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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>Button-Up for the
Winter: Cozy, Cost-effective, and Sustainable!<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>Waquoit Bay
Reserve Visitor Center <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>Route 28<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>Tuesday, November 2,
2010<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>7:00 PM – 8:30PM<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Waquoit Bay Reserve continues its monthly First
Tuesday’s forums at the Visitor Center with, “Button-Up for the
Winter: Cozy, Cost-effective, and Sustainable!” with Kevin Galligan,
Energy Efficiency Program Manager at the Cape Light Compact. Mr. Galligan, who
also teaches a class on energy efficiency at Cape Cod Community College, will
provide practical information about Cape Light Compact energy efficiency programs
for residential customers including free and low cost programs and materials
available to consumers. In addition, he’ll reveal some tips for lowering
your energy bills (both electricity and fuel). Just what is a phantom load?
What are the top ten most effective actions you can take to lower your energy
bill? Is it really true the Cape Light Compact will replace all the old light
bulbs in my house with compact fluorescent bulbs if I request a free energy
audit for my home? What’s the scoop about that $1500 federal tax credit?
What about the state, do they have programs that will help me make my home more
energy efficient? The new smart strip technology will be demonstrated and one
lucky winner will get to take home the smart strip as a door prize.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Following Mr. Galligan’s presentation, there will be a
hands-on session where people will get to try out Watt’s Up meters, the
smart strip and an infra-red camera. Energy Star catalogs will also be
distributed. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>This program is the second in the series: “Reduce Your
Nitrogen Footprint: First Tuesdays at Waquoit Bay Reserve Visitor
Center”. Each month, we’ll look at a different action that can help
to preserve our coastal waters for ourselves and our children. Too much
nitrogen entering our water results in polluted coastal bays by fertilizing the
seaweed which chokes out the native grasses, an important habitat for the fish
and shell fish we eat. Along with the practical information presented by a
topic specialist, Reserve staff will introduce the talks with information on
how the reserve is modeling the chosen behavior as well as research going on at
Waquoit Bay that shows the connections between actions on land and effects on
water. The talks are followed by discussion time where participants can ask
questions as well as share their own solutions and experiences. Finally, the
last part of the workshops will include a hands-on portion and take away. The
lecture starts at 7 pm and will wrap up by 8:30. People are also invited to
come fifteen minutes early for light snacks and to view visitor center
exhibits.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The program is free and open to all. Reasonable
accommodations (including sign language or Portuguese interpreter) are
available upon request. Registration is appreciated but not required. For more
information and a downloadable complete schedule of the monthly forums as well
as on-line registration, please go to <a href="http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org">www.waquoitbayreserve.org</a>.
You can also call 508-457-0495 x107 for further questions or suggestions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";
color:navy'>Laurie Tompkins</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";
color:navy'>Event Coordinator</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";
color:navy'>Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve</span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";
color:navy'>P.O. Box 3092</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";
color:navy'>Waquoit, MA 02536</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";
color:navy'>Tel. 508-457-0495 x108</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";
color:navy'>Fax 617-727-5537</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org"><span style='color:blue'>www.waquoitbayreserve.org</span></a></span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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