Join us for one of the many presentations at the Maynard Energy and Sustainability Fair. Learn how to save money on your home energy, find out what's happening in the State of Massachsetts, and more.

David Cash
Governor's Assistant Secretary for Policy in the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Hosted by MaynardCAN!

Climate action groups, energy committees, and groups promoting sustainable living are invited to come together to hear what’s happening in neighboring towns. This will be a unique opportunity for Metrowest towns to identify best practices and seek opportunities for collaboration and mutual support.

Tom Herbst, Conservation Solutions Group

In this economy and the global warming, it is important to talk the benefits of having a *FREE* Home Energy Audit and how having a energy audit can save money and the environment. You can do your part in saving the world. It’s a win win for everyone.

PS. Bring your gas, electric and or oil bills.

Thomas Herbst has over 25 years experience in the Home Building Industry. He has performed over six thousand inspections throughout the New England area. Tom is actively involved in classroom training sessions pertaining to various aspects of the home inspection and energy Audit industry. Tom is a licensed Home Inspector, Licensed by the state of Massachusetts, Building Performance Certified with Conservation Services Group, Residential Energy Specialist and also carries a Mass. Pesticide Applicator Certification/License which complies with the requirements set by HUD to perform a FHA/VA Insect Inspections.

Keith Bergman, The Climate Project

Among the first fifty individuals in the nation trained by Al Gore and The Climate Project, Keith Bergman will give a concise overview of the science behind climate change and the challenges that lay ahead of us using slides from the movie An Inconvenient Truth.

Keith has presented the Climate Project’s slideshow to more than a thousand individuals and has served The Climate Project as a mentor and a regional manager. In addition, Mr. Bergman has twenty-eight years of experience as a municipal manager in Massachusetts, where he currently serves as Town Administrator for the Town of Littleton, MA. From 1990 to 2007, he served as Town Manager for the Town of Provincetown, at the tip of Cape Cod, where he helped organize the Cape Cod Renewable Fuels Partnership. Bergman’s work as a municipal manager has been recognized with innovation awards from the International City/County Management Association (1995) and the Massachusetts Municipal Association (1993 and 2005).

Kerry Koskinen, Byggmeister Design-Build

"Deep energy retrofits" are projects that strive to make 50% to 80% reductions in the energy load of a house, or even approach net-zero energy in some cases.

Kerry Koskinen, Energy Specialist at Byggmeister Design-Build, is actively working on deep energy retrofit programs in the region. He is the prime driver of Byggmeister's energy performance division and has served as an expert consultant to a range of energy-efficiency actions in the region, including The Energy Smackdown competition and various Home Energy Efficient Team (HEET) events in Cambridge.

Colin and Carrick McCullough, Our Renewable Nation
A short film from A Cross-Country Eco-Video project

9-year-old Carrick McCullough and his father Colin will be showing a selection of their nationally-award winning eco-videos and talking about their upcoming cross-country eco-video project for kids about renewable energy and sustainable living. 
 
Their national award-winning eco-videos have been seen by over 200,000 people, and will be featured at the upcoming Environmental Film Festival at Yale University and in a national campaign by the Sierra Club to promote home energy conservation.  Their cross-country eco-video series will star young Carrick narrating and interviewing at over 35 locations across the U.S., and their journey will take 2 months to complete. 
 
In May/June the McCullough family will be crossing the U.S. in their vegetable-oil powered VW Beetle to film visits to renewable energy sites and interview people who are working on different aspects of sustainable living.  They plan to distribute their eco-video series free to schools nationally, with the mission of inspiring and empowering kids to create a renewable and sustainable future. 

Colin and Carrick McCullough live in Sutton Massachusetts and have been making eco-themed videos for almost 3 years.  The McCulloughs homeschool their two boys.  Carrick, age 9, has won several national awards for his eco-videos including the MSN/Live Earth contest, USPIRG Sustainable Transportation contest, and the Timberland Earthkeepers contest.  His videos are being featured in an upcoming national campaign by the Sierra Club, and he showing a selection of his videos at the upcoming Environmental Film Festival at Yale University.  Carrick's dad Colin, who does the editing for their videos, is a piano tuner-technician in the central Massachusetts region.Colin and Carrick McCullough live in Sutton Massachusetts and have been making eco-themed videos for almost 3 years.  The McCulloughs homeschool their two boys.  Carrick, age 9, has won several national awards for his eco-videos including the MSN/Live Earth contest, USPIRG Sustainable Transportation contest, and the Timberland Earthkeepers contest.  His videos are being featured in an upcoming national campaign by the Sierra Club, and he showing a selection of his videos at the upcoming Environmental Film Festival at Yale University.  Carrick's dad Colin, who does the editing for their videos, is a piano tuner-technician in the central Massachusetts region.

Senator Jamie Eldridge and Representative Kate Hogan

Come hear what’s cooking in the legislature from our newest representatives.

Keith Bergman, The Climate Project

You’ve seen predictions for India, Africa and the American Southwest, but what can we expect here? The Union of Concerned Scientists brought together 50 scientists from leading research institutes to determine what we can expect to experience right here in the Northeast under two different emissions scenarios – “business as usual” and “steep emissions reductions.” Keith Bergman will delve into the implications of our actions today on the weather tomorrow. You might even learn where not to invest in Massachusetts!

See Keith’s bio under “Climate Change 101”

Andrea Belford and Jen Boudrie, Green Marlborough

MCAN's (Massachusetts Climate Action Network) Low Carbon Living (LoCaL) Program is a friendly way to reduce the cost of home energy and the impacts of global warming. Groups of five to eight households in a community use teamwork and behavior change to “lose 5,000 pounds of carbon in 30 days.” Members of a team with eight households will lose at least 40,000 pounds of carbon in a month and slash each home’s energy bills, while developing stronger community bonds. Learn about the program and how you might join others in your neighborhood to decrease household emissions together.

Jen Boudrie founded Green Marlborough in 2007 for residents and is co-chair of the municipal Energy and Environmental Taskforce in the city of Marlborough with a population of 37,000.  She started her career as a college teacher and became a businesswoman in workforce training.  She designed and directed workforce training programs at 20+ companies in manufacturing, healthcare, bio-tech, and high technology in Greater Boston with the support of a highly skilled teaching staff.  She has consulted on curriculum, workforce educator training, and presented at 25+ conferences. Jen launched a new business, Green Workforce Training, in 2009.

Andrea Belford leads Low Carbon Diet groups for Marlborough households. She coordinates group meetings for residents to help them lower their carbon footprint. Andrea has been a member of Green Marlborough for one year and was very active in the first annual Marlborough Earth Day Fair and 2008 Marlborough Stream Team. Andrea was recognized for her EcoEasy work at Staples Corporation and is involved in decisions for selecting and marketing their eco-friendly office products.