November 17, 2021
Attendance: Helen Fredricks, Liz Maloney, Stephanie Murphy, Pam Polloni, Mai Maheigan, Lauren Dykman, Connor Ahearn, Mallory Kastner
#1 This discussion is tabled until Hauke can attend: Carbon Offset Discussion – in addition to LED installations and renewable solar, electrification, and powering down strategies, what else can WHOI employees do to reduce carbon emissions?
Let’s talk. Food for thought:
Hauke recommends:
· Gold Standard
· American Carbon Registry
· Verified Carbon Standard
· Climate Action Reserve
· ClimeCo
· Cool Effect
Action:
· Schedule a lunch n learn with Hauke Kite-Powell (SM)
#2 NexTrex Plastic Film Recycling- Helen Fredrick explained the 6 month program she’s conducting at Fye building in support of a Falmouth School Program. We agreed to help support her efforts and expand collection sites to Clark and Smith Lobbies.
Action:
· Create + disseminate flyers (Helen)
· Submit a Headlines advertisement (Helen)
· Place receptacles in Clark + Smith lobbies (Helen)
#3 Sustainable Food Guide for Falmouth – Mallory started a robust local food guide on google drive. We worked on it together during the meeting, but the doc is still open for additions – please see the link for your input.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1h9FNi_X4YrQDvH_dCpKfB5qlBwJ3L5nP?usp=sharing
Action:
· Edit/add to the food guide on google drive (All)
· Host a Canva.com tutorial for members when making the flyer (Mallory)
#4 WSS (WHOI Social Sustainability) – The Native American Heritage Events were really successful!
· Native American Heritage Month is November – Movie Event (We Still Live Here)- Tues, Nov 16 at 7:30. Over 40 people attended the panel event!
· Book Club: Our Beloved Kin: a New History of King Philip's War” by Lisa Brooks on November 22 at 7:00pm on Zoom. We had about 15 people attend
https://www.woodsholediversity.org/native-american-heritage-month/.
· Schedule a 2nd Flax Food Lunch n Learn for January or Feb
Action:
· Steph contact Noa at Flax Food to confirm lunch n learn for Friday, Jan 14 at 1:00pm
#5 Beach Clean-up Shore Lab - Monthly –First of the month at Noon. Meet at Shore Lab gate on the bike path.
Leaders for Beach Cleanups include:
· Dec 2, Thursday – JP Students (Lauren Dykman leading)
· Jan 6, Thursday – Kevin Nikolaus team ? OR Freddie in the Bio Dept (if we switch the time to 1:00pm so it doesn’t conflict with Bio’s Seminar)
Action:
· Check with Kevin + Freddie to see who will sponsor/lead the January beach cleanup (Pam P + SM)
#6 Solar + LED update- Meteor House solar in January (hopefully!) + LEDs on 5 more buildings
· Starting Dec 13 - Leds scheduled for QFB, Dist/shipping warehouse, CRL, Bell House, Challenger, then top floor and Port Office Iselin
#7 New Business -
· Coat Drive sponsored by Andrea Harvey
· Falmouth Town Recycling will be switching to tagged Toters that can be lifted by a mechanical arm. Town meeting voted to buy every resident a 96 gal toter. Not sure how this will affect WHOI.