Newsletter for March 14, 2006
GMW reporting-RTC shooting
Speakers to Be:
March 21 Jo Ann Pozzi - Rotary India Trip
March 28 Suthi - Indian Food from Concept to Reality
Presidente Russell opens the meeting.
Forrest leads the flag pledge. And Happy St. Patrick's Day, to all
Quote for the Day:
"There can be no happiness if the things that we believe in are
different that the things that we do."
Guests:
Al Kaplan, Petaluma Rotary
Stu, Terry's fiancee
John Fitzgerald, Libby's hubby.
Matt Carter, Jennifer's hubby.
Dennis Ralston, Jennifer Carter's dad
Bruce Jankowski, Workforce Logic
Jennifer, Jan's daughter.
Ray, Sue and Walt's grandson
Presidential dictate: $1 fine if you still have money owed on your fine schedule.
New raffle rules: odds start at 1 in 20 for $250 and eliminated the $10 prize.
Jerrie P. thanks all involved in recent Petaluma Valley Rotary Pirates dinner theater benefiting Rotary on the River.
Mad Hatter Event needs volunteers. Contact Sandra Campbell.
Cash 4 Cash Raffle Report: needs team captain report next week.
President Elect Training report from Sally Johnson
Last
Friday- Sunday. Truly amazing training college for Rotary efforts
including three Rotary International Presidents and Foundation scholars
as speakers. About 550 Rotarians from Hawaiians to Oregon
border Rotary area. Sally wants members input to think about
projects, speakers, and the budget for next year.
Last week's $1300 raffle winner Russell F. gives back to Rotary towards Harold Alexander scholarship, the upcoming Cash 4 Cash raffle, and to Forrest, his raffle partner. What a Rotarian! Good job sir.
Sunshine and Showers
Russell Rice and family had a narrow miss in a five car accident. Some teenager rear-ended them going 55 mph at a stop. Helene went to the hospital with black eyes from the airbag deployment, Russell lucked out with no whiplash, and Aden was shaken in his car seat, but Russell took good care of him and calmed him down. Their Volvo was totaled- glad everyone is doing ok and we wish them a quick recovery.
Announcements
March is Rotary Literacy Month!
March Matching Madness: Contribute to your Paul Harris and PVR will match up to $50. Contact Dawn for details: 7788-1290.
March 29 InterAct Conference
April 13-14 District Assembly
August 17-18 San Jose, Presidential Membership Conference
Happy Dollars-
Rickie gives new grand niece/nephew baby coming news.
John Fitzgerald - April 1, service club canoe challenge in the Turning Basin.
Fines
$75 Russell towards Paul Harris for Helene
Dawn gives towards Paul Harris for Gary.
Walt celebrates his club anniversary of 23 years!
Dave Johnson celebrates his club anniversary of 13 years!
John Burns celebrates his 17 y/o son's birthday,
Raffle: Jim O'Grady draws and wins!
Ya lucky duck-good job!
Guest Speaker: Dennis Ralston, Jennifer's Carter dad, Professor emeritus of Soil Physics at UC Davis
Global Climate Change and Greenhouse Gases
The has been an recent upsurge in interest about global climate change, mainly due to Al Gore's Academy Award documentary, An Inconvenient Truth. Press and legislators and scientists are assessing and addressing this issue. It started in the greenhouse effect research from Charles Keeling who did carbon dioxide measurements in 1957 at Mauna Loa,Hawaii, and with Roger Revelle work in 1960's. Keeling's curve shows increase in that carbon dioxide levels increased over last two decades. A greenhouse effect is created in which radiated heat from earth's surface is prevented from leaving to space by a atmospheric carbon dioxide and other gases boundry.
The main gases involved are carbon dixoide (from deforestation, burning fossil fuels), nitrous oxide (which is 296x more potent than carbon dioxide for greenhouse warming) and methane (which was 23x more). Historically the level of these gases have been constant over the last 650,000 years until the industrial revolution in 1750's, then these gas levels jumped dramatically with human activity. Atmospheric proportions of gases are carbon dioxide (81 percent), methane (6 percent from energy production, agriculture, cows) and nitrous oxide (7percent from agriculture and soils). In the United States, atmospheric gas emissions are 32 percent from electricity generation, 28 percent is from transportation, and 20 percent from industry (note in California, 40 percent is from transportation).
Global temperatures are above normal historical variations- the last two decades alone has twelve of the warmest years on record. No doubt now that mean global temperatures have risen in last decade. This has lead to secondary changes in ocean warming, wind patterns, precipitation, and ice movement. Permafrost is disappearing, snow cover are contracting, sea ice is shrinking or disappearing. Hot extremes, heat waves, and heavy rain (and cyclonic weather) will become more frequent. Winters will be warmer- less snow, earlier melts. This will cause a large impact on fresh water issues including availability, rising sea levels, agriculture and saltwater intrusion in groundwater, habitat, and ecosystems.
What to are groups doing to counter global warming? The European Union is enacting legislation to cap industrial and transportation carbon dioxide levels. Many companies voluntarily cutting back emissions to preempt legislative caps. Congress and especially California are also beginning to take lead to reduce emissions legislatively.
Great talk- now read up on what you can do personally to combat global warming- tell your representatives to support the Kyoto accord, plant more greenery, drive less, turn the lights off more, and eat more cows comes to mind.
Arrivederci!
