By Jim Wylie, Pennsylvania Chapter Conservation Co-chair
Mark your calendars for these upcoming lunchtime webinars hosted by our Chapter Conservation Teams. Our volunteer teams have organized four sessions on topics we think the Sierra Club community will find interesting and timely.
Forever Chemicals (PFAS) In Places You May Not Think Of
Hosted by the Food & Agriculture Team and the Zero Waste Team
Wed, Feb 22 at 12:00 pm
Speakers: Tamela Trussell, Founder of Move Past Plastics
Darree Sicher, Food & Ag team member
Tamela will talk about PFAS exposure from clothes, utensils, packaging and other stuff that we may not think about.
Darree will present the results of a resent investigation of PFAS links between our foods and farms and the use of sewage sludge/biosolids marketed as a “fertilizer”.
Update On Federal Incentives For EV & Chargers (the Inflation Reduction Act)
Hosted by the Clean Transportation Team
Thur, Feb 23 at 12:00 pm
Speaker: Katherine J García, Director, Clean Transportation for All, Sierra Club
Katherine will update us on the latest developments of the IRA, what’s ready for action and which parts are still TBD. And lots of time to answer your questions.
A Waste Water Treatment Plant Could Go From Largest Municipal Energy User To Energy Producer
---New-Energy-Optimization
Hosted by the Clean Energy Team and the Water Quality Team
Wed, Mar 1 at 12:00 pm
Speaker: Jeremy Taylor, Chief Sustainability Officer, SoMax Circular Solutions
Jeremy will walk us through this first-in-the-US water treatment plant in Phoenixville, PA that uses hydrothermal energy carbonization to reduce the energy needed to treat municipal water and potentially generate more energy than they use. (Apr 2022 article in Treatment Plant Operations Mag)
Methane Madness - Fugitive Methane Emissions In Pennsylvania
Hosted by the Dirty Energy Team
Tue, Mar 14 at 12:00 pm
Speakers: Kelsey Krepps, Senior Campaign Representative, Beyond Dirty Fuels, Sierra Club
Emily Davis, Geodelphia Volunteer, Southeastern PA Group, Sierra Club
Kelsey will talk about the numerous sources of largely unmeasured methane that escapes throughout the gas extraction and transportation industry.
Emily will update us on the Geodelphia project to map the gas leaks in the aging distribution pipes under the streets of Philadelphia.
You are invited to register for any or all of these lunchtime webinars. If you can’t join at that time, register anyway and we’ll share the recording.
Thanks for your support and watch for team meeting info on the Chapter Campfire Events Calendar.
Jim Wylie
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