Upcoming Events
Can
Weeds Help Solve Climate Crisis?
Tuesday, September 16,
7 p.m.
Gardening writer Tom
Christopher will give us all a new appreciation for weeds and
their role in ecosystems as the earth’s atmosphere warms and as carbon
dioxide concentration rises. Tom is a very entertaining speaker
whose talks are always well-seasoned with humor. Tom’s article Can Weeds Help Solve Climate Crisis?
Appeared in the New York Times
Magazine on Sunday, June 29, 2008.
Electric
Vehicles: How Do They Work? What Is Their Future?
Tuesday,
October 21, 7 p.m.
Dave Oliveria
converted his Ford Ranger pick-up truck to run on batteries (no fossil
fuels). The electricity to drive this truck to work costs about half of
what the trip would cost for gasoline. Dave will tell us all about
vehicle fuel efficiency and emissions, hybrids, plug-in hybrids,
all-electric vehicles, and what our vehicle fleet may look like in the
future. His truck will be on display in the parking lot following the
meeting.
Global Warming and Energy Policy in
Connecticut
Tuesday, December 9, 7 p.m.
Roger Smith, Coordinator of the
Connecticut Climate Coalition and Campaign Director of Clean Water
Action will tell us what is coming up in the January 2009 session of
the Connecticut Legislature to improve home energy efficiency and
address global warming. In what will certainly be another tough
budget year, citizen action will be critical in order to pass progressive energy-related legislation
and help consumers hurt by high fossil fuel prices.