Earth2Class 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.
Union 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!
Join Fred Gerber, Director of Education Emeritus for an adult workshop on starting your summer vegetables indoors.
Your 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…
With 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.
A look at urban water reform in African countries from the perspective of its users.
This 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.
The 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.
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.
Have fun turning discarded materials into usable works of art in this free, family-friendly event.
This session explores the ethical issues in dealing with infectious disease threats in a global environment. Issues from the current Ebola crisis are explored to understand the nature of these issues, and to generate lessons to guide future responses.
A lecture given by Katherine Gajewski, Director of Sustainability in the City of Philadelphia on the strategies of implementing successful urban sustainability programs in the face of political and fiscal obstacles.