{"id":38,"date":"2018-08-20T13:15:44","date_gmt":"2018-08-20T17:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/sustainability\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2018-08-20T13:17:02","modified_gmt":"2018-08-20T17:17:02","slug":"october-18-2017","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/sustainability\/meetings-activities\/meeting-minutes\/october-18-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"October 18, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\n\t\tOctober 18, 2017<br \/>\n\t<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Attendance:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Seb Bigorre, Danie Kincade, Taylor Heyl, Ann Devenish, Sarah Fuller, Bryce Corlett, Andrea Harvey, Sean Medeiros, Stephanie Madsen and guests: Kyle Bonus, Pat- MassRides and Mike Moriarty \u2013 Enterprise Vanpool.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>#1 MassRides \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>presentations were given by Kyle +Pat for first 20 minutes of meeting. Focus: Alternative commuting options, biking, NuRide portal.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>MassRides\u00a0<\/strong>is funded through Mass DOT and offers programs to users of alternative commuting (carpool, vanpool, transit, bike, walk and even telework):<\/li>\n<li><strong>NuRide<\/strong>\u00a0is a database accessible by web or phone app, that helps you find matching rides with other commuting members for carpools or vanpool. It also has a reward program where you log your alternative commute and earn points useable for discounts at 100+ retailers and stores (Lenovo, Dell, Sketchers, New Balance, JCPenney, Verizon, Plymouth&amp;Brockton, etc) or others such as tickets for NewEngland Revolution games. You setup your account easily and it logs your commutes and saved $, miles, calories etc. NuRide is FREE.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Emergency Ride Home\u00a0<\/strong>provides regular alternate commuters with up to 4 emergency rides home per year when medical\/personal emergency arises. You get reimbursed for eligible emergencies up to $100 per emergency.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mike Moriarty\u00a0<\/strong>presented on the RideShare program of Enterprise Rental. If you are interested in VanPooling with others at WHOI, please check out this website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.enterpriserideshare.com\/vanpool\/en.html\">https:\/\/www.enterpriserideshare.com\/vanpool\/en.html<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Action:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ask Kyle Bonus to contact Whoi HR to set up 1. Try It Day + 2. Meet Your Match Day (SB or SMM)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>#2\u00a0 WSS-\u00a0 Upcoming events include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Long Pond Hike- 3.5 miles -Sunday, Nov. 19<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a010:00 am \u2013 meet at Goodwill Park Pavilion (off Gifford Rd)- WHOI, The 300 Committee + Buzzards Bay Coalition.<\/li>\n<li>Zephyr Boat Trip \u2013 STF Members and others participated in a Zephyr Educational boat trip on Friday, Oct 27<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0 to witness biological life, oceanographic ecology and technologies used by scientists. It was an outstanding trip!\u00a0 If you missed it, please let me know if you are interested in attending one in this spring or next fall.<\/li>\n<li>Lunch + Learn Recycling \u2013 Thursday, Nov. 9 12:15 at Carriage House<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Action:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Solicit Leadership for the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Consider leading + schedule any of the suggested events- All Amazing!!:\n<ul>\n<li>Salt Marsh Tour (leader TBD, date TBD)<\/li>\n<li>Kayaking Excursion (leader TBD, date TBD)<\/li>\n<li>Environmental poetry +\/or literature discussion (leader TBD, date TBD)<\/li>\n<li>Music + Art event (leader TBD, date TBD)<\/li>\n<li>Bird Walk (leader TBD, date TBD)<\/li>\n<li>Coastal botany walk (leader TBD, date TBD)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>#3<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Lunch and Learn<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Where does our\u00a0<strong>recycling<\/strong>\u00a0go after it leaves WHOI?\u00a0 Presenter Kari Parcell, Municipal Assistant Coordinator for Barnstable County\u2019s Mass DEP, will explain how non-trash items are diverted from the municipal solid waste stream. Thursday, Nov. 9<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0at 12:15 Carriage House. We\u2019ll send a flyer soon!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Action:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 confirm talk + arrive early to set up (SMM)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>#4\u00a0 LED Fixtures and bulb installation Update\u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Improving energy efficiency at WHOI by installing LEDs in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Geosecs \u2013 completed Oct. 6, 2017- estimated 5 KW energy, 35,098 KWHours,and $6,000 annual savings!<\/li>\n<li>Fye \u2013 LEDs being installed week on Nov. 6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>#5\u00a0 New Business \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Vbikes.com<\/p>\n<p><strong>Action:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Contact Town of Falmouth Chamber of Commerce- Michael Kasparian to see if the town supports VBikes (SMM)<\/p>\n<p>Climate Change COP 23 Meeting Information from Judy Fenwick:<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in a very helpful and comprehensive daily report out of the conference,<br \/>\ncheck out\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/enb.iisd.org\/climate\/cop23\/enb\/\">http:\/\/enb.iisd.org\/climate\/cop23\/enb\/<\/a>\u00a0for the Earth Negotiations Bulletin with its daily ENB reports. First one on the &#8220;curtain raiser&#8221; is already up; includes good history.<br \/>\nIISD is a Canadian organization that does a lot of contracted reporting on different UN branches; always well done.<\/p>\n<p>Or check out\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/enb.iisd.org\/climate\/cop23\/enbots\/\">http:\/\/enb.iisd.org\/climate\/cop23\/enbots\/<\/a>\u00a0for the IISD coverage of selected &#8220;side events&#8221; which is where the WH Research Center and other non-governmental groups (NGOs) put on their seminars and workshops. These are sometimes more interesting that the actual negotiations since so much of the negotiation work has been done prior to the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Or if you are curious, here&#8217;s link to the COP 23 schedule of all side events, where &#8220;handouts&#8221; from the events are occasionally attached.<br \/>\nThe UN website for the COP can be a bit of a &#8220;rabbit-hole&#8221;; hopefully you will re-emerge well educated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 18, 2017 Attendance:\u00a0\u00a0Seb Bigorre, Danie Kincade, Taylor Heyl, Ann Devenish, Sarah Fuller, Bryce Corlett, Andrea Harvey, Sean Medeiros, Stephanie Madsen and guests: Kyle Bonus, Pat- MassRides and Mike Moriarty \u2013 Enterprise Vanpool. #1 MassRides \u2013\u00a0presentations were given by Kyle +Pat for first 20 minutes of meeting. Focus: Alternative commuting options, biking, NuRide portal. 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