Revolutionary Energy Rally

Concord, MA

November 3, 2007 02:00PM to 03:30PM

Hosted by Global Warming Education Network

The following politician(s) will be attending this event:

	Sen. John Kerry
	Rep. Niki Tsongas

Invite Leaders

Event Description:

Honoring the heroic leadership shown by the brave American Minutemen of 1775, we invite all citizens within a Paul Revere's ride to come -- whether by cycle, carpool, hybrid, or bus -- to hear today's state and national (to be announced) leaders share their views on the American Energy Revolution we need to address the climate crisis. Confirmed local leaders include: Senator Bill Brownsberger, Representative Jamie Eldridge, Senator Susan Fargo, Representative Jim Marzilli, and Senator Pam Resor. Rob Garrity, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Climate Action Network (MCAN) will emcee the Revolutionary Energy Rally.

Given strength in numbers, we invite past StepItUp organizers, and other concerned citizens, to join with us in making this a regional event. Many surrounding cities and towns are planning gathering/walks followed by "Revolutionary Rides" -- by bicycle and/or carpool -- that will join us at Minute Man National Park to kick things off at 2 PM. See, e.g., separate descriptions of events in Bedford, Boston (2 events), Cambridge, Carlisle, Framingham, Lexington and Weston. Local, historically-uniformed Minuteman companies -- complete with fife and drum -- are also expected to participate.

Inspiring remarks by today’s climate change leaders will be followed by a group Step It Up photo at 3:00 PM. Please bring a sign or banner, or better yet, wear revolutionary garb! Special recognition will be given to the city, town, or group with the largest number of representatives present.

We will add more details in the coming days, so check back often. Thanks!

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Note: To help promote this event in your area, please post our event flier: http://www.gwenet.org/stepitup2.pdf , and mention it to you friends.

Location:
269 Monument Street

Directions:
Please see Minute Man National Historical Park's website ( http://www.nps.gov/mima/). Parking near the Old Manse; walk over the Old North Bridge to the flag pole on the hill.

Questions? Email the Host

RSVP:

Sixth MCAN Global Warming Action Conference - Nov. 18, 2007

Register online for the conference here: www.acteva.com/go/mcan

Download the latest MCAN Conference Flier (pdf).

When: Sunday, Nov. 18, 9:30 am to 5:30 pm
Where: MIT Stata Center, 32 Vassar St, Cambridge, MA

Plenary speakers and more than 16 workshops will cover:

• Climate Initiatives around the Country
• What's New under the Dome: Hot Issues in the Massachusetts Legislature
• Green Building Incentives and Legislation in Massachusetts
• Cambridge Energy Alliance, and Other State and Local Energy Efficiency Initiatives
• Community Climate Action Plans Made Easy
• Challenges and Successes of Local Climate Activists
• Promoting Low Carbon Living in Your Community
• Working with Local Officials
• Framing the Climate Message
• Global Warming Campaign Organizing: Case Study
• Fundraising for Chapters and Community Projects
• Saving Energy at Home: New Technologies and Energy Efficiency Tips
• Basics of HERS Rating, Blower-Door Test, and Infared Scan
• Renewable Power for the People: Residential Renewables
• Computerized Car Pooling Programs
• BioFuels Basics
• Global Warming Impacts in New England
• Health Impacts of Global Warming

Organized & hosted by:
MCAN & MIT’s Technology & Culture Forum
Major Sponsor:
Massachusetts Technology Collaborative – Renewable Energy Trust
Co-sponsors include
Clean Water Action and Conservation Law Foundation

Cost: MCAN members $45 (members who have paid dues since June 2006 will be emailed an access code for online registration savings). Non-members: $60 before Nov 10, $75 after. Non-members can join and register online for a special low price. Light breakfast and full lunch provided with all registrations.

Lecture: Climate Change in the Northeast

OARS Annual Meeting: Thursday, October 25

7:30-9:00 pm
at the Portuguese Club 13 Port St, Hudson, MA

click here for map

An expert from the Union of Concerned Scientists will speak on Climate Change in the Northeast: The science, the impacts, including consequences for watersheds, and proposed solutions.

A short business meeting with a vote to change the by-laws with respect to acquiring land will precede the presentation.

Organization for the Assabet River
9 Damon Mill Square
Suite 1E
Concord, MA 01742

Tel: 978-369-3956
Email: oar@assabetriver.org

A presentation on Peak Oil and Climate Change

Converging Storms: Peak Oil, Climate Change,

and the Fate of Industrial Civilization

Dick Lawrence, Board Member

Association for the Study of Peak Oil

A Free Lecture at First Parish Lexington ma

Open to the Public

Thursday October 25, 2007 at 8 pm

LEXINGTON MA September 25, 2007 First Parish Lexington (Unitarian-Universalist) will host the fall 2007 Elizabeth Howe Lecture in the First Parish Sanctuary entitled Converging Storms: Peak Oil, Climate Change, and the Fate of Industrial Civilization. Dick Lawrence, co-founder and Board member of ASPO-USA, will examine the controversy, the facts, and the ethics of energy consumption in the 21st century. A reception and refreshments will follow the lecture.

ASPO-USA is the US branch of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas. "Peak Oil" is the conclusion of many geologists and other oil industry experts that world oil production has or will peak within a few years leading to increasingly significant yearly shortfalls between global oil demand and supply. These shortfalls will have very serious impacts on just about every aspect of industrial modern life including our food supply, transportation, and, ironically, our ability to mitigate global warming.

The Association for Study of Peak Oil (ASPO) Global's website describes the association as a network of scientists and others, having an interest in determining the timing and impact of the peak and decline of the world's production of oil and gas, due to resource constraints. Independent national associations are in existence or in formation in thirty countries including the United States. The mission of ASPO is (1) to evaluate the world's endowment and definition of oil and gas; (2) to study depletion, taking due account of economics, demand, technology and politics; (3) to raise awareness of the serious consequences of oil and gas decline for our industrialized civilization.

Dick Lawrence has followed energy issues closely for more than two decades, and in 2005 he co-founded ASPO-USA (Association for Study of Peak Oil and Gas, USA affiliate) where he currently serves on the Board of Directors. In 2006 he organized the group's second annual conference in Boston, which was hosted by Boston University and attracted over 500 attendees for 3 days of presentations on energy issues and climate change. He now coordinates a project to model world energy flow and the economy, with Millennium Institute (Washington, DC) and SUNY-ESF (Syracuse, NY).

Dick worked as a system and IC design engineer for Digital Equipment for 22 years, followed by 8 years at Intel, and is now semi-retired. He has lived in Hudson, MA since 1979. Dick also serves on the Board of Directors for OAR, a watershed advocacy group for the Assabet and Concord Rivers. He is a member of HCAN, the Hudson-area Climate Action Network, and is a volunteer for the Hudson Recycling Committee. He cycles 3000 to 4000 miles a year and in his spare time tries to make a c. 1825 farmhouse more energy efficient.

This lecture is being sponsored by the Elizabeth Howe Lecture Fund and the Social Action Committee of First Parish Lexington. Elizabeth Howe was a long-time First Parish member and Lexington teacher. Her bequest to First Parish established a fund to support an annual lecture series by nationally recognized speakers who address matters of national and global concern. Past years' speakers have included environmentalist Bill McKibben and former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Joseph Nye. For more information please contact Janet McKenney or John Oberteuffer via the church office.

First Parish in Lexington

7 Harrington Road, adjacent to the Green

Lexington, MA 02421

(781) 862-8200; email: admin.fplex@verizon.net

http://www.fplex.org/

Parking is available, wheelchair accessible

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