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January 29, 2009.
4:30 pm to 8 pm. Scoping Meeting
for Atlantic Sea Island Group’s LNG
proposal. Long Beach Public
Library, 111 West Park Avenue, in
Long Beach. The public speaking
portion of this crucial hearing,
the most important aspect to the
scoping process, is scheduled for
6-8 PM. An open house is scheduled
at the library between 4:30 and
6:00 PM as well. It is imperative
that as many LNG opponents as
possible show up for the public
meeting at 6:00 PM. More info at
http://www.CleanOceanAction.org
Jan. 28 and 29.
4 to 9 pm. NYS Sea Level Rise Task
Force. The public is invited to a
series of meetings about the
effects of sea level rise and
development of recommendations for
adapting to rising sea levels.
Agency staff will make several
presentations at 7 pm. Wed.
January 28. Nassau County
Legislative Chamber, 1st Floor,
Theodore Roosevelt Executive and
Legislative Building, 1550 Franklin
Avenue. Mineola, Nassau County.
Thurs. January 29. Berkner
Hall, Brookhaven National
Laboratory, Upton, Suffolk County.
http://www.dec.ny.gov/energy/50509.html
February 5.
4 pm to 6 pm.
National Teach in on Global Warming
at C.W. Post. LOCATION: Pioneer
Room, Hillwood Commons, C.W. Post,
Brookville, NY. Introduction by
Dr. Scott Carlin. Presentations:
ECOART. Introduction by Dr.
Rachael Baum (invited).
Environmental artists work with,
on, and for, the environment.
Leading ecoartists discuss their
work and the changing relationships
between art, nature and society.
SLIDE PRESENTERS: Prof. Richard
Kirk Mills, Prof. Winn Rea, William
Schuck.
(For events at other Long Island
sites visit the
national web site.)
February 7, 2009 10:00 AM.
Solar energy seminar. Curious about
solar power? The sun can help you
generate electricity, heat hot
water for your home or heat your
swimming pool. Attend this FREE
contractor-sponsored solar seminar
to learn more, and enter a raffle
to win a whole house electric
metering system installed at no
cost, a $400 value. Conducted
by: Go Solar, Inc. Location: Go
Solar office, 272 Main Road (Route
25), Riverhead, NY 11901. For
other planned events go to
http://www.gosolar.com/events.htm
. For solar energy events at
other locations visit the calendar
listing at:
http://www.renewableenergylongisland.org
February 12th from 10am-12pm
for "Managing Lean and Green Forum:
Political Climate Change." Pratt
Center for Community Development
(144 W. 14th Street in Manhattan).
Information will be presented on
policies and programs that can
dramatically increase the energy
efficiency of NYC's housing and
buildings. For more information or
to
register
February 17,
7 pm. Student Center at Stony Brook
Southampton. “Biodiversity,
Carbon, or Economic Collapse:
Defining our Existential Crisis.”
Presentation by Scott Carlin. How
do we grapple with the simultaneous
crises presented by Global Warming,
Species Extinctions, Peak Oil, and
the Current Financial Crisis? Do
they all share a common set of
underlying causes? How do we
respond forcefully and rapidly to
shift directions?
February 24,
7 pm. Hampton
Bays Library. Peter Maniscalco
will discuss Cancer as a Hero’s
Journey: A motivational program for
a time of challenge. This program
is for anyone touched by cancer:
patients, their families, friends,
and supporters.
February 26,
7 pm Huntington Library.
Presentation by the Long Island
Progressive Coalition. Jared
Diamond’s Collapse and Climate
Change. Jared Diamond Video and
Discussion with Scott Carlin and
David Sibek.
Thursday, March 12, 2009,
from 1:00-2:30 pm Energy Efficiency
Stimulus Funding Technical
Assistance. Online Presentation.
Under the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009, state and
local governments will receive
substantial funding to implement
energy efficiency initiatives in
their jurisdictions. Join the U.S.
EPA's ENERGY STAR team for this
practical session that will provide
you with the knowledge you need to
leverage ENERGY STAR resources. To
register, visit -
https://energystar.webex.com/energystar.
March 26.
5:30 PM. Green Drinks
Huntington's green networking meets
at Huntington's Black and Blue
Restaurant. $5 suggested donation,
extended half price drink happy
hour till 8 PM and a complementary
buffet. http://www.greendrinksli.org/
Friday, March 27th - Sunday, March
29th, 2009.
1st New York Women's Conference
for Sustainability - Mobilizing for
climate stability one conversation
at a time. Keynote addresses from
grassroots environmental leaders
will be interspersed with a
weekend-long series of
participatory World Café and
self-initiated Open Spaces events.
Attendees will actively engage in
conversations and self generated
initiatives, learning and
developing tools for personal and
shared solutions, action plans, and
post conversation networking.
http://www.sowise.org/conference_overview.html
Sat.
March 28.
11 am. LIPC’s 30th
Anniversary Luncheon. Timber Point
Country Club. Timber Point. http://lipc.org/library/articles/30luncheon.pdf
April 1. 7:30 pm. Pisces Restaurant, Babylon. Presentation by
Scott Carlin. “Global Warming: How
Immediate is the Crisis?” Global
Warming is not just a crisis of
ecology, it effects our economy and
our ability to produce energy. An
economy run by corporations is
failing us. Corporations are
legally required to place the
interests of shareholders ahead of
planetary health. We need a
broader model of democracy which
would allow us to quickly and
fairly dial down our consumption
while focusing on fulfilling basic
human needs. Sponsored by the
Babylon Greens.
Thursday, April 16th, at 8pm, PeaceSmiths, Inc. “How-To Save The Earth in Two Minutes"
This is a participatory event.
Audience members are invited to
share their two minutes worth of
ideas, solutions, or artwork on the
topic. The event will be held at
the First United Methodist Church
of Amityville on 25 Broadway/rt110
(Southmost end near Merrick
Rd/Montauk hwy). There is a $6
suggested donation, "less if
necessary, more if possible."
(631) 798-0778.
www.peacesmiths.org
April 22, 2009.
G.A.I.N. (Green And Invovled Now)
and The Rogers Memorial Library
(Southampton Village) are planning
a bus trip to New York to the
Museum of Natural History to see
the climate crisis exhibit on Earth
Day. Information to follow in the
Library’s Spring Newsletter.
2008
Wednesday
January 9, 2008. 7:00 PM to 9
PM at Southold Town Hall.
FREE Home Performance with ENERGY
STAR Seminar. Find out how you can
reduce energy use in your home and
save up to 40 percent on your
energy bills. Learn how cash
rebates and incentives from LIPA
are helping Long Islanders save
money and the environment.
Southold Town Hall, 53905 Main
Road, Southold.
http://www.renewableenergylongisland.org/
Green
Drinks, Jan 10 5:30pm – Thu Jan
10 9pm. Cirella's Restaurant & Bar,
14 Broadhollow Road, Melville. Join
canvas and other eco-minded business
people for a night of networking. $5
cover charge includes drink specials
and a hot buffet.
http://cirellasrestaurant.com/index.html
Thursday,
January 17, 2008 at 7:30PM.
