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New task force studies alternative energy
By Becky Evans
Standard-Times staff writer
 NEW
BEDFORD — Mayor Scott W. Lang has launched a new task
force to advise him in making the city more
energy-efficient and environmentally friendly.
The group is charged with identifying "things that New
Bedford can do to immediately cut costs and increase
conservation," Mayor Lang said.
Recommendations and implementation plans for municipal
energy and environmental initiatives will be submitted
to the mayor in the fall. The mayor will review the
findings and "prioritize them based upon feasibility and
anticipated results," according to a release from the
mayor's office.
Thirty-two members were appointed to the task force,
including nine city department heads.
The group will seek public involvement and guest
presenters throughout the process.
"We have assembled a team of residents with expertise on
these issues who are passionate about energy efficiency,
sustainability and improving the environment in our city
to complete this assessment and provide us with
comprehensive feedback," he said.
Former Mayor John K. Bullard, who was trained in global
warming issues by Al Gore, will lead the group.
"The time for debating whether climate change is
happening is over," he said in a prepared statement.
"As the International Panel on Climate Change has
reported, we must fashion mitigation strategies to
minimize carbon emissions and plan adaptations to
counter the impacts that are inevitable from the
momentum already in the system.
Given the situation in Washington, it is likely that the
most meaningful actions will be those that occur at the
local level."
The task force includes the following members: Scott
Alfonse, John Andrade, Kenneth Blanchard, Mr. Bullard,
Ron DiPippo, Lynn Donahue, Dennis Galvam, Guilermo
Gonzalez, Susan Jennings, Emily Johns, Gary Kaplan,
Peter Kavanaugh, Ronald Labelle, Rafael Leonor, Jill
Maclean, Jennifer Marshall, Bruce Morell, Matthew
Morrissey, Lee Nason, David Oliveira, Lawrence Oliveira,
Marissa Perez-Dormitzer, Laurie Robertson-Lorant, Luis
Rodriguez, Carol Steinfeld, Robert Sudduth, James
Sweeney, Charles Tavares, Elizabeth Treadup, John
Vasconcellos, Richard Walega and Lawrence Worden.
Contact Becky W. Evans at
revans@s-t.com
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