In
the New York City region, Sandy helped to mobilize a very necessary,
overdue conversation on climate survival, but the politics and economics
of ending climate pollution — specifically divesting from the fossil
fuel industries — has still largely been ignored.
The forum, webcast
live,
will confront the challenge that Wall Street faces in its financing of
the pollution that is threatening New York City’s future. We will also
tackle this thorny question: Why is David H. Koch,
NYC’s richest man, one of the people most
responsible for blocking US climate action?
- Moderator: Brad Johnson, Forecast the Facts - James Slezak, founder
of the New Economy Lab - Kate Gordon, VP and Director, Energy and
Climate, Next Generation - Bracken Hendricks, Senior Fellow, Center for
American Progress - Sophie Lasoff, founder of
NYU Divest
This forum follows the afternoon’s Turn the Tide on Sandy! rally at City
Hall, organized by the Alliance for a Just Rebuilding.
8 PM at Cooper Union’s Rose Auditorium in New York City.
RSVP
here.
Forecast the Facts
New York
10/27/2013 at 08:00PM
One year after Hurricane Sandy, millions of aid dollars have been given
to New York City but our communities continue to feel the devastation,
hunger, homelessness, and displacement. Our new mayor has a unique
opportunity to turn this tide and create a more equal city.
Join the Alliance for a Just Rebuilding and allies from across the 5
boroughs in a rally at City Hall marking the one-year anniversary of
Sandy. Join the growing movement for a better rebuilding and stand up
for stronger communities for all.
Alliance for a Just Rebuilding
New York
10/27/2013 at 04:30PM
President Obama announces the President’s Climate Action
Plan in a speech at
Georgetown University.
Watch the
speech.
Transcript of the
remarks:
White House
District of Columbia
06/25/2013 at 01:45PM
The office of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will host a wide-ranging
policy conference on the state and future of solar energy at the U.S.
Capitol next week.
The Giffords Solar Summit will feature perspectives on the state of
solar energy from federal and Arizona officials as well as a U.S. Marine
Corps colonel and solar industry leaders and advocates, including
Michael Bidwill, the president of the Arizona Cardinals and former
chairman of the board for the Greater Phoenix Economic Council. Bidwill
has developed and promoted tax and regulatory policies aimed at growing
the solar industry in Arizona.
Speakers:
- Pia Carusone – Chief of Staff to Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords
- Michael Bidwill – President, Arizona Cardinals
- Thomas Doyle – President & CEO, NRG Solar
- Tom Alston, Solar Outreach and Policy Coordinator, Congresswoman
Giffords
- Marc Spitzer – Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Kris Mayes – Faculty Director, Program on Law and Sustainability
Arizona State University
- Ken Zweibel – Director, George Washington University Solar Institute
- Dr. Gavi Begtrup, Policy Advisor, Congresswoman Giffords
- Rhone Resch – President and CEO, Solar
Energy Industries Association
- Dr. Ramamoorthy Ramesh – U.S. Department of Energy, Program Manager
Solar Energy Technologies Program
- Col. Bob “Brutus” Charette – Director, Expeditiona
U.S. House of Representatives
HVC 215 Capitol Visitor Center
09/15/2011 at 01:00PM
24 Hours of Reality will be broadcast live online from September 14 to
15, over 24 hours, representing 24 time zones and 13 languages.
The event begins in Mexico City at 7 pm local (8 pm
EDT).
7 PM local, Saturday
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Boulder, CO, USA
- Victoria, BC, Canada
- French Polynesia
- Kotzebue, AK, USA
- Hawaii, USA
INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE
7 PM local, Sunday
- Tonga
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Solomon Islands
- Canberra, Australia
- Seoul, South Korea
- Beijing, China
- Jakarta, Indonesia
- New Delhi, India
- Islamabad, Pakistan
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Durban, South Africa
- London, United Kingdom
- Husavik, Iceland
- Cape Verde
- Ilulissat, Greenland
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- New York City, NY, USA
Climate Reality Project
09/14/2011 at 08:00PM
Please join Protect Our Winters for a special evening with Olympian
Gretchen Bleiler, pro snowboarder Jeremy Jones, skier Chris Davenport
and Aspen Skiing Company’s Auden Schendler.
They’ll discuss climate change, winter sports, and why athletes are an
important part of the solution.
Honorary co-hosts Rep. Jared Polis (CO), Sen. Mark Udall (CO), and Sen.
Michael Bennet (CO).
Protect Our Winters
Orientation Theater South Capitol Visitor Center
09/14/2011 at 06:30PM
The following legislation and nominations are scheduled for the Commerce
Committee’s consideration:
- S. 50, Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act
- S. 179, Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine
Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection
- S. 183, Deepwater Horizon Survivors’ Fairness Act
- S. 911, Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act
- S. 962, a bill to reauthorize the Northwest Straits Marine
Conservation Initiative Act to promote the protection of the resources
of the Northwest Straits, and for other purposes
- Nomination for Promotion in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration Commissioned Corps
- Nominations for Promotion in the U.S. Coast Guard
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
253 Russell
06/08/2011 at 10:00AM
The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on S. 512, the
Nuclear Power 2021 Act; S. 937, the American Alternative Fuels Act of
2011; and S. 1067, a bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to
require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a research and development
and demonstration program to reduce manufacturing and construction costs
relating to nuclear reactors, and for other purposes (Hearing Room
SD-366) (Overflow Room SDG-50).
Witnesses
Panel 1
- Dr. John E. Kelly, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Reactor
Technologies, U.S. Department of Energy
- Steven G. Chalk, Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy
Panel 2
- Dr. Edwin Lyman – Senior Scientist, Union of Concerned Scientists
- Joe Colvin, President, American Nuclear Society
- Dr. James T. Bartis, Senior Policy Researcher,
RAND Corporation
- Brian Siu, Policy Analyst, Natural Resources Defense Council
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
366 Dirksen
06/07/2011 at 10:00AM
Speaker: Peter Gleick
Title: An update on the vulnerability of U.S. water resources to climate
change: From the Mississippi River floods to growing shortages in the
West
The scientific evidence supporting growing impacts of human-induced
climate change on U.S. water resources continues to strengthen. Dr.
Peter Gleick, one of the nation’s leading experts on climate and water,
will discuss recent reports on increased precipitation intensity in
North America, the Mississippi River flood events, the new Department of
Interior assessment of climate and western river basins, and efforts to
prepare for climate and water risks facing cities, farmers, and natural
systems. He will also explore some of the adverse implications of recent
budget decisions for emergency preparedness and warning systems, weather
forecasting, military preparedness, and national response to extreme
events.
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Meteorological Society
1324 Longworth
05/09/2011 at 02:00PM