A Broadwater Forum with
Lauren Melodia, Center for
Constitutional Rights, Peter
Maniscalco, Renew Community Earth,
and Adrienne Esposito, Citizens
Campaign for the Environment. The
Huntington Cinema Arts Centre 423
Park Avenue, Huntington, NY www.cinemaartscentre.org
Long Island Green Energy
Summit on Friday January 25th:
11 am
to 1pm at the I.B.E.W. Local #25
Labor Hall located at 370 Motor
Parkway in Hauppauge.
Our goal is to develop Long Island
as an “Advanced Energy Corridor.”
Long Island has already transitioned
from an agricultural and suburban
economy in the 1950’s to the
“defense capital of America” in the
1980’s. Today, our region has the
inherent infrastructure, skilled
labor base, and research and
development capabilities to be a
center for advanced energy progress
in the United States. Contact
Congressman Israel's office for more
information.
Four C.W.
Post
Focus the Nation Events:
1. Wed.
January 30, 2008. 8:00 pm. -
Jonny D. Lives.
(www.Rocknrenew.com
)
Location:
Humanities Building, Lecture Hall
Room 119.
C.W. Post Campus, LIU, Brookville.
The unique and
spirited work of Jonny Dubowsky has
been described as “Iggy Pop meets
Al Gore.” Lead singer of the rock
band Jonny Lives, this
presenter/musician believes that
small personal actions can have a
large social impact. Appearing on
“Conan O’Brien” and popular on
college campuses, Jonny D is an
inspiring and passionate activist
who promises to engage students and
others with ideas, challenges and
solutions about environmental
sustainability. A special acoustic
performance is also included.
2. Thurs. January 31, 2008. 12:30
pm
– Addressing an Uncertain and
Warming Future, a Faculty Panel.
Location:
Top of the Commons, Hillwood
Commons.
C.W. Post Campus, LIU, Brookville.
What are the possibilities
for abrupt and dangerous climate
changes? What should society do
about global warming? How serious
is this issue from a scientific
perspective? How do contemporary
philosophers struggle with the
moral implications of this issue?
What are the economic costs? These
and related questions are examined
by distinguished C.W. Post
professors Tavis Barr (Economics),
Glenn Magee (Philosophy) and Vic
DiVenere (Earth & Environmental
Science) in a panel discussion
moderated by Prof. Mark Pires
(Earth & Environmental Science).
3. Thursday January 31, 2008. 3:00
pm - Photographer Sasha Bezzubov.
Location:
Hillwood Cinema, Hillwood Commons.
C.W. Post Campus, LIU, Brookville.
Brooklyn-based artist,
acclaimed photographer and art
critic Sasha Bezzubov presents
moving photographs and commentary
capturing the destruction caused by
natural disasters in the United
States, India, Indonesia and
Thailand in a program depicting
“the fragility of the man-made as
it is transformed into dreamscapes
of apocalyptic proportions.” A
recipient of two Fulbright
scholarship awards, he has had
photographs featured in The New
York Times, Esquire Magazine,
Newsweek and The Village Voice.
Mr. Bezzubov’s work is in the
collection of the Metropolitan
Museum of Art and he is represented
by galleries in London, Los Angeles
and New York City.
(see:
www.sashabezzubov.com ).
4. Thursday January 31, 2008.
6:30 pm
– “Perspectives on Re-Powering
Long Island” Location:
Hillwood Cinema, Hillwood Commons.
C.W. Post Campus, LIU, Brookville.
Long Island generates
electricity using old, inefficient
and polluting power plants.
Re-powering would allow the region
to significantly improve the
environmental and economic
efficiencies of its plants, but
there are substantial costs
involved. An analysis of this
topic is led and moderated by Dr.
Matthew Cordaro, Associate
Professor in C.W. Post’s College of
Management, Director of the Center
for Management Analysis and highly
regarded utility expert. Joining
him are distinguished
representatives from the political
and governmental agency sectors:
Kevin Law, LIPA President and CEO,
who was formerly the Chief Deputy
County Executive and General
Counsel for the Suffolk County
Executive; and Babylon Town
Supervisor Steve Bellone, who has
spearheaded a number of energy
initiatives and has been cited by
Newsday as a leader of the
Coalition to Re-power Long Island.
Co-sponsored with the C.W. Post
Center for Management Analysis.
Focus
the Nation at Hofstra University
http://www.hofstra.edu/Faculty/senate/senepc/senepc_events.html
Hofstra University's
Environmental Priorities Committee
is organizing several events in
association with "Focus the
Nation," a national movement to
promote conversation about climate
change. See
www.focusthenation.org for more
on the national organizing efforts.
We are pleased to present the
following events here at Hofstra.
All events will take place in the
Cultural Center Theater and are
free and open to the public.
Monday, Jan 28, 7-10p:
Movie Showing by Students for a
Greener Hofstra.
Tuesday, Jan 29, 7-10p:
Movie Showing by Students for a
Greener Hofstra.
Wednesday, Jan 30,
11:30a-12:30p: Gavin
Schmidt, NASA Goddard Institute for
Space Sciences climatologist, will
give a talk titled "Climate Models,
Climate Forcings and Climate
Change." Here is the abstract: "The
science of climate change is one of
the most complex challenges
physical scientists have to deal
with, and because of its societal
and political implications it is
frequently misrepresented and
poorly understood in the media and
public discourse. I will attempt to
explain how some of the science of
climate change is done, how it is
evaluated and what can (and can't)
be concluded. Specifically, I will
discuss the role of climate models
- numerical laboratories for the
Earth system - and their successes
and continuing problems in
understanding the past, present and
future of climate change."
Wednesday, Jan 30,
8p-11p: Webcast of a
national "Focus the Nation" event,
featuring Stephen Schneider, of
Stanford University. See
www.focusthenation.org/2percentsolution.php
for more details.
Thursday, Jan 31,
several panels throughout the day
are under arrangement: please
check back to this site for more
details as plans develop.
Please contact Prof.
Christa Farmer if you are
interested in participating.
10-11a: Climate
Change: The Physical Basis.
11:30-12:30p:
Climate Change: The Physical
Impacts.
1-2p: Climate
Change: The Economic Impacts.
2:30-3:30p:
Climate Change: The Social
Implications.
3:45-4:45p:
Climate Change: Students Speak, a
panel by Students for a Greener
Hofstra.
5-6p: The
Political Climate, a panel of local
officials moderated by Steve Levy
(Center for Suburban Studies).
Saturday,
February 16th, 2-4pm. Downtown
Redevelopment with Vision Long
Island. Neighborhood House in
Setauket. 95 Main St, Setauket NY,
11733 (516) 571-7443
www.setauketneighborhoodhouse.com
. Reinvesting in walkable downtowns
decreases traffic, reduces
emissions, and protects open spaces
from housing pressures. Eric
Alexander of Vision LI will explain
how community visioning and smart
growth principles can redirect
development to revitalize our
neglected downtown areas.
