Public Education and Outreach Committee: Focusing on efforts to get input from town residents for GH’s Climate Action Plan; Exploring options for increased support of environmental and sustainability goals from both residents and Hudson town government. Organizes tabling and educational efforts at local events, i.e. Library Earth Day, Hudson Fest. Organizing future speaker’s series – “Climate Cafes” to inform and discuss topics pertinent to the Climate Action Plan. What we need most right now are people to line up locations where there is already a community “location,” like a condo association, a church group, etc. New committee members always welcome. For more information contact Jeanette Millard at [email protected].
Plastics Reduction Committee: Polystyrene reduction is current primary focus. To that end, members of our Committee recently met with the Hudson Board of Health and gave them a short presentation on polystyrene reduction. We hope they will agree to sponsor a polystyrene reduction petition, or outlaw polystyrene and other non-recyclable materials from restaurants and stores. They asked many questions and agreed to discuss the issues and get back to us. Meanwhile, we now have surveys with both Spanish and Portuguese translations in hand. The goal of the surveys is to determine which restaurants are using styrofoam, black plastic vs. recyclable and degradable materials, and if they are using alternatives to plastic straws and utensils. We are looking for more folks to speak with restaurant managers and gather the survey information. Contact Elisa Pearmain for more information or to help, [email protected]. This committee will not meet formally until fall.
Climate and Energy Committee: Climate and Energy Committee: Focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, reducing the use of fossil fuels and promoting clean energy in Hudson. Collaborating with and supporting the Hudson school system in its efforts to expand the use of electric school buses. Advocating for the town regarding installation of EV charging stations as well as speaking with business and large parking lot owners regarding same. Advocating for increase town use of electric vehicles, and other actions to reduce Hudson’s greenhouse gas emissions. For more information and/or to attend a meeting contact: Brian White at [email protected].