Climate Injustice: Are There Solutions?
Climate change finally has the attention of the American public, but mainly as a generalized warning. To sharpen the focus, the Roosevelt House Public Policy…
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New York City Safe Energy Coalition Meeting
New York Environmental and Justice Law Project Suite 701, 11 Park Place , New York, NY, United StatesNYCSEC, New York City Safe Energy Coalition, is devoted to closing Indian Point and more. Started by Ken Gale to address three related issues: closing Indian Point, growing the renewable energy industry, and making NYC buildings more efficient.
The group meets the first and third Thursday of every month. at 6:30 pm for a potluck and 7:00 pm sharp for the meeting.
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Earth2Class Workshop: New Insights on Ocean Acidification
Columbia University Lamont Campus 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY, United StatesEarth2Class presents "New Insights on Ocean Acidification", with Taro Takahashi,Taro Takahashi, Ewing Lamont Research Professor, Division of Geochemistry, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, The Earth Institute; Adjunct Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (DEES), Columbia University.
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TEDXManhattan: Changing the Way We Eat
TimesCenter 242 W 41st Street, New York, NY, United StatesUnion Square Hospitality Group CEO and Founder Danny Meyer and Food Tank co-Founder and President Danielle Nierenberg are among those who will take the stage at TEDxManhattan, “Changing the Way We Eat,” on March 7, 2015, in New York City.
With an exciting roster of experts and innovators, TEDxManhattan raises public awareness about critical issues facing the food system while fostering collaboration within the food movement.
In order to be inclusive, TEDxManhattan also invites communities, organizations, and individuals to organize viewing parties worldwide for the live webcast of this one-day TEDx event!
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Queens Botanical Garden: Indoor Gardening Workshop: Start your Summer Veggies Indoors
Queens Botanical Garden 43-50 Main St, Flushing, NY, United StatesJoin Fred Gerber, Director of Education Emeritus for an adult workshop on starting your summer vegetables indoors.
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Hearing on Proposal For Swimmable New York City Waters
US EPA Region 2 Office 290 Broadway, Room 27A, New York, NY, United StatesYour voice is needed to call for swimmable (and paddle-able) water in NYC! The NYS Dept of Environmental Conservation has proposed to improve the quality…
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Superfund: A Citizen’s Guide
Brooklyn Brainery 190 Underhill Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesWith the Environmental Protection Agency's designation of Gowanus Canal and Newtown Creek, Superfund has become a colloquial term and a buzzword in New York City.
But what is a Superfund exactly?
This class will focus on citizen participation in the Superfund process and conclude with a discussion of current and future sites in the five boroughs.
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Planning in Silence: The Challenge of Hybrid Water Provision
Avery Hall, Rm 114 Columbia University (116 St. and Bway), New York, NY, United StatesA look at urban water reform in African countries from the perspective of its users.
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Edge Sustainability: The Future of Architecture in a Changing Climate
The Center for Architecture 536 LaGuardia Place, New York, NY, United StatesThis event will explore how architecture must undergo a paradigm shift in order to respond to climate change and address the ambitious 80 by 50 plan set to mitigate it by Mayor Bill de Blasio.
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Freshkills Park Series: Planning and Designing the Park
Brooklyn Brainery 190 Underhill Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesThe ongoing development of Freshkills Park is one of the most ambitious public works projects in the history of New York City, using state of the art ecological restoration techniques in an extraordinary setting for recreation, public art, and environmental investigation.
Learn about the planning process and conceptual design that NYC Parks is making a reality in this talk by Freshkills Park Manager for Programs, Arts and Grants, Mariel Villere.
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Museum of the City of New York: Soundscape New York – Opening Reception and Conversation
Donald Albrecht, MCNY curator of Architecture and Design, joins writer Tony Hiss to speak on the Museum's new exhibit on the soundscapes of iconic Manhattan sites such as Grand Central Terminal and the 42nd Street Public Library.
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Recycle-To-Art
Poe Park Visitor Center 2640 Grand Concourse, BronxHave fun turning discarded materials into usable works of art in this free, family-friendly event.
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