Mondays at 7pm at Solar One.
Now in its fourth season, the weekly Green Renter lecture series invites local experts, activists and practitioners to speak on a broad variety of sustainabilty subjects that matter to New Yorkers, ranging from green household practices, to important local activist initiatives, new research, and many, many matters in between.
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FREE AND OPEN TO ALL. Space can be limited, so we ask that you RSVP by calling 212.505.6050 or by e-mail to greenrenter[at]solar1[dot]org.
Monday May 18, 2009. 7pm
Water Under Attack: Marcellus Shale, Natural Gas and the Future of New York City’s Drinking Water.
A screening of clips from the soon to be released documentary Water Under Attack, followed by a panel discussion with leading activists and experts.
Participants: James Simpson (Riverkeeper),Deborah Goldberg (Earthjustice), Kate Sinding (NRDC) and Molly Gandour (producer, Water Under Attack).
Over the past year a growing number of New Yorkers have become increasingly concerned by plans to exploit the enormous untapped natural gas reserve known as Marcellus Shale that terminates along the state’s Southern Tier. Escalating concerns about the potential ecological and human health toll that would result from increased air and water pollution appear to be well founded given the recent experiences of other regions that have been the site of gas exploitation that employed similar processes.
When filmmaker Josh Fox learned that natural gas drilling was coming to New York City’s watershed, as well as to his hometown in Milanville, PA, he got in his car and drove across the US to find out the effects of the recent drilling boom out west. The product of his journey is the soon to be completed feature length documentary Water Under Attack.
This 90 minute presentation will include a sample of clips from the film, and a discussion led by a panel of experts and advocates directly involved in grassroots activism to engage citizens and policy makers on the issue of Marcellus Shale and to open up urgently needed public debate on the subject.
RSVP (required!): 212 505 6050, greenrenter@solar1.org
Monday May 25, 2009. 7pm
On the Horizon: Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Potential in New York City.
With Russell Tencer, CEO, Aerocity Wind
Anyone who has visited the top of a Manhattan high-rise knows that our city enjoys a wealth of wind power potential. However, it is only recently that technological designs have emerged that can efficiently, cost effectively and silently convert that potential into electrical power for city buildings.
The vertical axis turbine (pictured above) is perhaps the most promising and appropriate model for dense urban environments with variable wind speeds. Their sleek, helical and modular design makes the most of limited space and can be sized to the specific needs of a variety of different building types.
Russell Tencer is the CEO of AeroCity, a Hudson Valley based start-up that manufactures and markets vertical axis wind turbines. In this discussion Mr. Tencer will survey the technology’s potential and readiness in the New York City area, and review case studies of current and upcoming projects.
