Posted in Events, Politics, Urban Environment on Mar 26th, 2009
From CUE:
Panel Discussion: The Obama Effect: Opportunities in a New Administration
When: Thursday, April 2nd: 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Where: Center for the Urban Environment, 168 7th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues, Brooklyn
At CUE, we believe that the future of sustainable communities relies on healthy nonprofits—particularly in forward-thinking cities like New York where […]
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Posted in Events on Feb 18th, 2009
At CUE:
Special Screening of 2008 Sundance Film Festival Best Documentary Winner
Fuel
Thursday February 19, 2009
FUEL is an insightful portrait of America’s addiction to oil and an uplifting testament to the immediacy of new energy solutions. Director, Josh Tickell, a young activist, shuttles us on a whirlwind journey to track the rising domination of the […]
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Posted in Education, Urban Environment on Feb 8th, 2009
Brilliant idea by CUE. Give students something fun, informative, and potentially life-changing to do during their school vacations. And give parents the break of needing to worry about what to do with the lil ones in that time off. Check out this program:
If your children are interested in the environment or sustainability—the Center the […]
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Posted in Energy, Events on Feb 4th, 2009
Haven’t seen it yet, but some colleagues at NRDC had a special screening and said it was great. Josh (the star/director) sounds like a force.
Join CUE’s Third Thursday and catch “Fuel” - the Sundance Film Festival’s Best Documentary 2008.
Thursday Feb. 19, 2009
6pm - 8pm
Center for the Urban Environment
168 7th Street, Brooklyn
(No sitter? No problem! […]
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Posted in Politics on Jan 16th, 2009
Brooklyn Green Team has up a nice interview between CUE (formerly BCUE) and Josh Nachowitz, NYS Policy Director for the New York League of Conservation Voters on the subject of the economy and the environment. A little taste:
CUE: How will the current economy affect New York City-from initiatives like PlanNYC to citywide recycling services?
Nachowitz: New […]
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Posted in Events on Jan 9th, 2009
At CUE:
Will green jobs really change the way we operate?
Will the climate crisis be overshadowed by the economic crisis?
Where does the new administration stand on issues of the environment anyway?
Thursday January 15, 2009
Join us at our monthly “Third Thursday” forum to discuss post-election strategies and campaigns around environmental issues. Listen in […]
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