Leading an Environmental Non-Profit: Organizational Effectiveness Challenges & Opportunities

Leading an Environmental Non-Profit: Organizational Effectiveness Challenges & Opportunities

When: October 21, 2013 @ 10:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Where: CBIS Auditorium, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Troy, NY 12180, USA

Erin Crotty Executive Director, Audubon New York and Vice President, National Audubon Society Erin was Commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation…

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Connecting Sustainability Educators!

Connecting Sustainability Educators!

When: September 8, 2013 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: Union 3606, Rensselaer Union, Troy, NY 12180, USA

Sunday, September 8, 2-4, RPI will host an open meeting of sustainability educators in the Capitol Region. This meeting will be the third in a…

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Film: Arid Lands

Film: Arid Lands

When: November 3, 2013 @ 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Where: DCC 308, Darrin Communications Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 15th Street, Troy, NY 12180, USA

About Hanford, which represents the huge challenge of very very long term stewardship of toxic/nuclear sites — which societies will increasingly face.

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Film: Pandora's Promise

Film: Pandora’s Promise

When: October 6, 2013 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Where: DCC 308, Darrin Communications Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180

Opens with Fukushima; asks viewers to — positively — rethink nuclear power.  Many environmentalists apparently hate it; this review says they should see it.

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Film: Gasland 2

Film: Gasland 2

When: September 8, 2013 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Where: DCC 308, Darrin Communications Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA

Because this is such an important contemporary issue/controversy for NY State, the US, and global order; because both Gasland 1 and 2 were so controversial,and provoked…

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Engineering, Social Justice, and Peace Conference

Engineering, Social Justice, and Peace Conference

When: August 14, 2013 – August 17, 2013 all-day
Where: Pat's Barn, Rensselaer Technology Park, 100 Defreest Drive, Troy, NY 12180, USA

The Engineering, Social Justice, and Peace network will hold its ninth annual conference, with a theme of “Engineering and Development,” August 14-16 at Pat’s Barn…

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My Revolutionary Dream Toilet

My Revolutionary Dream Toilet

When: August 14, 2013 @ 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Where: West Hall Auditorium, West Hall, Troy, NY 12180, USA

Open and free admission shadow theater performance—My Revolutionary Dream Toilet!—on Wednesday, 14 Aug, 5-6pm in West Hall Auditorium. No commitment or advanced notification is required. Just show…

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Vasudha Barbeque

Vasudha Barbeque

When: August 30, 2013 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Where: Nason Hall, Nason Hall, Troy, NY 12180, USA

 

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Film: "Bitter Seeds"

Film: “Bitter Seeds”

When: February 24, 2013 @ 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Where: DCC 318, Darrin Communications Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA

The first film in RPI’s Spring 2013 Sustainability Film Series is Sunday, February 24, 2013, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM, DCC 318. Bitter Seeds documents…

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Meeting: "Connecting Sustainability Educators"

Meeting: “Connecting Sustainability Educators”

When: February 24, 2013 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Where: Union 3602, Rensselaer Union, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA

This open and informal meeting will provide a chance for k-PhD educators in the Capital Region to meet and share information about both current and…

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