Greater Cleveland Clean Air Campaign Meeting

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Greater Cleveland Clean Air Campaign

(formerly Cleveland Clean Air Century Campaign)

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Proposed September 15th, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 5:00-7:00pm

 

Anyone interested in the Clean Air Campaign should consider attending this FREE EVENT! 


COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND INTERESTED CITIZENS SHOULD ATTEND!

 

 

 

HERE IS THE LAST MEETING AGENDA THAT WAS COVERED....

 

Greater Cleveland Clean Air Campaign

(formerly Cleveland Clean Air Century Campaign)

 

July 28, 2010

5:00-7:00 PM

 

Environmental & Maintenance Services Center

Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District

4747 East 49th Street

 

Cuyahoga Heights, OH  44105

 

Agenda

 

5:00-5:15         Introductions

 

5:15-5:40         Campaign Update

§  American Lung Association reorganization

§  Environmental Health Watch temporary fiscal agent role

§  Steering Committee renaming effort

§  Proposed draft framework for the Campaign

§  Identify additional members to the Campaign

 

5:40-6:20         Member/Agency/Neighborhood Updates/Issues

§  Report on efforts to reduce air pollution emissions (e.g. regulations, policies, equipment repair/replacement/update, etc.)

§  Provide update on ongoing air pollution educational efforts (e.g. idle reduction efforts, diesel emission retrofit efforts, HazeCam, etc.)

§  Report/discuss potential neighborhood air quality issues (Ferro Corp)

 

6:20-6:30         Update/Discussion of current air quality issues/regulations

§  GHG/USEPA Regulatory Initiatives/Information

·         2010 U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report

·         Final Rule: Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Title V Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule

o   Fact Sheet

·         EPA and NHTSA National Program to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Improve Fuel Economy for Cars and Trucks

o   Fact Sheet

§  Criteria Air Pollutants Update

·         Proposed Lead nonattainment designations – Ferro Corporation, Cleveland

·         Ozone attainment status

·         Fine Particle Pollution status

o   24-Hour Status

o   Annual Status

§  Urban CO2 Domes

·         Stanford University

·         The Jacobson Effect: Local Health Problems from Carbon Dioxide Emissions

 

6:30-6:45         Other Issues

§  Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign

§  Other

 

6:45-7:00         Discussion of next steps/meeting date/time/location

§  Next steps

§  Proposed September 15th, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 5:00-7:00 PM

Location

Museum of Natural History
United States
See map: Google Maps
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They refused me access to videotape this!

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Fri, 07/30/2010 - 09:03.

I asked the facilitator for permission to video tape this meeting for the citizens and she refused. I have everyone she works for trying to come up with a good reason why now... I'd live to hear a transcript...

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Who was air Pollution meeting facilitator?

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Sat, 07/31/2010 - 10:52.

Hey Norm, what is the name of the facilitator who refused your request to record the meeting?

 

The meeting was conducted in a public (sewer building) venue, public officials were in attendance - but the meeting (apparently) was not attended by a quorum of members from any one public body,,,so the meeting is possibly exempt from the open meeting laws.

 

If the meeting is a private meeting, merely masquerading as a public meeting, then the private entity which conducted the meeting is using the public venue (sewer facility) as hypocritical cover - and they should pay rent for the use of the public facility.

 

 

This is what the Cleveland Foundation is best at: using their tax exempt funds to steer public opinion on issues of financial interest to their corporate and special interest donors.   They steer public opinion by socially engaging, and then co-opting - the nice public officials and other environmental issue  community "leaders". The Cleveland Foundation used this strategy very effectively with their funding/endorsement of the Wind-On-The-Lake (about 3 miles off Cleveland) clean energy delay tactical meetings over the last half decade.

 

The big (coal mainly) polluters and their alley Foundations realize the wisdom of the adage: “Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer”.

 

Fwd: Meeting Materials - Greater Cleveland Clean Air Campaign

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Sat, 07/31/2010 - 11:02.

