Article: Wind Power

Interesting New York Times article on wind power
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/magazine/14wind-t.html?_r=1&ref=magazine&oref=login

Tool Box: Writing Letters to the Huntsville Times

This information is from The Huntsville Times:

Our letters policy
Leters, of no more than 250 words, must bear writer's full name, including middle initial, address with zip code and daytime phone. Middle initials and zip codes will be published. Other information is used for verification but not published or given to other parties.

Individual letter writers may be limited to one published letter every 30 days. The Times does not publish poetry. Letters become the property of The Huntsville Times and will not be returned. Letters may be edited and may be re-used in any medium.

Mail to:
Your Views, The Huntsville Times, P.O. Box 1487, Huntsville, AL 35807.
Fax to: 256-532-4420 (typed letters only).
Email to: letters @ htimes.com

Cafe Press Coalition for a Greener Huntsville

We are on our way with the Cafe Press site. Here is a link to the shell http://www.cafepress.com/greenhuntsville. All we need is graphics now.

Google Group Information

Homepage:		http://groups.google.com/group/greener_huntsville?hl=en
Group email:		greener_huntsville@googlegroups.com

Meeting September 8, 2008 at 7:00pm

Where: The Huntsville - Madison County Public Library; Main Library; second floor lounge.

Agenda: TBD

About ICLEI

http://www.iclei.org/ -- From their Web site

ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability is an international association of local governments as well as national and regional local government organizations that have made a commitment to sustainable development.

Over 954 cities, towns, counties, and their associations worldwide comprise ICLEI's growing membership. ICLEI works with these and hundreds of other local governments through international performance-based, results-oriented campaigns and programs.

Meeting September 8, 2008 at 7:00pm

Where: The Huntsville - Madison County Public Library; Main Library; second floor lounge.

Agenda:

• Charlee will be presenting a draft of our mission statement
• Steve will be giving us a report on some other Cool Cities around the country.
  

Our mission statement will be a valuable tool as we move forward. This is an important meeting!

Meeting August 18, 2008 at 7:00pm

Where: The Huntsville - Madison County Public Library; Main Library; second floor lounge.

Agenda:

Meeting notes, and info coming soon.

Meeting August 4, 2008 at 7:00pm

Where: The Huntsville - Madison County Public Library; Main Library; second floor meeting room.

Agenda:

Meeting notes, and info coming soon.

Meeting July 23, 2008 at 7:00pm

Where: The Huntsville - Madison County Public Library; Main Library; second floor meeting room.

Agenda:

Meeting notes, and info coming soon.

Meeting July 14, 2008 at 6:30pm

Where: The Huntsville - Madison County Public Library; Main Library; second floor meeting room.

Agenda:

During this first meeting we spent time introducing ourselves and then talking about why we were meeting.

Meeting notes, and info coming soon.

Background Information

( Please note: This post will change over time as it will provide the general background information about the Coalition for a Green Huntsville)

This coalition was formed

• Because Mayor Loretta Spencer signed the U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement at the 2007 Mayors Climate Protection Summit in Seattle
• Because the Sierra Club's Cool Cities initiative can provide support for the City of Huntsville in their green efforts.
  
• To bring together companies, churches, organization and individuals in supporting green efforts in Huntsville, Alabama

More coming....