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Lessons from Afar – Innovative Energy Efficiency Policies from Across the Atlantic

NYU School of Law (Greenberg Lounge, Vanderbilt Hall) 40 Washington Square South , New York, NY, United States

On December 14th, the Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy and Land Use Law at NYU School of Law, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School and Urban Green Council, will hold a discussion on, “Lessons from Afar – Innovative Energy Efficiency Policies from Across the Atlantic.”

Themes for discussion include European building label schemes, energy audit regimes and public-private partnerships to catalyze building retrofits and promote energy efficiency entrepreneurs.

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SciCafe: Amazing Anemones

American Museum of Natural History 200 Central Park W, New York, NY, United States

Join Estefanía Rodríguez, associate curator in the Museum’s Division of Invertebrate Zoology, for an exciting underwater journey to meet sea anemones.

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MulchFest

Bring your holiday tree to a designated city park to be recycled into mulch that will nourish plantings across the city!

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Housing a Growing City

Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue, New York

Join a panel of leaders in New York City urban planning -- including housing advocates, community leaders and city officials -- to discuss these changes in our urban fabric and the potential solutions to ensuring the city remains a leader in affordable housing.

A Pet with Paws Trunk Show at the New York Dog Nanny

New York Dog Nanny 126 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY, United States

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, New York City pet owners are encouraged to join A Pet with Paws for a special trunk show that will be filled with four-legged love.

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Coney Island Creek Community Workshop

New York Aquarium 602 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn , Select a Country:

Come and discuss how flooding impacts neighborhoods, learn about sewer overflow and stormwater runoff, and much more.

A is for Activist: New York City Tots

Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue, New York

A special program for children ages 2-4 years old. Explore objects, stories, and songs in the exhibition 'Activist New York', design your own flower pot, and plant a seed to take home.

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The People’s Market NYC: A Communal Table of Makers & Collectors

House of Yes 2 Wyckoff Avenue , Brooklyn, NY, United States

The People's Market NYC is community of stand-out artists, collectors, makers, foodies and tastemakers. A canvas for collaboration and a haven for diversity, The People's Market NYC celebrates the independent spirit of small business entrepreneurs and creative minds, highlighting local, handmade, eco, sustainable, holistic and vintage goods. Events are kid-friendly and have something for all budgets.

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Teddy Bears for Teddy Roosevelt

Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue, New York

Celebrate President's Day by making your own teddy bear and learn about President Roosevelt's impact on NYC as Police Commissioner.

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Mia Lehrer – Recalibrating the City: Advocacy by Design

Unnamed Venue 7 East 7th Street, between Third and Fourth Avenues, New York, United States

Mia Lehrer is the founding principal of Mia Lehrer + Associates, a Los Angeles-based landscape architecture practice. The firm leads the design and implementation of…

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TEDxFultonStreet

Barleycorn 23 Park Place , New York, NY, United States

Tickets to TED cost $8,500-$30,000, but come experience one day of it for free! We will present the realtime proceedings of one day of the TED 2016 Conference, screened on a large projector via Livestream, and will take place in a private room of a restaurant.

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The Road From Paris: Debrief +

Pratt - Manhattan Campus 144 West 14th Street, Rm 213, Manhattan

The “Road From Paris” is planned as a series of symposia and discussions concerning the outcomes, both positive and negative, of the Paris 2015 Conference on climate change. This first session will be a briefing on the outcomes of the Paris talks. Its successes and failures -- what was achieved and what was not achieved.

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