Category Archives: Meetings

Renewable Energy Development Presentation at Economic Development Luncheon

Aaron Godwin of The Renaissance Group on solving the big thing. Continue reading

Good Energy Solutions

Sometimes it’s too easy to get overwhelmed by bad news. I think it’s good to keep proper perspective in mind. It might seem like news is predominantly bad, but what happens in most people’s lives is actually mostly good. Continue reading

Miscellanea

I’m craving being outside more. I’m craving hearing wildlife. I’m craving not always being on the computer all the time. Not that I don’t like the computer, it’s just that I’m on it so much, way more than 8 hours daily. Continue reading

Renewing the Renewable Electricity Production Tax Credit (PTC)

On Monday, November 19 the Sierra Club sponsored a press conference at the Great Lakes Science Center about renewing the Renewable Electricity Production Tax Credit (PTC). The tax credit was started in 1992 and has really helped stimulate the development of the renewable part of the energy industry… Continue reading

Wind Tax Credit Meeting, Anti-fracking Meeting & Thinking About Wolves

On Monday, November 19, 2012 at 11 a.m. the Sierra Club is hosting Representative Marcy Kaptur and Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald at the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland… Continue reading

Northeast Ohio Anti-fracking Meeting Sunday, November 11

Just a reminder–the anti-fracking group F.A.C.T. is meeting Sunday, November 11 at 12:15 at West Shore UU Church in Rocky River, 20401 Hilliard Blvd. Will you please join us? Continue reading

The Real Real Politik

I’ve been thinking a lot about the concept of the Buddhist practice of painting a circle with a paintbrush. When painting the circle, one is supposed to think as steadfastly as one can muster on the act of painting the circle, and paint the circle with one stroke. The reason for this is to hone the mind, to make it a clearer tool for any task at hand… Continue reading

Anti-fracking meetup Sunday, Oct. 14 at West Shore UU Church (Rocky River, Ohio)

You are invited to participate in a meeting at West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church on Sunday, Oct. 14 at 12:15 p.m., and also a morning forum with a featured speaker at 10:30 a.m. if you’d like to make that, too. Continue reading

New Anti-Fracking Group in Cleveland Meeting Thursday

The next meeting of Frack-free Cleveland is 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27 at Gypsy Bean Coffee in their meeting room… let’s take an inventory of skills & knowledge & commitments. Continue reading

Studying and communicating well helps activist causes

It’s not that one can’t make some simple heuristic determinations as a layperson on a topic and not feel reasonably well situated in a position. But if one is an activist, it behooves one to really study the issue, and it’s certainly more responsible to the movement and to the people one is working on motivating… Continue reading