Please join us at the New York Society for Ethical Culture (NYSEC), Thursday, April 30th to hear dynamic legislative and policy leaders like the Honorable Barney Frank and Columbia's Earth Institute leader Steven Cohen confront the question of whether major public service initiatives, the next Big Idea, like job creation, climate sustainability, gender equality, immigration and civil rights … Continue reading New York Society on Ethical Culture: Champions of Change

Join Urban Green Council's Emerging Professionals (EP) along with several New York City graduate programs focused on green building and sustainability.  This is a chance to mingle with graduate students from other programs across the city, and a great opportunity for young professionals considering graduate school to meet current and former students.  The event is … Continue reading Sustainability Graduate Mixer

The Harvard science historian and the co-author of "Merchants of Doubt," will discuss how advertising, marketing and economics have come to dominate public policy debates on such science matters as climate change, ozone depletion, acid rain, and even tobacco use. A documentary film based on her book is currently in release from SONY Pictures.  Dr. … Continue reading Writing About Global Science for the International Media: Naomi Oreskes

This special presentation is offered as part of the celebration of Earth Day and as an open session of Professor Claudia Dreifus’ class "Writing About Global Science for the International Media." Ms. Lubber directs Ceres Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR), a group of 100 institutional investors managing nearly $10 trillion in assets focused on the … Continue reading Using the Tools of the System to Save the Planet: A Talk with Mindy S. Lubber

In January 2015 Dr. Arik Levinson, a former senior economist for environmental issues with the Council of Economic Advisors under President Obama, released a controversial study indicating that, in California, energy codes for residential buildings haven't resulted in energy savings.  The paper's seemingly counter-intuitive findings were recently highlighted on the Freakonomics Podcast, setting off a … Continue reading Sustainability Management Policy Forum: Do Energy Codes Save Energy?