commission
Planning and zoning=city agency that has most control over how Middletown actually looks (any developer has to consult)

important election that's coming up
conflict between philosophies:
1. put jobs first
2. looks at enviro impact

announcements
izaak has talked to marsha whitehead student athletics advisory board thing--interested in working on sust. at freeman athletic center--who will check it out and make recommendations for her?
jamie silver at admissions wants some people to go talk to tour guides
contact iorlansky@wes

step it up is this weekend (12 on saturday--rally on foss hill. live music! whee. info, compact flourescents) talk to julian if interested in helping
before rally at wes, there's going to be a march across bridge (at 11)

12 people going to powershift--need one more car (can anyone volunteer?)

bottled water kickoff event at farmer's market
43% filtered
22% tap
23% bottled
13% no pref

yay! people were interested

ride board thing: its has set up a program
demo at thurs at 2:30 in nicole chabot's office (across from that store thing)

energy: thurs 4:15 sci li
procurement weds 6 at usdan downstairs
waste: tues at noon at usdan at info desk (talking to bill nelligan)
events: thurs at 7:30 comfy couches

Meeting Minutes 10/1

2007-10-02T23:25:00.000-04:00

Meeting Minutes (by Dana)

IF YOU WANT TO BE REMOVED FROM THE LISTSERVE PLEASE EMAIL iorlansky@wesleyan.edu AND INCLUDE THE WORDS "REMOVE ME" IN THE SUBJECT LINE

If you don't, hurray! Read on:

Minutes from tonight's EON meeting (EON meets weekly at 9pm in the Woodhead Lounge):
-Anne facilitated
-Birthday icebreaker (quick)

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
-Anne Carlson (amcarlson@mindspring.com) is a visiting faculty member who attended the meeting. She's working on Feet to the Fire, a year long interdisciplinary series on climate change issues. There is FUNDING AVAILABLE for climate change project ideas for their Landfill Festival in May--keep an eye out for registration info or contact Anne.
-Dining Committe update: We've seen changes based on EON members' suggestions (keep suggesting). Folks are concerned with wes students wasting LOTS of food, and sushi and kosher station food in disposable dishes. Note: Weswings and Red and Black are overseen by Ed Thorndike (sp?): different pathway to address concerns.
-Wed. Oct. 24th campus farmer's market
-remember to comment on Pres. Roth's blog about climate change (GREAT student responses so far)
-sign up to help with tabling THIS WEEK at Usdan meals for the Student's Climate Commitment (email sreed@wes) **EDIT: POSTPONED**
-Apple Picking and Preserving Green Series event THIS SAT.: apple picking at High Hill organic orchard--leave from back of science center (outside lobby) 1pm, PLEASE bring car if possible, bring $ and bags
applesauce making (to freeze for winter) 3pm at Dana's house (42 Miles Ave.), bring tupperware, email dpowell@wes if interested.
-HUGE Climate Change Summit in D.C.: Nov. 2-5, may have FUNDING, email
Sarah Reed or Alex (**EDIT: actually Anne) soon if interested or know a potential driver
-EON will be scheduled to help on Long Lane Farm (one workday a month)--good times, good veggies, dates soon
-We're asking the WSA to pass a resolution for Pres. Roth to sign the Climate Commitment
-Read the Argus for EON members' wespeaks this week (!)
-Help go door-to-door with the Do It In The Dark campaign THIS SUN.: 1-3pm, email sreed@wes for sign-ups

GROUPS met briefly. This week, their meeting times will be:

EVENTS: Fri. noon outside Pi (working on online events calendar, blog, water taste testing booth, events to come)
PROCUREMENT: Wed. 6pm Usdan (paper campaign, bottled water...)
WASTE: email (compost route continues, recycling/compost accessability and
awareness)
ENERGY: 4:15 on Thurs. in Sci Li (****EDIT****)

MEETING 9/24 It's Group Time!

2007-09-26T21:57:00.000-04:00

Facilitator: Alex
Announcements

Senior House Energy Competitions- advertisement this week!
-Saturday, Sept. 29, starting at 12 noon, go door-to-door with brochures
-for info on how to help, email Sarah (sreed)

Ron Klattenburg as potential speaker- Middletown local politician
-to give pitch to EON at a meeting forthcoming (all in agreement)

COCo or CoCo or COCO or whatever: Sarah Jeffrey went
-for money, they want to know three weeks in advance
-with questions, or requests, email Sarah (sjeffrey)

Student Finance and Facilities Committee representative needed!
-for application info, email Izaak (iorlansky) or Julien (jburns)

Next Sustainability Committee Meeting on October 2nd
-for info talk to Izaak, Jacob, Nate, Julien, Sarice or Elisa

Dining Committee
-BA not psyched about plasticware- want more student input on the input cards!
-would like research done on environmentally friendly dishware and silverware
-corn starch? bamboo? what’s the best? (What did Clark U. do?)
-is their tuna’s environmental footprint too big?? Let’s research it!
-for dining committee suggestions email Allison (?) or Tressa (teaton)

