Cape & Islands Energy Information Clearinghouse

Concert/Race: "Junior Solar Sprint." 9 am - 1 pm, Tennis Courts, Cape Cod Community College. Presented by Self-Reliance, NESEA, others
Information: 508.563.6633

End of Public Comment Period: Offshore Continental Shelf Alternative Energy and Alternate Use Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, Minerals Management Service, U.S. Department of Interior
Information/Submission of Electronic Comments

Conference and Trade Show: "Building Energy 2007," presented by Northeast Sustainable Energy Association, Seaport World Trade Center, Boston.
Information/Registration

CIREC Steering Committee Meeting: "Development Process for Cape & Islands Renewable Energy Action Plan." 2:30 - 4:30 pm, Cape Cod Commission, Barnstable.
Contact: Chris Powicki, 774.487.4614

November 2006

Public Meeting: Hyannis Access Task Force, 2- 4 pm, Heritage House Hotel, Main Street, Hyannis.
Information

10.06.06 - 10.09.06

Tour: 2006 CIREC/NESEA Green Buildings Open House, 10 am - 4 pm.
Information & Local Listings: Click here, then search for Cape Cod listings.
Contact: Megan Amsler, Self-Reliance, 508.457.7679

Hike: "SouthCape BeachWalk: Shores in Motion - Cape Cod's Coastal Geological Story." 9 - 11 am, leaving from the Bayberry Parking Lot. Presented by Waquoit Bay Reserve.
Contact: 508.457.0495; Directions/Information

CIREC/NESEA Chapter Meeting: "Sunlight Is Life: The Path Toward a Sustainable Future," by Steven Strong, Solar Design Associates. 6:30 - 9 pm, CCCC Applied Technology Center, West Barnstable. 6:30, start of building tour; 7, start of program.
Contact: Joan Muller, 508.457.0495 x107
Information

August 2006

Public Meeting: Cape Cod Joint Transportation Committee Meeting, 8:30 am, Room 11/12, Barnstable Superior Courthouse, Route 6A, Barnstable Village
Call to confirm event - information/agenda: 508.362.3828

Hike: "Washburn Island Walk: The Rising Tide - A Look at How Climate Change May Affect the Coast." 9 - 11 am, leaving from the Bayberry Parking Lot. Presented by Waquoit Bay Reserve.
Contact: 508.457.0495; Directions/Information

Hike: "SouthCape BeachWalk: The Rising Tide - A Look at How Climate Change May Affect the Coast." 9 - 11 am, leaving from the Bayberry Parking Lot. Presented by Waquoit Bay Reserve.
Contact: 508.457.0495; Directions/Information

July 2006

Lecture: "A Brief History of Windmills," by Jim Owens, chief miller at Eastham Windmill. 7:30 pm, Olde Colonial Courthouse, Rt. 6A, Barnstable Village. Sponsored by Tales of Cape Cod.
Information: 508.362.8927

Hike: "SouthCape BeachWalk: Shores in Motion - Cape Cod's Coastal Geological Story." 9 - 11 am, leaving from the Bayberry Parking Lot. Presented by Waquoit Bay Reserve.
Contact: 508.457.0495; Directions/Information

CIREC Chapter Meeting: Tour the Eastham Windmill with Jim Owens, chief miller, and see a presentation on Cape Cod wind energy by Dan Lombardo, author of Windmills of New England, Their Genius, Madness, History and Future. 7 pm, Eastham Town Hall.
Contact: Joan Muller, 508.457.0495 x107
Information

Hike: "SouthCape BeachWalk: The Rising Tide - A Look at How Climate Change May Affect the Coast." 9 - 11 am, leaving from the Bayberry Parking Lot. Presented by Waquoit Bay Reserve.
Contact: 508.457.0495; Directions/Information

June 2006

Lecture/Reading/CIREC Chapter Meeting: "Growing Business & Sustaining Committee: The Company We Keep," by John Abrams, Southern Mountain Company. 7 - 9 pm, Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Rte. 28, Falmouth. Presented by CIREC, Cape Cod Economic Development Council (EDC), and Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce.
Contact: Joan Muller, WBNERR, 508.457.0495 x107
Information
Flyer

