You're invited: Sat 3/7 Maynard Energy and Sustainability Fair

[Carol L.]

Hi,
The energy fair organized by MaynardCAN! is this Saturday. There are
many great exhibitors and speakers. I hope you can make it and please
forward this information on to anyone you know who might be
interested.

MaynardCAN!, a chapter of the Massachusetts Climate Action Network, is
a Maynard community group dedicated to bringing the issues of the
environment and sustainable living to the forefront of community
discussion and action. New members are always welcome. For more
information email Mayna...@gmail.com or read the MaynardCAN! Google
group.
Thanks,
Carol

Saturday, March 7, Maynard Energy and Sustainability Fair, 12 – 4 pm
at the Fowler Middle School at 3 Tiger Drive off route 117 in
Maynard.

The Maynard Girl Scouts will be supervising a play area and organized
kids activities so that parents can attend some of the sessions child-
free. Healthy lunch foods will be available for sale. For a full fair
schedule, including speaker bios and a list of business,
environmental, and community group exhibitors, visit: www.MaynardCAN.org
Among the presentations:

12 - 1 pm
MetroWest Energy and Climate Roundtable Discussion – hosted by
MaynardCAN!
Climate action groups, energy committees, and groups promoting susta
inable living are invited to come together to hear what’s happening in
neighboring towns. This will be a unique opportunity for Metrowest
towns to identify best practices and seek opportunities for
collaboration and mutual support.

Energy Audits and Low-cost Energy Savings in Your Home - Tom Herbst,
Conservation Solutions Group
In this economy and the global warming, it is important to talk the
benefits of having a *FREE* Home Energy Audit and how having a energy
audit can save money and the environment. You can do your part in
saving the world. It’s a win win for everyone. Bring your gas,
electric and/or oil bills for analysis

1:00 pm
Keynote Address – David Cash, Governor's Assistant Secretary for
Policy in the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

1:30 – 2:30 pm
Curious? Skeptical? Climate Change 101 - Keith Bergman, The Climate
Project
Among the first fifty indiv iduals in the nation trained by Al Gore
and The Climate Project, Keith Bergman will give a concise overview of
the science behind climate chan ge and the challenges that lay ahead
of us using slides from the movie An Inconvenient Truth.

Going Beyond the Basics - Kerry Koskinen, Byggmeister Design-Build
"Deep energy retrofits" are projects that strive to make 50% to 80%
reductions in the energy load of a house, or even approach net-zero
energy in some cases.

2 -2:30 pm
Wind over Worcester - Colin and Carrick McCullough, Our Renewable
Nation
A short film from A Cross-Country Eco-Video project
9-year-old Carrick McCullough and his father Colin will be showing a
selection of their nationally-award winning eco-videos and talking
about their upcoming cros s-country eco-video project for kids about
renewable energy and sustainable living.

2:30 – 3pm
What's Up in the State Legislature - Senator Jamie Eldridge and
Representative Kate Hogan
Come hear what’s happening in the legislature regarding environmental
issues from our newest representatives.

3-4 pm
Climate Change in the Northeast - Keith Bergman, The Climate Project
You’ve seen predictions for India, Africa and the American Southwest,
but what can we expect here? The Union of Concerned Scientists brought
together 50 scientists from leading research institutes to determine
what we can expect to experience right here in the Northeast under two
different emissions scenarios – “business as usual” and “steep
emissions reductions.” Keith Bergman will delve into the implications
of our actions today on the weather tomorrow.

Low Carbon Diet - Jen Boudrie, Green Marlborough
MCAN's (Massachusetts Climate Action Network) Low Carbon Living
(LoCaL) Program is a friendly way to reduce the co st of home energy
and the impacts of global warming. Groups of five to eight households
in a community use teamwork and behavior change to “lose 5,000 pounds
of carbon in 30 days.” Members of a team with eight households will
lose at least 40,000 pounds of carbon in a month and slash each home’s
energy bills,20while developing stronger community bonds. Learn about
the program and how you might join others in your neighborhood to
decrease household emissions together. Copies of the companion book,
Low Carbon Diet: a 30 Day Program to Lose 5000 Pounds by David Gershon
will be available for sale at the MaynardCAN! booth at the fair
courtesy of Porter Square Books in Cambridge.