Liquid Assets: Can Wall Street Save the Water Crisis?
In 2007, Atlanta came within 90 days of running out of water. This past January, Flint, Michigan declared a state of emergency, and the current drought in…
Living Threads Photo Exhibit & Discussion: Oaxaca’s Traditional Dress and the People Who Wear It
Join photographer, researcher and storyteller, Eric Mindling, as he provides us with a glimpse into his historical documentary project, Living Threads: Oaxaca’s Traditional Dress and the People Who Wear It that looks at the grand diversity of styles of traditional dress and the people who wear them in Oaxaca, Mexico. From sweeping portraiture, insights into a changing world and the sharing of his personal motives to undertake this two year project, Mindling opens our eyes to a wondrous land and people.
Urban Sustainability Day!
Get your “hands dirty” and join us outdoors at the East Side Outside Garden with Common Ground Compost to prepare the urban garden for the fall and to learn about their business’ environmental sustainability based model.
CUSP Ask a Climate Scientist Fall Edition
Fall has begun, which means that not only can you order your favorite pumpkin treat, but you can ask CUSP climate scientists your favorite fall science questions.
Digital and Environmental Justice in the Era of Climate Change
As global institutions like the United Nations are turning their attention to human rights and climate change, local groups have been fostering the links between natural environments and digital environments for more than a decade.
Creative Climate Awards Closing Party
Join 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.
A Night of Shorts and Live Music
Join us for an incredible lineup of short films and live music that will make you stop and think about your impacts in mysterious, beautiful ways.
“MR. MYSTERY” A Climate Jazz Opera
Join us for a dance-in-your-seats night of music with “Mr. Mystery”, a one-of-a-kind jazz opera, in which the legendary composer/bandleader/thinker is summoned back to life to save the earth from the apocalypse brought on by global warming. Stay for networking and Q&A with the performers.
Film: Merchants of Doubt
Start the night with “Urban Tumbleweed”, a live performance from the Vanessa Long Dance Company. Stay for a screening of documentary, Merchants of Doubt.
Creative Climate Awards Opening
The Opening will feature interactive and performance art pieces done by submitting artists Vangeline Dance Theater, Mechthild Schmidt Feist, and Danielle Boudrand.
Experience Creative Climate Awards
Join us for our sixth Creative Climate Awards, an annual series of events that showcase artists creating climate-inspired, public works. Our Creative Climate Awards program uses creativity to share knowledge, broaden the climate conversation, educate, and incite action.
Food Waste: Where Are We Now?
Food Waste has been a part of our vocabulary for several years now and we have reached momentum in the space. Come and join the dialogue with a leader in sustainability, a chef and a voice for the food insecure. We promise a lively discussion, thought provoking ideas and solutions to take back to your own kitchens.
Dispatches from the Gulf
Six years after Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a global team works together to understand its environmental impact. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the Journey to Planet Earth documentary series, draws connections between the sciences, politics, economics, sociology, and history. Join the Sustainability Taskforce for a screening and talk with Emmy-award winning documentarians Hal and Marilyn Weiner.
Politics of Climate Change and the Promise of Offshore Wind in New York
Please join us to talk about politics and clean energy with State Senator Liz Krueger and Deepwater Wind VP of Development Clint Plummer. Deepwater built…
Dig! Plant! Grow! The Three Sisters: Corn, Beans, Squash
Plants and imaginations grow at the Howell Family Garden, where kids are allowed!—no, encouraged!—to play in the dirt. Display gardens, such as the Global Gardens,…
Stop ‘N’ Swap® Brooklyn
Need to get rid of some clutter? Or maybe you’re just looking for some interesting finds. At Stop ‘N’ Swap®, take recycling to a new level, and let you’re unused items become treasures for someone else!
EcoSessions : Innovations in Textiles
If your business is fashion, join EcoSessions for a fascinating talk to discover how to make textiles more sustainable. You’ll hear from speakers who are on the cutting edge of new science and technology in textiles, and you’ll have opportunities to network, too!
Bronx River Bike Tour
Come be awed by the Bronx River’s beauty: bike with NYC H2O’s Matt Malina to tour the river from Williamsbridge Oval to its source in Valhalla!