The D.C. Powershift Conference
-volunteers volunteered to organize it!
-more info, email Sarah (sreed)

Split up into groups:
(Remember: you are in no way bound to any group, unless you agreed to a job or responsibility. You can choose your own adventure!)
Energy
Procurement (Dining, Weshop, cleaning materials, etc)
Events/Media/ University Relations
Waste (Composting and Recycling)

Several groups decided on outside meeting times:
For working on the website, the meeting was (sorry!) at 12 noon at Pi on Wed.
For Green Series, the meeting was POSTPONED, perhaps to Sunday at 6pm in Sci Li- stay tuned!
For Energy, (go somewhere next week!) at 4:15 on Thursdays

Composting: if you are interested in helping with the manual labor of composting, email Elisa (eschine)!

Next week’s facilitator: Anne!!! Yahoo!!!
(Don’t forget to send out reminder emails to the listserve, thanks!)

First Official EON Meeting of the Year (9/18)

2007-09-18T23:51:00.000-04:00

Icebreaker: Pick-up lines and vegetables

Announcements and Accomplishments
-Sustainability Committee formed
-Green Buildings Committee- focus on new Science Center
-Cage-free eggs at Weshop
-Tag Sale: Westuff sold for charity
-EON environmental film screenings
-Wes students conserving energy- “Do it in the Dark”
-EON blog (wesleyaneon.blogspot.com)
-Composting in most dining facilities
-President’s College Climate Commitment
[president meeting with Bill Nelligan (Environmental Health, Safety and Sustainability) on Oct. 23]

Dining Committee direct feedback to Tressa (teaton@wes)

Look for Climate Summits in D.C. and in Massachussetts
If interested, email Sarah(sreed@wes)

We have lots to work on & are behind comparable institutions!
For instance:
-Usdan and old squash courts lights
-Paper plates and plasticware at Usdan (let Tressa know when it happens!

The Plan: Four or Five Groups
-Energy
-(Green Buildings)
-Procurement (Dining, Wes Products)
-Waste (Composting, Recycling)
-Events/Politics/Relations

Explanation of Individual Campaigns (for full list see previous meeting minutes on the EON blog!)

Next week: decide which groups to join and what campaigns to tackle! Bring your friends!

Science Center Committee Representative needed
contact Jacob, jmirsky or Greg, gsilver.

Sarah Reed will update contact information- thank you!

Facilitator for next week: Alex Provo

Minutes 10 September 2007

2007-09-13T00:33:00.000-04:00

Icebreaker – what you care about losing (regarding the environment)

Updates
Greg Silver = orientation session with frosh >> success
Tag sale proceeds = where are they going?
Activities fair Friday afternoon = sign up sheet went around
Group Recognition Ceremony = Sarah

Dining Rep Committee = Tressa Eaton
Sustainability Committee = Julien, Sarice, Elisa, Jacob, Nate
New Science Building = Jacob, Greg

Nate meets with Bill Nelligan = no progress
EON meets Roth, goes over American College and University Climate Agreement
-Constructive, but didn’t just sign it
Asked for two months (nov. 15 > then come kick my butt)
No Office of Sustainability
Doesn’t know much about Wes environmental stuff yet

Brainstorming session

• Saving Energy Campaign
o Do-It-In-The-Dark campaign
o Temperature in classroom and dorms
o Wasting energy campaign (e.g. TVs left on in Freeman, which lights are
for safety)
o Greenhouse gas inventory
o Laminated signs in all bathrooms for not wasting water
o People paying for utilities in senior houses

• Dining campaign
o Weshop: EON-approved stickers = carbon footprint
o No plastic bags at Weshop
o Reducing bottled water use on campus

• Organic flower garden + labeling campaign for native plants

• Events campaign
o Continuation of EON movie series
o Participate in Recyclemania!
o EON parties
o Monthly recycling survey
o D.C. Climate Summit = take a bus to
o WESTUFF tag sale planning

• Free bike program a la Paris

• Politics and outside Wes campaign
o Political candidate race for Middletown, presidential campaign
o Inter-school competition

• Wes relations
o Videos for campus center (about recycling)
o Giving space to eco-friendly vendors
o Get the blog running
o Email per month from EON, agree to recycle. Get them connected. Get
ice-cream.
o WSA = post student polls, petitions for WSA, referenda for election
o Argus = environmental tip of the day, column
o Partnerning with Earth House, Long Lane

• Paper campaign
o GOOSO campaign! (in offices, in WSA)
o WSA should use 100% recycled paper campaign

• Green cleaning materials campaign

• Green building Initiative
o Make more public MB&B building progress
o Save Shanklin campaign?
o Sustainability website = influence

• Composting campaign

Minutes 9 April 2007

2007-04-11T02:15:00.000-04:00

Helloooooo, EON!
So, another stellar meeting this week- in case you weren't there, see
the minutes below and you can catch the next one, as always, in the
WOODHEAD LOUNGE IN THE SCIENCE CENTER ON MONDAY AT 9PM! And you can
stop by Queer Cafe in Pi Cafe on your way out- did anyone else know
that Pi Cafe stays open late on Mondays? Sweet!
Next week we will be taking the EON picture for the blog, so if you
show up, you'll be in the photo... and, of course, you will go down in
photographic history as a member of the fabulous environmental
organizers' network. So, come!

