Windsor Goes Green Eco/Green Committee News February 4th, 2009 In this Issue January Meeting Notes Single Stream Recycling - Hopeful or Hype? We Have a New Agriculture Secretary Tired of Heating Your Home? Signup Important Dates Monday 2/9/09 7:00 - Second Meeting of 2009 Green Committee Newsletter 2/4/09 Hello Everyone, We had a great meeting last month. I hope you can make this one as well. Several people have emailed to RSVP. We should have a good turnout. -John January Meeting Notes We got together and came up with ideas to promote this coming season. 1) Jonathan is putting together a new highschool recycling drive. 2) We should review and possible promote "single stream" recycling. 3) ePetitions for plastic bags in the local markets. These are all open for discussion in the coming meeting. And come with new ideas if you want. Also, we are working together to find articles for the enewsletter. Many hands make light labor. I'll bring the list of topics to share on Monday. Single Stream Recycling - Hopeful or Hype? What do you think? Several Connecticut towns have jumped on the wagon and you can see the giant blue bins on recycling day. Pros: Huge increase in the amount of recycled goods. Cons: It requires investment in trucks and processing equipment. Next Generation of Recycling Headed to Connecticut We Have a New Agriculture Secretary President Barack Obama has selected former Gov. Tom Vilsack of Iowa to serve as his agriculture secretary. This seems like a good thing, especially reading a New York Times article. But, why did FoodDemocracyNow.com put together 84000 (and counting) petitions for other candidates? Perhaps the similarly named Democracy Now! interview will explain? Tired of Heating Your Home? Advances in heat exchangers and ventilation have lead to "Passive Homes" that don't require heat in the winter. This sounds intriguing when you read that German schools are starting to use the technology. Read More Alternatively, maybe you don't need to heat your home at all? Could you handle a 45 degree home? Would you believe it really isn't that bad? Windsor Chamber of Commerce