Green Team Meeting Notes 1-17-2019

Green Team Meeting Notes 1/17/2019

Attendees: Bill Schroeder, Susan Johnston, Mark Bohrer, Candy Dann (phone)

Away: Steve Fink, Janet Clarke, Tim Smith, Fran Fink

Need to re-add to the invite: Graham Long

Here are our minutes from last month (link below).

Agenda for this month (schedule order may be adjusted):

1) Renewable/Electric options for kitchen - Iric/Trustees – Bill is the point person here

-        The Trustees had put forward a decision to stay with gas appliances

-        They gave several justifications which we thought were answerable and could be overcome

o   This include addressing Columbia Gas compensation for appliances, electric service in condition

-        Iric could not make it tonight and asked to reschedule

-        ACTION: Mark to respond to Iric, request a new date to meet

o   In an effort to keep communication lines open, this was kind of a glitch, from the Green Team’s perspective. Request that Trustees use the GT as a resource. We want to support and be involved.

o   Mark to propose being a liaison to the Trustees, and plans to attend the next Trustees meeting

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2) Columbia Gas updates - Merrimack Valley Gas Crisis Recover Green Initiative – Steve

-        Steve not here - Will get updates when he is present

3) Board of World Service agreed to support “Be The Spark” program by MIPL

- $500 matching from BoWS to Green Team $500 contribution >> for $1000 contribution

4) SC Green Team website

- There is now some basic information on the website:

- Candy is working with Nora on where we appear – Candy has made some suggestions

- ACTION: Candy – get on the “Get to know us” menu

- ACTION: Steve – send photos from retreat, send to Susan, and she will select ones for the website

-        ACTION Mark – update Climate Reader and share with Green Team to review

5) Sharing green ideas in the weekly buzz ... how to best do this? – Susan

- Idea for a little character (green bee?) in the weekly buzz to be a spokesperson for green ideas

- ACTION: Susan will talk to Nora to develop this

6) Electricity Generation from Solar Panels –

- Bill showed graph of last 6 years

- ideas on how to promote

- ACTION: Bill to summarize in a presentation to the Trustees and the church (quarterly newsleeter).

7) Divestment and Socially Responsible Investment – Bill

- an announcement in this regard will be forthcoming at the annual meeting from the Trustees of Trust Funds

Not discussed this meeting – things we want to do:

- Retreat 2.0 at Fellowship Hour - World Cafe tables return - Steve/Mark

- sharing Climate Cares and Concerns during church