A
note from Jan ...
Friday, March
2, 2007
Dear
All,
Thanks for all your enthusiasm and support
for BIG ---
our first event-- Solar Winds demonstration
and Who Killed the Electric Car were
huge successes in terms of getting people
interested and wanting to be involved.
Our next step is to set an agenda
and plan for
the future (see
items 1-8 below) ----
Here are some of the ideas that have
come in so far as to the future direction
of BIG
1. Socially Responsible Investing ---
put your money where the green is !!!
(Rey)
2. Developing a local Biodiesel station
3. Roundtable brainstorming session to
determine priorities (Barbara)
4. Solar Fest --- around the solstice
--- booths and demonstrations
5. Community Activism -
lobbying
City Council during their budget
hearings for green
practices (Norma)
lobbying Solano County
Board of Supervisors to join ABAG's
Green Business Program http://www.greenbiz.ca.gov/index.html
6. Greening Up First St Project
7. Alternative Green Chamber of Commerce (BALLE)
Business Alliance for Local Living Economies ---
(importance of Local First purchasing) www.livingeconomies.org
8. Linking up with other Enviornmental Organizations
www.StopGlobalWarming.org
www.PostCarbon.org
Please feel free to weigh in on these issues and
add your own ---!!!
Next meeting of BIG is Sunday, March 25th at 2:00
pm, Cafe Voltaire
www.cafevoltairebenicia.com
thanks---jan
