SOME PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS AND MEETINGS
2019
- 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
- March, 2019 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
- March 28 NJ sea level rise presentation to Committee Membes Hibell and Snell
- Fossil Fuel Protest: Williams NESE Pipeline Fact Sheet ; Talking Points ; Draft Opposing Resolution
- April 7 Two River Environmental Issues; 7-8:30PM Fair Haven Community Center, Fisk Ave
- April 12, 2019 meeting notes, with Tony Mercantante, to plan for April 15 presentation
- April 13, 9AM to 12:30PM; Clean Ocean Action Beach Sweeps! IBCA Sweep Ideal Beach, 4 Ocean Avenue, Middletown; Bayshore Waterfront Park (719 Port Monmouth Rd, Port Monmouth; Leonardo Public Beach South (1 Concord Ave & beach, North side of Leonardo State Marina Launch ramp) (all rain or shine)
- April 14, 9AM-1PM "Middletown & Your City for Clean Energy" display/table/letter-writing at UUCMC Unitarian Church
- April 15, 7PM: Presentation: "Vision" letter to Middletown Township Committee cover letter ; citizen letter ; attachment
- April 15-21Solar Education Week. The website is live and ready to share your events.
- April 18-20 Styrofoam drop-off at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd (On 4/20, 9AM,styrofoam is taken to recycling)
- April 22 6PM Science Monday, sponsored by Sierra Club & Brookdale Environmental Club; "Middletown & Your City for Clean Energy" table and letter writing
- April 23 noon to 1:15PM, 1st floor of MAS (lobby near Biology); Brookdale Earth Week; student posters and "Middletown for Clean Energy" (& "Your Town for Clean Energy" Table/letter writing
- Every Monday until June 6: call Gov Murphy: request moratorium on new Fossil Fuel Infrastructure (esp NESE pipeline)
- May 6, 7PM Middletown Committee Meeting
- May 7, 7PM "Middletown for Clean Energy"Agenda ; Minutes
- May 8, 5:30PM meet with Mayor Tony Perry
- May 10 (Fri) 7PM Green New Deal, Neptune City, NJ
- May 19 (Sun) 11-3PM Ocean Fun Days, Sandy Hook
- May 20 (Mon) 7PM Middletown Committee Meeting
- May 20 (Mon) 6-8PM tabling/letter writing, "Science Monday" at Brookdale (sponsors: Sierra Club & Brookdale Env Club)
- May 23, 3PM private meeting with Tammy Murphy
- May 28, 3PM Table Display, HS North "Green Fair"
- May 28 7PM Sustainable Jersey Hub, Long Branch (presentation to Monmouth County Green Teams)
- May 31, 9-12 "Going for Gold Workshop", College of NJ, Ed Bldg room 212 (for all NJ towns "serious" about reducing energy emissions)
- June 4 (Tues) 7PM CELEBRATE SUCCESS. We have Middletown's approval to form a Clean Energy Stakeholder Team to update Middletown's Energy Plan, for inclusion in Middletown's Master Plan.
- June 8 (Sat) RF100 "YourTown for 100% Clean Energy" Tabling at "Rally for the Rivers Eco-Fest", Rumson Victory Park, 9 - 12:30
- June 14 (Friday - all day) Sustainable Jersey Summit, Bell Works, Holmdel (for all Green Teams)
- June 24 (mon), 6PM- Sierra Club/Brookdale CC "Science Monday" - Pat/Steve Miller featured speakers- " What Will A Clean Energy Future Look Like in 2050?
And How Do We Get There"
- June 25 (Tues) Lions of Middletown presentation (Pat/Steve)
- June 27 (Thurs) 7PM-9PM "From Paris to Pittsburgh" (movie trailer) + discussion, Old First Church, Kings Highway, Middletown trailer
- July 2, 7PM Agenda : Green Energy Stakeholders Team - Middletown Energy Plan
- July 10 4-7PM "Two Rivers, One Future" open house, Middletown Arts Center, NJ FRAMES posters and summary
- July 11, webinar (slides; recording) 1:15-2:45PM "Renewable Energy's Global Trajectory and Can Hydrogen Close the Climate Emissions Gap?"
- July 11, webinar 8-9PM "The Fracking Endgame: Locked into Plastics, Pollution and Climate Chaos"
- July 17 (wed) attended Trenton rally and public hearing, NJ Energy Master Plan (draft)
- July 24 4PM Green Team meeting
- July 25 6PM Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL) summer party
- Aug 6, 7PM Agenda: Stakeholders Team - Middletown Energy Plan status reports
- Aug 7, webinar (free) 1:15 PM-2:45PM; "Climate Action Planning: A Guide to Creating Low-Carbon, Resilient Communities"
- Aug 7, 4PM check-in conference with Sierra Club RF100 advisor
- Aug 8, public hearing in Newark, NJ 2019 Energy Master Plan
- Aug 14 Planning meeting with Middletown's new Sustainability Manager. The Sustainability Manager’s priority is to create a new Middletown Energy Plan
- Aug 19 7PM attended Middletown Township Committee "Mobile Town Hall", Luftman Towers, Lincroft
- Sept 3 Middletown for Clean Energy monthly meeting
- Sept 5, attended Stakeholder Meeting; presented verbal input to Draft 2019 NJ Energy Master Plan (& later submitted written input)
- Sept 14 Participated in Rally, Marine Park, Red Bank
- Sept 18 briefed Middletown Mayor Perry, Tony Mercantante (Administrator), and Amy Sarrinikolaou (Sustainability Manager) on a proposed Middletown Renewable Government Energy Aggregation - which would save residents money, and significantly reduce Middletown's Green House Gas emissions.
