Workshop
“Municipal Land-Based Wind Projects: Maximizing Benefits, Overcoming Barriers”
Marriott Hotel, Route 132, Hyannis
This workshop will examine wind power use in a climate change context, explain the economic benefits of renewable energy initiatives for municipalities, and address ways to overcome barriers related to project financing, interconnection, and permitting that tend to slow down implementation of land-based wind …
Workshop
Climate Change & Cape Cod: Coastal Impacts & Adaptation Strategies”
Cape & Islands Association of Realtors Conference Center, 22 Mid-Tech Drive, West Yarmouth
This workshop features expert speakers addressing the science of climate change; the current and anticipated impacts on shoreline erosion, coastal and floodplain structures, wetlands and other habitats, and water supplies; and adaptation strategies applicable to local communities. …
Meeting
Cape Cod Renewable Fuels Partnership
Salt Pond Visitor Center, Cape Cod National Seashore
For information/agenda, contact Clay Schofield, 508.362.3828 x 372
Forum
“LEED-Certified Home Built by Wampanoag Tribe,” by Mark Harding, WampWorx
Tilden Arts Center Lobby, Cape Cod Community College, West Barnstable
In honor of Native American Heritage Month, Mark Harding will give a presentation on his new home, which is being built in Mashpee to meet Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) standards. Free refreshments will be served.
Sponsored by CCCC Cultural …
Forum
“Cape Wind Pros & Cons”
Humanist Society of First Parish, Brewster Unitarian, 315 Blueberry Pond Drive
Representatives from Clean Power Now and Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound will each have 20 minutes to make presentations on the proposed Cape Wind project, followed by a Q&A period.
Information: Howard Bender (HSBender@earthlink.net)
Seminar
“Nitrogen Cycling in a Dammed Estuary: Lessons from the Parker River,” by Anne Giblin, MBL
Speck Auditorium, MBL
Presented by MBL Ecosystems Center Seminar Series
Seminar
“The Distribution of Iron and the Evolving Distribution of Lead in the Ocean,” by Ed Boyle, MIT
Clark 507, WHOI
Presented by WHOI Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry Department
Cape & Islands Energy Technology Strategy Workshop
Woods Hole Research Center, Falmouth
This invitation-only workshop, organized through Cape & Islands Renewable Energy Collaborative (CIREC), serves as the kickoff meeting for a project, “Renewable Generation & Electrification: Technology Strategy for the Carbon-Constrained Future,” recently funded by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI).
EPRI is a worldwide leader in the research, development, demonstration, and …
Forum
“Energy Alternatives: Present & Future”
Wellfleet Council on Aging, 715 Old Kings Highway
This panel discussion and Q&A session will address what energy alternatives are available today, what is in our near future, and how we can get our legislators to “act now” and take the politics out of energy policy. Panelists include Clay Schofield, Cape Cod Commission; Curt Felix, …
Mercury Collection Day
NRG/Somerset Power Plant (Main Gate), 1606 Riverside Ave., Somerset
NRGEnergy is hosting an event to collect thermometers, thermostats, button cell batteries, fluorescent lamps, and other mercury-containing devices in order to reduce the potential for environmental releases and additional bioaccumulation of this dangerous neurotoxin.
Information: 508.235.2019
Seminar
“The Melting & Dissolving of Icebergs & Ice Shelves,” by Andrew Wells, Institute of Theoretical Geophysics, DAMTP, University of Cambridge
Clark 507, WHOI
Sponsored by WHOI Physical Oceanography Dept.
Public Meeting
Hyannis Access Study Task Force
Location TBD
This meeting will address the contemplated exit between Exits 6 (Hyannis/Rte 132) and 7 (Willow St) of Highway 6, along with other transportation issues in Hyannis.
Film Screening
“Out of Balance: ExxonMobil’s Impact on Climate Change”
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Falmouth (UUFF), 840 Sandwich Road, East Falmouth
This hour-long expose focuses on ExxonMobil’s financial support of climate change skeptics and its influence on the Bush administration. It also looks at the history of the company back to Standard Oil days, through the response to the Exxon Valdez oil spill, …
“Role of Benthic Microalgae in Nutrient Cycling and Resilience in Shallow-water Sediment Systems,” by Kristina Sundback, University of Gothenberg
Speck Auditorium, MBL
Presented by MBL Distinguished Scientist Seminar Series
“Science, Public Policy and Economics of Clean Energy in the Commonwealth,” by Ian Bowles, Secretary of the Environment and Energy, State of Massachusetts
Speck Auditorium, MBL
Presented by MBL Distinguished Scientist Seminar Series
Public Meeting: Cape Light Compact Governing Board
Rooms 11 & 12, Barnstable County Superior Courthouse, Barnstable Village
Information: Maggie Downey, mags@cape.com, 508.375.6636
“Wind Power & Wildlife: The Missing Links”
By Taber Allison, Vice President for Conservation Science, Mass Audubon; and Lucy Vietstra, Assistant Professor, Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, South Wellfleet
Free, registration requested
In conjunction with Wellfleet Bay Audubon Sanctuary, CIREC presents Taber Allison, who will discuss current understanding of interactions between wind power and wildlife, highlight remaining information gaps, and review …
