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American Tour de Sol Reunion: July 2017

Woolman Hill
Deerfield Massachusetts
28 - 30 July 2017


Videos by Ollie Perry


0:00 -– People gathering under the tent at the Wollman Hill Conference Center, MA

0:41 -- Songs written About the ATdS written by Pat LaMountain, NESEA staff 1993-7,
and sung by Pat & her husband Tex, local folks singers!
Song: Join the Revolution
written for the year ATdS went to Concord, MA
3:35 -– Song: American Tour de Sol
10:10 -– The Solectria Sunrise!
... & misc. discussions




0:00 -- James Worden – What the ATdS helped start
1:30 Paul Lipke talking about Closing Circle Triangles exercise

3:00 -– Rob Wills – Replicable Renewable Energy for Alaskan Villages & ongoing Electrathon in NH
17:00 -– Mike Bianchi & his Solectria EV
19:17 -– Ambrose Spencer – How to get to 50-100% Renewables: The Case for Seasonal Storage




0:00 -- Mark Skinder – Community Solar at Co-op Power
0:47 -– Steve & Janice Kurkoski: PV and Personal Adventures: at home, Haiti, Peru, and Garlic & Arts Festival

10:32 -– Jim Dunn – Seeking Disruptive Energy - updates

22:30 -– Nancy Hazard – 100% Renewables: The Road to a Vibrant Economy and a Healthy Planet for all
30:38 -- Karl Thidemann – The Regenerative Soil Solution to Climate Change






0:35 Dottie Perry on John Woolman, Quaker, for whom our meeting place was named

5:41-Ambrose – Announcement about Solar Design Competition in MA
7:42 – Wendy Brower – Green Maps & NYC garden projects

15:51 – Hobbit (Al Walker) – Healthy Feet! The Barefoot Way

25:19- Jeff Skelski – Lead Acid Batteries & Best Connections

34:34 – Eric Dieffenbach – Tour de Sol inspired projects: E-Bike & Portable Power Source. 



Audio recordings by Mike Bianchi

Rob Wills, Nancy Hazard and Mike Bianchi remember ATdS stories.



James Worden and Rob Wills with the Solectria Sunrise

James Worden describes the technology in the Solectria Sunrise and other topics.


Anita Worden on co-founding and running Solectria the elecric-car company
and Solectria the solar electric inverter company.
(recorded during the lunch hour; noiser than I would like)



More to come.


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