Tuesday, March
4, 2008
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Topic: Levittown – Greening the Suburbs.
Speakers: Adrienne Esposito (CCE) &
Brad Tito (Nassau County).
W. Islip Public Library
March 9.
12-3pm. Long Island Sierra Club
honors Congressman Steve Israel as
Environmentalist of the Year.
Place: Huntington’s American
Legion. Cost: $12 for lunch, cash
bar. Directions: RT110 North, New
York Avenue, pass through
Huntington Village, all the way to
Mill Dam Road. Huntington’s
American Legion is on the corner of
Mill Dam Road and 110/New York
Avenue. Mill Dam Park will be on
your left. Mail checks to Long
Island Sierra Club, PO Box 210,
Syosset NY, 11791-0210
Tuesday, April
1, 2008.
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Energy, Faith Communities, &
Action Networks.
Speakers: Beth Fiteni and Gordian Raacke
W. Islip Public Library
April 10. 7
pm. Energy Independence Day
with Bill Lauto. Green Living
Seminar at the Melville Branch of
the Half Hollow Hills Library, 510
Sweet Hollow Road. Sponsored by
Starflower Experiences.
April 14. 7
pm. "The Greening of the
East End." Join elected officials
and local advocates to discuss
strategies to green the East End.
Rogers Memorial Library,
Southampton Village, Morris Meeting
Room. call 283-0774 x 523 to RSVP.
Sponsored by GAIN and
RELI.
Wednesday April 16th, 2008
from 10-1pm at the Neighborhood
Network offices/Molloy College
Suffolk Center in Farmingdale, the
Long Island Interfaith
Environment Network (LIIEN)
will be having an event called "Energy
Efficiency for Religious
Congregations."
This
is a respectfully multi-faith
group, which will come together to
hear about clean energy incentive
programs, financing for projects,
and inspiration from other places
of worship in the region who have
taken successful action to reduce
their "environmental footprint."
This is the second event of its
kind, and last year's was a great
success.
Contact Beth Fiteni Neighborhood
Network for more information.
April 22. SUNY Westbury
presentation. "Greening of Suburbia"
by Scott Carlin
April 26
and 27. Green Living Expo is a
2-day event designed to provide
Long Island residents and business
owners with the information they
need to support a greener way of
life here on Long Island. The
Green Living Expo will have two
full days of programming to make
the event both educational and fun.
Speakers have been selected for
their passion, commitment,
innovation, and authority on their
“green” topic. There is no
additional fee required to attend
the programs/lectures/classes.
http://www.greenlivingexpoli.com/aboutexpo.html
May 5 & 6,
2008. Climate Change and
Land Use Conference: Global warming
impacts on land use planning and
project approvals. Tarrytown,
NY. INTENDED AUDIENCE: Attorneys,
local government officials,
planners, engineers, consultants
and developers. ABOUT THE
CONFERENCE: For this first-of-its
kind conference, we have assembled
experts from early adopter
jurisdictions from across the
nation to provide insights on
successful regulatory programs, the
appropriate scope of local review,
and the best way for developers to
respond to concerns leading to
these new regulations.
REGISTRATION: Register here or call
1-800-854-8009; or email registrar@lawseminars.com
Tuesday, May
6, 2008
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
The Great Turning
Video Presentation by David Korten &
Discussion.
W. Islip Public Library
May 8 to 24th Prevention is the Cure
presentations. see
http://www.preventionisthecure.org
Sun May 18 10 am.
Long Island Climate Action Network event.
Farmingdale.
Sun. May 18
1pm – 4pm. Cool Cities on Long
Island. Caleb Smith State Park.
Come learn about the
Sierra Club’s Cool Cities
program, LI town-specific projects,
and opportunities for local reforms
and initiatives. (see their Spring
2008
newsletter for more details.)
Monday May
19th, 7PM "Green Energy -
What Makes Sense" Energy
Conservation, Efficiency and
Renewable Sources. Green architects
Bill Chaleff and Rick Stott along
with Community Energy Issue Program
Director Beth Fiteni. Chancellors
Hall at Stony Brook Southampton.
631-721-1908
www.ligreen.com/greenspeaks
GreenSpeaks Community Awareness
Program sponsored by Green Hamptons.
Thursday,
June 5 from 7 PM - 8:30 PM. LIPA
Seminar: Energy efficiency,
conservation, Solar Power, &
Geothermal energy for your home.
Presented by The Riverhead Town
Energy Advisory Committee at the
Riverhead Free Library.
June 12,
7pm Solar Energy Education.
Learn how Solar Electric and Solar
Hot Water works, and how much you
can save on oil and gas. A staff
member from The Solar Center, will
be presenting information specific
to LIPA customers as well as tax
incentives and how it works. GO
GREEN and reduce your carbon
footprint! For more information,
call 516-938-6152 or see
www.starflowerexperiences.org.
Location: Melville Branch of the
Half Hollow Hills Library at 510
Sweet Hollow Rd, directly across
from the Sunquam Elementary School
(between Rt 110 and Old Country
Rd).
July 12 and July 13, 2008, from 10
to 5.
Energy Fair - Sag Harbor Whaling
Museum. Public agencies, utilities,
non-profits and vendors who promote
energy conservation, alternative
fuels, and innovative solutions to
our energy consumption are all
welcome!
http://www.sagharborwhalingmuseum.org
July 26-27th from
12-4pm Green Open House Showcase in
Sea Cliff. Come visit a newly
renovated “green” house in the
beautiful village of Sea Cliff.
Many national and local vendors
have participated to help create a
beautiful, healthy home with many
sustainable materials and energy
efficient features. Take a free
guided tour and learn about
products that you can use in your
own homes, from Moen,
Sherwin-Williams, Globus Cork, Ice
Stone, FLOR, and many more. Come
see the latest Toyota Hybrids and
win green prizes! 24 Franklin Ave,
Sea Cliff, NY.
Monday
September 8 - 7:30 pm Long Island
Climate Action Presentation.
Location:
East Northport Public
Library, 185 Larkfield Road, East
Northport, NY 11731
Tuesday
September 9 - Public Hearing on
Southampton Town's Energy Star
Home and pool Energy Code.
September 10th. 7pm.
Wind Power Seminar At Southold
Town Hall. The seminar, hosted by
Wind Design Engineer Roy Rakobitsch,
will discuss the growing popularity
of wind energy worldwide, along
with information about how wind
turbines work, the difference
between VAWTs and HAWTs, how to
change batteries or take advantage
of net metering, small commercial
and 'homebrew' designs, along with
some history and science behind
wind energy. With rising gas prices
and the ability to produce clean
and renewable energy in all weather
conditions and times of day or
night, wind power is quickly
gaining increased international
attention. More information is
available by calling 516-510-7873.
Southold Town Hall is located at
53095 Route 25, Southold.
Wed.
September 10 -
at 7 PM entitled “The Light Bulb
Conundrum”. Southampton Town.
Rogers Memorial Library.
Presentation on Light Bulbs,
efficiency and personal comfort.
