When: Wednesday, February 25, 2015, 7:00-8:30 PM Where: Brighton Town Hall, 2300 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618 Community-Academic Partnerships to Address Industrial and Hydrofracking Emissions in Ohio. Dr. Erin Haynes is from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Department of Environmental Health. This talk will provide an overview of research conducted by […]
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When: Tuesday, March 3, 2015, 7:00 PM Where: King’s Bend Park Lodge, 170 West Jefferson Road, Pittsford, NY Kate Winnebeck, Senior Environmental Health and Safety Specialist at the NYS Pollution Prevention Institute at RIT. Learn about how toxic chemicals in our cosmetics and cleaning products can affect our health and pollute our […]
When: Sunday, March 22, 2015, 2:00 to 3:30 PM Where: Pittsford Library, 24 State Street, Pittsford, NY 14534 Presentation followed by discussion “This Changes Everything” is a hard-hitting, no-nonsense look at what WE need to do NOW to prevent extreme climate disruption, and system collapse. Free and open to the public, all invited. Sponsored by […]
The Alliance for a Green Economy, a Syracuse-based group that has questioned the economic wisdom of a deal to prop up the Ginna nuclear power plant, is hosting public meetings Thursday, January 15, 2015 and Friday, January 16, 2015. The first will be at 7 pm Thursday at Frist Unitarian […]
When: Sunday, December 7, 2014, 6-7 PM Where: St. Monica Church, 831 Genesee Street, Rochester, 14611 What: A strong international agreement is a key part of the fight against climate change. This December, representatives of the world’s governments are meeting in Lima, Peru to build towards such an agreement in the coming year. […]
When: Tuesday, December 2, 2014, 7:30 PM Where: First Unitarian Church, 220 Winton Road South, Rochester, 14610 Renewable Energy Solutions that YOU Can Use. Presented by Susan Spencer, PhD, Microsystems Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology. Then hear about: A Citizens’ Solution to Climate Change-We can put the brakes on climate change by putting a […]
In September, world leaders are coming to New York City for a United Nation summit on the climate crisis. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is urging governments to support an ambitious global agreement to dramatically reduce global warming pollution.
Local environmental groups are sponsoring a forum for the public to learn about the strengths and weaknesses of the 2014 Draft NYS Energy Plan and how to make effective comments by the April 30 deadline.
For decades, “green” minded individuals were taught to “reduce, reuse, and recycle”. Today, many sustainability centered efforts focus on the recycle part without as much effort on how to reduce and/or reuse. However, a new campaign is underway to strive for “zero waste” with the focus on reduce or refuse […]
About a third of U.S. global warming pollution comes from moving vehicles. Passenger cars and trucks are the biggest slice of that pie. Learn how we can drive fewer miles: Get bus schedules for routes that go through Brighton. Pick up a Rochester area bicycle map. Sign up for Curb […]