Thought some of you might be interested

“I got an email about this.....


The New York Academy of Sciences Environment Section &
The New Jersey Sustainable State Institute

present


BRINGING ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY: WHAT CAN WE DO, HOW DO WE MEASURE PROGRESS, AND IS IT ENOUGH?

A PANEL AND AUDIENCE DISCUSSION

May 15, 2003 6:00 p.m. Reception to follow

At the New York Academy of Sciences
2 East 63rd Street, New York City


Panel members:

Jaimie Cloud, Sustainability Education Center
Randy Haviland, Johnson & Johnson
Gray Russell, Town of Montclair NJ
Carole Trabachino, Rutgers Center for Advanced Engineering Studies
Allen Hershkowitz, Natural Resources Defense Council
Joy Hecht, New Jersey Sustainable State Institute
Klaus Lackner, Columbia University Earth Institute (to be confirmed)

Moderator: Joy Hecht, New Jersey Sustainable State Institute


This session will consider strategies for working to make our society more sustainable. Because we believe that everyone interested in these issues has valuable ideas to contribute, we are following a new format. Instead of a lecture followed by questions and answers, a number of invited speakers will speak for a few minutes each, explaining their roles in furthering sustainability and how they assess their progress. Their remarks are intended to serve as a springboard for a broader discussion; they will get you thinking about your own experiences, so you can share them and we all can learn together from each other.

In developing this session, we have envisioned a number of roles individuals can take in working for sustainability. Our speakers play some of these roles; where do you fit in?

- Voluntarily change individual or corporate behavior; drive less, eat low on the food chain, consume as little as possible, buy green.
- Educate others about the importance of sustainability, in order to change their behavior.
- Advocate for public policy that would further sustainability, e.g. high gas taxes, good mass transit, better schools, peaceful solutions to international conflict.
- Implement policies that further sustainability as an elected official or civil servant.
- Create a business that sells "green" goods or services.
- Identify more sustainable technologies, through research and development.
- Sue private companies or government agencies to ensure compliance with or enforcement of laws requiring equal treatment, environmental protection, or other sustainable practices.
- Monitor progress of the society and keep people informed about how we are doing, as a spur to greater action.
- Give money so others can do these things.

Seating is limited, so please register for this event by sending an email to EnviroSciences@nyas.org. There is no charge for this event.”

“hmmmmm...sooooo are you going?

Thanks for the heads up.”

“Wish I could go but thats on the wrong coast!”

“Adventurist,

I will be emailing my reservation in tonight.

Are you going? If not, I'll report in to you and let you know what it was like. Hopefully, it will be interesting and informative.”

“I wouldn't got to a moronathon like this if you paid me.”