Greens Meeting
 
Date: 11-8-2012
Location: Gustie Den, Comfy Chairs
Meeting Called by: Rebecca Hare and Saskia Raether
 
Attendees:
Rebecca Hare
Dan Ly
Jennifer Steffen
Dennis Lee
Elizabeth Lutz
Saskia Raether
Megan Gillen
Marissa Haeny
Kara Helgeson
Griffin Spier
Megan Spear
Katie Pearson
Jessica Burggraf

Agenda:  Project updates, clarify plans

Events:
• Nov 11th - Steger
        ○ Vans are being provided
• Jim Dontje speaking at 9 AM - Friday the 16th about how our community is trying to be Green
• Nov 30th - 350 - Bill McKibben
        ○ Transportation to be figured out
• Mental Health wellness center tonight until 8:30
• See emails for more info on these upcoming invents


Decisions Reached and Project Progress/ Updates -
• We shared posters
• Printing
• Put post-its above light switches
• Need CFs this Sunday at 12:30 for a floor of boys - email Rebecca if interested
• Posters for the water bottle fridges
• 15 dollars for printing needs is approved
        ○ Table tents
        ○ Posters
• We are going to be making antiperspirants at our next meeting! And info on other homemade items
• Video on electronics sent to china to be coming up!
• Food Inc. we could watch
        ○ Upset day… then happy day!

Discussion:
• Two times more trash on the seafloor than ten years ago, including plastics
• Climate change may raise prices coffee prices, and may cause Arabica coffee bean to become extinct within 70 years
• Hurricane Sandy may cause hazardous waste to be released into environment
• Europe is exporting more recyclables, but not reducing waste
• Towns in US are fighting against fracking
        ○ Concerns about water pollution
• Obama introduced 33 new energy projects in his last term.. Dunno what he is going to do, but keep hope!
• In Laos they want to put a dam on a river, president was hesitating and wanted research, but they went ahead with construction anyways…cutting through rainforests

               
Agenda for next meeting:   Updates and Event plans

Date for next meeting: November 15th