- Sept 18 Middletown's Sustainability Manager asked Mayor Perry for approval to apply for a BPU energy grant for Middletown to develop an energy plan
- Sept 20 Marched in NYC Student Climate Strike
- Sept 24 Attended Monmouth County Green Team Hub and reported for Middletown
- Oct 1 Held “Middletown for Clean Energy” monthly meeting – presented & critiqued prototype “Visioning 2050” energy outreach
- Oct 2 Monthly review/planning with Ally Samuel, RF100 mentor
- Oct 4 Provided climate change & critical thinking curriculum input to Middletown School Strategic Plan
- Oct 10 Talk/Visioning 2050 with Brookdale CC students
- Oct 10 presented "What Will A Clean Energy Future Look Like in 2050? And How Do We Get There?" to Brookdale CC students; conducted a 2050 "visioning" exercise with the students (results linked above)
- Oct 21 AAUW- sponsored panel of talks with leaders from Sierra Club, Clean Water Action, Clean Ocean Action, and moderated by Pat Miller,
- Oct 22, 6 to 7:30PM, Rutgers, Architectural Design for "Green New Deal"
- Oct 30, 1:15 to 2:45 Farming Methods that Thrive in a Decarbonized World
- Nov 5 monthly meeting of Middletown for Clean Energy
- Sierra Club training (2 courses), Nov 15-17 to build expertise to develop Middletown's Energy Plan
- Nov 21 presentation "What Will A Clean Energy Future Look Like in 2050? And How Do We Get There?" onboard M/V Cleo, middle of Mediterranean Sea. Prepared and discussed handouts- Climate Change impacts on Israel, Middle East, and Greece.
- Dec 3, monthly meeting of Middletown for Clean Energy. Highlighted UN climate tool "En-ROADS"
- Dec 11, 2019 Mayor Tony Perry, discussion of 2019 accomplishments and 2020 goals.
2018 Accomplishments
ADDITIONAL DETAILS, 2017-2018 EVENTS:
- 2018 summary
- Oct 2 Sierra Club RF100 training; Food&Water Watch- achieving 100% clean energy in New Brunswick: minutes
- Sept 22 Middletown Day, 11AM to 5PM, Croydon Hall. table layout ; table talking points/script
- Sept 8, 2018Monmouth County For Clean Energy, People's Climate March & Rally; All documents (march, rally, table script...)
- Sept 7, 14, 20, 24, 28, Oct 10, 2018 NJ BPU "Stakeholders Meetings" for the 2019 NJ "Energy Master Plan". Details at https://nj.gov/emp (includes all public comments)
- Aug 23, 2018 Clean Energy tour of AT&T Labs
- 2/26/2018 Pat & Steve presentation (synopsis) at "Science Monday" - joint Sierra Club/Brookdale CC monthly program
- 11/16/2017 Pat & Steve featured speakers at AAUW (American Assoc of University Women), Freehold
- 10/24/2017 Pat & Steve featured speakers at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Red Bank, NJ
- 10/23/l2017 Set up table at Sierra Science Mon; gave background and instructiono to write to oppose the EPA elimination of the Clean Power Plan
- 10/19/2017 Pat & Steve featured speakers at Brookdale Biology Seminar
- 10/9/l2017 Persuaded Holmdel Community Church to signup for 100% Clean electricity
- Download Al Gore Truth in 10 (50+ slides; 10 minutes; 200MB zipped file); directions
- 2017-Aug 14 Holmdel Green Team: slides ; 50 action table ver3.3 ; verv3.4 ;
- 2017-Aug 17 MCCC: "Truth in 10" (above) ; (Steve slides) ; Pat/Steve What You Can Do
- Call to Action; 48 Steps to Living Sustainably
- The reasons for urgency (reduce emissions quickly, in order to lower the world's risk, in case pessimists are correct)
- Common audience questions during Climate Reality talks
- Meetings with Middletown elected officials
- May 20, 2017:
agenda; all letters, plus analysis (13 letters had been presented to mayor at May 2 meeting of Oak Hill Community Assoc)
- July 1 meeting with Middletown Mayor Scharfenberger; agenda ; new letters (4) ; observations
- Oct 10, 2017 meeting with Middletown Mayor, Deputy Mayor, & Administrator to request, and receive Green team go-ahead on "Direct Install" program
- Feb 5, and Feb 16 2018 meetings with Middletown Mayor Murray and/or Committeeman Tony Perry
- March 26, meeting with Middletown Deputy Mayor Settembrino (later appointed Mayor Settembrino)
- During April and May, 2017, Pat and Steve Miller have given a number of climate change talks and asked participants to take next steps to influence local communities:
- May 20, 2017- bringing a group of Middletown residents to a meeting with the Middletown mayor to encourage his support for the Middletown Green Team's recommendations
- May 17 - presentation to the Middletown Green Team (includes the chair of Monmouth County Planning Board Environmental Council). Requesting 3 specific "Actions" within Middletown's existing "Sustainable Jersey" program. To initiate the work, Pat and Steve are volunteering themselves, and a few other Middletown residents.
- May 7, after church service, held the 3rd (& last) session of viewing & then discussion of "Food, Inc".
- May 5- met with heads of several environmental groups to discuss climate change's impact on the area.
- May 2 -delivered 14 notes and letters to Middletown Mayor Scharfenberger, requesting Middletown's plans to address climate change and plans to reduce emissions of GreenHouse Gases.
- April 21 and April 28 -convened Middletown neighbors and friends to present and discuss climate change, and asked for personal notes and letters to the Middletown mayor.
- April 18 - presented to the Monmouth Community Climate Coalition, meeting at Good Shepherd. (MCCC is composed of representatives from many area churches, and representatives from all area environmental organizations).
- April 18- Middletown open house - discussion with several Middletown officials.
