Past Events: 

December 6, 2005, Sallan, the Municipal Art Society and NY AIA.:  Committee on the Environment are hosting the final panel in a series on High Performance Building in NY. The panel will examine broad policy issues related to its theme. Speakers: Hillary Brown, New Civi Works, Randy Croxton, Croxton Collaborative, Ashok Gupta, NRDC, Patty Noonan, NYC Partnership. Moderator, Dean Hanrahan, Pratt. Location NY AIA

Center 536 LaGuardia Place. Time 8:30 am - 10:30 am. FREE. Go to www.sallan.org to read articles on earlier panels in this series.

November 17th,  Climate Change and New York : A Global City Responds - A Presentation by Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig, Head of NASA - Goddard Climate Impacts Group.

6:30 - 8:00 at Columbia University  at Jerome Green Hall, 1st floor Rm # 106 - FREE [Click Here for Directions.]

Often located on coastlines and home to a rapidly growing percentage of the world’s people, cities are at the forefront of vulnerability to climate change. At the same time, cities are playing an increasingly large role in responding to the challenges of global environmental change, both in regard to mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to a dynamic climate. Key questions for New York are: Is climate change already occurring in the New York Metropolitan Region? How will future climate change affect the people and places of the city and its environs? and How can New York ’s responses be most effectively developed? The risks and opportunities presented by this significant issue will be discussed.

Presentation to be followed by a short panel including Marc Brammer, Executive Director of NYCR, Christine Vanderlan of Environmental Action New York (EANY), and Jason Babbie of (New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG).  The panel will discuss local and state level policy initiatives.

Total Time - 1.5 hours.

November 15, Sallan and the New York Academy of Sciences are hosting a panel, NY Tackles Climate Change: Promoting Renewable Energy and Capping Greenhouse Gas Emissions" Speakers: Kit Kennedy, NRDC and Franz Litz, NYS DEC. Moderator: Steve Hammer, Columbia University.

Location NYAS 2 East 63 Street, Time 6 pm. You must RSVP. $20. To register go to www.nyas.org. Also go to nyas.org or sallan.org to read an informative "preBriefing"

November 11, ECO-METROPOLIS 2005: Toward a Green, Just, Sustainable Greater NYC
 
At the CUNY Graduate Center (365 5th Ave, at 34th St.),
Friday and Saturday, November 11/12
 
Don't miss the most dynamic and diverse grassroots eco gathering in NY, as activists and experts working on a wide range of issues (environmental justice, water, food, air, transportation, education, energy, design, architecture and "green" technologies , parks/open space, biodiversity, urban planning, community empowerment, art, media, etc, etc) from all over the city and the metro area gather to share their work, inspire us and each other, and celebrate the too often unheralded, extraordinary creativity to be found in NYC's eco-activist landscape. 
 
The ideas, initiatives and energy to make our city and region greener, cleaner, saner, fairer, freer and more joyous are here now. Come help make it happen
 
Note: One special focus this year will be on activist students and youth and helping to nurture tomorrow's eco leaders (admission will be free for youth under 21 and students at all levels).
 
For more information and a full program schedule, see: www.ecometropolis.org
 
A FEW HIGHLIGHTS:
 
JASON WEST, the very young "green" Mayor of New Paltz who became a national celebrity will give a keynote talk on Friday night the 11th in an evening featuring music, poetry, eco-fashion and much more in a great culmination of a day celebrating every facet of youth eco activism and environmental education.
 
Saturday morning, November 12th's plenary sessions will feature four extraordinary figures:
-PEGGY SHEPARD one of NYC's legendary environmental justice advocates, founder of West Harlem Environmental Action (WEACT)
-ALEX MATTHIESSEN, Executive Director of Riverkeeper
-JOHN TODD, a legendary, world renowned figure in "green biology" and eco-design, co-founder in 1969 of the groundbreaking New Alchemy Institute and co-author of classics such as From Eco-Cities to Living Machines in a rare NYC visit
-MICHAEL ABLEMAN, one of North America's most inspiring experts on urban agriculture and gardening and urban food security and justice
 
For more information and a full program schedule, see: www.ecometropolis.org
 
Eco-Metropolis is co-produced by the Continuing Education & Public Programs at The Graduate Center at CUNY, the New York Open Center and the Bioneers Conference...(and special thanks to THE NATION magazine)
 
You can register through either:
-CUNY Graduate Center's Public Programs: 212 817-8215 website: web.gc.cuny.edu/cepp
-or the New York Open Center at 212 219 2527, ext 2 website: www.opencenter.org
 
Admission will be FREE TO ANYONE under 21 and ALL STUDENTS WITH SCHOOL ID AT ALL LEVELS INCLUDING GRADUATE SCHOOL. We are trying to keep the price of admission as affordable as possible for all but to do that we really depend upon those of you who can afford it to help us by paying at the higher "ally/supporter" rate, or, for the truly generous and/or prosperous, at the "benefactor" level. Thankyou.

ADMISSION:
Full Conference: standard $40; ally/supporter level: $50; benefactor: $75
One day: $25; ally/supporter level: $30; benefactor:$45
Friday night only: $10