Saturday, November 14, 2015

Bronx Climate Justice North and Manhattan College Present:

Made in the Bronx: Green Buildings, Green Jobs!
A COMMUNITY FORUM AND DISCUSSION

2-5 pm, Saturday, November 14, 2015
@ Smith Auditorium, Manhattan College
4513 Manhattan College Parkway, Bronx, NY 10471

Climate change – caused largely by heat-trapping greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas) – threatens our economy, infrastructure, public health, food & water, and NYC’s future. The year 2015 is on track to be the warmest on record.

Buildings account for close to 72% of U.S. electricity use, a significant percentage of GHGs, and contribute to high asthma rates in the Bronx. We need a rapid and just shift OFF fossil fuels and ON to a 100% renewable energy economy by 2030. Join us to learn how we can “green” our residential buildings. Our speakers will focus on the transition to renewables (solar, wind, geothermal), energy conservation, boiler conversions, and exciting initiatives in the Bronx to build a green, local workforce, and green housing for all.

FEATURING:

Keynote Speaker: Ray Figueroa, President, NYC Community Garden Coalition

Lisa DiCaprio, Professor of Social Sciences, NYU
Chris Neidl, Director, Here Comes Solar, Solar One
John Reilly, Executive Director, Fordham Bedford Housing Corporation
Migdalia Taveras, Director, BEST Academy, Sustainable South Bronx

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC / NO RSVP REQUIRED / DOORS OPEN AT 1:45 PM

Co-sponsored by: Bronx Climate Justice, South Bronx Unite, Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture, NW Bronx for Change, 350NYC, New York Solar Energy Society (NYSES)

For more information, email: bronxclimatejusticenorth@gmail.com