September
22 at 7 pm. Get your Home
Ready for Winter. Duke
Lecture Hall. Stony Brook
Southampton Campus. Program of
LI
Green
Saturday September 27
(raindate 9/28). Long Island
Naturally, Starflower’s annual
environmental fair will be at Manor
Farm in Huntington. We'll have a
huge Community Yard Sale,
informational tables, solar-powered
music and activities. Go Solar will
be bringing the Sun Shack! For
updates, keep checking
www.starflowerexperiences.org
September 27 and 28th.
LI Garlic Festival at
Garden of Eve, Riverhead.
Featuring different environmental
booths and Go Solar's Sun Shack on
September 28.
Oct 2 - 7pm.
Get your Home Ready for
Winter. Cornell
Cooperative Extension.
Yaphank Farm. Program of
LI
Green
Monday
October 6, 7 PM. Energy
Efficiency – What You Need To Get
Your Home Ready For Winter The
next heating season will be here
sooner than you think. Learn the
steps that will ensure that you can
afford to keep your family warm.
Riverhead Public Library.
Program of
LI
Green
Oct 15 -
6:30 pm
Get your Home Ready for Winter.
Franklin Square Library.
Program of
LI
Green
Oct 15 -
Hofstra University.
Presidential Debate. Global
Warming Venue!
Saturday October 18, 2008. 3:00
PM to 7 PM. The Long Island Climate
Action Network (LI-CAN), in
partnership with Artistz Lounge, is
excited to announce an art benefit
show titled "We = the Earth", an
Art Show Benefit for LI Climate
Action Network (LI-CAN) this. Free
music and refreshments. Location:
Artistz Lounge, 196 N. Belle Mead
Rd Ste 1, East Setauket, NY 11733
Monday October 27 7-9 pm.
With Seth Watkins. How can you cut
your energy bill and live more
sustainably without sacrificing
your quality of life? What's new
(and old) in “alternative” energy:
solar, wind, hydrogen, biofuels...?
Is our government dragging its feet
in the face of mounting evidence
of global warming? And so much
more....This promises to be an
informative program addressing the
concerns we all have on a daily
basis. Southold Free Library.
765-2077
Thursday,
October 30, 5:30 PM. CAN THE
SUBURBS GO GREEN?
Castello Di Borghese Vineyards,
Route 48, Cutchogue. Can the
suburbs really be green? How are
municipalities and individual
designers facing the challenge?
James S. Russell, AIA,
architectural critic for Bloomberg
and a former editor of
Architectural Record will start the
discussion on opportunities and
road blocks to sustainable suburbs.
Dorian Dale, Town of Babylon, will
describe Babylon’s innovative
efforts in sustainability,
including its Long Island’s Green
Homes program for existing
residences. Then Bill Chaleff, AIA,
who has designed over 200
energy-efficient homes on Long
Island, will discuss Southampton’s
new legislation relating energy
conservation requirements to size
of structure. Following the
discussion of municipal
initiatives, and the award of
scholarships, Steven Winters, past
chair of the USGBC and current
chair of the national LEED for
Homes Committee, will join James
Russell and Bill Chaleff in the
announcement and discussion of the
2008 INNOVATION AND DESIGN AWARDS.
The audience is invited to
participate. Please register on the
website
www.usgbc-li.org. The cost,
which includes one glass of wine,
is $10.
FRIDAY,
NOVEMBER 7TH, 2008. “Ocean
Acidification and the Global Carbon
Cycle:” Cindy Lee, SUNY
Distinguished Professor, School of
Marine and Atmospheric Sciences.
Coral reefs and calcareous shells
are in danger of depletion. One of
the few natural processes that
removes carbon dioxide from the
ocean’s surface waters is the
sinking of particles to the deep
sea. These particles carry organic
carbon with them that is derived
from the surface plants and animals
in the ocean. Professor Lee has
studied the organic chemistry of
the oceans for the past 35 years.
Duke Lecture Hall-Chancellors Hall
Southampton Campus 7:30 P.M.
Monday November 10 7-9 pm.
With Seth Watkins. How can you cut
your energy bill and live more
sustainably without sacrificing
your quality of life? What's new
(and old) in “alternative” energy:
solar, wind, hydrogen, biofuels...?
Is our government dragging its feet
in the face of mounting evidence
of global warming? And so much
more....This promises to be an
informative program addressing the
concerns we all have on a daily
basis. Southold Free Library.
765-2077
Wednesday, November 12, 2008.
7:00 p.m. Lecture by Isidore
Doroski of Riverhead, NY on
“Peak Oil.” This is a
community awareness lecture on the
growing problem of world oil
depletion known as Peak Oil. Learn
how Peak Oil is causing economic
problems in our lives and what
measures we can take to mitigate
this coming dilemma. Peak Oil is
the term that refers to the fact
oil production in the world will
reach a maxim point of production
and then go into an irreversible
decline. Mr. Doroski is a member
of the Riverhead Town Energy
Advisory Committee. Click here for
Radio rebroadcast:
Wednesday, Nov 12th, 7:30pm. Clean energy options for school
districts. - Sierra Club and Town
of Oyster Bay host seminar.
A panel of experts will cover how energy
performance assessments of schools
and renewable energy can help
reduce energy consumption and
energy bills while teaching
students about energy conservation
and the environment. Doors
open at 7:00pm for refreshments,
panel starts at 7:30pm.
Panel Includes: Energy Efficiency, Financing for
energy efficiency and renewable
energy, School Facilities and
Operations.
Massapequa High School
Auditorium.
January 18 ,
11 am. Ethical Humanist Society,
Garden City. “Biodiversity,
Carbon, or Economic Collapse:
Defining our Existential Crisis.”
Presentation by Scott Carlin. How
do we grapple with the simultaneous
crises presented by Global Warming,
Species Extinctions, Peak Oil, and
the Current Financial Crisis? Do
they all share a common set of
underlying causes? How do we
respond forcefully and rapidly to
shift directions?
Nov. 19 and
20. Advanced Energy Conference:
Solutions for a Global Crisis.
Hyatt Regency Hotel.
http://www.aertc.org/
134
global energy experts will be
presenting and speaking: United
Nations, Sandia, Pacific Northwest
, Los Alamos, Brookhaven National
Laboratory, Stony Brook University,
Farmingdale State College,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
Polytechnic Institute of NYU, NYIT,
Cornell, Columbia University and
the Imperial College of London,
Representatives from NYSERDA,
NYSTAR, NYPA and LIPA will also be
participating.
2007
Jan 11, 2007. Global Warming and You CW Post Campus, LIU. 10 am
Jan 24 8:30 am Alternative Fuels in the Carting Industry,
Presented by The Greater Long Island Clean Cities Coalition .Huntington Community Center
at the Big H
Jan 29th An Inconvinient Truth, Hillwood Commons, CW Post Campus
Cinema - First Floor 12:30 pm
Feb 1 4pm (Thurs) "Focus the Nation" CW Post planning meeting
Hillwood Commons, Student Lounge
Mar 13, 7:30 pm The Bellmore Merrick Democratic Club is
showing An Inconvenient Truth at the Merrick Golfcourse Clubhouse at 7:30 p.m. Admissions is free. Refreshments
will be served. Please call me if you have any questions.
