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?

With over 900,000 trees planted to date, MillionTreesNYC is well on our way to meeting the PlaNYC goal of planting one million trees almost two years ahead of schedule.  Join your fellow SUMAsters on Saturday, April 18 for a special tree planting event in Pelham Bay Park and be part of NYC history! When: Saturday, April 18, 2015 … Continue reading Volunteer Tree Planting with MillionTreesNYC!