I received this email and suggestion from Mattie Reitman at the Sierra Club... note the original distribution list, now public:

Fwd: Meeting Materials - Greater Cleveland Clean Air Campaign - July 28, 2010

Reitman, Mattie <mattie [dot] reitman [at] sierraclub [dot] org> Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 11:06 AM

To: Norm Roulet <norm [dot] roulet [at] gmail [dot] com>

This is the event I mentioned when we were on Coventry, Wednesday from 5-7 with a bunch of enviro people.  There is a slot from 6:30-6:45 to talk about Sierra's Beyond Coal campaign, though I was really just planning to talk about MCCo.


It's a great opportunity to talk to friends and potential allies, and to at least neutralize those more towards the middle of the aisle.  There are a lot of air pollution and monitoring folks involved, including your friends at NOACA, and so that presents an informational and networking opportunity as well.  That said, it doesn't seem worth the 5 hour round trip for me.  Would you like to speak in my place?  I'd have to at least mention it to Pam, the coordinator, but I think you could just speak as an individual and a resident, and not have to represent the Sierra Club or anything.

-m!-

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Pamela L. Davis, AICP <pamszoo [at] sbcglobal [dot] net>
Date: Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 3:28 PM
Subject: Meeting Materials - Greater Cleveland Clean Air Campaign - July 28, 2010
To: tallan [at] ccbh [dot] net, rnovickis [at] ccbh [dot] net, smcconoughey [at] ccbh [dot] net, Mcarroll [at] city [dot] cleveland [dot] oh [dot] us, gbaker [at] city [dot] cleveland [dot] oh [dot] us, vincent [dot] annemarie [at] epa [dot] gov, Hammond [dot] davyda [at] epa [dot] gov, bill [dot] skowronski [at] epa [dot] state [dot] oh [dot] us, keith [dot] riley [at] epa [dot] state [dot] oh [dot] us, ed [dot] fasko [at] epa [dot] state [dot] oh [dot] us, foleyf [at] neorsd [dot] org, awainright [at] mpo [dot] noaca [dot] org, sgreenberg [at] ehw [dot] org, ctrepal [at] earthdaycoalition [dot] org, jmcgovern [at] earthdaycoalition [dot] org, bchase [at] cmnh [dot] org, devan [at] theoec [dot] org, stuebi [at] nextwave-energy [dot] com, jmitterholzer [at] gundfdn [dot] org, dxd9 [at] case [dot] edu, stephanie [dot] strong-corbett [at] tri-c [dot] edu, skhatri [at] metrohealth [dot] org, elvin [dot] vauss [at] denora [dot] com, criordan [at] stclairsuperior [dot] org, kim [dot] foreman [at] ehw [dot] org, fatima [dot] allen [at] ehw [dot] org, leidicrl [at] bp [dot] com, mjjirousek [at] firstenergycorp [dot] com, richard [dot] c [dot] king [at] alcoa [dot] com, ellen [dot] wells [at] case [dot] edu, lspurloc [at] cmnh [dot] org, Marc Divis <mdivis [at] clevelandthermal [dot] com>, davisfamily44125 [at] wowway [dot] com, Erin Huber <Erin [dot] Huber [at] affinityconsultants [dot] com>, Carla Moody <cmoody [at] fairfaxdev [dot] org>, Sanda Kaufman <s [dot] kaufman [at] csuohio [dot] edu>, Mattie Reitman <mattie [dot] reitman [at] sierraclub [dot] org>
Cc: pamszoo [at] sbcglobal [dot] net

Dear All:
 
Please find attached an interactive agenda for next week's meeting.  There are embedded hyperlinks within the document that will provide you with additional information.  We'll meet from 5:00-7:00 PM at the NEOSD's Envirommental & Maintenance Services Center at 4747 East 49th Street, Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio.
 
I have also attached a working framework that outlines the Campaign's potential efforts.  Thanks to Amy Wainright and George Baker for reviewing and editing.
 
Finally, I have attached an article to discusses urban CO2 domes and impacts to local air pollution.
 
If I have forgotten anyone or you know of someone who might also be interested in attending, please forward this email.
 
Please remember to RSVP if you haven't already done so.  Thank you.
 