March 14 at 6:30 pm. Farmingdale Library . Inconvenient Truth.
Mar.
16: "An Inconvenient Truth" StonyBrook University. Panel includes Profs. Howard Schneider, Malcolm Bowman,
Jeffrey Levinton, 7:30 P.M., ESS 001. map at http://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/map/
Mar.
16. 6 pm Lecture/Dinner. Healthy Planet. Lecturer - Gordian Raacke.
Sweet Hollow Hall in Melville, West Hills County Park on Gwynne Road. Healthy planet web site.
March 20th – Cool
the Planet, Save the Arctic, Location – Wash, DC, http://www.campusactivism.org/displayevent-1721.htm
March 21, 7 p.m.
'An Inconvenient Truth' Slide Show and Q&A on by Sara Gordon for The Climate Project.
Sag Harbor United Methodist Church, 48 Madison Street, Sag Harbor. For more information: 917 941-6653.
March 27, 1 pm. Focus the Nation @ C.W. Post Campus, LIU, Brookville. Northern Blvd. Hillwood Commons, first floor. Campus Global
Warming Planning Meeting.
March 30th (Friday) at noon. Global Warming and You by Prof.
Scott Carlin. Port Washington Library. 516-883-4400.
Friday March 30 at 11
am Nassau Community College in the College Center building. "Global Warming,
Global Disaster" on. Jason Babbie, NYPIRG, Prof. Lisa Bastiaans of the NCC Physical Sciences Department, Dr Beth Christensen,
professor of environmental studies at Adelphi University. Chaired by Prof Huda Touma of the Biology Department
-- is free and open to the public. For more information about the program, please call the NCC Biology Department at 516-572-7575.
Mar 31 – Apr 2. Being Fearless Conference, NYC http://www.eomega.org
Wed April 11. Peak Oil –
Izzy Doroski – 7:00 p.m. Southold Town Hall
April 11, 2007,
4:00 PM
Columbia University Lecture, featuring Sir Nicholas
Stern , Jeffrey Sachs, and Joseph Stiglitz (2001 Nobel Laureate in Economics). Sir Nicholas Stern, Location: Teachers
College, Columbia
University, 147 Horace
Mann, 525 West 120th Street, between Broadway and
Amsterdam Avenues. The
event is free and open to the public. No RSVP required.
Friday, April 13th, 2007 The
next Clean Energy Leadership Task Force meeting will take place from
10:30 am to 1:30 pm at the Neighborhood Network office at 7180 Republic Airport, Farmingdale, NY
Friday, April 13. 7:30 pm. Stony Brook Southampton.
Duke Lecture Hall. Southampton. Dr. David Black. "Global Climate Change: Causes, Consequences, and What
you Can Do About it."
Friday April 13 - April 16. Hop on the
train to New Jersey and join their NJ Climate March.
April 14 - Step it Up. Local Actions across the US http://www.stepitup2007.org/
Bridgehampton, NY
Step-It-Up Long Island
Merrick or Jones Beach, NY
Step It Up Merrick!
Port Washington, NY
Step It UP Port Washington
Riverhead, NY
Step It Up Riverhead
Roslyn, NY
Roslyn Cares!!
Syosset, NY
Step It Up Syosset!
NEW!!! - BRENTWOOD. Saturday, April 14th at 1pm to 4 pm in Brentwood at the Solar Cafe. Stage presentations
between 2 to 3pm.
Friday, April 20:
Celebration of Earth Day as part of Stony Brook's Earthstock. Claudine Schneider, former Congresswoman and Exec. Vice President
Econergy Inernational, "Solutions to Climate Change" at 7:30 P.M., Student Activities Center Auditorium. Stonybrook University
Friday April 20.
RETHINK. REBUILD. RENEW: CREATING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR LONG ISLAND.
The conference will feature workshops
on four major areas of sustainability: Sustainable Business Practices; Sustainable Design; Sustainable Energy; and Creating
Sustainable Communities: Business and Government Working Together. You’ll learn not only why adopting these practices
is critical to Long Island’s future, but how you can take steps both large and small to make a difference in our region
while helping your business grow and prosper. Speakers confirmed to date include County Executives Steve Levy and Thomas
Suozzi; Long Island Association President Matthew Crosson; Regional Planning Association’s Chris Jones; Newsday’s
Joye Brown; Renewable Energy Long Island’s Gordian Raacke; Neighborhood Network’s Neal
Lewis; and Julius Walls, President and CEO of Greyston Bakery. Location - StonyBrook University.
For more information vist www.sustainableli.org
April 24th C.W.
Post Campus, LIU, Brookville. Earthfest Events. 12:30 pm Guest Speaker - Andrew Revkin, NY Times.
Title: “The Daily Planet: On the Front Lines of Climate Change from the North Pole to the White House,”
Wednesday,
May 9 – Light Ordinance - Susan Harder
& Green
Building -
Glynis
Berry
Southold
Town Hall.
Thursday
May 10, 10 am to 12:30 pm. Lunch Served. Energy Efficiency for Religious Congregations.
Molloy
College
Suffolk Campus, 7180
Republic
Airport,
Farmingdale,
NY. RSVP to 631-963-5454.
May
10, 7:30 pm. Gordian Raacke will give a free
program titled "Global Warming and Climate Change: What You Can Do"at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock
in Manhasset.
May
16, 7:30 pm.
Sophia
Garden
Learning
Center.
Amityville,
NY. Presentation by Kasey Jacobs, Citizens Campaign for the Environment.
May
17, 10:30 am. "Global Warming and You."
Presented by Scott Carlin. Shelter Rock Jewish Center, Shelter Rock and Searingtown roads,
Roslyn,
NY
11576
Friday, May 18,
2:00 pm. "Global Warming and its Local Solutions." Hosted by Gordian Raacke and Beth
Fetini at
Huntington
Town Hall.
100 Main St.
Huntington
Village. 631-351-3291. Cosponsored by Prevention is the Cure.
May
25, 6:00 pm.
"Climate Change Science" at Canio's Books. Upper
Main St.
Sag Harbor,
NY
11963.
Presented by Sara Gordon, The Climate Project.
June
2, 9:00 am.
"Walk Softly for a Healthy World." Oyster Bay Heath Fair,
Theodore
Roosevelt
Memorial Park,
Oyster Bay,
NY
11771. Presented by Georgia Gier, Climate Project.
June
4, 10 am. "To reduce global warming,
empower women." Presented by Scott Carlin. Hutton House Lecture Series at Lorber Hall, C.W. Post Campus, Long Island
University.
June
4, 2 pm. "Global Warming: A Question
of Faith," Presented by Scott Carlin. St. Mary’s Church 110 Bryant Ave, Roslyn, 11576
June
4, 7 pm Movie - "Who stole the elctric
car," and panel-led discussion. Solar Cafe,
Brentwood,
NY.
