Rose, Erica, Andrea, Kevin, Jacob, Benson, Scott, Nate, Ben, Alyssa, Erica, and Malie present

Solar

• press release about the university's switch to North Dakota Green Tags issued soon
• administrators recently decided to move the bookstore panels; SRE maintains that the panels should be located to recieve maximum solar insolation
• a rep. is needed for the solar panel promotion committee
• brainstormed more ideas for kiosk content

Conservation

• secured the money from AS to print tip-of-the-week posters, which will run this quarter and into the next
• Building Assessment of Recreation Center.:
• online forum
• will compare our rec. ctr's efficiency to other universities
• three areas with the greatest energy consumption to be targeted

Education

• "Myths of Biofuels" to be shown Mar. 12 in CF 110
• Kevin Raymond to speak next quarter

Wind

• Ramiro suggested testing the waters with the port first before the official proposal

Potluck

• barbecue set for Sun., Mar. 9

Rose, Scott, Jacob, Benson, Andrea, Ashely, Alyssa, Nate, Scott, Erica, and Malie present

Solar

• solar availability analysis occured last week; 3 more locations to do
• Should we fund solar installations off-campus for the greatest returns on investment?
• educational, hands-on aspects make local solar production important
• brainstormed funding sources

Wind

• working on specifics of proposal
• Bham high school student might have more info.

Education

• cancelled meeting last week
• may combine a biofuel movie with a biodiesel speaker

Conservation

• will meet with PSE engineers 2/12 at 10 am in the Rec. Ctr.
• met with Bailey last week; the committee would help to design the Rec. Ctr. study
  along with Planning Studio students Carson and Ricky

Rose, Alyssa, Nate, Jacob, Benson, Scott, Kevin, Scott, Kelsey, Erica and Malie present

Solar

• learned how to use the solar pathfinder; will meet on roofs this week
• will look into funding through AS

Education

• biodiesel topic for next speaker series
• funds to be sought from WECU

Conservation

• have a series of tip-of-the-week posters; AS funds for printing them to be approved next week
• meeting with Ron Bailey on Tues., 2/5/08 at noon in front of VU to discuss Rec. Ctr. energy monitoring

New Green Tags

• RFP committee will put out a request for proposal seeking suppliers of new green tags in March or April
• tags will be selected based on environmental benefit
• environmental benefit is based on amount of carbon dioxide offset, additionality, and enviro. impact of the facility itself
• may buy tags from up to three companies

Website Community News

• will be maintained by Kelsey, Jacob, and Ben