Climate change forums

Posted on January 12, 2015 | Comments Off on Climate change forums

 

 

Fred Davis of Medfield and our town Energy Committee, has organized a series of forums on how we can deal with climate change, which take place on four Sundays at 11:15am at Temple Beth David in Westwood, the first of which was yesterday.  This is the email from Fred –

 

Hello Medfielders —
Just a reminder that the Acting on Climate Concerns workshop series begins tomorrow Sunday 11:15am at Temple Beth David in Westwood. This program is open to all, and any house of worship might benefit. I notice there are a number of members of Westwood Environmental Action Coalition attending, but no MEC members beside myself.
It’s an exciting and ambitious undertaking: our challenge is to explore actions which can achieve an 80% reduction in fossil fuel use.
There is still room for last-minute attendees, all are welcome.
— Fred Davis

Acting on Climate Concerns

Climate science is alarming; some call the potential for ecological calamity “the undoing of Creation.” Jewish values guide us to a new environmentalism informed by a need for an 80% reduction in fossil-fuel use. Such a goal is radical yet feasible with changes that are ethically just and economically sound. Coordinated by efficient-lighting expert Fred Davis, this workshop-style course will review actions we can take now to ameliorate climate change. We’ll also address exciting projects happening now. A series of top experts will advise us on three action areas of the crisis:

 

Jan. 11:  What is our responsibility as stewards of our congregational facility?


Jim Nail, President, Massachusetts Interfaith Power & Light; also Medfield resident

Vincent Maraventano, Executive Director, Mass. Interfaith Power & Light

 

Jan. 25: How can we significantly reduce the carbon footprint of our individual households (assessing opportunities for energy conservation and solar)?


Rachel White, Performance Manager at Byggmeister Design/Build; also former Meah instructor, vice-chair of BuildingEnergy15 Conference of Northeast Sustainable Energy Association

 

Haskell Werlin, Director of Business Development and Government Relations, Solar Design Associates

 

Feb. 1:  What actions can we take in the greater community (carbon tax/fee, ethical investing)?


David Schreiber, David Schreiber, Progressive Asset Management Group/FWG

 

Rabbi Judy Weiss, Citizens’ Climate Lobby, Boston Chapter Co-leader

 

The task is great…but we are not free to abandon it.

Course co-sponsored by Boston Jewish Climate Action Network.

Dates: 1/11, 1/25 and 2/1. 11:15 a.m.  (Optional fee for book)

All are welcome. Part of Limmud Temple Beth David, Westwood.

Simply register by emailing info@templebethdavid.net.

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