[CoolCommunities] FW: September Cool News

Mon Sep 14 18:29:46 PDT 2009

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Cool News
September 2009
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Dates to Remember

September 8-17
Smart Energy Forums

Maine Partners for Cool Communities will hold a series of Smart Energy Forums in
 Washington and Aroostook counties.
- Learn how to save money and energy
- Learn about new funding opportunities for municipal and local energy projects
- Discover what's happening locally for community leaders
- Network with other concerned citizens
For dates, times, and
locations please visit our website [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=acil45cab.0.5avbarcab.f4ossjcab.1107&ts=S0413&p=http%3A%2F%2Fmaine.sierraclub.org%2Fcalendar.htm]
September 16
Green and Lean Lecture Series: Eating Local, Organic, and Cheap
Green & Lean is a series of monthly lectures which focus on ways to save money
and resources. We have adopted a very pragmatic approach - no technical jargon, 
no complicated concepts, just straightforward, useable information you can put to
use in your own home or place of work. For more information, contact Erika Shriner
at 244-3532.
7:00 pm
St. John Episcopal Church, 315 Main Street, Southwest Harbor

October 3
Cool Congress

Maine Partners for Cool Communities is calling together local Cool Teams, energy
 committee members, and municipal leaders for an all day event that will include
 speakers, networking, and valuable workshops. Author, environmentalist, and scholar,
Bill McKibben will be the keynote speaker and will be brought to us live on ITV.
 Register today [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=acil45cab.0.n9lrg4cab.f4ossjcab.1107&ts=S0413&p=http%3A%2F%2Fcoolmaine.org%2Fupdate%2F2009-conference-cool-congress-scheduled-october-3-2009]!
8-4
UMaine Augusta, Presque Isle, and Machias

October 6
Maine Wind Energy Conference

Here is your opportunity to understand how wind power can benefit Maine. The conference
is intended to help spur new thinking and innovation in addressing our current wind-related
challenges.

To learn more or register click here [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=acil45cab.0.o9lrg4cab.f4ossjcab.1107&ts=S0413&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mainewindenergyconference.com%2F]

8-6
Augusta Civic Center

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Maine Partners for Cool Communities Reaches Out to the "The County"
Last week Maine Partners for Cool Communities (MPCC) reached out to Aroostook County
communities with a series of Cool Forums. As University of Maine Presque Isle (UMPI)
President, Donald Zillman, remarked in his welcome at the Cool Forum in Presque 
Isle, many important projects such as UMPI's wind turbine installation have begun
with a handful of people with passion and a vision of what could be. Other Cool 
Forums were held last week in Houlton and Fort Kent.
A highlight of these forums was a taped video interview by Paul Santomenna, Physicians
for Social Responsibility Director and MPCC partner, of John Brautigam, Director
 of the Energy Programs Division of the Maine Public Utilities Commission. Brautigam
discussed the new municipal grants and resources available through Efficiency Maine.
MPCC hopes to continue to link Aroostook County communities, including municipal
 government organizations and citizens, with the tools necessary to boost energy/taxpayer
dollar savings. The upcoming Cool Congress at UMPI will also provide an opportunity
to connect with others around the state who are working on energy concerns in their
communities. The Cool Congress will give all attendees the opportunity to learn 
from national and state experts what can be done to make a difference, create clean
energy jobs, save money and energy, and reduce green house gas emissions.
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Don't Miss the 1st Annual Cool Congress: Community Based Approaches to Energy and
Climate Change
Saturday October 3rd
8 am -4 pm
UMaine Augusta - Live
ITV at UMaine Presque Isle and UMaine Machias
Keynote Speaker: Bill McKibben - Live on ITV
Presenters:
Energy Efficiency -  Suzanne Watson Director of Policy for the American Council 
for an Energy Efficient Economy
Transportation - Chris Wilhite, Director of Sierra Club Rhode Island
Renewable Energy - John Kerry, Director of the Maine Office of Energy Security and
Independence
Adaptation Strategies -  Rhett Lamb, Planning Director in Keene, NH
Following the Event: Tour LEED Platinum Hannaford Supermarket in Augusta

Register Today! [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=acil45cab.0.hpnoi5cab.f4ossjcab.1107&ts=S0413&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.coolmaine.org%2F]
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Portland Heads Towards Sustainability
Recently Portland's Sustainability Committee announced a new program that follows
the advise of a performance contractor. The program will use nearly $500,000 in 
federal stimulus money to hire the city's first full-time "sustainability coordinator"
and invest in energy-efficiency improvements.
After an energy audit of 55 buildings, not including the Portland International 
Jetport which was not part of the audit, the city will now take steps to reduce 
the roughly $8 million a year it spends on energy. Fifteen million dollars worth
 of energy conservation improvements would reduce Portland's carbon dioxide emissions
by more than 5,000 tons a year - the equivalent of taking 933 cars off the road 
with an estimated savings of nearly $1.5 million a year.

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Offshore Wind Energy Meetings to be Held Across the State
The State Planning office and the Department of Conservation have scheduled  public
meetings regarding the siting of Maine coastal deepwater, offshore wind. Legislation
passed early this year called for between one and five demonstration sites along
 the Maine coast where offshore wind technology can be tested. Meetings will be 
held in Ellsworth, Machias, Wiscasset, Wells and Rockport.
To view the schedule: http://www.maine.gov/spo/specialprojects/OETF/ [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=acil45cab.0.p9lrg4cab.f4ossjcab.1107&ts=S0413&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.maine.gov%2Fspo%2Fspecialprojects%2FOETF%2F]
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Maine Cities Turn off Streetlights: Saving Energy and Money
Street lights in the US generate greenhouse gases equal to 2 million cars and cost about $1.3 billion in electricity each year. This figure has cities and towns in Maine asking if we really need this much light and when and where do we need it. South Portland is turning off 112 lights, saving them $20,000 a year. A Sierra Club - Maine grant is helping an intern in Yarmouth determine the need and placement of the street lights in their town. Lewiston is reviewing their street light policy while Bangor plans to convert street lights in the downtown area from conventional to LED.

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