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2008 Accomplishments Global Warming Task Force Henderson County Goals and priorities for 2008 we established at the January 2008 meeting: • Obtain grants to help fund our efforts • Implement an awards program for churches, businesses, and or individuals for merit in ‘green innovation and accomplishments • Increase efficient use of transportation vehicles • Bags and t-shirts • 3 public meetings • Accomplish having mayor Newman sign U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement • Encourage Hendersonville to reduce energy use Accomplishments • We provided 5 judges for a science fair at Hendersonville Middle School on February 6. • We gave a presentation on GW at the Unitarian Church in February. • We co-sponsored a presentation by Richard Fireman on March 29 at St. James Episcopal church. James presented do-able energy-savings projects for churches. • We provided a press release to Times-News urging Mayor Newman to sign the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement. • We gathered information on the feasibility of acquiring and selling re-usable shopping bags. • Eva monitored the Cliffside Power Plant proposal and attended a meeting on this topic. • Gary continued to maintain the excellent GWTF web site he created. • Sam found and presented useful information on writing grant applications. • Stan started work on developing a prototype of a working model of global warming. • We tabled at Energy Earth day. • We toured the Climate Center (NOAA) in Asheville. • Carol gave a presentation requesting a climate change task force for the school system to the School Board. • We submitted a resolution opposing the Cliffside expansion. • We obtained sample bumper stickers and ordered some made with ‘Drive 55’. • Phil and Frances tabled at the Garden Jubilee. • Eva wrote a letter to T-N on ‘idle-not’, and also wrote an article on this topic for the Citizen-Times. Eva wrote a letter and presented on this topic to the School Board. • A list of GW facts were collected and Frances produced a book of GW Facts. • Samples of recycled/decomposable food (doggie containers) containers were collected. An effort will be made to make this technology known to local restaurants. • Frances constructed a 3 panel science fair format with GWTF and GW info on it that can be used at our exhibits. • Eva designed and had some (1500) GWTF air fresheners produced for resale for fund-raising. These are currently on sale. • We had an exhibit at the SEEXPO. • John oversaw an exhibit at Apple Fest. Eva arranged to have a solar trailer at our exhibit. We had ‘Inconvenient Truth’ and ‘Kilowatt Ours” playing at our table. • Some of our group attended the Gaylord Solar Tour (discussed plans for his new green building on Main Street). • We launched the idea of providing some GW-relevant info to the science teachers of Henderson County schools. We would follow up by going before the School Board to propose convening a science teacher workshop on GW with the intent to improve student/teacher exposure to GW with advocacy suggestions for students. The info packets were distributed by several members of the Task Force including the Baileys. 2009 should be even better! |
