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From Gail Karlson’s invaluable local SustDev newsletter (available here):

1. Wednesday, February 20, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

The role science can play in understanding the environment and the development of green science

Green Science Discussion Group, New York Academy of Sciences

7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich St., 40th Floor

http://www.nyas.org/programs/greenSciUpcomingEvents.asp

2. Wednesday, February 20, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Carbon Capture: Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) and ThermoEnergy Integrated Power System (TIPS) technologies

New York Academy of Sciences, 7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich St., 40th Floor
Speakers: Klaus Lackner, Columbia University; Alex Fassbender, ThermoEnergy Corporation
Moderator/Respondent: Michael Bobker, City College of New York, CUNY
Reception to follow, www.nyas.org

3. Wednesday, February 20, 6:30 - 8:00 pm

Green Building Forum: Regulations and Incentives for Residential Retrofits

Art Institute of New York City, 11 Beach Street

Environmental lawyer Gail Suchman discusses current regulations and incentives available for energy-efficiency retrofits in residential buildings, then looks ahead to changes that could lower the cost of such renovations.
www.greenhomenyc.org, rsvp@GreenHomeNYC.org.

4. Thursday, February 21, 4:00 to 6:00 pm

Earth Institute Seminar on Sustainable Development: Meeting the Climate Change Challenge - Climate Science, Applications, and Policy at Columbia University
Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Alfred Lerner Hall, Room 569

Speakers: Lisa Goddard, International Research Institute for Climate and Society;

David Krantz, Co-Director, Center for Research on Environmental Decisions;

Shahid Naeem, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology;

Alissa Park and Peter Schlosser, Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering;

Contact: Robin DeJong, cciseminar@ei.columbia.edu
RSVP: Register http://www.earth.columbia.edu/
5. Saturday, February 23, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Preserving New York Then and Now
Museum of the City of New York, 1220 5th Ave (between 103rd and 104th Sts.)
http://www.mcny.org/public_programs/all/791.html
6. Saturday, February 23, 11:00 am - Sunday, February 24, 6:00 pm

The GreenHouse Effect: a showcase of attainable, sustainable urban living.
361 Manhattan Avenue Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Green products and ideas displayed in a custom-designed model apartment. Greenbelt is the first LEED certified, small-scale condo project opening in Brooklyn, designed to save more than 40% on energy use, 30% of water conserved, to improve indoor air quality, and to use 40% green, recycled, rapidly renewable and certified materials. www.greenbeltbrooklyn.com

7. Monday, February 25, 6:00 - 8:00 pm

East Side Sustainability Summit: Simple Ways That New Yorkers Can Change Their Behavior and Improve Our Environment

Hunter College School of Social Work, 129 East 79th Street (between Park & Lexington)
Sponsored by Councilmember Jessica Lappin, co-hosted by State Senator Liz Krueger, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Borough President Scott Stringer, Assemblymembers Jonathan Bing and Micah Kellner, Councilmember Dan Garodnick and Community Boards 6 and 8

For more info, go to www.lizkrueger.com
8. Thursday, February 28, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Green, Greener, Greenest: Approaches to Living Green in NYC

361 Manhattan Avenue Williamsburg, Brooklyn

A panel discussion moderated by Gita Nandan of GreenHomeNYC, with authors and activists, including:

Ben Jervey, author of Big Green Apple Guide;

No Impact Man, a local NYC activist living for the last year as green as he possibly can;

Emily Main, Editor of The Green Guides;

Mark Caserta, owner of green design boutique 3RLiving.

www.greenbeltbrooklyn.com