Everyone's talking about "greening the code" as a critical path to 30x30.
Sallan commissioned the CUNY Building Performance Lab to assess the green potential of the NYC Building Code and report back.
Federal economic support that funds infrastructure projects needs to be strategically sustainable. Start here
NYC 'LEDs'Ultra-energy efficient LED street lights are coming to NYC. Plug in
Making ChoicesPursuing carbon capture and sequestration would have very different consequences than expanding renewable energy in the struggle against climate change. Look ahead
LSSU says environmental buzzwords were the scourge of the English language over the past year. Out with the old in in with what? Read Nancy's response to the inclusion of "Green" on Laker's Words to be Bannished List.
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Cut Soot To Cool The Climate
Scientists report that slashing soot emissions is a fast-acting way to cool the planet. It's clear
Rising Risk For Dirty OilAs US oil refiners plan to expand capacity, opponents seek to stem Canadian tar sand oil extraction. Learn more
Chaos Is HereClimate scientist says 'I do believe we are entering a new state'. WSJ
In the Carbon Age
Watch Out For Water Vapor
Second installment of our 2009 climate science tutorial. Get acquainted with new concepts and refinements of old ones. Read on
Paramterisation And More
First day of our 2009 climate science tutorial. Get acquainted with new concepts and refinements of old ones. Fine print
When Brighter Is Dimmer
New thinking about how to light your way at night. See here
At the Academy
Team New York Tackles Climate Change
Visit our eBriefing for a look at New York's big energy plans. Free access for Sallan viewers.
Market Muscle: Can Cap & Trade Cut Carbon
Visit our latest eBriefing about hot markets for a cool planet on the New York Academy of Sciences website. Free access for Sallan readers.
By: Nancy Anderson, Ph.D.
If the science of climate change is on target, our policies and our actions will soon determine whether global warming becomes a calamity. The stakes couldn’t be higher and this means the collective margin for error is slim while we’re just beginning to learn how to do what needs to be done. At the same moment, New Yorkers are in the midst of a global economic crisis whose impact is already painfully clear although the solution to the crisis is far from obvious. What better time to examine the impact of New York City’s sustainability headliner PlaNYC 2030 and the supporting role, played by Local Law 86! Full Article »
By: Stephen Hammer & Elizabeth Balkan
According to the recently published World Energy Outlook, 80% of China’s energy use occurs in cities, reflecting the dramatic population and economic shifts that have occurred in that country in recent decades. Full Article »
Sallan Events (1/3)
Tomorrowland
What do the experts see when they look into the future of nuclear power? Find out now! Get up to speed and see event photos. Click Here
Building a Greener Gotham
Miss the panel on how New York's building and energy codes can help create a Greener Gotham? It's not too late to catch up! Download PowerPoint Presentations and see event photos. Click Here
Greening the Apple
Greening Our Built Environment: Three Approaches to Cutting NYC's Carbon Footprint, a panel organized by Sallan, Columbia University's Center for Energy, Marine Transportation & Public Policy and the New York League of Conservation Voters. For resources and photos Click Here
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Toward A New Working City
9 Jan
Start the New Year right. Don't miss Ed Ott, Executive Director of the NYC Central Labor Council speak about "Toward A New Working City; New Organizing: Green Jobs, Public Infrastructure"
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RGGI & The New-Energy Economy
13 Jan
Get energized in January and come to "Moving Toward the New-Energy Economy: The Role of RGGI in Promoting Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency".
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Vertical Cities: Hong Kong/NY
28 Feb
NOW THROUGH FEBRUARY 2009 Building on its exhibition New York Modern, the Skyscraper Museum examines the parallels during two development booms and defining moments in the vertical identity of New York in the 1920s and 1960s and Hong Kong in the mid-1980s-90s and today.
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