Cape Cod Smart Transportation Week
Information

Project Review: "Feasibility of Tidal In-Stream Energy Conversion in Muskeget Channel," by Roger Bedard, EPRI, 10 - 11:30 am, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, 75 North Drive, Westborough. Sponsored by MTC.
Contact: Josh Kessler, MTC, 508.870.0312 x 1298

Public Meeting: "Review of Hazardous Materials, Solid Waste Management, Energy, and Air Quality Sections for 2006 Update of Regional Policy Plan," 8:30 am, Planning Committee, Cape Cod Commission, Route 6A, Barnstable Village
Information: 508.362.2838 (call a day or two in advance of meeting to confirm)

Public Meeting: "Review of Water Resources and Coastal Resources Sections for 2006 Update of Regional Policy Plan," 8:30 am, Planning Committee, Cape Cod Commission, Route 6A, Barnstable Village
Information: 508.362.2838 (call a day or two in advance of meeting to confirm)

Forum: "The Removal of Science from Public Decisions - A Discussion about Global Warming and Evolution," by John Confer, Ithaca College, 7:30 pm, Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, Brewster. Sponsored by CCMNH. $5 members; $7 members
Contact: 508.896.3867

Public Forum/Chapter Meeting: "A Safe & Sustainable World: The Promise of Ecological Design - A Reading," by Nancy Jack Todd, 7 pm, Borders Books, Hyannis. Sponsored by Cape & Islands Renewable Energy Collaborative.
Meeting Information; Book Information

Forum/Panel Discussion: "Global Warming: What Can We Do? - Home," 7 - 9 pm, Coalition for Buzzards Bay, 620 Belleville Avenue, New Bedford. Speakers: Will Saltonstall, Saltonstall Architects; Marissa Perez-Dormitzer, Greater New Bedford Regional Refuse Management District; others. Sponsored by Marion Institute and Coalition for Buzzards Bay. Free to members of sponsoring organizations, $5 for non-members, $3 for seniors/students
Information
Contact: Coalition for Buzzards Bay, 508.999.6363; Marion Institute, 508.748.0816

Public Hearing: "Review of Affordable Housing & Capital Facilities/Infrastructure Sections for 2006 Update of Regional Policy Plan," 8:30 am, Planning Committee, Cape Cod Commission, Route 6A, Barnstable Village
Information: 508.362.2838 (call a day or two in advance of meeting to confirm)

Conference & Trade Show: "Building Energy '06: The Practice of Sustainability," Seaport World Trade Center, Boston. Presented by Northeast Sustainable Energy Association.
Information

Contractor Training Workshop: "Hands-On Installation of Residential-Scale Photovoltaic System at Cape Cod Community College." Instruction by Tom Wineman, Clean Energy Design; and Richard Lawrence, Cape & Islands Self-Reliance. Sponsored by CCCC, Self-Reliance, US DOE Million Solar Roofs, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative. Cost: $250
Registration: Megan Amsler, 508.457.7679
Information

Plumber/Contractor Training Workshop: "Solar Thermal Water Heating," 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, WBNERR, East Falmouth. Instruction by Bill Guiney, Solargenix Energy LLC. Lunch provided; continuing education credits available. Major funding provided by Keyspan. Presented by CCCC, Self-Reliance, WBNERR, U.S. DOE Million Solar Roofs
Registration: $85 ($75 before 03.10.06); space limited
Contact: Laurie Tompkins, 508.457.0495 x108
Information/Registration Form

Public Meeting: "Review of Transportation Section for 2006 Update of Regional Policy Plan," 8:30 am, Planning Committee, Cape Cod Commission, Route 6A, Barnstable Village
Information: 508.362.2838 (call a day or two in advance of meeting to confirm)

Public Meeting: "2006 Update of Cape Cod Regional Policy Plan - Energy & Air Quality Elements and Next Steps," Cape Cod Commission, 2 - 5 pm, Sturgis Library, Route 6A, Barnstable Village
Information

