Attendees: 

Hailey Sinoff, Paul Edlund, Julia Haggerty, Kristin Blackler, Paul Lachapelle, Steve Swinford, EJ Hook, Jacob Northcutt, Raye Meyers, Raina, Heather Higginbotham, Bruce Maxwell, Jared Leonard, Brooke Lahnemam, Matthew Madsen, Andrea Hamre, Kevin Amende, Atticus Cummings, Nicholas Fitzmaurice, Duke Elliot, Logun Norris, Paige Tolleson

  1. Informational Items

Presentation on Sustainability Plan by Julia Haggerty and Kristin Blackler

  • Discussion of updates in sections 1.1, 1.2, 3.3

Motion to Approve Sustainability Plan

  • EJ Hook: motion to suspend rules to enable the group to vote today; Kevin Amende: Second. Approved by majority, no opposed, no abstentions.
  • EJ Hook: motion to approve Sustainability Plan as written; Duke Elliott: Second. Approved by majority, no opposed, no abstentions.
  • Sustainability Plan is finalized

 

  1. New Business
  • Proposed resolution on climate emergency, presented by Paul Lachapelle
  • Paul is hoping CSAC will consider developing text and adopting a Resolution and joining the more than 7,000 other universities around the world that have declared climate emergencies.

 

CSAC Member news and announcements

  • Kevin Amende
    • Installing 114 geothermal wells in Winifred, MT
    • This project is a pilot and involves a program to retrain oil and gas drillers for renewable geothermal energy careers.
    • AAON is duplicating the same borefield at their headquarters in Tulsa, OK. CEO announced that AAON is doing away with high efficiency gas research, shifting their focus solely into electrification
    • Energy Assessment lab course is entering the new ASHRAE building energy quotient competition for 4 buildings on campus
  • Jacob Northcutt
    • Campus Climate Coalition has secured a meeting with the CEO of Montana State University Alumni Foundation in October to discuss divestment of fossil fuels from MSUAF endowment
  • Duke Elliot
    • More outdoor LED Lighting is going in all over campus.
  • EJ Hook
    • MSU is observing the City of Bozeman Drought Level 2 Restrictions even though we are exempt.We want to model water efficient and drought sensitive behavior. 
  • Paul Lachapelle
    • Would CSAC consider hosting a Sustainability lecture series?

 

Adjournment