The following are notes taken from the opening remarks by Rob Garritty, Executive Director for MCAN.

Most of our big-L leaders are actually followers. Our political leaders lead when people re showing them the way. You need to show them the way to go.

The following individuals are the real folks leading the way. They are the “Everyday Climate Heroes”:

• Loie HayesCoordinator of the Boston Climate Action Network. Became actively involved in 2005 with Clean Water Action. Started four LCD groups and also had a very successful Step It Up Event.
• Nancy Nolan

  Coordinator the Lexington Global Warming Action Network which now has an e-mail list of over 250. Worked with MassEnergy and MTC to win solar panels. Over 350 Lexington residents contributed to earn over
  $50,000 in PVs for Lexington.

• Carol Hannauer

  Installed a geothermal heat source. Cut her water use in half. During her two year presidency, has expanded Sudbury’s activty a lot including a Sustainable Sudbury project. Expanded the town’s plastic
  recycling project and a methane recovery project at the landfill.

• Jennifer Boudrie

  Founded the Marlborough Climate Action Network (now called Green Marlborough). Put her advocacy into action and ran for city council.

• Dan Ruben

  Executive director of Boston Green Tourism. Helped “green” the 2004 Democratic and Republican National Conferences.

• Susan Altman

  An environmental communication expert. Runs our Low Carbon Living program. Created Medford Environmental Alliance.

• Laurie Macintosh

  Founded Sustainable Milton. Initiated a Recycle Up program to increase paper and cardboard recycling.

• Paul Eldrenkamp

  Active Newton Green Decade member. Often demonstrates blower door tests and infrared scans.

• Bob Luoma

  Built two web sites for MCAN. Founded Carlisle Climate Action Network. Webmaster for MCAN.

• Tom Balf

  Environmental health and safety expect. Got over 1,000 people to a Clean Energy Fair.

• Susan Butler

  Major improvements for her house. And is selling clean energy RECs President of Green Decade Cambridge. Helped earn 2 solar PV arrays for Cambridge.

• Marc Breslow

  Founded MCAN in 1999. When we started this back then, global warming was known as a problem, but had no visibility in the world as a problem we have to be addressing. It is incredibly gratifying to see the whole world dealing with this problem.