Stay tuned about Earth Day, Earth Week and Buttstock events! Here are
the minutes....

Facilitator: Alex
What is your favorite plant?

Announcements:

(Greg)        1. Building Sustainability Meeting
       Science Tower, April 12, 3:15 EON discussion with Payette
       Room 101

       2. Extra wood at CFA theater- could we make our own woodchips?

(Brendan) 3. “Bushmeat, Consumption and Trade in Madagascar”
               Tuesday, Noon, Shanklin 107
               Free pizza!

       ‘4. Smart & Sustainable Campus Conference’ –Bill N. is going
               -in future years, students may be able to have funding to go

(Izaak) 5. Buttstock: April 28th, 12:30-5:30
No ice cream from Ben & Jerry’s for Buttstock!
       Think of ideas for committee activities at the fair TONIGHT.

       6. WSA elections coming up: looking for ‘leadership’
               -see Izaak about ‘green ticket’

       7. Annual recycling survey- who will help make sure our campus
recycles?
               -talk to Izaak

(Emma)  8. Step It Up- Saturday, April 14- MARCH and painting on Foss
Hill
               -fliers, publicity, media (call Middletown Press, Argus)
               -If you’re interested, email Emma, Julien or Ashley

(Ashley) 9. North End Clean Up on April 22, come ANYTIME DURING THE DAY!
                       -officially starting at 8:45, running until 3pm
-bring food if you want to grill it!
               Activities include:
               Creating community garden on Aaron Street
               Collecting trash in the neighborhood
               Cleaning the river, planting flowers, etc.

CHECK THE BLOG FOR MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS! (wesleyaneon.blogspot.com)

Facilitator for next week: Emma!

Thank you, everybody who came! We'll see you next week...
Love and...compost...
Elisa

Minutes 2 April 2007

2007-04-09T20:58:00.000-04:00

Hello, EONers!
I am terribly sorry that I have been such a slacker this week! However,
last week we had a great meeting and between then and now, there was,
in fact, a sustainability committee meeting, organized by Bill
Nelligan, which some knew about and some didn't (again- sorry)
discussing the future of sustainability at Wesleyan. In any case, there
promises to be another one soon. And until then, you can all come to
the EON meeting on Monday at 9pm in the Woodhead Lounge in the Science
center, as ever, and you can read the very, very overdue minutes from
last meeting! Yay, EON!

Minutes from 4/2:

Happy Birthday, Amanda!
Why we love, Amanda…so many reasons…

Announcements:

Ashley met Izzy Greenberg (NEAT) about North End clean up on Sunday,
April 22

Alex: Blog is being worked on (thank you Alex and Antoine)
      -question and answer posted for askEON section
      Check it out: it’s awesome! (wesleyaneon.blogspot.com)

      Green buildings made online petition
              put it on wesleying- 85 people signed it!

      Starch, non-toxic, compostable peanuts!!
      -if you need some, ask Alex

Izaak: Buttstock is coming up! April 28? Perhaps?
      Start thinking about an activity or program for it- tell Izaak
      fliers? petitions? spray-painting?

Julien: Step it Up- Joyce Jenocke(sp?) from Buddhagaia (sp?)
      -goal: 80% carbon reduction by 2050
              -march in 12 days on Saturday
              From some park up to Foss Hill
              Stay tuned for more info!

What’s the deal with the Sustainability Committee, Bill Nelligan?
      -Elisa will write to him

Final Announcements:
EON resolution passed at the WSA- thanks from Annie Fox to everyone who
helped

Green buildings: Fundraising with parents, alumni associations
                      Money for the new science center to be LEED certified
              Buttstock: brainstorming… the petition for signing

Energy/Sustainability: Working on document requesting office
of/sustainability coordinator

Compost: Grant writing/researching party
           Working with the Roosevelt inst. to establish composting on
camups and in community.

Facilitator for next week: Alex! Yahoo!

Last minute notes:
BLOG!! password stuffs
      -email Alex, aprovo, or Antoine, acadotwood, about questions, links,
posts, etc.

News from Ava: HELP is official! Yay!

Some composting and farming folks met with Delmar Crim, head of Bon
Appetit dining. Though an interesting character, he seemed to see his
job as representing the hopes and dreams of students to the dining
company- so he is way into sustainable practices! I think we can count
on him to support our initiatives, which is lovely.

Thank you all for reading and to all who came to the last meeting. Hope
to see more of you at the next!
Elisa

Minutes 26 March 2007

2007-03-27T13:00:00.000-04:00

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

2007-03-24T12:25:00.000-04:00

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

2007-03-19T21:43:00.000-04:00

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

2007-03-19T21:42:00.000-04:00

(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

2007-03-19T21:39:00.000-04:00

(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!