Forum/Chapter Meeting: "Changing the Climate: Responses from the Global to the Local," by Cape & Islands Renewable Energy Collaborative, 7 - 9 pm, Barnstable Middle School, Hyannis. Speakers: Chris Powicki, WEEinfo; Chuck Kleekamp, Cape Clean Air; David Anthony, Town of Barnstable
Information

Forum: "Current Issues in Solid Waste Management"
9:30 am, Sturgis Library, Route 6A, Barnstable Village. Organized by Cape Cod Commission
Information: Greg Smith, 508.362.2838

Teacher Training Workshop: "Charge Up Your Curriculum With Renewable Energy: Climate Change and Other Impacts: Global and Local"
4:00 - 8:00 pm, Cape Cod Regional Technical High School, Harwich
Presented by Self-Reliance, WBNERR & Cape Light Compact with support from Cape Cod Community College
Information
Registration (required): Joan Muller, joan.muller@state.ma.us, 508.457.0495 x107

Forum: "Energy Costs & Issues," by Rep. Matt Patrick
10 am, Bourne Senior Center, Bourne
Information: Peggi Konner, 508.540.6308

01.19.06

Training: "Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships Building Operator Certification (BOC) 105: Environmental Health and Safety"
KeySpan Energy Delivery, 127 White's Path, South Yarmouth
Sponsored by Cape Light Compact, Keyspan, Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce
Tuition rebates available to CLC/Keyspan customers
Information/registration

Seminar: "A comparative study of macroalgal growth response to N and P in Venice Lagoon, Italy, Mondego River, Portugal, and Waquoit Bay, Massachusetts," by Mirta Teichberg, Ph.D. student, Boston University Marine Program
12:15, Candle House 104/105, Marine Biological Laboratory

Workshop: "Invention Creation - Turbines"
Hands-on class targeted for 6th - 12th grade students: Design, build, and test a mini-turbine!
10 am - 4 pm, Cape Cod Community College, North 117
Sponsored by the Junior Tech Council, Cape Cod Technology Council
Cost: $75 members, $95 others; includes lunch
Information: info@capetech.com, 508.771.6308

Public Hearing: Regional Transportation Plan Update, Cape Cod Commission
2 pm, Hyannis Transportation Center
Information - gocapecod.org

Public Hearing: Regional Transportation Plan Update, Cape Cod Commission
2 pm, Yarmouth Police Facility
Information - gocapecod.org

Tour: Hull Wind Turbine
Organized by Clean Power Now
$40 per person,advance registration;
$45 for walk-ins (includes round-trip transport, lunch)
10:30 departure, Barnstable (Exit 6) Park & Ride;
10:50 departure, Sagamore (Rotary) Park & Ride;
Mid-afternoon return
Contact: Chelsea Harnish, chelsea@cleanpowernow.org,
508.775.7796

Public Hearing: Cape Light Compact Governing Board Meeting
2 - 4 pm, Rooms 11 & 12, Barnstable Superior Courthouse
Contact: Maggie Downey, mags@cape.com,
508.375.6636

Seminar: "The Ocean Policy Commission, Fisheries, and Ecosystem
Based Management," by Andrew Rosenberg, University of New Hampshire
Offered by Distinguished Scientist Seminar Series
3:00, Whitman Auditorium, Marine Biological Laboratory

Lecture: "The Republican War on Science," by Chris Mooney, author of The Republican War on Science
Woods Hole Community Hall, 4 pm
Sponsored by Eight Cousins Bookstore in Falmouth
Information: 508.548.5548; www.eightcousins.com

Seminar: "Southern Ocean mixing: A paradigm crossroads," by Alberto C. Naveira Garabato, School of Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceaography Centre, Southampton, UK
Offered by WHOI Physical Oceanography Seminar Series
3:00, Clark 507, WHOI

