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"Middletown for Clean Energy" is a nonpartisan group of Middletown, NJ residents who support a Middletown transition to 100% Clean Energy.

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"Middletown for Clean Energy" Vision Letter and

"National and International Climate Assessment Background"

2018: a busy year for Accomplishments by Middletown for Clean Energy

How to switch to Clean Energy for your home or business

EXCELLENT REFERENCES:

UN IPCC report (global; 12 years to reduce 50%); National Climate Assessment report (US-specific); The Lancet Health Report (Health Effects); Global Carbon Budget 2018 (12/5/2018)- NYTimes review;

http://theyearsproject.com; Jan Dash http://climate.uu-uno.org/ ; NASA’s Climate Evidence Page; NOAA’s Climate Page ; Citizens’ Climate Lobby ; Climate Reality Project ; "How Renewables Work - A Practical Guide to Solar, Wind, and Geothermal"; HHMI earthviewer
NJ-specific climate info: https://climate.rutgers.edu/stateclim/ ; https://statesummaries.ncics.org/nj ; https://njenvironmentnews.com/ ; Phil Blackwood Climate News Updates 2018 ; 2019

Sierra Club "Energy Resources Policy" ;
"Science on Saturday" NJ Climate lectures 3/2/2019 and 2/2/2019 at Princeton Fusion Lab https://goo.gl/322EBZ ;

MARCH EVENTS:

Mar 5, 2019 7PM "Middletown for Clean Energy"
Mar 5, 2019 7:30PM OHCA Issues meeting with Middletown elected and appointed leaders
Pat & Steve Miller's talk
Mar 9 12:30 CCL (Citizens Climate Lobby), Edgewood House, Unitarian Church
Mar 15 8AM to 11:30AM A Map to NJ Clean Energy Future, Hamilton, NJ:
how does NJ reach 100% clean energy by 2050?
Mar 23 10AM "Climate Crises- NJ Takes Action"
Mar 26 Sustainable Jersey HUB 7-8:30PM, Marlboro
Mar 26 Middletown Lions Club (tentative)
March 27, 5 to 7PM, Middletown Arts Center, 38 Church St: NJ/NY Harbor+ tributaries FLOOD CONTROL FEASIBILITY STUDY
Solar Education Week is April 15-21 The website is live and ready to share your events.

LATEST SURVEY:

Yale's new report "Energy in the American Mind" shows Americans across party lines are #ReadyFor100!

85% of registered voters support “requiring electric utilities in your state to produce 100% of their electricity from clean, renewable sources by 2050,” including 95% of Democrats and 71% of Republicans.
58% of Americans think policies to speed the transition from fossil fuels to clean, renewable energy will improve economic growth and create new jobs.

RECENTLY COMPLETED EVENTS:

Jan 11, 2019 Live webinar registration "Exponential Climate Action Roadmap" 2 min Preview Video
February, 2019 CALENDAR -(ext) "Love Our Earth"
Feb 5, 2019 7PM "Middletown for Clean Energy" meeting agenda
Feb 6, 2019 7PM, Middletown Library; residential energy efficiency presentation by Middletown Green Team
Feb, TBD, 2019 Central NJ Chapter, Climate Reality proposed presentation
Feb 9, 2019 Sat, 12:30PM -2:45 Citizens Climate Lobby – Lincroft Chapter (CCL) monthly meeting. Edgewood House (behind Unitarian Universalist Church, 1475 West Front Street, Lincroft). Economists believe a financial incentive, such as “Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act” is essential to reduce emissions.
Feb 10, 2019, 2:30PM UUMC “Are We Cooked? Climate Reality and Hope”, Dr. Eric Goplerud
February 25, 2019 6PM "Science Monday" Press Release; short description Brookdale Environmental Club/Sierra Club; Jan & Lynn Dash

CURRENT ISSUES

Middletown has a Conpressed Natural Gas station which it plans to use to fuel its fleet of 100 vehicles.
- 10/12/2018 letter to Mayor Kevin Settembrino, Ted Maloney, (Chief Engineer), and Tony Mercantante (Township Administrator) background explanation/references
- 12/24/2018 letter to Middletownn Committee

LETTERS TO MIDDLETOWN LEADERS AND OTHER POSTS

5/20/2017 letters to Mayor Scharfenberger
10/12/2018 letter to Mayor Kevin Settembrino, Ted Maloney, (Chief Engineer), and Tony Mercantante (Township Administrator) background explanation/references
12/22/2018 post to Middletown Facebook Groups
12/24/2018 letter to Middletown Committee
12/30/2018 post & post to Indivisible (Bayshore and 4th district) Facebook Groups
1/24/2019 invitation and details to Amy Sarrinikolaou and Tony Mercantante to explore "Community Solar" possibilities in Middletown
2/13/2019 meeting (3 min video) with Mayor Tony Perry
2/14/2019 letter to Tony Perry; attaching 10/12/2018 letter and 12/24/2018 letter
2/15/2019 invitation to Fiore/Hibell/Snell
2/15/2019 email to OHCA
3/20/2019 letter to Middletown requesting a vote to increase energy efficiency standards in the 2021 IECC standard used in the NJ Uniform Construction Code