June 6-8,
2007. Third Annual Global Forum – United
Nations, New York Co-sponsored by the United
Nations
University. Ages 18-32. Application available at http://www.athgo.org/programs/
New
York Solarfest 2007, Fiesta del Sol 2007. The 4th Annual New York Solarfest 2007/Fiesta del
Sol 2007 will take place on June 9th and 10th from 11am to 7pm on the grounds of the Solar Café. The
Solarfest will feature a solar-powered stage with musicians and performers throughout the weekend. There will also be
arts vendors; hybrid vehicles; educational lectures; environmental organizations; green businesses; children’s theatre;
and food vendors. The NYSolarfest Drum circle will take place on Saturday June 9, 2007 at 4:00pm. Admission
to the Solarfest is free. More information can be found at www.nysolarfest.org. The Solar Café is located at 1 First Avenue, Brentwood, New York. The Solar Café is
the nation's first solar powered café. The phone number for the Café is 631-348-7182.
Tuesday June 12. Stop Broadwater Rally and Lobby Day.
Wednesday,
June 13 – Global Warming & Climate
Change - What Can You Do – Gordian Raacke, RELI.
Southold
Town Hall.
Thursday, June 14, at 7pm
- Global Warming & Climate Change - What Can You Do – Gordian Raacke, RELI.
Remsenburg-Speonk
Elementary School,
Mill Road in Remsenburg (Note: This is the
Mill Road in Remsenburg, not in West Hampton)
June 23. The Long Island Sierra Club Energy Film
Festival. South
County
Library
in Bellport(22 Station Road).
12 – 2:40 PM
Alcohol Can Be A Gas
2:55 – 2:56 PM Native Wind
3:00 - 3:15 PM French Fries to Go
3:20 - 3:35 PM Wind Over Water
3:40 - 4:06 PM Power Trip
June 23rd noon. POSTPONED.
No further info at this time. Global Warming Cafe in the Riverhead Library craft room. A participatory workshop
to make our communities part of the global warming solution. The program includes
the Low Carbon Diet program to reduce our own CO2 footprint. Sponsored by the
Long Island Sierra Club. Contact: Erica ercwol@yahoo.com 631-929-0278 (evenings).
Month of June - Peter Maniscalco is hosting a vigil at the
Wading River shoreline for the LI Sound. “The vigil’s purpose is to draw attention to my deeply held belief
that the Broadwater project violates the Spirit of Nature,” said Maniscalco. http://broadwatervigil.blogspot.com/
June 28. 6:30 pm Free Solar Seminar. Islip Town Hall
June 30. The Long Island Sierra Club Energy Film
Festival. South
County
Library
in Bellport(22 Station Road).
12 -1:30 PM Earth To America
1:35 - 2:30 PM Hemp And the Rule of Law
2:35 - 3:10 PM Kilowatt Ours
3:15 - 4:05 PM Power of Community
July 7 –
Al Gore Concert + Possible Concert at Shoreham
http://liveearth.msn.com/
Tuesday,
July 17 –
Solar
Seminar – RELI/LIPA
- 7:00 p.m. Southold Town Hall
2nd
Annual Solar Seminar.
This is a
great opportunity to explore the
benefits of Solar. Investing
in Solar today, means you are
purchasing electricity at $.10 per
kWh for the next 30 years, as
opposed to $.21 kWh you are
spending today. So come
early, seating is limited.
Southold Town Hall, 53905 Main Road, Southold
RSVP:
tina@renewableenergylongisland.org?subject=RSVP51707
Directions: LIE (495) East to last
exit (73). Exit onto Route 58 east.
Rt. 58 turns into Route 25 through
Riverhead and into Southold (past
Laurel, Mattituck, Cutchogue and
Peconic). Road curves sharply to
right in Southold, church on
corner. Town Hall is 2 buildings
from the corner of Main Road
(Rte.25) and Hortons''Lane on
right. 45 minutes from LIE.
July 18, 2007, 8am-10am Hauppauge.
USGBC-LI Salon: LIPA's
Commissioning for Better Buildings
on Long Island guide.
Sheraton Long Island Hotel.
110 Motor Parkway. Hauppauge, New
York 11788.
Most new commercial buildings include
sophisticated and complex systems
and controls, making a
well-coordinated and integrated
design and construction process
more important than ever. A
quality assurance process through
building commissioning can provide
significant benefits to owners,
project managers and their design
and construction teams. 1.5 AIA CES
credits will be given. Walk-ups
will be welcomed. $20 USGBC
members, $35 non-members.
Thursday, July 26, 2007 at 10:30 am
Thursdays For Thought – L.E.E.D.ership in energy and design: the green
building movement. Guest Speaker:
Dr. Ron Vitori, Chair, U.S. Green
Building Council, Long Island
Chapter. Shelter Rock Jewish
Center.
http://www.srjc.org/events.htm
Tuesday, July 31st Forum
begins at 7PM. WALK 97.5 Presents A
Climate Change/Global Warming Forum
Staller Center For The
Arts, State University @ Stony
Brook. Doors open 5:30PM Light
refreshments will be served.
Separate myth from fact and learn
specifically what climate change
and global warming potentially
means for those of us who live on
Long Island. Find out what you can
do NOW to help with this important,
timely issue. Our panel of
experts will let you know: What to
expect in the coming years, What
does global warming mean for you as
a Long Islander, How you can get
involved and make a difference
Click here for a complete list of
speakers and the full Forum Agenda
July 31, 2007, 5:30pm-7:30pm
USGBC-LI's Sustainable Cocktails.
Black Forest Brew House,
20-15 New Highway,
Farmingdale, NY 11735.
631 391-9500. Network gathering to promote
sustainable design. Please join us
for an evening of networking and
getting together over good food and
beverages. $10 pay at door. Cash
bar. Any questions, contact Art
Desin, artdesinjr@aol.com .
8/7/2007 7:00 PM FREE SOLAR
SEMINAR. Bridgehampton Senior
Center.
Curious about solar power? Want to know how you
can generate your own electricity?
How much does it cost? What
financial incentives are available?
Why not attend this FREE solar
power seminar? Learn all about
solar at a seminar open to the
public. Solar Seminars
Senior Center, 585
Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike,
Bridgehampton.
RSVP: Tina@RenewableEnergyLongIsland.org
Directions: Take Route 27 East
past the intersection of County
Road 39 and continue eastbound on
Montauk Highway. Travel through the
hamlets of Water Mill,
Bridgehampton and turn left at the
east end of the Bridgehampont
hamlet center at the Veteran''s
Monument onto Bridgehampton/Sag
Harbor Turnpike. Senior Center is
approx. 3/4 mile up on the right.
Sponsored by:
LIPA, RELI & Town of Southampton
August
15, 2007, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Energy for the Future: Solving
Industry Challenges through
Technology and Innovation.
Melville Marriott
1350 Old Walt Whitman Rd. Melville,
NY 11747.
Plenary Session, Breakouts and Panel Discussions.