Forum: "Solar Power: Local Options for Tapping the Earth's Ultimate Energy Source"
Airing of new documentary, The Power of the Sun, plus presentations by Cape Cod National Seashore (CCNS) and Cape & Islands Self-Reliance
7 - 9 pm, Salt Pond Visitor Center, CCNS, Eastham
Sponsored by CIREC, in collaboration with CCNS
Contact: Joan Muller, joan.muller@state.ma.us, 508.457.0495 x107
Information

Training: "Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships Building Operator Certification (BOC) 103: HVAC Systems, Session 2"
KeySpan Energy Delivery, 127 White's Path, South Yarmouth
Sponsored by Cape Light Compact, Keyspan, Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce
Tuition rebates available to CLC/Keyspan customers
Information/registration

Forum: "Facing the Winter Together: Preparation, Conservation, and Emergency Tips, Services & Resources"
Sponsored by Lower/Outer Cape Community Coalition & Cape Light Compact
8:30 - 10:30 am, Eastham United Methodist Church, Eastham
Contact: 508.255.2163

Workshop: "Land-Based Municipal Wind Workshop: Clean Power Through Cooperation"
Sponsored by Coastal Training Program, Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, and Cape & Islands Self-Reliance
Information
Contacts: Megan Amsler, meganams@reliance.org, 508.457.7679;
Joan Muller, joan.muller@state.ma.us, 508.457.0495 x107

Public Hearing: Cape Light Compact Energy Efficiency Committee
2 pm, Barnstable Superior Courthouse
Contact: Maggie Downey, mags@cape.com,
508.375.6636

Seminar: "Energy Efficiency for Your Business: Tips for Preparing for the Winter and Saving Money"
7:45 - 9 am, Hyannis Golf Club, Route 132, Hyannis
Sponsored by Cape Light Compact, Keyspan, Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce (CCC)
$20 for CCC members; $25 for nonmembers
Information/registration

Training: "Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships Building Operator Certification (BOC) 106: Indoor Air Quality"
KeySpan Energy Delivery, 127 White's Path, South Yarmouth
Sponsored by Cape Light Compact, Keyspan, Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce
Tuition rebates available to CLC/Keyspan customers
Information/registration

Walks/Hikes:
"Cape Cod Pathways Walking Weekend"
Guided tours on trails throughout Cape Cod
Coordinated by the Cape Cod Commission & Barnstable County
Contact: Martha Twombly, mtwombly@capecodcommission.org, 508.362.3828
Information

Seminar:
"Direct and Indirect Effects Of Toxicants and Bioturbation on Benthic Producers and Consumers," by John Fleeger, Louisiana State University
Sponsored by the Marine Biological Laboratory's Ecosystems Seminar Series, 12:15 pm, Whitman Auditorium

Training:
"Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships Building Operator Certification (BOC) 101: Building Systems"
KeySpan Energy Delivery, 127 White's Path, South Yarmouth
Sponsored by Cape Light Compact, Keyspan, Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce
Tuition rebates available to CLC/Keyspan customers
Information/registration

Training:
"Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships Building Operator Certification (BOC) 102: Energy Conservation"
KeySpan Energy Delivery, 127 White's Path, South Yarmouth
Sponsored by Cape Light Compact, Keyspan, Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce
Tuition rebates available to CLC/Keyspan customers
Information/registration

Seminar:
"Restoration of the Mississippi River Basin," by William Mitsch, Ohio State University
Sponsored by the Marine Biological Laboratory's Distinguished Scientist Series, 3 pm, Lillie Auditorium

Lecture:
"Changing Landscapes - 60,000 Years in 60 Minutes," by Kathleen Anderson
7:30 pm, Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, Brewster
Admission: $7 ($5 for members)
Contact: 508.896.3867, x129"
Information

Educational Forum and Networking Event:
"How to Make It Through The Winter: Saving Energy & Saving Money On Cape Cod," by Bruce Torrey, Building Diagnostics
Sponsored by the Cape & Islands Renewable Energy Collaborative
(CIREC), the local chapter of NESEA
7 - 9 pm, Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve,
Rt. 28, East Falmouth
Contact: Joan Muller, joan.muller@state.ma.us, 508.457.0495 x107

