Presentations to EMC
Guest speakers frequently attend EMC meetings to give presentations about EMC issues related to their field of expertise. Listed below are some of the recent guest speaker presentations, with links to the presentations when available. If you would like more information about a particular subject, please see the minutes from the meeting at which the presentation was made, contact the presenter directly or email us with questions.
2021 Presentations
April 8, 2021
Cayuga Lake Watershed Intermunicipal Organization - Liz Thomas, IO
Ngày 11 tháng 2 năm 2021
Birding in Tompkins County and Cayuga Bird Club Conservation Actions - Paul Anderson and Jody Enck, Cayuga Bird Club
2020 Presentations
Ngày 12 tháng 11 năm 2020
Community Choice Aggregation - Terry Carroll, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, and Irene Weiser, TC Climate & Sustainable Energy Advisory Board, Town of Caroline, Fossil Free Tompkins
October 8, 2020
Environmental Justice: A local lens on a global issue - Multiple Presenters, EMC 2020 Fall Community Outreach Event
Video: full presentation
Learn more about the program and presenters.
March 12, 2020
Earth Source Heat Update - Rick Burgess, Cornell University
Ngày 13 tháng 2 năm 2020
Freese Road Bridge Update - David Weinstein, EMC Associate Member
Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility: Renewable Energy/Carbon Negative Projects - Jose Lozano, IAWWTF
2019 Presentations
December 12, 2019
Evaluation of Options for the Potential Management of the Tompkins County Forests -- David Weinstein, UNA Committee
October 17, 2019
Development with the Earth in Mind: The Compelling Need for Sustainable Community Development and Environmental Protection -- Multiple Presenters, EMC 2019 Fall Community Outreach Event
Video: full presentation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx06hb2LV-I
Video: individual speakers
Ithaca Green New Deal; Nick Goldsmith, City and Town of Ithaca
Housing Demand and Impact of Development Patterns on GHG Emissions; David West, TC Department of Planning and Sustainability
Planning with Transportation Integration; Lauren Gabuzzi, Downtown Ithaca Alliance
Is Green Development Sustainable? Brent Katzmann, Warren Real Estate
Designing for Longevity; Noah Demarest, Stream Collaborative
City as Sponge; George Frantz, Cornell University Department of City and Regional Planning
Video: Q&A discussion
https://youtu.be/Yx06hb2LV-I?t=4429
Ngày 13 tháng Chín năm 2019
Protecting Tompkins County from Lead Ammunition Contamination -- Gay Nicholson, Citizens for a Healthy Salmon Creek Watershed
July 11, 2019
A Program to Mitigate Antibiotic Resistance -- Ken Jaffe, MD, Center for Agricultural Development and Entrepreneurship, Slope Farms, LLC
June 13, 2019
A Community-owned Internet of Things -- Jon Bosak, Pinax
Ngày 9 tháng 5 năm 2019
Rescue of the American Chestnut -- William Powell, SUNY-ESF
March 12, 2019
A Green New Deal: A Very Quick Overview -- Guillermo Metz, CCE-TC
Ngày 14 tháng 2 năm 2019
The Ups and Downs of Cayuga Lake –Bill Kappel, USGS Hydrogeologist
2018 Presentations
December 13, 2018
Freese Road Bridge Replacement – David Weinstein, Tompkins Co. EMC associate member
Ngày 8 tháng 11 năm 2018
It's Happening Faster Than We Thought It Would: The Current State of Climate Change – Peter Bardaglio, Tompkins Co. Climate Protection Initiative
October 18, 2018
Waste Reduction and Recycling in Tompkins County – Barbara Eckstrom, Tompkins Co. Recycling and Materials Management
Tompkins County Generated Waste Handled by Ontario County in 2017 – Kris Singer and Carla Jordan, Ontario Co. Planning
Finger Lakes ReUse: Community, Economy, Environment – Robin Elliott, Finger Lakes ReUse
Tompkins County Plastic Bag Ban Proposal – Maureen Bolton & Tom Shelley, EMC Waste Reduction Committee
Ngày 13 tháng Chín năm 2018
EVTompkins Update: Encouraging Everyone to Drive Electric – Bryan Roy, Energetics
July 12, 2018
NYS Energy Transformation 1990-2050 – Jerry Acton, Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers for Healthy Energy
Ngày 10 tháng 5 năm 2018
Ithaca ReUse Center: Expansion Project Update – Diane Cohen, Finger Lakes ReUse Inc.
April 12, 2018
Cornell's Energy Transformation: Earth Source Heat from Deep Geothermal – Bert Bland, Joel Malina, and Jeff Tester, Cornell University
March 15, 2018
A UNA Journey to Malloryville Bog – Bob Beck, former long-time EMC member and naturalist
Wetlands and Geospatial Science: Remapping Wetlands in Tompkins County –Nick Hollingshead, Environmental GIS Specialist
2017 Presentations
Ngày 9 tháng 11 năm 2017
CLEAN’S Investigation of Risks Associated with Mining Beneath Cayuga Lake – John Dennis and Cait Darfler, EMC member and associate member, respectively
Ngày 9 tháng 2 năm 2017
Energy Smart Community Initiative – Susan Mann, Avangrid
2016 Presentations
December 8, 2016
Endocrine Disruptors and Persistent Organics in Ithaca, NY - Susan Allen-Gil, Department of Environmental Studies and Science, Ithaca College, and Jose Lozano, Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility
Emerging Water Quality Concerns: Pharmaceuticals & Microplastics - Susan Allen-Gil, Department of Environmental Studies and Science, Ithaca College; Damian E. Helbling, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University; and Jose Lozano, Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility
November 10, 2016 - Communicating Climate Change - Katherine McComas, Department of Communication, Cornell University
June 9, 2016 - Outdoor Lights, Ecology, Sky Glow, and Energy - Bill Evans, EMC member and ornithologist
March 10, 2016 - Draft Stormwater Management Code Review and Recommendations - Jesse Hill, City of Ithaca, Conservation Advisory Council
January 14, 2016 - Ew Too Can Sustainably Manage Solar Farm Ground Cover - Caleb Scott, Scott Land & Yard Farm, and Sarah Zemanick, Campus Sustainability Office, Cornell University
2015 Presentations
November 12, 2015 - Cayuga Lake Modeling Project Update - Liz Moran, EcoLogic
September 10, 2015 - Cayuga Power Plant: Clearing the Air - Irene Weiser, Council member, Town of Caroline
March 12, 2015 - Honey Bees, Colony Collapse Disorder, and the Importance of Wild Bees in Crop Pollination - Bryan Danforth, Professor, Cornell University Department of Entomology