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SUMMARY:Congressman Tim Bishop
DESCRIPTION:Our congressman from the 1st Congressional District\, Tim Bishop was our speaker this morning and he outlined some of the topics that he thought may of concern to us.\nTim began with the situation in Syria. He pointed out that there was a real reluctance to using military strikes to punish the Syrian government. His constituents and the constituents of his colleagues across the country were expressing serious doubts that the use of weapons would accomplish the goal of stopping the use of chemical weapons. \nHis take was that diplomacy was a much better route\, but ironically that approach was unlikely without the credible threat of military action. We now find ourselves in a place where we may get what we want without the risks that are usually unfathomable when the missal fly. The Russians have been the patron of this brutal regime and without them Assad is adrift. If the Russians increase the pressure Assad will likely relent. \nDebt Limit- The looming threat of shutting down the government unless the Senate and the President give up on the Affordable  Healthcare Act. Not likely\, but it is a looming threat. Bishop pointed out that the competitive market that was created with the legislation is beginning to impact the cost of insurance and the trend is to cut it by 50%. That is the projection at the moment. He went on to remind us that Medicare was as least as much hated by the same political forces that are upset about “Obamacare”. In that case there were refinements and few people today want to go back to the days when Medicare did not exist. During the Q&A the congressman pointed out that the deficit has been constantly dropping and at a rate that is much faster than anticipated \nImmigration Reform- The opponents according to Bishop want the borders secured before any legislation is passed. To that he told us the $30 billion in additional border security has been added to the effort. Then he went on to outline the depth of the dilemma. Children who know no other country than the United States are not and should not be expected to go to a foreign land. If you deport the parents\, what do you do with the children? And some of those children are legal Americans because\, while their parents may be undocumented\, they were born here. \nBishop put it this way; we have three choices \n1)      Round them up and send them back to where they came from. (We don’t have enough planes) \n2)      Attrition- As he put it make life so miserable for them that they want to leave. \n3)      Create an Immigration Act and pass it\, with the recognition that there will be some inequities\, and difficult choices. \nDuring the Q & A that followed. The topic of the ethics investigation that we saw in Newsday was brought up. Tim told us that any and all information that was sought has been provided. I am cooperating 100%. The question was about him interceding on behalf of a campaign contributor who wanted a permit for a fireworks display. Mr. Bishop noted that interceded for several organizations as well\, including the local fire department for the same issue. \n\n 
URL:https://limba.net/calendar/congressman-tim-bishop-4/
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SUMMARY:Special Program on energy- Commercial Scale Solar PV
DESCRIPTION:Our speakers today were the president and CEO of Nautilus Solar\, James Rice and Long Island attorney Morton Weber. \n  \nSolar  power has been around for many years. Photovoltaic cells were used in  spacecraft at the inception of the space program. The then new  technology was far too expensive to be used by the public\, and the day  that it could ever be economical was a far-off dream. PV power was later  manufactured in larger runs than the specialty production used for  powering spacecraft electrical systems. It was still relatively  expensive but it found a market in homes that were far from the  established grid. If it cost $100\,000 to bring a power line to a home\,  than solar with battery back-up was a better choice. \n  \nWe  progressed over the years and what was formerly a novelty\, became more  and more mainstream. What was introduced today tells us that Solar PV is  not only well established for its non-polluting benefits\, it is now  economically viable. \n  \nMr.  Rice pointed out that the number of workers that are employed in the  solar industry is higher than the number of workers in the coal  industry. That trend will\, no doubt continue. Nautilus gets its best  results from large installations. The bigger the better. The concept is  that they rent your roof to have a platform to generate power and feed  it back to the utility. The benefit to the building owner is that he  gets a rent check. Over time the equipment will become the property of  the building owner. The cost of the technology has dropped dramatically  in recent years and that trend appears to be continuing. With cost of  solar now at 22cents per kilowatt hour\, the industry needs no further  state initiatives according to M. Rice. The lease is 20 years and then  the equipment ownership is transferred to the building owner for $1. \n  \nAttorney  Morton Weber has been specializing in IDA (Industrial Development  Agency) funding of the financing of these systems and the benefits and  tax incentives were explained.  \n  \nWhen  the formal remarks were completed we opened the floor to questions. A  question was asked; Why not place the solar field on the ground where  there is no building?  \nA)    Of  course we could put systems near the ground\, but real estate is  expensive and roofs offer an excellent opportunity to use an existing  asset. \nQ)    What about roof integrity\, is it in any way compromised? \nA)    The  panels are not attached to the roof deck\, and there are no holes in the  roof. They use a ballast system which preserves the integrity of the  roof and in fact protects the roof. In addition the panels can be moved  when necessary. The weight of the ballast is far less than the snow load  requirement of 36 inches \n  \nThere  were other questions about fire personnel safety when fighting a fire  and other questions about safety. It was explained that these systems  disconnect and stop producing power when the grid power is turned off\,  which is standard operating procedure in any fire emergency. \n  \nThis  was a very informative meeting and every indication is that this  technology will be more heavily used as we move forward. The company has  set a goal of 2.5 million square feet for Long Island. \n  \nWe thank our speakers James Rice and Morton Weber for imparting important information. \n  \nThis  event took the time and effort of many people\, Michele Zere was  unrelenting in getting the message out and helping LIMBA plan this  meeting Thanks to Bill Miller and his staff at the door we were able to  accommodate our guests. \nThank you Ken Nevor\, Anna Woodroof\, and Cindy Mardenfeld.  \n  \nThe staff at the Clarion Hotel were attentive to the needs of the breakfast as usual. \n  \nErnie Fazio
URL:https://limba.net/calendar/special-program-on-energy-commercial-scale-solar-pv/
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