Seminar:
"Developing Arctic Modelling and Observing Capabilities for Long-term Environment Studies," by Jean Claude Gascard, Laboratoire D'Oceanologie Dynamic et de Climatologie, University of Paris
3:00, Clark 507, WHOI
Sponsored by WHOI Climate Institute
Contact: Jim Lerczak, 508.289.2805, jlerczak@whoi.edu;
Jason Goodman, 508.289.3287, jgoodman@whoi.edu

Lecture:
"Project Thin Ice 2005: Going the Distance
To Stop Global Warming,"
by Lonnie Dupre, Greenpeace
7:30, Cape Cod Community College,
Lecture Hall A
Information

Forum:
"Science and the Media:
Political and Economic Issues In the Coverage
of Scientific Research," By WHOI Ocean Science
Journalism Fellows
12:00, Redfield Auditorium,
WHOI
Sponsored by WHOI Media Relations

Seminar:
"Distinguished Scientist Series:
Assessing Observed Changes in Natural and Managed Systems,"
by Cynthia Rosenzweig,
NASA, Goddard Institute for Space Studies
3:00, Whitman Auditorium, MBL

Boat Tour:
"The Arctic Sunrise: The Effects of Global Warming
& the Benefits of Cape Wind," By Greenpeace
Boat tours scheduled for Provincetown, Hyannis,
Nantucket, and Woods Hole
Contact: 800.219.9260
for locations, dates, and times
Information

Public Hearing:
Cape Light Compact Power Supply
Committee Meeting
2:30, Barnstable Superior Courthouse
Contact:
Joe Soares,
jas@cape.com, 508.375.6623

Public Hearing:
Cape Light Compact Energy Efficiency Committee
2:30, Barnstable Superior Courthouse
Contact:
Kevin Galligan,
kfg@cape.com, 508.375.6828

Bike Ride:
"Cape Cod Critical Mass Get Out of Your Car& Onto a Bike"
Leaving at 9 am From Hyannis Public Library Parking Lot
Contact:
James Nardone
email

Outing:
"Washburn Island Walk--The Rising Tide:
A Look at How Climate Change May Affect the Coast,"
Sponsored by
Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
9:15 am
Reservations required:
508.457.0495 x 100
Information:
www.waquoitbayreserve.org/news.php#wiw

Teacher's Workshop:
"Plugging Energy Into the Classroom, Grades 5 to 12:
Electricity 101 and Introduction to Renewable Energy"
Sponsored by Self-Reliance, Cape Light Compact, and Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
Contacts:
Debbie Fitton,
dfitton@capelightcompact.org
508.375.6703;
Richard Lawrence,
richardl@reliance.org
508.457.7679
Information

Lecture & Book Signing:
"Climate Crash: Abrupt Climate Change
And What it Means for our Future,"
by John Cox
3 pm, WHOI, Redfield Auditorium

Tour: "Solar Open House"
West Tisbury, 9 am - 12 pm
Sponsor: Vineyard Energy Project
Information

Seminar:
"Coupled Climate-Carbon Cycle Dynamics,"
by Scott Doney, WHOI
Sponsored by WHOI Marine Chemistry and
Geochemistry Department,
Clark 271,
12:15

Fair: "Southcoast Energy Fair"
This Event is Being Rescheduled
9 am - 9 pm
Fairhaven Mills, New Bedford
Sponsor: Clean Power Now (Southcoast Chapter)
Contact: Mark Howland, markahowland@comcast.net, 508.763.5253

June, 2005

06.08.05

06.08.05

Workshop:
"Small Wind Installer's Apprentice Workshop:
Hands-on Experience With Siting, Design, Permitting, Installation, Interconnection, and Operation"
Sponsored by Self-Reliance, Clean Energy Design, Cape Cod Economic Development Council, Cape Cod Community College, and Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
Instructors:
Tom Wineman, Clean Energy Design;
and Ian Woofenden, Solar Energy Institute/Home Power
Location:
Cape Cod Regional Technical High School, Harwich
Cost: $600 (scholarships available)
Contact:
Megan Amsler, meganams@reliance.org,
508.457.7679
Registration
Agenda

