Loudoun County Committee for a
Sustainable Society
Meeting minutes LCCSS-1
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Charles Hinckley |
Richard George |
David Milam |
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Valerie Hubanks |
Sam Ryburn |
Eric Werling |
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Otto Gutenson |
George Kingsley |
Will Stewart |
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Tony Noerpel |
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1. Introductions
2. Will Stewart presentation document LCCSS1d2 (Will Stewart and Tony Noerpel)
Lots of useful discussion. Clearly we understand the implications and reality of peak oil. We discussed the definition of sustainability.
3. Richard George discussed the local Post Carbon program.
4. Tony Noerpel Program
Presented a list of confirmed speakers for our outreach and education programs.
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Duncan Cameron (M) |
bio diesel |
Nils Bruzelius |
Post science editor |
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Tamar Johnston (M) |
Geothermal and tour of Taylor’s town store |
Charles Bigelow |
designer of wind and solar |
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Tom Whipple |
author energy expert |
Charles Bigelow’s mom |
TimothyWyant says she is a doctor and nuclear power activist |
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Alden Hathaway (M) |
director of EcoPower Programs at the Environmental Resources Trust in DC (tour of house?) |
Michael Shuman |
Washington D.C.-based economist, attorney, and author of Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant Communities in the Global Age. |
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Richard George (M) |
Post Carbon inst. |
Gary Braasch |
Environmental photographer |
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Will Stewart (M) |
designed his own solar energy system |
Julian Darley |
local economy |
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Tony Noerpel (M) |
Global warming |
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Eric Werling (M) |
building design, corporate social responsibility |
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Valerie Hubanks(M) |
organic farming |
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The proposed format of the education program would be to combine a “solutions” speaker with a “problem” speaker. We would use this format to balance bad news with the positive. Start in January with small local events and perhaps with experience organize a half day conference similar to Roscoe Bartlett’s energy conference, Oct, 2005.
5. Tony Noerpel mission statement LCCSS1d3
Statement is too long. Otto Gutenson proposed that it should be 10 to 20 words and this was agreed. Dave Milam made a proposal. Will Stewart took the action to incorporate this plus existing material and propose a straw man.
Will Stewart took the action to better define awareness and education. George Kingsley took the action to better define outreach and networking.
6. The name of the organization is too long. Eric Werling made a proposal to include the word partnership and perhaps propose a straw man to the group. Will Stewart took the action to propose a better name. We would then change the name of the email reflector appropriately.
7. Bylaws were tabled. Eric Werling and Tony Noerpel took the action to identify similar groups and learn from them. Perhaps use their by-laws as a template.
8. next meeting Tuesday night 7:30 PM, November 29th, 2005 at Rust Library.
Tony Noerpel
November 12, 2005