Creating a Framework for Regional Prosperity: The Livable Communities Alliance & Smart Growth

Binghamton, NY; May 19, 2011

Edwin Black: The Truth about Oil Addiction and a Plan for the Future

Edwin Black spoke at Binghamton University on September 15, 2009

Growing A Sustainable Community: Green Jobs

 

 

Acting & Planning As If the Future Mattered

Broome Community College
April 18, 2009

Moderator: Tarik Abdelazim, Executive Assistant to the Mayor, City of Binghamton

Panelists: Frank Surdey, Managing Labor Economist, NY State Department of Labor; Terry Stark, Director, Broome-Tioga Workforce New York

Statement from the Organizers:

A transition to more sustainable practices and a greener, cleaner economy promises the creation of many new jobs, with estimates from the hundreds of thousands to millions. From a statewide analysis of green jobs, to blue-green alliances, to billions in weatherization and efficiency work, this expert panel will offer a powerful primer on the emerging green job sector.

Sponsors: Binghamton Regional Sustainability Coalition, Broome Community College Center for Civic Engagement

Growing A Sustainable Community: Sustainable Food Systems

 

Broome Community College; April 18, 2009

Statement from the Organizers:

Across the nation and the world, the distance between farmers and consumers is growing, and both groups are increasingly struggling to make ends meet. However, there is a growing movement to create a food system that meets the needs of all of its participants - a food system that is environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable. This plenary brings together a variety of individuals representing different sectors of the food system to discuss the current state of our food systems and their vision for how we can create a sustainable food system in our community.

Moderator: Amelia LoDolce, Sustainable Development Planner, City of Binghamton

Panelists: Clifford Crouch, Assemblyman, NYS 107th District; Lisa Bloodnick, Bloodnick Family Farm in Apalachin; Kacy Telfer, Director fo Programs & Agency Services of the Food Bank of the Southern Tier; Ray Denniston, BOCES Special Project Coordinator for Food Services

Sponsors: Binghamton Regional Sustainability Coalition, Broome Community College Center for Civic Engagement

Keywords: NOFA, organic food, community supported agriculture, CSA

Lunch graciously provided by Whole in the Wall Restaurant.

Growing a Sustainable Community: Green Buildings

 

 

Acting & Planning As If the Future Mattered

Broome Community College
April 18, 2009

Statement from the Organizers:

This panel covers the Green Movement from its roots in the 1970's to its current popularity. Presenters represent many years of professional design and construction experience relative to energy and sustainability. Topics include sustainable home design, site design, green energy, code issues, "green washing," best insulating practices, and government grants.

Moderator: Jim Bryden, retired local architect

Panelists: Laura Intscher, Architect, Secret Base Design; Madeleine Cotts, Landscape Architect, BCK Architects & Engineers; Pat Dundon, The Insulation Man

Sponsors: Binghamton Regional Sustainability Coalition, Broome Community College Center for Civic Engagement

Visit the Architecture 2030 website

Growing a Sustainable Community: Sustainable Energy Systems

 

Broome Community College
April 18, 2009

Statement from the Organizers:

Energy is a key resource, yet continued reliance on fossil fuels has left us vulnerable economically as well as environmentally. Increasing energy efficiency and transitioning to alternative, renewable green energy are imperatives. This plenary will focus on what is being considered at the local, state, and national level to facilitate more sustainable energy systems.

Moderator: Chris Burger, Chair, Broome County Energy Advisory Board

Panelists: Robert Messinger, Congressman Michael Arcuri's Field Representative; Donna Lupardo, Assemblywoman, NY State 126th District; Dennis Mastro, NY State Energy Research and Development Authority; Emmaia Gelman, Center for Working Families

Sponsors: Binghamton Regional Sustainability Coalition, Broome Community College Center for Civic Engagement

Visit the NYSERDA website.

Growing a Sustainable Community: Keynote Address

 

Acting & Planning As If the Future Mattered

Keynote Address by Gay Nicholson

Broome Community College
April 17, 2009

Statement from the Organizers:

What does it mean to be sustainable? What does a sustainable community look like? We'll set the stage for what hopefully will be an ongoing conversation on how we, as a community, can plan and act as if the future mattered.

Speakers: Chris Burger, Donna Lupardo, Gay Nicholson

Sponsors: Binghamton Regional Sustainability Coalition, Broome Community College Center for Civic Engagement

Keyword: NOFA

Visit the Sustainable Tompkins website.

Biodiversity: Meaning and Importance to Our Planet

A talk by Julian Shepherd

Associate Professor of Biology, Binghamton University

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Binghamton
Binghamton, NY; February 22, 2009

This talk is from the series:

Ekos: Our Home, Our World, Our Environment:
Four Sunday Forums on Critical Environmental Issues
Sponsored by UUCB Green Sanctuary Education

Keywords: extinction, rainforests, IBM Glen, ecology

Roundtable Discussion on Sustainability

 

Endicott, NY; March 18, 2008

Sponsored by the Susquehanna Group of the Sierra Club.

Keynote Speaker: Andrew Leslie Phillips of Hancock Permaculture.

Faith and the Environment

Endwell, NY;  February 20, 2008

Chris Burger gives a PowerPoint presentation relating stewardship of the environment to spiritual and religious values.

This video is from the 5-part 2008 Lenten Series sponsored by the Broome County Council of Churches.

Biofuels: Viable Alternative or Environmental Dead End?

 

Endicott, NY; October 16, 2007

A talk by Binghamton University Professor Dick Andrus. Why biofuels are not the cure for our energy intensive lifestyle

Sponsor: Susquehanna Group of the Sierra Club

Dr. A. Carl Leopold - Rethinking the Good Life

 

Binghamton University; April 29, 2004

Dr. A. Carl Leopold traces the history of the environmental movement and its influence on our values. He also reflects on his life as the son of Aldo Leopold, seminal environmentalist and author of A Sand County Almanac.