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May 8, 2011 to May 10, 2011

International Sustainable Development Research Conference [1]

The 17th annual conference of the International Sustainable Development Research Society will be hosted by the Earth Institute, Columbia University, in partnership with the United Nations Division of Sustainable Development and the Asian Development Bank Institute. The conference will explore the fundamental question of how global society's aspiration to continued growth can be harmonized with the existing limits imposed by Earth’s resources.

Other Events [2]
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Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Water & Oceans [4]
Waste [5]
Transportation [6]
Technology [7]
Pollution [8]
Policy [9]
Planning & Growth [10]
People & Population [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Health [14]
Government [15]
Food [16]
Environmental Politics [17]
Environmental Health [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Economy & Business [20]
Consumer [21]
Air [22]
Agriculture [23]
Region: 
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [24]
May 5, 2011 to May 6, 2011

The City: 2nd International Conference [25]

Part of Interdisciplinary Themes Conferences, The City: 2nd International Conference will focus on culture, society and technology in the urban environment.

Other Events [2]
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Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Water & Oceans [4]
Waste [5]
Transportation [6]
Technology [7]
Science [26]
Pollution [8]
Policy [9]
Planning & Growth [10]
People & Population [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Health [14]
Government [15]
Forests [27]
Food [16]
Environmental Health [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Economy & Business [20]
Climate Change [28]
Biodiversity [29]
Agriculture [23]
Region: 
Canada [30]
April 19, 2011 to April 20, 2011

Ontario Feed-In Tariff Supply Chain Forum [31]

Building and sustaining the local wind and solar industries of Ontario.

Other Events [2]
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Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Technology [7]
Policy [9]
Planning & Growth [10]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Government [15]
Environmental Politics [17]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Economy & Business [20]
Region: 
Canada [30]
June 22, 2012 to June 25, 2012

Aspen Environment Forum [32]

The 2012 Aspen Environment Forum in Colorado, presented by the Aspen Institute in partnership with National Geographic, will focus on Living in the New Normal: how the planet is adapting, how we are adapting, and how adapting does not mean accepting.

Other Events [2]
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Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Planning & Growth [10]
People & Population [11]
Food [16]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Region: 
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [33]
April 15, 2011

Green Business Forum at the Green Living Show [34]

Join us as leading businesses and NGOs discuss the environmental impacts of Canada’s resource-based economy at The Green Living Show’s Business Forum in Toronto, Ontario. Gain a better understanding of the key economic and environmental issues from key players who outline their challenges and accomplishments as they seek common ground on goals that often compete — profit and the planet.

Other Events [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Waste [5]
Technology [7]
Pollution [8]
Policy [9]
Planning & Growth [10]
Natural Resources [12]
Forests [27]
Environmental Politics [17]
Environmental Health [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Economy & Business [20]
Consumer [21]
Climate Change [28]
Region: 
Canada [30]

"Fighting For Water In The Arid Imperial Valley" [35]

"Southern California's Imperial Valley produces about 80 percent of the nation's winter vegetables. But years of drought, and a population boom in the Southwest, now threaten the water supply in the desert region — and all those cheap winter greens."

Water & Oceans [4]
Planning & Growth [10]
Agriculture [23]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [36]
Source: NPR [37], 02/10/2011

Disaster: Response Is Not Recovery Is Not Response [38]

 

SEJ Publication Types: 
Reporters Toolbox [39]
Topics on the Beat: 
Disasters [40]
Planning & Growth [10]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
February 10, 2011

Information Session at Columbia University – Master of Science in Sustainability Management [41]

Sustainability Management (M.S.) program information session at Columbia University in NYC, Feb 10th at 6:30pm

Other Events [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Wildlife [42]
Water & Oceans [4]
Waste [5]
Transportation [6]
Technology [7]
Science [26]
Pollution [8]
Policy [9]
Planning & Growth [10]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [43]
Natural Resources [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Government [15]
Environmental Studies [44]
Environmental Politics [17]
Environmental Health [18]
Economy & Business [20]
Climate Change [28]
Region: 
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [24]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [45]
National (U.S.) [36]

Water Fight Brews Amid Texas Fracking Boom [46]

The oil and gas industry is slurping up available groundwater in parts of South Texas where population growth is exploding and global warming may diminish rainfall. There may be a serious crunch ahead.

Energy & Fuel [19]
Planning & Growth [10]
Pollution [8]
Public [3]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [47]
Source: San Antonio Current [48], 01/26/2011

BLM To Disclose Names and Addresses of Grazing Rights Owners [49]

Permittees and lessees of public lands are a key part of covering issues that involve grazing, hunting, public lands access, utility corridors, and related topics. The public comment period on BLM's proposal to identify these people closes Feb. 7, 2011.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [50]
Topics on the Beat: 
Planning & Growth [10]
People & Population [11]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Agriculture [23]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

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