Ecological Footprint By Serena Windett, student in Prof. Popov’s Introduction to Sustainability Studies class The term “ecological footprint” is unfamiliar to a lot of people around the world. It is important because it measures the impact of a person …
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Stung by the Climate by Vincent Irizarry I went to an event called Stung by the Climate, a unit of three short films at the New York Institute of Technology for Climate Week. Check out previews for the films here. …
Eco Fashion Show at the John Jay College By Milena Popov Photo by Carolina Fernandez Photo by Elijah Wilson John Jay’s first ever Eco Fashion Show happened on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 during community hour on the Jay Walk …
The Highbridge Forest Crew works to remove invasive plants from the park and to care for recently planted native trees. As part of the Forest Crew. you will learn basic invasive and native plant identification, proper removal techniques, and an …
Volunteer day to care for Highbridge Forest in Manhattan Read more »
As part of the Sierra Club’s Sustainability Series, a panel discussion on ocean pollution will be held on Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at Seafarers & International House, 123 E. 15th St., Manhattan. Door open at 6:30 for refreshments and the talk starts …
Public talk: “Oceans: Fixable messes? How we can help” Read more »
join NYC H20 and NYC Audubon for a beach cleaning event at Plumb Beach, Brooklyn, on Saturday, April 18, from 10am-1pm. Free tranportation by bus from Union Square (Manhattan provided). Click here for more information and to register.
By Lieselot Bisschop Contemporary society generates ever higher quantities of waste as a result of increased consumption and production. The use of chemicals in manufacturing products has also contributed to a higher toxicity of waste (Pellow, 2007). E-waste – waste …
The (il)legal trade in e-waste between Europe and West-Africa Read more »
By Joan Hoffman Human predation is rooted in the financial gain to be made from selling various species and their parts. Four of our wildlife and environmental specialists from our prior brown bag lunch talks at John Jay College: Julie …
In a special one-day event , Dr. Debra Tillinger will lead an exploration of the science of the Arctic and Antarctica, examining how changes in these two regions of Earth reflect and shape the impacts of climate change. Participants will hear from guest speakers …
Our Earth’s future: One-day course at the Natural History Museum Read more »
By Mary Ting During winter break, I had the opportunity to be part of a twelve-day tortoise conservation-focused tour to the Galapagos Islands organized by Russell Burke, biology professor at Hofstra University. The group included a number of noted turtle scientists, …