Pamela L. Davis, AICP
216-246-4015
pamszoo [at] sbcglobal [dot] net

DRINK LOCAL. DRINK TAP. Sustainable Water 2019

I sent this request to the facilitator AND to the Sierra Club:

Fwd: Meeting Materials - Greater Cleveland Clean Air Campaign - July 28, 2010

Norm Roulet <norm [dot] roulet [at] gmail [dot] com> Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 8:39 AM

To: "Reitman, Mattie" <mattie [dot] reitman [at] sierraclub [dot] org>, "Pamela L. Davis, AICP" <pamszoo [at] sbcglobal [dot] net>
Ms. Davis,

Mattie Reitman of the Sierra Club forwarded me information on the
Greater Cleveland Clean Air Campaign meeting tonight and I would like
to attend as a citizen with other citizens to videotape the
proceedings for the internet.

Thank you

Norm Roulet
norm [at] realneo [dot] us
440-220-0919

She called me immediatley and told me on the phone I could not video tape - I asked her to explain in writing and she sent this:

Fwd: Meeting Materials - Greater Cleveland Clean Air Campaign - July 28, 2010

Pamela L. Davis, AICP <pamszoo [at] sbcglobal [dot] net> Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 2:05 PM

To: Norm Roulet <norm [dot] roulet [at] gmail [dot] com>, "Reitman, Mattie" <mattie [dot] reitman [at] sierraclub [dot] org>
Cc: Stu Greenberg <sgreenberg [at] ehw [dot] org>

 

Dear Mr. Roulet,
 
Thank you for your interest in the activities of the Greater Cleveland Clean Air Campaign.  The Campaign is a collaboration of local citizens, businesses, non-profit and public orgranizations.  As we discussed, the Working Group will be reconvening tonight and will be focused on information sharing and discussing the attached draft framework that outlines the potential near-term focus for the group.
 
As the attached agenda illustrates, we have a full agenda and we respectively request that all attendees follow the agenda as well as the direction of the facilitator. 
 

Pamela L. Davis, AICP
216-246-4015
pamszoo [at] sbcglobal [dot] net

DRINK LOCAL. DRINK TAP. Sustainable Water 2019

I responded:

Fwd: Meeting Materials - Greater Cleveland Clean Air Campaign - July 28, 2010

Norm Roulet <norm [dot] roulet [at] gmail [dot] com> Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 1:16 PM

To: "Reitman, Mattie" <mattie [dot] reitman [at] sierraclub [dot] org>, "Pamela L. Davis, AICP" <pamszoo [at] sbcglobal [dot] net>
Mattie,

I spoke with Ms. Davis and we are not authorized to video tape.

I have asked her to document the positions of this group in writing
and have her funder (she is a paid facilitator for Environmental
Health Watch) Stu Greenberg call me about the mission of this
collective of industry and government. It is funded entirely by the
Cleveland and Gund Foundations, which are assemblages of industry
funds and interests, and proceedings are not open to the public - I do
not want this presented as a public interest initiative.

I am waiting for correspondence from Ms. Davis and calls from Stu
Greenberg and Senator Brown's office regarding this matter - if the
Sierra Club is to speak it should be with the understanding that is to
a coal industry special interest group.

I'll forward resulting outcomes,

Norm

 

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Name the citizens?!?!

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Sat, 07/31/2010 - 11:04.

I replied with this:

Fwd: Meeting Materials - Greater Cleveland Clean Air Campaign - July 28, 2010

Norm Roulet <norm [dot] roulet [at] gmail [dot] com> Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 4:48 PM
To: "Pamela L. Davis, AICP" <pamszoo [at] sbcglobal [dot] net>
Cc: "Reitman, Mattie" <mattie [dot] reitman [at] sierraclub [dot] org>, Stu Greenberg <sgreenberg [at] ehw [dot] org>
Name the citizens in the collaboration.

I'll have many other questions.

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Wait until you read what happened to me by the Clinic Police

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Sat, 07/31/2010 - 11:21.

Wait until you read what happened to me by the Clinic Police - those people are downright insane in the mem-brain!

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