Third Tuesday Talks Archive

November 19, 2024: "Getting Ready for "The Big One": Resilience, Restoration & Post-Hurricane Planning" featuring Andrew Gottlieb, executive director of Association to Preserve Cape Cod, and Heather McElroy, natural resources manager for Cape Cod Commission. 

October 29, 2024: "PFAS Contamination in Hyannis: Knowns, Unknowns & Next Steps" featuring the Hyannis PFAS Working Group (presentation; infographic). 

October 15, 2024: "Rescue Cape Cod Wildlife, Halt Rodenticide Use" with Mass Audubon, WildCare Cape Cod, and New England Wildlife Center (presentation).

September 17, 2024: "Sand Wars: Adverse Consequences of Onshore Mining & Coastal Use in Massachusetts" featuring Meg Sheehan of the Community Land & Water Coalition in Plymouth (presentation) and Ashley Erisman of the Nantucket Coastal Conservancy (presentation). 

August 20, 2024: "Equitable & Affordable Decarbonization: Introducing the State’s 2025-27 Energy Efficiency Plan" featuring Briana Kane, manager of the residential energy efficiency programs for Cape Light Compact

Tours of the Massachusetts Advanced Septic System Test Center, guided by Brian Horsely

July 16, 2024: Tours of the Massachusetts Advanced Septic System Test Center, guided by Brian Horsely; and The Green Center’s urine diversion system, guided by Hilda Maingay and Earle Barnhardt 

 

 

 

June 27, 2024: "Floating Offshore Wind in the Gulf of Maine" featuring Dr. Habib Dagher, Professor of Structural Engineering at the University of Maine and the founding Executive Director of the university’s Advanced Structures & Composites Center; and Chris Powicki, chair of Sierra’s Cape Cod & Islands Group 

May 21, 2024: "Meet the Candidates, Hear Their Priorities" featuring statements from, and Q&A with, the following candidates for state representative: Chris Flanagan, 1st Barnstable; Kathy Fox Alfano, 3rd Barnstable; Michael Herman and Hadley Luddy, 4th Barnstable; Owen Fletcher, 5th Barnstable; and Arielle Faria and Thomas Moakley, Barnstable, Dukes & Nantucket

April 16, 2024: “Earth Advocacy Opportunities: Pesticides, Trees, Urine Diversion, Offshore Wind, Horseshoe Crabs & Climate Resilience" featuring Michael Herman, Orleans Select Board; Laura Kelley, POCCA; Patrick Otton, Harwich; Hilda & Earle Barnhart, The Green Center (presentation); Nate Mayo, Vineyard Offshore (presentation), and Chris Powicki, Sierra Cape Cod (presentation

March 19, 2024: "Building Climate Resilience: Proposed State Regulations on Coastal Development & Nature-Based Solutions” with Deanna Moran and Ali Hiple of Conservation Law Foundation and Heidi Ricci of Mass Audubon  (Presentation Slides

February 20, 2024: "Creating Housing AND Protecting Resources on Cape Cod," with Erin Perry and Heather McElroy, Cape Cod Commission; Michael Lach, Harwich Conservation Trust; and Amanda Bebrin, Community Development Partnership  

January 16, 2024: Barnstable County Commissioner Mark Forest on the history of Joint Base Cape Cod, proposed redevelopment activities, and the need for a new master plan 

December 19, 2023: Laura Kelley of Protect Our Cape Cod Aquifer on “Cape-Wide Action for Local Fertilizer & Pesticide Control”  

October 17, 2023: Betty Ludtke, a Barnstable Town Councilor and commercial pilot, and Alex Hatfield, representing Stop Private Jet Expansion, discussing "Hyannis Municipal Airport Expansion: Community/Climate Impacts & Regional Planning Needs"  

September 19, 2023: State Representative Dylan Fernandes on "Community Benefits from Offshore Wind Power: Stabilizing Electric Rates & Decarbonizing the Cape”  

July 18, 2023: State Senator Julian Cyr on PFAS sources, contaminated sites on Cape Cod, and proposed legislation, “An Act to Protect Massachusetts Public Health from PFAS”   

June 20, 2023: Bob Ryley of Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod presents “Net-Zero Homes & Building Codes: Habitat Cape Cod’s Decarbonization Experience"

May 16, 2023: Tom Cambareri, Sole Source Consulting, and Laurel Schaider, Silent Spring Institute, discussing the science, sources, and solutions for PFAS contamination in Hyannis

April 18, 2023: Andrew Gottlieb, Association to Preserve Cape Cod (APCC), on Holtec’s proposal to discharge radioactive contaminants to Cape Cod Bay 

March 21, 2023: Mark Faherty, science coordinator for Wellfleet Bay Audubon Sanctuary, on threats facing horseshoe crabs and proposed state regulations for protecting local populations

February 21, 2023: Madhavi Venkatesan, executive director of Sustainable Practices, on the ongoing campaign to ban single-use plastic water bottles and foodware

January 17, 2023: Zee Crocker, executive director of Barnstable Clean Water Coalition, on proposed state regulations to accelerate water quality improvement on Cape Cod

December 7, 2022: Mariel Marchand, power supply planner for Cape Light Compact municipal aggregation, on opportunities for greening and cleanup up the local electricity supply mix