KeySpan, LIPA and National Grid
will be hosting Energy for the
Future: Solving Industry Challenges
through Technology and Innovation.
We invite you to participate in
this day-long conference. The
program will bring together
researchers, innovators,
developers, industry and
governmental leaders, creating a
unique forum for the exchange of
ideas and perspectives on energy
and environmental issues. It will
also showcase innovations in energy
technologies by a diverse group of
industry leaders. $125 (General
Admission) $75 (Students). For
complete information and to
register, click
here.
August 22, 2007,
Wednesday, Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
(A box lunch will be served)
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
(RGGI) Informational Meeting.
Place:
Pace University - New York City
Campus. One Pace Plaza, 6th Floor,
Room W-613. After lunch, attendees
will break into two groups for
further discussion. Group 1 will be
a facilitated discussion for the
environmental community on actions
in support of carbon control (Room
W-616) and Group 2 will be a
facilitated discussion for
renewable energy developers on
carbon markets and renewable
project development (Room W-617).
RSVP: Space is limited. Please
respond to Erica Gulseth at
Environmental Advocates of
New York at
egulseth@eany. org by August
17, if you plan to attend.
Wednesday,
August 29 5:00 pm. Green Drinks
Long Island. Riverview Restaurant,
3 Consuelo Place. Oakdale, NY 11769
Directions:
http://www.lessings.com/uni_directions.asp?ui=RIV
Free Admission, Complimentary
Buffet, Happy Hour Drinks – Half
Price, Drink Specials for GDLI
participants. The
Riverview Restaurant is located at
the mouth of the Connetquot River
on the Great South Bay in Oakdale.
9/13/2007 7:00 PM FREE SOLAR
SEMINAR. Riverhead Free Library.
Curious about solar power? Want to know how you
can generate your own electricity?
Why not attend a FREE solar power
seminar? Learn all about solar at a
seminar open to the public. Solar
Seminars. Location: Riverhead Free
Library.
RSVP:
tina@renewableenergylongisland.org?subject=RSVP51707.
Directions: Take LIE (495) to Exit 73 (last exit)
to Route 58 East. Go 2.25 miles to
Harrison Ave. Make a right (south)
on to Harrison; road changes 1/2
mile to Osborne Ave. at traffic
light. Continue south on Osborne
past Pulaski Street crossing
railroad tracks. Library driveway
is first right immediately past
railroad tracks. Sponsored by: LIPA,
RELI & Riverhead Free Library
On Sunday Sept. 16, 2:00
to 4:00 pm. Guest Speaker: Dr. Ron
Vitori, LEED AP and Chair of the US
Green Building Council – Long
Island.
Ron Vitori. will be speaking and answering the
questions, What is Green Building?,
What is LEED? What is happening on
Long Island? He will address both
commercial and home improvement
from the Green perspective. Join us
for this educational, enlightening
and exciting afternoon with Ron.
Bring your questions. Everything
you ever wanted to know about
building GREEN. Cold Spring Harbor
Library and Environment Center.
http://cshlibrary.suffolk.lib.ny.us/hours.htm.
Sponsored by the Sierra Club, LI
Chapter
/27/2007
7:00 PM Home Performance
EnergyStar Seminar.
Presentation by Gordian Raacki,
RELI. Attend a FREE Home
Performance with ENERGY STAR
Seminar. Join the thousands of LIPA
customers who are saving money and
the environment! Find out how you
can be an ENERGY STAR, reduce
energy use, and save money and the
environment in your home now with
cash rebates and incentives from
LIPA. Location: Pavillion at Town
Hall, Town of Hempstead, One
Washington Street, Hempstead, NY,
RSVP:
Tina@RenewableEnergyLongIsland.org?subject=HPwES_Hempstead_092707
September 29, 2007.
Sat. 10 am to 4 pm
Long Island Global Warming
Summit, which will take
place at Farmingdale State
University on September 29, 2007.
The event is aimed at addressing
the issue of global warming by
identifying what causes it and
educating families about what they
can do to prevent it.
http://www.cstl.org/UpcomingEvents.htm
or
http://www.liglobalwarming.org
September
30, 2007. 11 am to 6pm.
Ecofest. Lincoln Center
Plaza, NYC.
http://www.ecofest.com/
10/3/2007
7:00 PM Home Performance
EnergyStar Seminar. Presentation by
Gordian Raacki, RELI. Welcome by
Mayor Ralph Suozzi. See Sept 27 for
description of this event.
Location: Glen Cove Town Hall, 9
Glen St., Glen Cove, NY RSVP:
Tina@RenewableEnergyLongIsland.org?subject=RSVP_HPwES_GlenCove_10_03_07
October 3,
2007 06:00PM to 08:00PM
Inaugural Meeting of No War, No
Warming. Stony Brook, NY.
Hosted by Jeremy Crucetti. Event
Description: The Stony Brook Chapter
of Students for a Democratic
Society will hold their first
ever chapter meeting. It will take
place at the above date and time,
in the lobby of the Student
Activities Center of the State
University of New York at Stony
Brook in Stony Brook, NY (Long
Island). Come be a part of the
movement!! Location:
Stony Brook University Stony Brook,
NY 11790. Directions: Exit
62 off of the Long Island
Expressway, follow Nichols Road
(merge onto Nichols off the ramp)
for about 9 miles. Entrance to the
University is on the right. RSVP at
http://events.nowarnowarming.org/oct/events/show/2253
10/6/2007
10:00 AM SOLAR TOUR.
The National Solar Tour is
considered to be the largest public
renewable energy education event in
the world. It is a free,
self-guided tour of homes,
businesses and other buildings with
solar features including passive
solar design, solar hot water and
solar-electric generating systems
as well as other green building
technologies Location: Open houses
all over Long Island.
http://www.renewableenergylongisland.org/visitorfaqs.cfm
; RSVP:
Kathy@RenewableEnergyLongIsland.org
Sunday October 14, 2:00-4:00 pm.
Cold Spring Harbor Library, Patrick
West will give Al Gore's
presentation on Global Warming.
http://cshlibrary.suffolk.lib.ny.us/hours.htm
Sponsored by the Sierra Club, LI
Chapter and the LI Climate
Solutions Network.
Patrick trained with Al Gore in
Nashville last January. He is a
dynamic, visionary speaker whose
dedication to the issue of global
warming and it’s devastating impact
on the planet is impressive, and
illuminating. The event is being
cosponsored with the Long Island
Climate Solutions Network. The
Climate Project is a movement to
educate and challenge citizens and
governments into action, to support
the shift in our consciousness of
the phenomenon called global
warming. To learn more about the
project go to:
http://www.theclimateproject.org/
October 17
- 21 Hamptons International Film
Festival. Check
out their Green Initiative.
Includes Friday 1:00-2:30pm. The
Slide Show from "An Inconvenient
Truth" Sara Gordon, Climate
Messenger, The Climate Project.
