Green Ossining Committee

The next meeting will take place on Wednesday, December 8^th at 7:30pm.

1) Brief recap of November’s Green Committee Meeting

• Current status of Community Climate Action Plan
• Where we are on the plan’s timeline

2) Detailed Recommendations – Transportation Sector

• Comments and Discussion on Recommendations
• Download Detailed Ossining Measures – Transportation Sector

3) Community Climate Action Plan – Outline

• Review and Discuss Outline
• Download Climate Action Plan – Outline (Draft 12-8-10)

4) Next Steps for Climate Action Plan

• Review Draft Document – January 2011

5) Update on School District Green Activities

6) Discussion of Green Committee Events & Activities for 2011

• Earth Day/Month Activities
• Girl Scout “Ossining Clean and Green” Project

The Green Committee’s activities for 2011 will also be discussed at the meeting.

Governor David A. Paterson has set a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in New York State by 80 percent below levels emitted in year 1990, by year 2050. He directed the New York State Climate Action Council to identify actions that can achieve that goal, adapt New York to the effects of unavoidable climate change and stimulate the growth of a clean energy economy.

The next meeting will be held on Thursday, November 18^th at 7:30pm in the Ossining Operations Center’s 1^st floor conference room.

The meeting will focus on the Initial Recommendations for the Transportation sector and the Detailed Recommendations for the Energy sector of the climate action plan as well as discussion of Green Committee initiatives for 2011.

Ossining Green Committee –11/18/10 Meeting Agenda

1) Brief recap of October’s Green Committee Meeting

• Current status of Community Climate Action Plan
• Where we are on the plan’s timeline

2) Detailed Recommendations – Energy Sector

• Comments and Discussion on Recommendations
• Commercial Energy Efficiency, Household Energy Efficiency
• Download Detailed Ossining Measures – Energy Sector

3) Initial Recommendations – Transportation Sector

• Comments and Discussion on Recommendations
• Alternative Transportation, Motor Vehicle Best Practices, Public Transportation
• Potential Ossining Measures – Transportation Sector

4) Next Steps for Climate Action Plan

• Detailed Recommendations for Transportation Sector
• Review Document Outline
• Review Draft Sections of Document

5) Discussion of Green Committee Events & Activities for 2011

• Earth Day/Month Activities
• Girl Scout “Ossining Clean and Green” Project

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2010 Conference on the Environment

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REGIONAL APPROACHES TO CONSERVATION

November 19– 21, 2010

The Thayer Hotel,
West Point, New York

This year’s theme is “Regional Approaches to Conservation” in New York. The program that is being specially designed promises to be both informative and inspirational. Learn how local environmental commissions can join forces with each other and with nonprofits and government agencies to strengthen their effectiveness. Share lessons learned and meet new colleagues. Journey to Storm King Mountain – birthplace of the modern environmental movement!

The meeting will be held at the beautiful Thayer Hotel at the United States Military Academy at West Point, a national historic treasure. Enjoy the beauty, experience the pomp and pageantry of over 200 years of military history and admire the gorgeous views, as the hotel sits on a ridge overlooking the Hudson River. Also, enjoy the Thayer’s excellent cuisine and extraordinary rooms being offered at a discount conference rate. Spouses will enjoy the rich diversity of activities in the Hudson Highlands.

The Conference plenary speakers are Frances Dunwell, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, who will discuss “The Hudson River Estuary as a Regional Approach to Conservation;” Paul Gallay of RiverKeeper, who will talk about “Non-profit Advocacy Groups in Regional Partnerships”; and Edwin McGowan of the Palisades Interstate Park, who will speak on “The Ecology of the Hudson Highlands.”

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Hudson Hills and Highlands Environmental Leaders Learning Alliance (ELLA)
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