Slated for Friday, January 27, 2017, the Seedstock 'Future of Food - Urban Ag Field Trip' will look at the impact of urban farming in Los Angeles County, the most populous county in the United States. The trip will offer an excursion into the diversity of urban farming and state-of-the-art hydroponic, aquaponic, and aeroponic agriculture...
Online Registration Deadline is January 23rd, 2017 Ticket prices will be higher at the door! Save $20 by buying now! Achieving a Climate Breakthrough Welcome to the 2017 Citizens’ Climate Lobby Southern California Regional Conference, co-sponsored by the Environmental Analysis Program at Claremont Colleges. This is the year to Achieve a Climate Breakthrough. At our action-oriented...
What makes a great city? Not a good city or a functional city but a great city. A city that people admire, learn from, and replicate. City planner and architect Alexander Garvin set out to answer this question by observing cities, largely in North America and Europe, with special attention to Paris, London, New York,...
Reservations Required California's Climate Future: Water and the Sierra Nevada Over the past few years, Californians saw firsthand the consequences of hotter-than-normal temperatures and a smaller-than-normal Sierra Nevada snowpack—historically low reservoir levels, dying trees and increased wildfire risk, to name a few. You may be wondering, “If things are like this now, what will they...
You are invited to join the Luskin Center for Innovation in welcoming Brian Richter discuss his book Chasing Water: A Guide for Moving from Scarcity to Sustainability. Panel discussion to follow Richter's presentation. Hors d'oeuvres and refreshments will be served. Registration is free; seating is first come, first served. Water scarcity is spreading and intensifying...
Featuring keynote lecture by: Barbara Romero Deputy Mayor for City Services Former City of Los Angeles Board of Public Works Commissioner and panel discussions on Creation of a New Environmentalism – Where Might We Go From Here? - The View from on the Ground (1:20 p.m.) Creation of a New Environmentalism – Where Might We Go From...