a reblog covering NYC’s sustainability scene
Posted in Events on Apr 22nd, 2008
From the Columbia Earth Institute:
Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet
Jeffrey D. Sachs, the director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University as he talks about his new book Common Wealth. Introduction will be given by Lee C. Bollinger the president of Columbia University and the lecture will be followed by a book signing.
COMMON WEALTH: […]
Posted in Events on Apr 17th, 2008
Apologies for the radio silence here. We were recovering from our Amtrak adventure, and dealing with the subsequent deadlines. But now we’re back and ready to run you over with more reblogging than you’ll ever want. It begins today with events, which are aplenty. Will lead with a couple, then you’ll […]
Posted in Events on Mar 30th, 2008
UPDATE: This event was canceled/postponed. See comment below.
From the CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities:
Friday, April 4th, 4pm
The Humane Metropolis
Four-fifths of Americans now live in the nation’s sprawling metropolitan areas, and half of the world’s population for the first time is now classified as “urban.”As metropolitan regions become the dominant living environment for humans, there […]