[SEMCO] Sierra's 3rd Tuesday Talk, “Cape-Wide Action for Local Fertilizer & Pesticide Control” - 12/19, 7 pm via Zoom

[Chris Powicki]

Sierra Cape Cod’s 3rd Tuesday Talk 
“Cape-Wide Action for Local Fertilizer & Pesticide Control” 
Tuesday, December 19, 7 to 8 pm 
Virtual, via Zoom: https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F89176128525%3Fpwd%3DV2R3QS9QaEF5cXhZY2xBRm1hQXJRdz09&data=05%7C02%7CSEMCO%40whoi.edu%7C1741f5ce08e44e0710f808dbffd4d7c6%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638385064961995204%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C20000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Q1qy7KgicaooXfOurcOBwS7%2Be5mZIikE20i8ilENS9g%3D&reserved=0 <https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F89176128525%3Fpwd%3DV2R3QS9QaEF5cXhZY2xBRm1hQXJRdz09&data=05%7C02%7CSEMCO%40whoi.edu%7C1741f5ce08e44e0710f808dbffd4d7c6%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638385064961995204%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C20000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Q1qy7KgicaooXfOurcOBwS7%2Be5mZIikE20i8ilENS9g%3D&reserved=0> 

Sierra Cape Cod’s virtual speaker series continues Tuesday, December 19 at 7 pm with featured speaker Laura Kelley of Protect Our Cape Cod Aquifer (POCCA) introducing the fertilizer and pesticide control articles adopted by Orleans Town Meeting. In addition to being presented to the Massachusetts Legislature as home rule petitions, these articles provide a template for empowering other communities to supersede lax state standards and restrict fertilizer and pesticide use on the Cape, where reliance on sole-source aquifers increases vulnerabilities. This Zoom event is open to all; time will be reserved for audience Q&A.

Laura Kelley is a local water quality activist and educator through POCCA and practitioner through Littlefield Landscapes. She helped encourage and support town officials and residents in approving the pesticide and fertilizer management restrictions at 2022-23 Orleans Town Meetings <https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.town.orleans.ma.us%2F1335%2FPesticide-Home-Rule-Petition-2023&data=05%7C02%7CSEMCO%40whoi.edu%7C1741f5ce08e44e0710f808dbffd4d7c6%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638385064961995204%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C20000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=7FieWSJQ7XcuBFlexxIefGVTSF8u1e3L2QsN8lLXI50%3D&reserved=0>. These measures are intended to accelerate water quality improvement as the town develops wastewater collection and treatment infrastructure. To build on Orleans’ leadership and assist Rep. Sarah Peake in making the case for enactment of the town's home rule petitions, Laura is leading a grassroots effort to encourage other communities to take similar action to protect our pollinators, ecosystems, and residents and to reduce pollution of groundwater, ponds and rivers, and coastal embayments. 

Sierra Club is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with more than 3.8 million members and supporters. In addition to protecting every person's right to get outdoors and access the healing power of nature, Sierra Club works to promote clean energy, safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and legal action. As part of Sierra Club's Massachusetts Chapter, the Cape Cod & Islands Group represents members and supporters in Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket counties. For information, visit https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sierraclub.org%2Fmassachusetts%2Fcape-cod-islands-group&data=05%7C02%7CSEMCO%40whoi.edu%7C1741f5ce08e44e0710f808dbffd4d7c6%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638385064961995204%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C20000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=EJTTL6AOV96uNTACleRIeBJMkbiWX1F0f4lcgvMWcVc%3D&reserved=0 <https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sierraclub.org%2Fmassachusetts%2Fcape-cod-islands-group&data=05%7C02%7CSEMCO%40whoi.edu%7C1741f5ce08e44e0710f808dbffd4d7c6%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638385064961995204%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C20000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=EJTTL6AOV96uNTACleRIeBJMkbiWX1F0f4lcgvMWcVc%3D&reserved=0>. Videos of recent “3rd Tuesday” talks are available at this page and via the links below:

Sierra Cape Cod "Tuesday Talks"
October 17, 2023: Betty Ludtke, Barnstable Town Councilor and commercial pilot, and Alex Hatfield, Stop Private Jet Expansion, on "Hyannis Municipal Airport Expansion: Community/Climate Impacts & Regional Planning Needs" <https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclick.emails.sierraclub.org%2F%3Fqs%3D054de6a54a482c6cf824956a0162cd929898d78fa288c3d1733f1e147d693c95c145c872ca7f02e9f54a1ed147560631eaa37ee686acb7fb&data=05%7C02%7CSEMCO%40whoi.edu%7C1741f5ce08e44e0710f808dbffd4d7c6%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638385064962151418%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C20000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=cJzga13s%2Ft5nc3F5yu1ccLfgXuBk2PfyJ9WZsZQfWBw%3D&reserved=0>
September 19, 2023: State Representative Dylan Fernandes on "Community Benefits from Offshore Wind Power: Stabilizing Electric Rates & Decarbonizing the Cape” <https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F1MH_0VixW9Wm5z2H34skQZ0kvwt0Vf0s7%2Fview%3Fusp%3Dsharing&data=05%7C02%7CSEMCO%40whoi.edu%7C1741f5ce08e44e0710f808dbffd4d7c6%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638385064962151418%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C20000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=OcHvyQ4TSTLjwuXoajRRwzKzWmCZmN%2FFO11bB6Fy568%3D&reserved=0>  

