Brattleboro Citizens’ Breakfast Invitation
Having a “Brattleboro Solar Summer”?
The next Brattleboro Citizens’ Breakfast is planned for Friday, June 19, 2015 at the Gibson Aiken Center, downstairs, hosted by Senior Meals. Doors open at 7:30am.
Paul Cameron, Executive Director of Brattleboro Climate Protection, will discuss Brattleboro Solar Summer, a campaign to assist residents in choosing locally generated solar power. The campaign will run from May 1 – September 30, 2015, with the goal of at least 100 Brattleboro residents and businesses installing solar electric systems or purchasing shares in a community solar project.
More information on the campaign is at: www.brattleborosolarsummer.org
=> Because we need to plan for the number of people having breakfast, please RSVP by no later than Tuesday, June 16 by replying to Robt.Oeser@gmail.com (or calling 518-505-9031)
=> The breakfast, provided by Senior Meals will feature Scrambled Egg, Bacon, Home Fries,, Fruit, Yogurt, Juice. Cost is $6.00 for those under 60 years of age. ($3.50 is the suggested donation for those over 60 years.)
=> Brattleboro Time Traders may use one time credit hour to attend the breakfast, hosted by Brattleboro Senior Meals (Meals on Wheels).
Additional & Related:
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Solar Workshop – Monday, June 8, 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Marlboro College Graduate School, 28 Vernon St., Brattleboro
Learn the basics of solar, features a presentation by Kirk Shields of Green Mountain Power. Local installers will be on hand to answer questions about solar and its affordability. The workshop is limited to 60 participants. Pre-registration is required – to sign up, contact Paul Cameron at (802) 251-8135 or at pcameron@brattleboro.org www.brattleborosolarsummer.org/ -
¶ In a new book, [“The Great Transition: Shifting from Fossil Fuels to Solar and Wind Energy”] noted environmentalist Lester Brown says the shift. . . will happen much faster than expected.“I think we’re going to see a half-century of change compressed into the next decade,” he says. “And this is partly because the market is beginning to drive this transition.” [PRI]
~ courtesy of Energy News by geoharvey
