John Jay College recently earned a “Silver” rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). STARS, AASHE’s Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System, measures and encourages sustainability in all …
John Jay College Receives STARS Silver Rating for Achievements in Sustainability Read more »
CUNY is well on its way to meeting the goals of the NYC Climate Mobilization Act: Cut GHG emissions by 40% by 2030 Cut GHG emissions by 80% by 2050 Relative to 2006 levels. Come and learn how this is …
Webinar: How CUNY is Reducing Emissions 40% by 2030 (compared to 2006) Read more »
Learn about CUNY’s role in promoting solar power and how the University is well on its way to meeting the goal of the NYC Climate Mobilization Act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 40% by 2030, compared to 2006 levels.
Call for environmental justice legislation: Recent threats to environmental protection will have an especially severe impact on people of color and low-income communities, who are disproportionately exposed to environmental health burdens – many of which have roots in intentionally discriminatory land …
Did you know that 70% of NYC’s massive climate pollution comes from oil and gas energy used to power buildings? Yes, much of that pollution is the result of wasted energy. For example, that moment during the winter when your …
Activist letter to support NYC just retrofitting of buildings Read more »
1. Thursday May 17th Meeting to start planning for 9/8 Climate action in NYC 12 noon-1:30 pm 25 west 18th Street in Manhattan: SEIU 32 BJ, auditorium B on the 5th floor goal: to plan for the climate action here. …
Environmental Justice Activism Opportunities May 17, 19 & 22 Read more »
Join us at the 2018 EcoCinema Cafe Marathon Film Festival 5th Annual EcoCinema Cafe Film Festival Website John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 W. 59th St, NY, NY 10019 Tues, April 24 through Thurs, April 26, 2018 Daytime films are …
Tuesday March 28, 2017 1:40 pm, Haaren Hall Room 630 EVIDENCE AND IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE Dr. Pushker Kharecha Climate Scientist, Columbia Earth Institute LEGAL OPTIONS FOR FIGHTING BACK Kimberly Ong Esq. Environmental Lawyer NRDC: National Resources Defense Council LOCAL …
April 12-14, 2016 EcoCinema Cafe -a Marathon Film Festival Award-winning films morning till night! The John Jay College Sustainability and Environmental Justice (S– USEJ) program and the College’s Sustainability Council are co-hosting the 2016 EcoCinema Cafe. Award winning films will be shown from morning …
3rd Annual Environmental Film Festival April 12-14, 2016 Read more »
On Monday, Bristol County, MA, District Attorney Sam Sutter surprised climate activists when he dropped criminal charges against Ken Ward and Jay O’Hara, who had blocked a daily shipment of 40,000 toms of coal to the Brayton Point power plant …