April 20, 2022
Attendance: Sebastien Bigorre, Connor Ahearn, Mai Maheigan, Lauren Dykman, Liz Maloney, Mallory Kastner, Stephanie Madsen, Alex Kinsella, Mike Weir, Sarah Youngs
#1 Earth Day Activities were shared! Earth Day is Friday, April 22!
· Earth Day nature hike with STF – meet at the Quissett Tennis court at 12:15 for a nature hike. (smadsen@whoi.edu)- Liz + Steph will lead
· Woods Hole Community Clean up – Saturday, April 23: 9:00am Old Fire Station in WH
· Zoom Talk Zoe Cardon (MBL) Thursday, April 21 at 7:00 pm
· May 5 Zoom – Meet the Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwucOiorjIvGNOcun8qz5EEuhixTlpilRWt
· Hikes- T3C Wayfinding Series
· Highfield Hall Earth Day Event for kids + families: April 22 10:00-11:30 $20
Action:
· Send Earth Day Tips to Connor + Elise Hugus for Earth Day Listicle
· Send email time for Woods Hole Cleanup Saturday, April 23 at 9:00am (SM)
#2 WSS (WHOI Social Sustainability) – Events that increase social connections
Please volunteer for WSS Events:
· Beehives – contact Karen Soenen to help out with beehive activities
· Repair Café – Thursday, May 12 4-6 pm in Avast, David Center (volunteers needed)
· Solar for Residences – Lunch n Learn (Mallory…ask E2, Solar Rising)
· Activity Fair – Sept 2022 (tbd) Partner with Workplace Climate Comm + Women’s Comm
· Electric Vehicle Drive Green Event – tbd (perhaps invite the FleetVehicle people for MassFleets)
· Lawn Games – need leaders to schedule events (committees should use the games for teambuilding events), Contact smadsen@whoi.edu for the lock combination
· Recreation (annual) lunch n learn – schedule with Justin (tbd)
Action:
· Disseminate Repair Café flyer and Headlines on Thursday (LM)
· Contact Justin about creating a recreational video (SM + LM)
· Residential solar lunch n learn – schedule for Tuesday, June 21 at noon (record it)
o Mallory – ask Jenni Christian, Liz ask Solar Rising, Seb as Cotuit Solar, Steph set up Zoom + facilitate
· Activity Fair – Lauren exploring best date i.e. MIT’s schedule etc…possibly Tuesday, Sept 20 (MIT Bus leaves WHOI at 5:30)
· Create + order the beehive warning sign (LM)
# 3 WHOI’s GHG Report results and Energy Master Plan.
· We Reviewed the Energy Master Plan (EMP) presentation results. Outcome: Leadership agreed to financially support the EMP! Thank you WHOI Leadership!!
· We shared the 2021 Carbon Tracker Report compiled by CES our energy consultants. 2021 data was compared to 2020 (baseline is 2016 data).
Action:
· Send Carbon Tracker 2021 Report to STF members who request it (SM)
· Send invite to Energy Team to review Carbon Tracker/GHG Report (SM)
# 4 Beach Clean-up Shore Lab - Monthly – We need Volunteers to join the leaders! STF is partnering with T3C + WHOI neighbors to clean up the beach on the first Thursday of each month at noon. Meet at Gate by Shore Lab. Leaders for Beach Cleanups include:
· May 5, Thursday –
· June 2, Thursday – Sarah Youngs Lab Group + Friends
· July 7, Thursday – Post Doc Assoc (Mike Weir) + SSFs + PEP
Action:
· Recruit participants for beach cleanup (All)
#5 Energy Updates: solar, fleet vehicles, LEDs (more money is available from CLC)
· WHOI’s fleet vehicles – assistance program https://www.massfleetadvisor.org/
· Heat pump custom rebate from Nat Grid (SM)
· LEDs – replace lighting fixtures in as many buildings as possible while CLC $ is there
· Solar – Meteor House (waiting for Eversource to install the netmeter) and next project CRL-RCRC (expected this summer 2022)
· Get E2 Solar estimate for Dorm D and The David Center carport (SM)
#6 New Business -
Methods for fixing broken cell phones