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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.

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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]
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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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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.

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Technology [7]
Policy [9]
Planning & Growth [10]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Government [15]
Environmental Politics [17]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Economy & Business [20]
Region: 
Canada [30]
April 15, 2011

Green Business Forum at the Green Living Show [32]

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.

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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]

"Could Cornstarch Have Plugged BP's Oil Well?" [33]

As a kids' plaything, it's called oobleck -- a cornstarch suspension that flows at slow speeds but freezes into a solid when you try to move it fast. Washington University scientist Jonathan Katz has just published an article saying it might have succeeded in a "top kill" of the Deepwater Horizon Gulf well where ordinary drilling mud failed.

Disasters [34]
Technology [7]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [35]
Source: NPR [36], 03/08/2011

"Green Roof Collapses in Illinois" [37]

"Green roofs have become increasingly popular in the United States as a way to beautify and insulate buildings and reduce heat pollution in urban areas, but last week one drew attention for a far different reason: it collapsed."

Technology [7]
Public [3]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [38]
Source: Green (NYT) [39], 02/21/2011

Tiny Bits of Silver, Used As Bacteria-Eaters, Emerge As New Health Concern [40]

Rae Tyson reports there may well be a connection between odor-resistant socks and an emerging health and environmental concern.

SEJ Publication Types: 
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Health [14]
Science [26]
Technology [7]
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February 10, 2011

Information Session at Columbia University – Master of Science in Sustainability Management [42]

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

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Wildlife [43]
Water & Oceans [4]
Waste [5]
Transportation [6]
Technology [7]
Science [26]
Pollution [8]
Policy [9]
Planning & Growth [10]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [44]
Natural Resources [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Government [15]
Environmental Studies [45]
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) [46]
National (U.S.) [35]

"New Mobile App EarthObserver Puts Planet at Your Fingertips" [47]

"Images and data on climate, earthquakes and much more is now available in a new mobile application that offers users simplified access to libraries that until now were tapped mainly by earth and environmental scientists."

Technology [7]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [35]
Source: ENS [48], 01/18/2011
January 12, 2011

Free Online Webinar: Sustainable Refurbishment and Solar Heating for the Home [49]

Join the authors of Sustainable Home Refurbishment and Solar Domestic Water Heating for an event that offers guidance to anyone wanting to improve the energy efficiency of their home and to professionals looking for guidance on the best techniques and materials.

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Technology [7]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Climate Change [28]

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