Location:   Barnard College, Lehman Auditorium (Room 202), Altschul Hall , Claremont Avenue, between West 116th Street and West 120th Street

Competing approaches to attaining sustainability often conflict with the actual progress necessary to make our environment more sustainable. This panel discussion will explore how impediments to sustainability progress can be overcome through reconciling these perspectives. Is it possible to attain increased sustainability without a major paradigm shift? How might these perspectives effect change in the Hudson Valley?
 
The panel will be moderated by Geoffrey L. Brackett D.Phil., the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at Pace University. Members of this expert panel include:
 
·        Patricia J. Culligan, Ph.D. Civil Engineering and Engineering   Mechanics, Columbia University
·        Theodore J. Eismeier, Ph.D. Professor of Government, Hamilton College
·        Bruce Jennings, M.A. Director of Bioethics, Center for Humans and Nature
·        Marilyn Power, Ph.D. Faculty in Economics, Sarah Lawrence College
·        Meg Walker, M.A. Vice President, Project for Public Spaces

Organized by:  The Earth Institute, Columbia University and the Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges & Universities

 Visit www.environmentalconsortium.org for full event details.

RSVP to Jane Tipermas at jtipermas@ei.columbia.edu. There is no fee to attend.