MIDDLETOWN FOR CLEAN ENERGY (RF100) MEETINGS

June 7, 2018 Monmouth County Training
July 2, 2018 Agenda and Minutes Middletown for Clean Energy Team Meeting
Aug 7, 2018 Agenda and Minutes Middletown for Clean Energy Team Meeting; 7:30PM (1st Tues of each month)
(email for info: stevemiller@comcast.net)
Aug 15, 2018 Agenda (including minutes) to help publicize/organize the Sept 8 People's Climate March
Aug 19, 2018 Agenda ; Minutes publicize/organize the Sept 8 People's Climate March
Sept 4, 2018 Agenda ; Minutes; Middletown for Clean Energy Team Meeting
Oct 2, 2018 Agenda ; Minutes(html) ; Minutes (doc);
Nov 15, 2018 7:30-8:30PM Agenda; Minutes
Dec 4, 7PM to 9 PM "24 Hours of Reality Watch Party" agenda; minutes
Feb 5, 7PM Agenda ; minutes
Mar 5, 7PM Agenda

"READY FOR 100" DOCUMENTS:

SustainableJersey.com supports all NJ "Green Teams"
"Path to Clean Energy" talk and script (all slides+script; ready to customize for your own town; contact author for the 2 video slides)
Climate Reality "Truth In 10" slides ; video (begin the 10 minute talk at ~2 min into this video clip)
All Cities/Mayors/Green Team contacts in Monmouth County (sources: SustainableJersey.com; Wikipedia.com; Municipal websites)
NJ Cities which pledged 100% Clean Energy (52 mayors; 59 cities as of 8/15/2018), signed clean energy pledges.
Sierra Club “Ready for 100” campaign “Ready for 100 Organizing Toolkit”; Mayor Pledge ; possible city Resolution for Clean Energy
Sierra Club 2018 Case Studies of 10 cities moving to 100%
March 10 kickoff core team meeting agenda
June 7, 2018 RF100 training for all Monmouth County volunteers

SITES:

"Climate" (this site)
"Electric" (electric index pdf file) - background, and instructions to switch electrical supplier to 100% renewable
"WhatYouCanDo"; templates to write letters to publications; elected officials and your local mayor and green team leader

NJ CITIES MOVING TO CLEAN ENERGY:

NJ Cities which pledged 100% Clean Energy (as of 8/2018, 50 mayors; 57 cities, signed clean energy pledges, including pledges by Council presidents)
- 8/2017 archive

Pledges/Declarations: Food & Water ; Climate Mayors ; Sierra-Club ; WeAreStillIn ; US Conference of Mayors (all energy resolutions; clean energy resolution); Sustainable Jersey ;

Historical: Sierra Club "Cool Cities" (~2006-2009) ; NJ Towns which signed climate agreement in 2008-2009;
43 Climate Actions that will help a city reduce emissions to "net zero"

EXCELLENT NYTIMES OpEd, 10/23/2017 "How to Keep the Lights On After a Hurricane

Electric utilities need to configure residential solar systems to allow solar to be used in the event the grid goes down
This is the principle behind "microgrids"

PAPERS/PUBLICATIONS:

"What if a 500 Year Flood Happens in NJ?" - published LTE, Asbury Park Press
"Switch to Renewable Wind & Solar Electricity" - submitted LTE to Asbury Park Press
Switch electric to renewables, SAVE Money and ELIMINATE Pollution
"Climate Change - Our Current Understanding"
Review of "Drawdown -the Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming", edited by Paul Hawken
Jersey Sierran article "Decade of Clean Energy Campaigns" published Oct,2017 issue
Jersey Sierran article ("Decade of Cool Cities & Green Teams" submitted 8/11/2017 -not yet published)
Jersey Sierran Article "NJ Cities Increasingly Honor the Paris Climate Agreement" -published Apr-June, 2018 issue
Jersey Sierran Article "Please oppose a New Fossil-fueled Power Plan in North Jersey" - published July-Setp, 2018 issue
Contact Monmouth County Mayors and Green Teams ; use these points (& language); Sierra100% endorsement

PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS AND MEETINGS

GREEN TEAM INITIATIVES

1/23/2018 Steve discussed energy Actions with Marlboro Green Team
Proposed Sustainable Jersey Energy Plan (8/2017 proposed revision of the Sustainable Jersey "Climate Action Plan")
Middletown Green Team energy actions ; Amy Sarrinikolaou 10/2/17 proposal to Middletown Committee (leveraged from Elihu Dietz summer, 2017)
"Direct Install" was approved 10/10/2017 during S.Miller's discussion with Mayor Scharfenberger, Dep Mayor Stephanie Murray, and Administrator Tony Mercantante
Presentation to Holmdel Green Team (aug 14, 2017)
Presentation to Marlboro Green Team (Jan 23, 2018)

CLIMATE REALITY 100% CAMPAIGN "Tool Kit"

PROFILE OF MONMOUTH COUNTY TOWNS - Middletown

NETZERO GLOBAL EMISSIONS (mouse over the following GIF to observe annimation)
Assumes global emissions begin dropping in the near future
If the drop in emissions is not fast enough, the animation shows the required NEGATIVE emissions (in green) to stabalize to a desired maximum global temperature
Most of the net emissions would be high capacity carbon sequestration from the air (by a mechansm yet to be invented/perfected)

GHG-UN-curves