Public Forum:
"Beyond Cape Wind Community Planning Process:
Next Steps,"
8:30 am - 12 pm,
Steamship Authority, Hyannis
Information/agenda

Information:
Chris Powicki, chrisp@weeinfo.com, 774.487.4614

Event:
"Cape Cod Smart Transportation Week"
Information

Testing Program: "Greenpeace Hair Sampling Program - Mercury Exposure"
11:30 am to 2 pm
New Concept of Beauty Salon, Yarmouth Port
Contact: Chelsea Harnish, Chelsea.Harnish@wdc.greenpeace.org,
202.258.1653

May 2005

Public Hearing: Cape Light Compact Governing Board
Location TBD
Contact: Maggie Downey, 508.375.6636
" Information

Excursion & Tour: Clean Power Now's Trip to Denmark
Contact: Matt Palmer,mpalmer@cleanpowernow.org, 508.775.7796
" Information

Seminar: " Assessing the Origin of Bioaccumulated Compounds Using Natural Abundance Radiocarbon,"
presented by Emma Teuten,
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI)
Sponsored by WHOI Marine
Chemistry & Geochemistry Department,
12:15 pm,
Clark 507

Seminar:
" State-Space Models and Global Atmospheric Teleconnections: A Link Between North Pacific and North Atlantic Climate Regime Shifts,"
Presented by Roy Mendelssohn,
Pacific Fisheries Environmental Laboratory,
Pacific Grove, CA
Sponsored by WHOI Physical Oceanography Department,
3 pm,
Clark 507

Workshop: "Green Home & Business Series-Small Wind Power for Your Home& Business"
This free workshop will be presented twice, at different locations:
2:00 - 4:00 at Wellfleet Bay Audubon Sanctuary
7:00 - 9:00 at Waquoit Bay NERR
Contacts: Audubon, 508.349.2615; WBNERR, 508.457.0495

Workshop: "Wind Energy in Orleans"
Presented by
Orleans Wind Energy Committee
10 am, Orleans Elementary School
Information

Workshop: "Wind Energy in Orleans"
Presented by
Orleans Wind Energy Committee
2 pm, Orleans Council on Aging
Information

Seminar: "Economic Incentives for
Sustainable Use of Amazonian Rainforests"
Presented by James Kahn, Washington and Lee University
MBL Ecosystem Center Seminar
12:15 PM, Whitman Auditorium, Marine
Biological Laboratory

04.13.05

Public Hearing: Cape Light Compact Governing Board
2 - 4 pm, Rooms 11 and 12, County Courthouse, Barnstable Village
Contact: Maggie Downey, 508.375.6636
Information

Public Forum: "Beyond Cape Wind Planning Process - Kickoff Event," organized by Cape & Islands Self-Reliance, Waquoit Bay ERR,and WEEinfo through CIREC, in coordination with
MIT-USGS ScienceImpact Collaborative
8:30 am - 12 pm, Waquoit Bay NERR
Contact: Chris Powicki, chrisp@weeinfo.com, 774.487.4614

Seminar: "The Arctic Climate Impact Assessment: Observational basis and model projections," by John Walsh,
International Arctic Research Center,
University of Alaska-Fairbanks
WHOI Physical Oceanography Seminar
10 am, Clark 507, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Contact: Peter Winsor, pwinsor@whoi.edu, 508.289.2533

Public Hearing: Cape Light Compact Board Meeting
2 - 4 pm, Rooms 11 and 12, County Courthouse, Barnstable Village
Contact: Maggie Downey, 508.375.6636

Lecture: "End of Oil" by Paul Roberts
7:30 pm, Old Whaling Church, Edgartown
Contact: Martha's Vineyard Energy Project, 508.693.3002

Public Forum: "Climate Change: What it Means
for Massachusetts and What's Being Done About It"
Presented by Clean Water Action, Clean Power Now,
and Cape Clean Air
7 pm, St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Barnstable
Contact: Matt Palmer, mpalmer@cleanpowernow.org
508.775.7796

January, 2005