A
Spring tradition....Peeps!
March 21 Jo Ann Pozzi - Rotary India Trip
March 28 Suthi - Indian Food from Concept to Reality
Presidente Russell opens the meeting.
Forrest leads the flag pledge. And Happy St. Patrick's Day, to all
Quote for the Day:
"There can be no happiness if the things that we believe in are
different that the things that we do."
Guests:
Al Kaplan, Petaluma Rotary
Stu, Terry's fiancee
John Fitzgerald, Libby's hubby.
Matt Carter, Jennifer's hubby.
Dennis Ralston, Jennifer Carter's dad
Bruce Jankowski, Workforce Logic
Jennifer, Jan's daughter.
Ray, Sue and Walt's grandson
Presidential dictate: $1 fine if you still have money owed on your fine schedule.
New raffle rules: odds start at 1 in 20 for $250 and eliminated the $10 prize.
Jerrie P. thanks all involved in recent Petaluma Valley Rotary Pirates dinner theater benefiting Rotary on the River.
Mad Hatter Event needs volunteers. Contact Sandra Campbell.
Cash 4 Cash Raffle Report: needs team captain report next week.
President Elect Training report from Sally Johnson
Last
Friday- Sunday. Truly amazing training college for Rotary efforts
including three Rotary International Presidents and Foundation scholars
as speakers. About 550 Rotarians from Hawaiians to Oregon
border Rotary area. Sally wants members input to think about
projects, speakers, and the budget for next year.Last week's $1300 raffle winner Russell F. gives back to Rotary towards Harold Alexander scholarship, the upcoming Cash 4 Cash raffle, and to Forrest, his raffle partner. What a Rotarian! Good job sir.
Sunshine and Showers
Russell Rice and family had a narrow miss in a five car accident. Some teenager rear-ended them going 55 mph at a stop. Helene went to the hospital with black eyes from the airbag deployment, Russell lucked out with no whiplash, and Aden was shaken in his car seat, but Russell took good care of him and calmed him down. Their Volvo was totaled- glad everyone is doing ok and we wish them a quick recovery.
Announcements
March is Rotary Literacy Month!
March Matching Madness: Contribute to your Paul Harris and PVR will match up to $50. Contact Dawn for details: 7788-1290.
March 29 InterAct Conference
April 13-14 District Assembly
August 17-18 San Jose, Presidential Membership Conference
Happy Dollars-
Rickie gives new grand niece/nephew baby coming news.
John Fitzgerald - April 1, service club canoe challenge in the Turning Basin.
Fines
$75 Russell towards Paul Harris for Helene
Dawn gives towards Paul Harris for Gary.
Walt celebrates his club anniversary of 23 years!
Dave Johnson celebrates his club anniversary of 13 years!
John Burns celebrates his 17 y/o son's birthday,
Raffle: Jim O'Grady draws and wins!
Ya lucky duck-good job!
Guest Speaker: Dennis Ralston, Jennifer's Carter dad, Professor emeritus of Soil Physics at UC DavisGlobal Climate Change and Greenhouse Gases
The has been an recent upsurge in interest about global climate change, mainly due to Al Gore's Academy Award documentary, An Inconvenient Truth. Press and legislators and scientists are assessing and addressing this issue. It started in the greenhouse effect research from Charles Keeling who did carbon dioxide measurements in 1957 at Mauna Loa,Hawaii, and with Roger Revelle work in 1960's. Keeling's curve shows increase in that carbon dioxide levels increased over last two decades. A greenhouse effect is created in which radiated heat from earth's surface is prevented from leaving to space by a atmospheric carbon dioxide and other gases boundry.
The main gases involved are carbon dixoide (from deforestation, burning fossil fuels), nitrous oxide (which is 296x more potent than carbon dioxide for greenhouse warming) and methane (which was 23x more). Historically the level of these gases have been constant over the last 650,000 years until the industrial revolution in 1750's, then these gas levels jumped dramatically with human activity. Atmospheric proportions of gases are carbon dioxide (81 percent), methane (6 percent from energy production, agriculture, cows) and nitrous oxide (7percent from agriculture and soils). In the United States, atmospheric gas emissions are 32 percent from electricity generation, 28 percent is from transportation, and 20 percent from industry (note in California, 40 percent is from transportation).
Global temperatures are above normal historical variations- the last two decades alone has twelve of the warmest years on record. No doubt now that mean global temperatures have risen in last decade. This has lead to secondary changes in ocean warming, wind patterns, precipitation, and ice movement. Permafrost is disappearing, snow cover are contracting, sea ice is shrinking or disappearing. Hot extremes, heat waves, and heavy rain (and cyclonic weather) will become more frequent. Winters will be warmer- less snow, earlier melts. This will cause a large impact on fresh water issues including availability, rising sea levels, agriculture and saltwater intrusion in groundwater, habitat, and ecosystems.
What to are groups doing to counter global warming? The European Union is enacting legislation to cap industrial and transportation carbon dioxide levels. Many companies voluntarily cutting back emissions to preempt legislative caps. Congress and especially California are also beginning to take lead to reduce emissions legislatively.
Great talk- now read up on what you can do personally to combat global warming- tell your representatives to support the Kyoto accord, plant more greenery, drive less, turn the lights off more, and eat more cows comes to mind.
Arrivederci!
A
Spring tradition....Peeps!
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