Mission
To further the mission of Transition Sebastopol in the area of energy.  The mission of Transition Sebastopol is to create a positive vision of the future by cultivating community resilience in response to the potential challenges of resource depletion, climate change, and economic instability.

Activities
This group hosts workshops; sponsors speaking/educational events; conducts public policy advocacy (specifically, most recently, advocating for community choice aggregation in Sebastopol and Sonoma County -- Sonoma Clean Power -- with fact sheets, petitions, template letters to county supervisors, letters to the editor of the Press Democrat, etc.

Meetings
This group has a planning meeting once a month on the 4th Monday in the evening
Occasional "action planning" meeting on the following Monday as needed
Also special workshop & public events as scheduled

Contacting us
To be put on the public event announcement list, email Woody.

To request to be part of the planning team, email Woody or Marc and the person will be invited to a “planning” meeting and given the time/date & location info to be able to attend.

Woody Hasting's email: woodyhasting@gmail.com
Marc Polonsky's email: marcwordsmith@comcast.net

History

The Energy Group was established in April 2010 and in our first year of activity we hosted several workshops, co-sponsored several events, and developed positions on energy policy. We meet on a regular basis and welcome new members. Check the calendar on this website for future meetings and events.

The photos below are from a solar water heater construction workshop held on May 15, 2010...