An energy town hall on the Upper East Side
The most modern idea in architecture is the Passive House, which only needs a tiny amount of heating and cooling as compared to a conventional structure. We learned more at a town hall on energy.
Driving an electric car in NYC
The doors are funny and the accelerator pedal too, but driving a BMW i3 made tree counting more fun.
GREEN MEETUP NIGHT: “Love Thy Nature”
Join fellow environmental and sustainability professionals and enthusiasts for a screening of the new award-winning documentary “LOVE THY NATURE.” Post-screening Q&A with filmmaker Sylvie Rokab (bio below) and networking reception at Reservoir Bar (Cash Bar).
Driving Sustainability: Who’s Responsible?
Driving Sustainability will ignite enthusiasm and accelerate solutions to our society’s most pressing environmental concerns such as limited resources, rapid urbanization, and social accountability.
Beginning the Baykeeper
In recent years, science and policy have been catching up with Andrew Willner’s vision for a sustainable harbor.
The Road From Paris: An Agenda for Action
What is the role of community development and the community design professions in addressing climate change?
Nuclear Energy and the Clean Energy Future
Join us to examine the role of nuclear energy in America’s transition towards a lower-carbon energy system as well as legal and policy options for supporting nuclear energy.
Earth Day Clean Energy Vehicle Showcase
This year for Earth Day we are presenting a showcase of electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, and other alternative fuel technologies to the public to spread the word about these environmentally friendly vehicles that run on clean energy.
New York City Green Festival
Join the Green Festival Marketplace by exploring over 250 exhibitors, learning from over 50 inspirational speakers, indulging in some delicious vegan or vegetarian food and learning all you need to know to live a more sustainable lifestyle.
The Natural History Museum
“Museums are leaders, and we’re asking them to demonstrate their leadership.”
Lessons from Afar – Innovative Energy Efficiency Policies from Across the Atlantic
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.
More scenes from the plan to save the planet
Kaia Rose’s episodic documentary is an easily understood guide to the story of the century.
Walter Meyer
The Power Rockaways Resilience team developed cultural knowledge so valuable that it led to an award from the White House.
Marshall Herskovitz
Marshall Herskovitz is a Hollywood producer, director and screenwriter who has also served as president of the Producers Guild of America (2006 – 2010). His credits include films such as “Traffic,” “The Last Samurai,” and “Blood Diamond.”
#ClimateCitizen Conversation with Visiting Scholars
Hear from TEDC’s Fall 2015 #ClimateCitizen Scholars as they explore the environmental justice dimensions of the USEPA Clean Power Plan. The panel will be moderated by Dr. Ana Baptista, Associate Director of TEDC and Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management.
Open to the general public.
Made in the Bronx: Green Buildings, Green Jobs
This community forum and discussion about “greening” Bronx residential buildings while creating a green local workforce and fighting for global climate justice is co-hosted by Bronx Climate Justice North and Manhattan College Center for Urban Resilience and Environmental Sustainability (CURES).
British scientist gives best human rights talk of the year
“This is not about just incremental change. This is about whole system change. And this applies to all of us, whatever sphere of influence we have.”
Revelry by the River Oktoberfest
Join us for a night celebrating Solar One programs and the Renewables Industry in New York City & Across the Atlantic.