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Friday, March 22, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
More Green, Less White: Diversity in the Environmental Movement
June 22, 2019 is the 50th anniversary of the Cuyahoga River fire of 1969. This fire was by no means the first fire on the river (at least 13 others were reported prior to that) or even the biggest (the...
Friday, February 08, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
The Future of Parks and Public Spaces
When Mayor Bill de Blasio named Mitchell Silver as New York City's Parks Commissioner, he called him “a visionary.” The Mayor went on to say: “He has a passion for fairness and equality, and he brings it to the work...
Wednesday, January 30, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
This forum has been cancelled due to inclement weather. Please call 216.621.0082 for additional information. In late 2018, both the Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4) and a report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change were released, detailing the short- and...
Friday, January 18, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Sparking a Revolution: Cleveland, Earth Day, and the Modern Environmental Movement
June 22, 2019 is the 50th anniversary of the Cuyahoga River fire of 1969. This fire was by no means the first fire on the river (at least 13 others were reported prior to that) or even the biggest (the...
Tuesday, August 14, 2018, 12:00 p.m.
The mention of pollution in our lakes, rivers, and oceans often evokes images of sea turtles trapped in the plastic rings that bind aluminum cans together. But while traveling "garbage patches" affect our ocean's, fish, and wildlife, the Great Lakes...
Thursday, August 09, 2018, 6:00 p.m.
Parched: How to Prevent a Day Zero in Cleveland
Cape Town, South Africa, one of Africa's most affluent cities, may be the first city in the world to run out of municipal water. Population growth, overdevelopment, and climate change, coupled with rising inequality and political dysfunction, have converged to...
Friday, June 22, 2018, 12:00 p.m.
Science as Social Change: The Woman who Saved Flint's Children
A few years ago, the country watched in horror as the national media descended on Flint, Michigan. A switch in drinking water sources - from Lake Huron and the Detroit River to the Flint River - had caused nearly 100,000...
Monday, June 18, 2018, 6:00 p.m.
Dinner + Dialogue: From Burning River to a Green City on a Blue Lake
June 22, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary since the Cuyahoga River fire. The 1969 fire was by no means the first fire on the river (at least 13 others were reported prior to that) or even the biggest (the...
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