Time: 12:30 pm
Present Norm Vig, Jamie Long, Phil Camill, Julie Klassen, Dennis Easley, Laura Hmelo, Ben Lum, Wayne Beierman
Absent Richard Strong
Secretary: Jason Mulvihill-Kuntz
New Business:
Presentation: “Greening Carleton: Kyoto Now and Green Energy” – (presented by group of students in Phil Camill’s Global Change Biology class)
– Presented what other colleges are doing to curb their emissions and energy use, and explained that these initiatives are in line with what we are trying to do at Carleton
· Carleton is one of the largest energy users and purchasers in MN, so purchasing green power from Xcel Energy would encourage Xcel to promote and develop green energy
– MN has been a leader in establishing green power
· Largest wind energy farm, so programs have been initiated
– Xcel Energy and Green Pricing Initiatives
· Potential for Carleton to buy into
· Xcel’s program will be available in April
Ø Purchase green energy in 100 kilowatt hour (kwh) blocks
· Estimated rate increase would be $0.025/ kwh
– Kyoto Now campaign
· grassroots campaign; trying to achieve specifications outlined in Kyoto Protocol
· Outlined attempts and efforts by other institutions
– Green Energy at Carleton College
· Current rate is 0.03/kwh, so an additional $0.025 would increase that to ~ $0.05/kwh
· Idea that the college could make efforts to cut down on energy waste and use the money saved to cover the extra cost of purchasing some portion of green power
· Idea proposed to initiate a student referendum to garner support
Ø would create an extra $10-$20/student in tuition costs – could be part of tuition increases
· Right now, don’t know how long/how much have to buy from Xcel
· Could attempt to establish some form of cooperative purchasing
· The goals of investing in green energy fit with Carleton’s mission statement as well as the Environmental Statement of Principles
– Idea proposed to look for alternatives to purchasing power from Xcel
– Another option would be to remain in contact with the RENew Northfield organization
Renovation of Severance Hall – (visit by architects)
– Roxanne Nelson, from HGA architects, provided discussion about the planned renovations of Sevy
– Provided copies of the Minnesota Sustainable Design Guide Scoring Summary for the project, and went through each section with the committee
– She highlighted the different strategies used by her firm to achieve the highest conceivable score based on the design guide
– The score will be checked through the planning and design stage, construction stage, and the final stage of the renovations
– Idea to promote purchasing furniture made from certified wood – Wayne Beierman will find out if college currently does
– The architecture firm will work closely with the contractor to ensure the proposed goals from the MN sustainable design guide score sheet are met
– Score will be re-evaluated as materials are determined and contractor hired
– Idea to have the EAC observe the materials and construction during renovation
CSA Senate
– Section 8, Article 3 of the New Senate Constitution created an Executive Committee group, which would make important decisions about the direction of the college
– EAC was not included, but would like to be
– Gabe Fine and Jason Mulvihill-Kuntz will draft a letter to express the desire of the committee to be included in the Executive Committee group
Meeting Adjourned 1:45pm