Comptroller DiNapoli to Co-Host Environmental Forum and Web cast on Green Initiatives at the Office of the New York State Comptroller
April 7, 2008 1:00 P.M. - 2:30 P.M.
Pace Law School
Robert B. Flemming Moot Court Room
Joseph and Bessie Gerber Glass Law Center
78 North Broadway
White Plains, NY 10603
For Information or to Register - http://www.osc.state.ny.us/green [1].
Earth Day is April 22nd and New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, in collaboration with Pace Law School, is hosting a webcast forum to identify the most significant environmental issues facing New York State and to share the initiatives his office is undertaking to confront these problems.
In preparation for the 38th anniversary of Earth Day, Comptroller DiNapoli invites you to join him to reflect upon the environmental challenges facing us as New Yorkers and to identify opportunities to work together to improve the health of our planet.
The webcast forum is designed for government officials, advocates, educators, students and the general public. It will give interested parties an opportunity to learn more about the issues and submit questions to a panel of top experts on the environment.
To learn how you can attend the webcast forum either via the web or live go to http://www.osc.state.ny.us/green [2].
AGENDA
- Welcome - Professor Nicholas A. Robinson: Gilbert & Sarah Kerlin Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law, Pace University School of Law.
- Discussion of the Comptroller's Green Initiatives - New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli with Marcia Bystryn, Executive Director, New York League of Conservation Voters.
- Environmental Round table Discussion - Comptroller DiNapoli discusses key environmental issues with environmental leaders (see below)
- Questions from the live and web audiences.
- Honorable Pete Grannis, Commissioner, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation;
- Laura Haight, Senior Environmental Associate, NYPIRG;
- Robert Moore, Executive Director, Environmental Advocates of New York;
- Peggy Shepard, Executive Director, We Act for Environmental Justice; and
- Margaret Seymour, Pace Law Student, President of the Pace Environmental Law Society.