Food Day: Campus Sustainability Month at The New School
THE NEW SCHOOLFood Day inspires Americans to change their diets and our food policies. On October 24th meet some of the farmers, producers, and distributors whose foods…
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Creative Climate Awards Closing Party
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office 1 E 42nd St., New York, NY, United StatesJoin us as we close this inspiring month-long exhibit in true October style - with a Halloween themed celebration! Show up in your best costume and see the submissions one last time, along with interactive and performance art works presented by participating artists Amy Youngs, Rachel Frank, and Alicia Escott.
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Disruptive Energy Futures
Columbia Law School, Jerome Greene Hall, Room 104 435 West 116th StreetFeaturing Distinguished Guest Speaker Physicist Amory Lovins, consultant to business and government leaders, is co-founder and Chief Scientist of Rocky Mountain Institute. The RMI Headquarters…
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Food Waste in the City – Waste Not, Want Not
Tisch Food Center at Teachers College, Columbia University 525 West 120th Street, New York, NY, United StatesAt this panel we will hear from experts working in the field in various capacities - academia, government, NGOs and practitioners at the corporate and the individual level. They will discuss their learnings and suggest actions we can take towards making our food waste foot print smaller. ‘When we throw away food, we’re also throwing away the land, water, and energy used to produce that food.’ That’s why it’s imperative to learn about food waste and take the necessary actions.
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Urban Forestry: Lessons learned, Challenges and Opportunities Ahead
Cornell University Architecture, Art, Planning 26 Broadway, 20th Floor, New York, NY, United StatesOn November 9th at Cornell Architecture Art Planning from 6:00 PM-7:30 PM, for a presentation from author Jill Jonnes, and panel discussion with expert voices in American forestry; Fiona Watt, NYC Parks| Todd Forrest, US Forest Service| Joseph Gittelman, ALB Expert
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Documentary-Drama Screening: A Year in the Life of First Green Bank
Patagonia Soho 72 Greene St, New York, NY, United StatesPlease join us for a screening about an aspiring regenerative entrepreneur, Ken LaRoe, a seasoned banker and passionate environmentalist who founded Florida’s first “green” bank in a conservative community outside Orlando, who was inspired after reading Patagonia Founder Yvon Chouinard’s book Let My People Go Surfing.
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Bill McKibben on the Fate of the Earth
The New School, John L. Tishman Auditorium, University Center 63 Fifth Avenue, Room U100, New York, NY, United StatesOn Thursday, November 10, Bill McKibben will give the inaugural Jonathan Schell Memorial Lecture on the Fate of the Earth at the New School in New York City.
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SWALE: A floating edible forest docked at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6 Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesSwale, a floating food forest built on a 130-foot by 40-foot barge made from repurposed shipping containers by artist Mary Matting, will be docked for just…
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Bushwick Compost Workday
Aberdeen Community Garden 98 Aberdeen Street, New York, NY, United StatesJoin New York Restoration Project as we continue building a compost windrow in our storage facility. Learn about compost as we add food scraps, from our local partners at BedStuy Fresh and Local and Saraghina Restaurant, and garden clippings from our many gardens throughout Brooklyn and Queens.
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Gotham Greens Observation Deck Tour
Gotham Greens Gowanus 214 3rd Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesOur rooftop greenhouses are closed to the public due to food safety restrictions, but each week we offer free tours from our observation deck outside our Gowanus greenhouse where you can learn more about sustainable urban agriculture and taste our products.
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Jane Jacobs Centennial Lecture: Janette Sadik-Khan
Museum at Eldridge Street 12 Eldridge Street, New York, NY, United StatesJanette Sadik-Khan, former NYC Department of Transportation Commissioner who introduced pedestrian plazas, bike lanes and bike sharing, will speak on the legacy of writer and preservationist Jane Jacobs (1916-2006), whose work changed the way the world views and understands cities. Award-winning author and preservationist Roberta Brandes Gratz will introduce Sadik-Khan.
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NYC Outdoors! An Environmental Education Expo
Kimmel Center for University Life 60 Washington Square South, 10th FL, New York, NY, United StatesThe NYC Outdoors! Expo is public event showcasing environmental education resources in New York City.
Who should attend? Participants will meet more than 40 environmental education organizationsFree
