A seminar series on scientific issues related to the environmental quality and resource management of the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary, sponsored by the Hudson River Foundation in cooperation with the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary Program.
New York City hosted the 1939 World’s Fair in Flushing, Queens. To show off the city’s water system that tapped mountain springs as far as 100 miles away, the Cartographic Survey Force, a branch of the Works Progress Administration, constructed a 3-dimensional model of the system out of wood and plaster for @ $100,000 (about $1.5 million in today’s dollars).
You can now see the map for yourself and hear about its story from NYC water educator Matt Malina.
Active in the international and European dimensions of environment and resources, climate and energy, and sustainable development policies for 25 years, R. Andreas Kraemer has been Director of Ecologic Institute since its foundation in 1995. In April 2008, he became chairman of the Ecologic Institute in Washington DC.
Gain insight into the world of environmental policy!
Event organized by Urban Future Lab and NYC ACRE.
In 2030, the world’s population will be a staggering eight billion people. Of these, two-thirds will live in cities. Most will be poor. With limited resources, this uneven growth will be one of the greatest challenges faced by societies across the globe.
To engage this international debate, Uneven Growth brings together six interdisciplinary teams of researchers and practitioners to examine new architectural possibilities for six global metropolises.
Join Stuyvesant Park Neighborhood Association’s gardening party.
Meet fellow New Yorkers while chatting and beautifying our neighborhood park. Learn horticulture, weed, plant, mulch and sweep.
Washed Up is an ongoing project by Mexican-born, New York-based artist Alejandro Durán that addresses the issue of plastic pollution making its way across the ocean and onto the shores of Sian Ka’an, Mexico’s largest federally-protected reserve.
Come see how this Alejandro Durán addresses these issues through art!
Microplastic particles are found in all oceanic gyres, bays, gulfs and seas worldwide.
Once in the environment, microplastics absorb persistent organic pollutants, and are consumed by a variety of marine life, including the fish we harvest for food.
Join the discussion on plastic pollution in our waterways and the serious impact it has on our oceanic ecosystem, and what is being done to stop it.
Have you ever wondered how many hands it takes to create a cup of coffee?
And how many of those hands belong to women?
A SMALL SECTION OF THE WORLD is an inspirational story about a group of women from a remote farming region of Costa Rica whose ideas sparked a revolution in the coffee growing world.
This seminar features Leon G. Billings and Thomas C. Jorling, two senior staff members who led the Senate environment subcommittee which originated and developed major environmental legislation in the 1970s, including the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Superfund Act.
Learn about the process that led to these seminal laws from the writers of the legislation themselves!
Joseph Alexiou, Associate Editor at Time Out New York, discusses how the Gowanus Canal can be viewed as a microscope for following the rise and fall of the industrial age in America, as well as the city of New York.
How would nature design resilient breakwaters, supporting human and ecological services and functions?
Urban Green Harbors Workshop is all day design charrette where attendees will learn about natural means of coastal protection and participate in a design team to incorporate these concepts into a design for a natural breakwater to protect Governor’s Island.
Learn about Brooklyn’s environmental challenges and successes on NYC H20’s leisurely and informative bike ride along Jamaica Bay!
Come learn how NYC subway cars can help provide homes for marine life!
Organized by NYC H2O, hosted by the CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities at Hunter College.
Come learn about sustainable food systems from Joel F. Salatin, an American farmer, lecturer, and author whose books include Folks, This Ain’t Normal; You Can Farm; and Salad Bar Beef.
Clean technology? Learn more about how business and industries can transition to be part of a more resource-efficient and low-carbon economy at Bard MBA in Sustainability and the Sustainability Practice Network’s upcoming event in their Sustainable Business Series, “Clean Tech 2014: Incentives for Innovation.”
What is nature? What is wild? Artist Miska Draskoczy explores these concepts through photography in his new exhibit, “Gowanus Wild.”
The belief that business and the environment cannot thrive together is challenged by the success of several green residential developments in NYC.
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