Loudoun County Committee for a Sustainable Society

Meeting minutes LCCSS-3

Attendance:
Charles Hinckley	Nancy Noerpel
Gina Faber	Matt Noerpel
Otto Gutenson
David Bailey
Tony Noerpel

1. ����������� Introductions

2.�������� Tony Noerpel presented the proposed agenda which was accepted.

3.�������� Tony reported that Timothy Wyant changed the name of the reflector to LCCSS.� Gina Faber noted that the domain name lccss.org was available and Timothy was going to see if he could get it for us.

4.�������� We are now an affiliate of the Post Carbon Institute.� There was some discussion about this and what it meant.� But we agreed that Richard George would be the best source for information and indeed this is the topic for his upcoming presentation.

5.�������� By-Laws

Pat Quinn has volunteered to chair the by-laws committee.� David Bailey volunteered to help locate by-laws from an existing group which could be suitably modified.

6.����������� Program

The list of possible and confirmed speakers is given below.

Tony secured the Rust Library auditorium (seats 116) for 7 PM, January 26^th, Thursday for the first event featuring Richard and Will Stewart.�

Schedule

January 26 introduction to peak oil, post carbon and LCCSS

Richard George

Will Stewart

March � bio diesel and ethanol

Duncan Cameron

PEC bio diesel demo machine. Someone Otto knows

Corn man from smith islanders

Tom Whipple Denville switch grass or another speaker from the conference

Or March wind/solar

Charles Bigelow and/or

Charles Garlow (EPA) wind energy�

April/May dirty coal and legislation issues

Senator Joe May � dirty coal

Tom Whipple � environmental and energy legislation

Beginning June/July/August tours

Alden Hathaway � can we get a copy of the movie?� What the homeowner can do.

Tamar Johnston � tour of Taylortown store

John Panko (Otto knows him did a lot of Alden�s work) geothermal Ancon (John�s company)

September stewardship and environment

David Milam

Gary Braasch

Action to send web site to email.

World watch inst. Speaker.

November Coal

CRMW mountain top removal mining

Global warming

Juliet Eiperin Wash post.

Gary Braasch

Tony Noerpel or somebody economics and energy issues.

Actions:

David Bailey and Tony to work on a brochure who, what when where why areas of focus committees, web site, Mary Phillips rewrite. To hand out at the talks.� There was some discussion whether this was too ambitious before Jan 26^th but we would do the best we could.

Otto to contact Charles Garlow and John Panko.

Tony to contact Tom Whipple.

Gina to talk to Rabbi Swartz

Timothy to contact Senator Joe May

Tony to contact Post Carbon regards possible honorariums for speakers.

Provide clip boards for sign up and request for info.

Gina has prepared a comprehensive list of organizations to notify regards the LCCSS events.� Ideas for advertising should be conveyed to Gina.� Announcements, sites for posting, etc.� Charles Hinckley to help.

Tony to get abstracts from Richard and Will.

Otto to talk to Jennifer Fulcher on local environmental issues and groups.� Send Jennifer the Post article.� Work 202-566-1183.

Will, Richard, Tony, Gina and Mary to write a story for the local papers.�

David Bailey recommended Gettyimage.com for stock images

Timothy Wyant�s memo on DC film event given to Otto.� Tony to ask Timothy for soft copy.

Gina asked if we could get a logo designed.� The group took the action to ask various friends and contacts. �

7.����������� Advocacy

Tony discussed his meeting with state senate candidate Mark Herring.

It was agreed that Otto Gut and Timothy Wyant would be the advocacy committee.

8.����������� community inventory

No progress

8��������� new business

David Bailey suggested an Earth day April 22 Saturday have table at somebody�s project.� Conservation Charles brought up the idea of tree planting.� We need more trees.� Parks and rec� Sam Ryburn�s wife is director.� Arbor day.�

Question to Web master can we have a repository for documents from David Bailey. Gina says yes.� Link to post carbon web site.

Feedback on web site?� Gina says yes.

New domain name LCCSS.org

9.����������� committees

By-laws:� Pat Quinn, David Bailey, Tony Noerpel

Program: Tony Noerpel, all members

Publicity: Gina Faber, Charles Hinckley, Mary Phillips

Film: Otto Gutensen, Timothy Wyant, David Milam

Advocacy: Otto Gutensen, Timothy Wyant, Tony Noerpel

Inventory: none yet

10.������ next meeting in February pending the selection of a program date.�

Tony Noerpel

January 30, 2005