Saturday 10:30-11:30am Lesley
Chilcott, Co-Producer, “An
Inconvenient Truth” Ladies Village
Improvement Society Lawn .95 Main
Street, East Hampton Thursday,
October 18 - Sunday, October 21. 10
am 4 pm. Open to the public. The
Green Tent will host speakers,
panel discussions, informal
gatherings, and media events
centered around pressing
environmental issues affecting us
all.
10/23/2007
7:00 PM FREE Solar Seminar.
Curious about solar power? Want to
know how you can generate your own
electricity? Why not attend a FREE
solar power seminar? Learn all
about solar at a seminar open to
the public. Location: Middle
Country Public Library. RSVP:
Tina@RenewableEnergyLongIsland.org
Directions: LIE to Exit 62N.
Nicolls Road north to Route 25A or
Middle Country Road, Turn right
onto Middle Country and then left
onto Eastwood Blvd. north. Library
is on left.
October 24,
2007. 7:30 p.m. Schools
Choosing Renewable Alternatives.
On October 24th at Babylon Town
Hall the Long Island Sierra Club
and the Town of Babylon will bring
together energy consultants and
experts, school officials, parents,
and taxpayers from across the town
and the island to learn about the
budgetary and environmental
benefits of bringing renewable
energy and energy efficiency to
schools. Babylon Town Hall – 200
East Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst,
NY
10/25/2007
& 10/26 8:00 AM ENERGY LONG ISLAND
Conference and exposition jointly
organized by the Alternate Energy
Centers at Farmingdale State
College and the Advanced Energy
Technology Research Center at SUNY
Stony Brook. The conference will
have sessions for technical
personnel in the field, scientific
paper presentations, keynote
presentations on policy and
technical content, student poster
sessions and panel discussions on
current energy issues. Conference
Fee $30 to $90 Location:
Farmingdale State College,
Roosevelt Hall, Farmingdale, NY
11735. More info:
http://info.lu.farmingdale.edu/depts/met/solar/index.html
November 2,
6:30-7:45 p.m. "An
Inconvenient Truth" slideshow,
presentation and discussion with
Climate Messenger Sara Gordon.
Mattituck-Laurel Library,
Mattituck. Summary: What are
the causes of global warming? How
is climate change affecting the
Earth, and what are the potential
impacts for Long Island? What can
we do to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions and help slow planetary
warming? Sara Gordon, a trainee of
Al Gore and the Climate Project and
a Peconic Land Trust Project
Manager, will address these
questions in a fascinating
presentation of the slide show from
"An Inconvenient Truth," with
updated information and a focus on
solutions and local action
strategies. Free. Directions at:
http://peconiclandtrust.org/events/upcoming/
November 3,
2007 -
Step It Up - Check Links
Below for updated info!
Garden City - 3 pm to 5 pm.
Hear speakers about climate change,
political realities, and
sustainable living, as well as
networking and making new friends
and acquaintances. There will be
generous time for discussion as
well, and a comfortable, welcoming
atmosphere. We will gather at the
Garden City chapter of Ethical
Humanist Society. 38 Old
Country Road, Garden City.
Southampton - 12 pm to 05pm. A
peace party; a place to express and
dance with your inner soul, come in
costume or casual, come with
meaning and purpose, real people
right now together as one force,
for all the right reasons. A place
for passion, for inspiration, and
truth.. Be loyal to those who are
loyal to life. Location: 29
Nugent St. Please bring a
bucket of garbage that is compost
worthy & bring something you made
out of a piece of garbage that is
unable to be broken down (juicebox,plastics,metals,rubbers).
St. James - 3 pm to 7 pm.
The Earth and Outdoors club is
hosting their very own step it up
event most likely at the football
field on our high school! We
encourage anyone in the Smithtown
or neighboring towns to come and
support saving our environment.
Location: 10 School Street, St.
James
November 3
1 PM. Riverhead Library –
Film - Crude Impact - Global
Warming, the Social & Political
impacts of Oil Production and Peak
Oil. A discussion will be held
after the movie. This movie has
received several awards and is
truly informative. This movie is
presented by the Riverhead Town
Energy Advisory Committee.
Wed
11/7/07 Hear an update on
the Broadwater Project with Maureen
Dolan Of Citizens Campaign for the
Environment
www.citizenscampaign.org at
7pm, at the
Pisces Cafe, 14A Railroad
Avenue, Babylon, NY (631-321-1231)
Free. Come hungry! Sponsored
by the Babylon Green Party.
November
29th at 6:30 p.m. at the Sky
Room of the Cinema Arts Centre,
Huntington. Green Drinks Long
Island and The Sierra Club Present:
An Organic Wine Tasting Fundraiser
at the Cinema Arts Centre. $25 fee
includes an extensive organic wine
offering, Whole Foods buffet and
live jazz. RSVP to
davidpsibek@yahoo.com
Sat,
Dec 15, 4pm - 6pm. Green Drinks.
Footprint Gallery, 51 Gibson Avenue
, Huntington. Sponsored by canvas
Magazine and Footprint Gallery
Present Nature and Wildlife
Photographers of Long Island (NWPLI)
“Showcasing Long Island’s Natural
Beauty” Long Island Holiday
Gathering Refreshments provided by
Whole Foods Market. Cost: Free
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Senate Passes New
Energy Bill - June
Here, a look at the provisions in
the Senate legislation:
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Fuel Economy: Mandates fleet-wide
average of 35 mpg by 2020.
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federal crime to charge an
"unconscionably excessive" price
for oil products .
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new energy-efficiency standards for
appliances and lighting.
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Creates grants, loan guarantees and
other assistance to promote
research
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Carbon Capture:
The
House is moving its own energy
legislation. The bills will have to
be reconciled and passed by both
chambers before reaching President
Bush's desk.
From NPR reports and The Associated
Press
June Listing
Six Point Policy Program
1. Moratorium on coal-fired
power plants.
2. Tax carbon emissions.
3. Improve Energy Efficiency
Standards.
4. The National Academy of
Sciences should study ice sheet
vulnerabilities.
5. Stop politicizing
scientific information.
6. Campaign Finance Reform.
Adapted from Jim Hansen's
National Press Club Talk, Feb 26.
May Listing
From May 14 – May 17, 2007,
leaders of municipal governments
and international businesses from
over thirty world cities will
convene in
New York City
for the second C40 Large Cities
Climate Summit. Cities are
responsible for three-quarters of
the world’s energy consumption,
and as such, the world’s largest
cities have a critical role to
play in the reduction of carbon
emissions and the reversal of
dangerous climate change.
April's Listing
Why Use a CFL?
NPR.org, February 8, 2007 ·
According to the federal
government, if every American home
replaced just one light bulb with
an Energy Star approved compact
fluorescent bulb (CFL), the United
States would save enough energy to
light more than 2.5 million homes
for a year and prevent greenhouse
gases equivalent to the emissions
of nearly 800,000 cars. Note: CFLs should be
recycled.
IKEA is one of the few retailers
that recyle CFLs.
Since CFLs contain mercury you
should not break these bulbs.
You can also recycle through your
Town’s STOP programs.
Earth911.org can
help locate local recycling
centers.
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