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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]

NYC's Bike Lanes Are 'Homegrown Terrorism,' Say Red-Faced Opponents [31]

"'Share the Road' has one potential fatal flaw: It involves sharing, which a lot of purported adults haven't really mastered. Matthew Shaer's exhaustive history of the NYC bike lane struggle, in this week's New York magazine, shows just how much people have to mature before a community -- even Brooklyn -- can become truly bike-friendly. Step one: Stop calling bike lanes 'homegrown terrorism.'"

Transportation [6]
Public [3]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [24]
Source: Grist [32], 03/22/2011

"Obama Administration Plans $53 Billion High-Speed Rail Investment" [33]

"To accelerate construction of a national high-speed intercity passenger rail network, the Obama administration plans to invest $53 billion over six years, Vice President Joe Biden announced Tuesday."

Transportation [6]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [34]
Source: ENS [35], 02/11/2011
February 10, 2011

Information Session at Columbia University – Master of Science in Sustainability Management [36]

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

Other Events [2]
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Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Wildlife [37]
Water & Oceans [4]
Waste [5]
Transportation [6]
Technology [7]
Science [26]
Pollution [8]
Policy [9]
Planning & Growth [10]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [38]
Natural Resources [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Government [15]
Environmental Studies [39]
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) [40]
National (U.S.) [34]

"Analysis: Arctic Iron Mine Raises Concerns Over Ship Traffic" [41]

"A truce called in a bidding war for Canada's Baffinland Iron Mines sets the stage for an environmental battle over the Arctic project and the impact of shipping the ore through ocean ice to world markets."

Pollution [8]
Transportation [6]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [3]
Canada [30]
Source: Reuters [42], 01/19/2011

"In Los Angeles, Big Step Ahead for Mass Transit" [43]

"LOS ANGELES — This auto-obsessed city — a place where people love their cars almost as much as they hate the traffic — has embarked on the biggest expansion of its mass transit system in decades, an effort to change the way people navigate its sprawling and clogged streets and freeways."

Transportation [6]
Public [3]
California [44]
Source: NYTimes [45], 11/26/2010

Interest in High-Speed Rail Is Widespread [46]

The Department of Transportation awarded $2.4 billion for 54 projects in 23 states. The winners were selected from 132 applicants in 32 states, who had asked for a total of $8.8 billion for planning, construction, equipment purchases, and other closely related efforts.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [47]
Topics on the Beat: 
Transportation [6]
Planning & Growth [10]
People & Population [11]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

"State Projects Will Drive Funding for High-Speed Rail" [48]

"The Obama administration plans to reallocate money designated for high-speed rail if the states granted the funds reject them."

Transportation [6]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [34]
Source: Wash Post [49], 11/16/2010

EPA Proposes Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy Trucks, Buses [50]

The standards, now in a 60-day comment period, cover three types of heavy trucks but would not apply to vehicles built before the 2014 model year.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [47]
Topics on the Beat: 
Transportation [6]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Government [15]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

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