urban sustainability3
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$3.8 Million Raised for Millennium Cities Initiative
The Earth Institute successfully completed a $1.9 million landmark challenge grant, awarded by the Tides Foundation, to benefit the Millennium Cities Initiative (MCI). Because of the Tides challenge and our generous donors, a total of $3.8 million has been raised to support the project’s work to help targeted mid-sized cities across sub-Saharan Africa promote sustainable…
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Researchers From Around the World Converge on New York to Link Climate Change Science with Urban Policymaking Efforts
Urban Climate Change Research Network to be officially launched at May 10-11 Conference
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Environmental Thesis Project: Green Roofs Could Help NYC Sewage System
Using a computer model she built herself, Debra Tillinger, an environmental science major, came up with a prediction as to how much better New York City’s sewage system would function if plant-covered roofs throughout the city slowed the flow of rainwater to the sewers. Tillinger’s research, which was part of her theses project for her…
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