[SEMCO] ] 02.15.06 CIREC Mtg - "Changing the Climate: Responses from the Global to the Local"

[Muller, Joan (DCR)]

A meeting of possible interest...

For immediate release                     Contact: Joan Muller,
508.457.0495
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Climate Policy & Action to be Addressed at CIREC's February 15 Meeting
in Barnstable

"Changing the Climate: Responses from the Global to the Local Level," an
educational and networking event presented by the Cape & Islands
Renewable
Energy Collaborative (CIREC), is scheduled for Wednesday, February 15,
from
7 to 9 pm, at the Barnstable Middle School's cafeteria in Hyannis (895
Falmouth Rd/Rt 28).

This free event, open to the public, will focus on responding to the
threats
posed by climate change in ways that make economic and environmental
sense.
Chris Powicki of Water Energy & Ecology Information Services will review
the
unique attributes of the climate challenge, the current climate policy
situation, and possible implications for future action by the federal
government and within the Cape & Islands region.

Chuck Kleekamp of Cape Clean Air and Clean Power Now will provide
insight on
the emissions footprint of the Canal Station in Sandwich, in advance of
a
hearing scheduled for February 16 by the Massachusetts Department of
Environmental Protection (DEP). The DEP hearing will provide local
residents
and officials with an opportunity to comment on proposed amendments to
state
regulations for controlling greenhouse gas emissions from the Canal
plant
and five other large-scale fossil power plants in Massachusetts.

David Anthony of the Town of Barnstable will discuss the climate policy
commitment made by the Town Council in 2002 and highlight the actions
taken
by the Barnstable Green Team and municipal agencies to reduce both
energy
bills and greenhouse gas emissions.

Information will be available on membership in CIREC, the local chapter
of
the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA). In addition, time
to
network will be provided.

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CIREC (http://www.cirenew.org/) was formed in 2000 to bring together
diverse
individuals and organizations with common interest in achieving a
sustainable energy future, both locally and globally. CIREC participants
work together to build awareness of the benefits of renewable energy,
increase the use of clean energy technologies, and lay the groundwork
for
transforming the energy basis of the Cape & Islands region.

In September 2005, CIREC became the local chapter of the Northeast
Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA). NESEA (http://www.nesea.org/) is
the
leading regional membership organization in the United States focused on
promoting the understanding, development, and adoption of energy
conservation and renewable energy technologies. NESEA is headquartered
in
Greenfield, Mass. Other chapters are centered on the North Shore and in
Boston and located in Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New
York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.







 
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