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Happy New Year - January 2010   

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In This Issue

Seminar Jan 21: Personal Health Care Products

Seminar Jan 23: From Copenhagen to Wellesley

Seminar Jan 28: Climate Solutions

In the Townsman

Help Wanted

 

Did you know?


Wellesley residents can purchase renewable energy from the Municipal Light Plant!
 
-more-

 

 

 Welcome

 

Greetings,

3 Unique seminars in January!

How often do you read about ONE action that you could take to make a difference and actually do anything?  If you have not been to a seminar lately, they are a great way to broaden your horizon and get re-motivated to act.

 

Here are three great opportunities within this next week to learn about:

  1. Safety of the products you use and how to find safer alternatives - Thursday, Jan 21
  2. Interfaith Action on the Global Environmental Challenge - Saturday, Jan 23
  3. Latest information on climate change solutions and renewable energy options - Thursday, Jan 28

Start your new year powerfully.  Pick ONE of the seminars below and put your energy into action.

Scott Bender

Member, Wellesley Green Ribbon Study Committee

 

  Seminar:

 

The Wellesley Cancer Prevention Project and the Wellesley Middle School Green Team
Present:

Personal Care Products,
Chemicals, and Your Health

 

 

On any given day, we may use as many as 25 different cosmetics and personal care products that Personal Care Productscontain more than 200 different chemicals. Our updated presentation will help you learn about the safety of the products you use and how to find safer alternatives.

In Europe, over 1100 chemicals are banned from cosmetics.
In America, only 10 are. 
Taking care of yourself and your children may cost more than you think.

Thursday, January 21, 7:00 PM

For more information click link

 

  Seminar:

 

Wellesley Hills Congregational Church and Wellesley Village Church
Present:

From Copenhagen to Wellesley

Interfaith Action on the

Global Environmental Challenge

 

Help Shape Our Environmental Future:

·Learn The Way Forward from Copenhagen with Anne Kelley, Director of Governance Programs, Ceres (www.ceres.org)

·Discuss how local faith communities can work together to effect change

·Discern your role

Saturday, January 23, 9:00 AM

For more information, or to register
click link


 

  Seminar:

 

Wellesley Free Library & Green Ribbon Study Committee & Wellesley Municipal Light Plant
Present:

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Climate
    Solutions



SPEAKERS:

Alan Nogee - Director, Climate & Energy Strategy & Policy, Union of Concerned Scientists
Richard Joyce - Director, Wellesley Municipal Light Plant
Scott Bender - Wellesley Green Ribbon Study Committee
 
LEARN:
·        Recent developments in climate science & solutions and how they affect YOU
·        Recent findings on Massachusetts impacts
·        How much renewable energy could we really rely on in the next 20 years?
·        Potential solutions: costs, benefits and tradeoffs.  What we can do as;
        
ONE Nation, ONE Community, ONE Individual
 
ENGAGE in a discussion about how to increase energy efficiency & renewable energy use.

Thursday, January 28, 7:30 PM

For more information
click link

 

 In the Townsman...

 

Wellesley Townsman - Column: One of Wellesley's best-kept secrets:
renewable energy options
By Jessica Langerman/Guest Columnist
"...What is the Voluntary Renewable Energy Program? The brainchild of Debra Healy, business manager at the MLP, the Voluntary Renewable Energy Program (VREP) was created in response to the outcome of an opinion survey conducted last fall. The survey, performed by Opinion Dynamics Corporation, targeted 597 residential and 77 commercial customers of the WMLP. "The results of the survey were clear," said Healy. "Almost 80 percent of respondents rated renewable energy as being important. There is a great deal of interest in clean energy here in Wellesley, and people indicated that they were willing to pay extra for it." -more-

 

 Help Wanted...

 

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We Have the Power to ChangeThe Power of One
brings together Wellesley residents and
organizations to achieve long-term
reduction in energy use and carbon footprint.

 
Co-sponsored by: Green Ribbon Study Committee &
WMLP

Wellesley Municipal Light Plant