July 18, 2023: State Senator Julian Cyr on PFAS sources, contaminated sites on Cape Cod, and proposed legislation, “An Act to Protect Massachusetts Public Health from PFAS” <https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F1n_ScREuvz9gGndnEwu3MpZiUT_Sv4vRi%2Fview%3Fusp%3Ddrive_link&data=05%7C02%7CSEMCO%40whoi.edu%7C1741f5ce08e44e0710f808dbffd4d7c6%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638385064962151418%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C20000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=GlsR9imSbURo4WjiLbOR5xtzEN2jyqMvG4JAS9qLtqM%3D&reserved=0>   

June 20, 2023: Bob Ryley of Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod presents “Net-Zero Homes & Building Codes: Habitat Cape Cod’s Decarbonization Experience" <https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F1q8HN85f8-SajZs3T2MqBNxGks0u3CO-t%2Fview%3Fusp%3Dsharing&data=05%7C02%7CSEMCO%40whoi.edu%7C1741f5ce08e44e0710f808dbffd4d7c6%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638385064962151418%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C20000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=1jXilIdE7bLnelVueehT5%2BR3Kidck0KafdkeGTn%2BcwE%3D&reserved=0>
May 16, 2023: Tom Cambareri, Sole Source Consulting, and Laurel Schaider, Silent Spring Institute, discussing the science, sources, and solutions for PFAS contamination in Hyannis <https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F1koKGX8BawzdjMyyS0nL8ccQRFUYw6cjN%2Fview%3Fusp%3Dsharing&data=05%7C02%7CSEMCO%40whoi.edu%7C1741f5ce08e44e0710f808dbffd4d7c6%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638385064962151418%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C20000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2B2cgEKdayxgnCVYYSsBn8fLXaPw5DFBtDmmJvR7PlPs%3D&reserved=0>
April 18, 2023: Andrew Gottlieb, Association to Preserve Cape Cod (APCC), on Holtec’s proposal to discharge radioactive contaminants to Cape Cod Bay <https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F1bX4LZuWOUDhA40ch6JxZf8AwJZcAk9uL%2Fview%3Fusp%3Dsharing&data=05%7C02%7CSEMCO%40whoi.edu%7C1741f5ce08e44e0710f808dbffd4d7c6%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638385064962151418%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C20000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=X%2BHiD2sYn1UMBVSlKRC8DG1JuLfi0UI6NG8fGDIW%2FzE%3D&reserved=0> 

March 21, 2023: Mark Faherty, science coordinator for Wellfleet Bay Audubon Sanctuary, on threats facing horseshoe crabs and proposed state regulations for protecting local populations <https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F1-aBCZ7KS6jjXoYmm025JMZhyzzRrkTHk%2Fview%3Fusp%3Dshare_link&data=05%7C02%7CSEMCO%40whoi.edu%7C1741f5ce08e44e0710f808dbffd4d7c6%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638385064962151418%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C20000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=oXK7AKxJO5Rl52EOtUztRh%2F5LBsOgb9dZMITjG6OZ24%3D&reserved=0>
February 21, 2023: Madhavi Venkatesan, executive director of Sustainable Practices, on the ongoing campaign to ban single-use plastic water bottles and foodware <https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F1a5wMsPEcKJIdDjPH4rqy8MBHDtVMCb82%2Fview%3Fusp%3Dshare_link&data=05%7C02%7CSEMCO%40whoi.edu%7C1741f5ce08e44e0710f808dbffd4d7c6%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638385064962151418%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C20000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=V0y70QXTinsGslDLA6AXP2cGH%2BRI2DgJKJK4rq29cs8%3D&reserved=0>
January 17, 2023: Zee Crocker, executive director of Barnstable Clean Water Coalition, on proposed state regulations to accelerate water quality improvement on Cape Cod <https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F1qhHI6Ge3442KK7tB6B6TTTqFhRGRBbvp%2Fview%3Fusp%3Dshare_link&data=05%7C02%7CSEMCO%40whoi.edu%7C1741f5ce08e44e0710f808dbffd4d7c6%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638385064962151418%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C20000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=F9V6hV%2BRyS9QWIq6AWvTgfKj9Y2S1NB2h1sNJpZ6nM8%3D&reserved=0>
December 7, 2022: Mariel Marchand, power supply planner for Cape Light Compact municipal aggregation, on opportunities for greening and cleanup up the local electricity supply mix <https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F1oLLNBmsK8IHPBPZLLFptaqtijwucIcdi%2Fview%3Fusp%3Dshare_link&data=05%7C02%7CSEMCO%40whoi.edu%7C1741f5ce08e44e0710f808dbffd4d7c6%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638385064962151418%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C20000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=iZyOykbK2dmrqXlVxQ1VtiWKfLQgyRlr6YMgib8Z5mU%3D&reserved=0>

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