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.
Nov. 19 and
20. Advanced Energy Conference:
Solutions for a Global Crisis.
Hyatt Regency Hotel.
http://www.aertc.org/
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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.
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.
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Prior Events: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.
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