Saturday September 17 is the 30th Anniversary of Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Clean Up Day which engages volunteer groups around the globe to remove trash from our beaches and waterways. http://www.oceanconservancy.org/our-work/international-coastal-cleanup/2016-ocean-trash-index.html http://www.oceanconservancy.org/our-work/international-coastal-cleanup/sign-up-to-clean-up.html Some local ways to participate: NYC Audubon will be …
FILMSCREEN AND TALK THINKING ON EARTH GUILLERMO FESSER & JORGE MARTÍNEZ WEDNESDAY - OCT 12, 7:00pm Our two guests will discuss the movies presented, and take questions from the public. The two movies have in common the theme of respecting the planet, …
CHINATOWN WALKS Saturday, October 15th 2:30-3:30 pm Meet at Lafayette St. and Leonard St., former location of the Collect Pond Ellen Driscoll, Joyce Hwang and Mackenzie Younger's WALK focuses on the neighborhood around the former Collect Pond site and how it has …
Chinatown Walks with Prof. Mary Ting – City as Living Laboratory Read More »
On October 19, the Guarini Center will hold a discussion with leading industry and government experts on the outlook for wind development off the coast of New York State and the broader US. Topics to be addressed include federal and …
Offshore Wind: Charting the Path for the United States Read More »
MY BEAUTIFUL NICARAGUA Sneak Peek and Panel Discussion Soho House 29-35 Ninth Avenue (NYC) Friday, October 21 7-9 pm Join us for a special screening of BYkids’ PBS Television Season Two opener – My Beautiful Nicaragua – a …
Conflicts and Laudato Si Wednesday, November 2, 2016 8:30 a.m. check-in & breakfast 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. program Fordham Law School 150 West 62nd Street Skadden Conference Center | 2nd Floor This symposium will focus on Pope Francis’s encyclical letter, …
Even after Hurricane Season is over, we should not let our guard down for the Nor’easter Season. To transition and prepare between the seasons, we invite experts, emergency managers, and community leaders to share their knowledge, forecasting and preparing for …
Climate Forum Series: From Hurricanes to Snow Storms Read More »
As the world seeks to move from consensus to action on climate change, one burning question remains: can natural resource investments be sustainable in the age of climate change? Landmark agreements concluded in 2015 clearly lay out global consensus on …
PRESENTED BY THE NATION INSTITUTE & THE GOULD FAMILY FOUNDATION CO-SPONSORED BY THE NEW SCHOOL & THE TISHMAN ENVIRONMENT AND DESIGN CENTER AT THE NEW SCHOOL INAUGURAL LECTURER BILL MCKIBBEN ON THE FATE OF THE EARTH THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH, 2016 AT …
Last year, the Supreme Court handed down two major opinions – Electric Power Supply Association v. FERC, and Hughes v. Talen Energy Marketing – that provided new guidance on the contours of Federal Power Act and the boundaries of state …
State Electricity Regulation in the Shadow of Hughes and EPSA Read More »