Photos and Video Clips from an Energy Symposium organized by the American Jewish Committee
Nancy Anderson, James Woolsey, former director of the CIA and Carol Murphy, Director of the Alliance for Clean Energy, New York were united in calling for an energy policy powerful enough to produce significant cuts in carbon emissions while reducing the vulnerability of the nation's electric power grid.
Greening Our Environment: 3 Approaches to Cutting New York City's Carbon Footprint
This event was co-sponsored by the Sallan Foundation and the New York League of Conservation Voters. It was held at the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs on June 9, 2008 and hosted by the Center for Energy, Marine Transportation and Public Policy.
Melissa Wright, Policy Advisor, from the Mayor's Office of Long Term Planning and Sustainable Development explained how New York City government will lead by example to cut its carbon footprint by 30%. Melissa's PowerPoint Presentation has been made available for download.
Find out from Nilda Mesa, Assistant Vice President of Environmental Stewardship at Columbia University laid out Columbia University's plan to match this goal by 2017.
Author Michael Bobker, Senior Fellow, CUNY CIUS and Director of the Building Performance Lab previewed Decoding the Code, a Sallan Foundation sponsored study that examines the municipal building code's potential for promoting high performance, energy efficient construction and renovation.
