Join Sustainable Hudson Valley for a detailed briefing on the policies, programs and funding behind New York’s Climate Act, and the Hudson Valley Regional Climate Action Strategy developed by Sustainable Hudson Valley and partners. ($20 suggested donation.)
Featuring:
- Andrew Revkin (New York Times climate science writer and Founding Director, Initiative on Communication & Sustainability – The Earth Institute, Columbia University)
- Maureen Leddy (Director, NYS Office of Climate Change)
- Sameer Ranade (Climate Justice Advocate, NYSERDA)
- Dr. Evelyn Wright (Deputy County Executive for Ulster County, NY; Ulster’s Green New Deal)
- Melissa Everett (Executive Director, Sustainable Hudson Valley)
- Rev. Gregory Simpson (HV Environmental Justice Coalition)
- Cynthia Nikitin (Sustainable Hudson Valley) and others.
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Climate Smart Communities is a New York State program that helps local governments take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to a changing climate.
Click here to join in on Zoom.
The Dutchess County-Poughkeepsie Land Bank (DCPLB) was approved by New York State in August 2020, pursuant to New York State’s Land Bank Program. By inter-municipal agreement, Dutchess County and the City of Poughkeepsie jointly formed the DCPLB with a mission to promote equitable and sustainable development through the rehabilitation of vacant, abandoned and underutilized properties in ways that are guided by ongoing community input, that foster housing that is affordable, that nurture communities of choice and access, and that support economic, environmental and social resiliency. The DCPLB was officially incorporated in New York State in April 2021.
To Register for the Zoom link, please email secretary@dcpoklandbank.org.
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Scenic Hudson presents a conversation on Amtrak’s proposal to build fences by the waterfronts along the Hudson.
Recreation, inspiration, food… Places to gather and celebrate… Thriving local economies… All are benefits of connecting with the Hudson River — and all are threatened by Amtrak’s current proposal to erect gates and fences blocking access to riverfront destinations between Poughkeepsie and Rensselaer. Amtrak has promised to work with local officials and other stakeholders as the plan is finalized.
Join local and state officials and transportation experts at a free webinar to learn how YOU can help ensure that the plan reduces risk along the rail line without threatening riverfront access. Updates also will be provided about other efforts to provide new connections to the river.
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This event marks the launch of The River Newsroom’s Climate Lab, a new project focused on covering climate impacts and solutions in the Hudson Valley and Catskills region.
What is being done in the region to prepare and ensure that our communities and systems will be resilient enough to withstand change?
This conversation brings together expert panelists working on a broad range of climate solutions throughout the region, and invite them to talk about their work—and the change that lies within our grasp, even in the midst of a complex global disaster.
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Moderated by Lissa Harris, staff writer at The River Newsroom.
Co-moderated by Jen Metzger, former New York state Senator and policy advisor for New Yorkers for Clean Power. Jen Metzger, PhD, served in the NY State Senate in 2019-2020, and currently advises on climate and energy policy with the nonprofit organization, New Yorkers for Clean Power. Prior to her election to the State Senate, she served for over a decade in local government in the Town of Rosendale, and cofounded and directed Citizens for Local Power, an organization dedicated to fighting unfair utility rates and practices and helping communities shift to a locally based clean energy economy.
Panelists for this conversation include:
- Aaron Bennett, certified floodplain manager and environmental planner for Ulster County
- Ben Dobson, founder of Hudson Carbon and farm manager of Stone House Grain
- Melinda McKnight, vice president of Energy Conservation Services
- Nava Tabak, director of science, climate, and stewardship at Scenic Hudson
- Andrew Willner, sail freight advocate and founder of the Center for Post Carbon Logistics
- Rich Winter, CEO of Delaware River Solar and grass-fed beef farmer
The Cary Institute will be hosting a virtual science conversation with Michael SanClements, a scientist at the National Ecological Observatory Network. He will discuss his book, Plastic Purge. This event is co-sponsored by the Millbrook Garden Club. Explore the ‘the good, the bad, and the ugly’ of plastics, including how to make choices that are healthier for people and the environment.
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