Bellingham / Whatcom County Energy Task Force Report - Transition Whatcom2024-03-28T21:08:58Zhttp://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/forum/topics/bellingham-whatcom-county?commentId=2723460%3AComment%3A11374&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThank you Judith! The present…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2009-12-15:2723460:Comment:117502009-12-15T02:28:58.755ZDavid MacLeodhttp://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/DavidMacLeod
Thank you Judith! The presentation to County Council is yet to be scheduled. We're waiting for the new Council to convene and then hope to schedule the presentation.<br />
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Tom Anderson, however, is currently starting to plan presentations about the report. He's hoping to do numerous presentations throughout the county.<br />
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<cite>Judith Culver said:…</cite>
Thank you Judith! The presentation to County Council is yet to be scheduled. We're waiting for the new Council to convene and then hope to schedule the presentation.<br />
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Tom Anderson, however, is currently starting to plan presentations about the report. He's hoping to do numerous presentations throughout the county.<br />
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<cite>Judith Culver said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/forum/topics/bellingham-whatcom-county?commentId=2723460%3AComment%3A11745&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2723460Comment11745"><div>David and all, Thank you for all your work and thank you for providing information here on the Ning site. Has a presentation been scheduled for the County Council? Lest you might think no one is reading the report...I did. Resources you provide here are read by many even though they do not leave a trail.</div>
</blockquote> David and all, Thank you for…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2009-12-14:2723460:Comment:117452009-12-14T22:35:53.912ZJudith Culverhttp://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/JudithCulver
David and all, Thank you for all your work and thank you for providing information here on the Ning site. Has a presentation been scheduled for the County Council? Lest you might think no one is reading the report...I did. Resources you provide here are read by many even though they do not leave a trail.
David and all, Thank you for all your work and thank you for providing information here on the Ning site. Has a presentation been scheduled for the County Council? Lest you might think no one is reading the report...I did. Resources you provide here are read by many even though they do not leave a trail. The Task Force presented it's…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2009-12-10:2723460:Comment:115792009-12-10T05:07:12.604ZDavid MacLeodhttp://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/DavidMacLeod
The Task Force presented it's report at the December 7, 2009 Bellingham City Council meeting. The Council showed interest and had a very positive response to the report and the effort that went into creating it. As Tom Anderson said, "There will need to be careful follow up. It has good potential for the future."<br />
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The Bellingham Herald covered the report here:…
The Task Force presented it's report at the December 7, 2009 Bellingham City Council meeting. The Council showed interest and had a very positive response to the report and the effort that went into creating it. As Tom Anderson said, "There will need to be careful follow up. It has good potential for the future."<br />
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The Bellingham Herald covered the report here: <a href="http://www.bellinghamherald.com/102/story/1194520.html" target="_blank">http://www.bellinghamherald.com/102/story/1194520.html</a><br />
"BELLINGHAM - After a task force's 18 months of work and more than 100 meetings, City Council members heard how limited energy resources globally could have an impact locally.<br />
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Members of the Bellingham/Whatcom County Energy Resources Scarcity/Peak Oil Taskforce recommended tying their work to how the county manages emergencies, especially if there is a shortage of oil and other energy resources, as well as things that need fuel to get here, like food.<br />
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No recommendations were approved or adopted by the council Monday night, Dec. 7, after the presentation. Instead, Councilman Jack Weiss, who worked toward initiating the task force's assignment, will work with the group to bring a resolution back to the council for approval...."<br />
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<b>Video of the Task Force presentation to City Council can be viewed online (fast forward to 112:55 for the ERSPO presentation).</b><br />
<a href="http://www.cob.org/services/education/btv10/videos/council/2009-12-07-council-meeting.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.cob.org/services/education/btv10/videos/council/2009-12-07-council-meeting.aspx<br />
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<b>Energy Task Force Web Page:</b><br />
<a href="http://www.cob.org/government/public/boards-commissions/energy.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.cob.org/government/public/boards-commissions/energy.aspx</a><br />
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<b>Download the Energy Task Force Final Report:</b><br />
<a href="http://www.cob.org/documents/mayor/boards-commissions/energy/energy-task-force-final-report.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.cob.org/documents/mayor/boards-commissions/energy/energy-task-force-final-report.pdf</a> Thank you Angela and all for…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2009-12-05:2723460:Comment:114562009-12-05T19:10:47.280ZDavid MacLeodhttp://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/DavidMacLeod
Thank you Angela and all for the support. I'd like to acknowledge all of the task force members.<br />
