On Tue, Jan 09, 2007 at 12:12:30PM -0500, Michael J. Rosen wrote:
> I had one minor thought about "what to do for now": there are many
> very basic areas of knowledge related to global warming, alternative
> energy, hybrid cars, the pros and cons of biodiesel, how water pumps
> work etc etc that we should all be up on. What if we came up with a
> list asked each member to take on one topic and be prepared to talk
> for ten minutes on it at an upcoming meeting?
>
> Mike
Hi Mike and all EWB,
I have been lurking on the list for a little while now and am really
impressed by your positivism and energy. Congratulations on national
recognition! I very interested in your efforts and look forward to
seeing what projects you will be working on.
I am also interested in ways UVM EWB might work with other student
organizations on campus. Specifically, I am leading an effort to start
a new SGA group called the Alternative Energy Racing Organization
(AERO) which will be building a race car to compete in the
Formula-Hybrid (http://formula-hybrid.org/) competition in 2008
Spring. However, we have drafted our charter for a much broader agenda
than just a race car, and aim to do anything we might, as it says in
our constitution, ``to mitigate the negative effects of a petroleum
economy on our world.''
That said, I am very interested in developing outreach programs and
services to raise awareness about global warming. Some ideas I have
had:
* Maintaining a public wiki on technical issues related to
alt-energy. We are technical people at a `green university' that
should be sharing our expertise!
* Sponsoring community awareness programs (eg: a float the Mardi
Gras parade, efficiency drives with compact fluorescent lightbulbs,
etc.).
* Create a lobbying organization with goals such as converting the
fleet of state vehicles to hybrid technology or working to
legislate C02 reductions.
I look forward to any possible joint efforts EWB and AERO might
pursue.
Cheers, Andrew
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Andrew Laing <[log in to unmask]>
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