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<b>Tom Anderson</b> is a consulting engineer and former Public Utility District manager.<br />
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<b>Gigi Berardi</b> is a professor at Western Washington University, Huxley College of the Environment and works with Huxley’s Resilient Farm Project/The Resilience Institute.<br />
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<b>Kate Clark</b> has worked in the local economic development sector, including workorce development for the energy industry. While…
Thank you Angela and all for the support. I'd like to acknowledge all of the task force members.<br />
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<b>Tom Anderson</b> is a consulting engineer and former Public Utility District manager.<br />
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<b>Gigi Berardi</b> is a professor at Western Washington University, Huxley College of the Environment and works with Huxley’s Resilient Farm Project/The Resilience Institute.<br />
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<b>Kate Clark</b> has worked in the local economic development sector, including workorce development for the energy industry. While involved with the ERSPO Task Force, she and several other community members formed the Transition Whatcom Initiating Group.<br />
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<b>Rick Dubrow</b> is a general contractor and president of A-1 Builders, Inc. and Adaptations, the company's design division. He serves on teh Board of RE Sources and on the Initiating Group of Transition Whatcom. Additionally, Rick was a co-founder of Sustainable Connections and Futurewise Whatcom.<br />
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<b>Brian Humphrey</b> is a WorkSource Administrator for Skagit and Island counties.<br />
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<b>David MacLeod</b> has served on the Core Vision Team for Sustainable Bellingham and during the ERSPO Task Force process became an initiating member of Transition Whatcom. He is employed in Whatcom County’s manufacturing sector.<br />
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<b>Jim McCabe</b> is a retired oil and gas industry executive and a Guest Lecturer at Western Washington<br />
University College of Business and Economics.<br />
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<b>John Rawlins</b> is a retired nuclear physicist and Whatcom Community College professor.<br />
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<b>Evan Stark</b> is an electrical engineer employed in private industry. Great report, David and other…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2009-12-04:2723460:Comment:113782009-12-04T16:01:26.751ZRob Olasonhttp://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/RobOlason
Great report, David and other members of the task force! The first step seems to be the education component, such as getting the county counsel to read the report and begin asking questions. Likewise, getting the local media covering the report and getting the public-at-large to grapple with these issues. The five stages of response to the issue (denial, anger, etc.,) will need to be worked through for all of these groups. Of course, the biggest initial response will be denial as people fall…
Great report, David and other members of the task force! The first step seems to be the education component, such as getting the county counsel to read the report and begin asking questions. Likewise, getting the local media covering the report and getting the public-at-large to grapple with these issues. The five stages of response to the issue (denial, anger, etc.,) will need to be worked through for all of these groups. Of course, the biggest initial response will be denial as people fall behind the pseudo political science of climate change denial ("It was really cold this week, how could there be any change in the climate?"), and continue to accept the previous common wisdom position that there will be no oil shortage, therefore life can continue as we now know it.<br />
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Will the counsel embrace the report and begin planning a response to the issue or say "thank you" to the task force and then move on to other more immediate business? Will the collective public response be "huh?" and then hop in the car for a drive to the mall? A big part of the education aspect will be to keep the report in the public eye through the action of continued elaboration on the issues of how to implement responses for each of the key areas in the report. Thank-you David and all the p…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2009-12-04:2723460:Comment:113742009-12-04T15:05:13.233ZAngela MacLeodhttp://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/AngelaMacLeod
Thank-you David and all the people who participated in making this report. As the partner of one of the primary crafters of the report (David MacLeod) I have seen the many many hours that have gone into it over the past 2 years. All done on personal time, unpaid. I've seen the patience and grace it takes to work with a diverse group of people with a range of perspectives, positions and styles, to produce this work for our community. I hope everyone takes the time to read and digest the findings…
Thank-you David and all the people who participated in making this report. As the partner of one of the primary crafters of the report (David MacLeod) I have seen the many many hours that have gone into it over the past 2 years. All done on personal time, unpaid. I've seen the patience and grace it takes to work with a diverse group of people with a range of perspectives, positions and styles, to produce this work for our community. I hope everyone takes the time to read and digest the findings of the report and to contact our elected civic leaders and ask them to also make use of the valuable information in the report. I am deeply grateful that our community has such dedicated caring citizens in our midst. If you also see the value of this contribution please express your appreciation to the authors.