Climate Education Events

Registration required. Deadline to register is Friday, April 14, 2023.

The Hudson River Environmental Society will be holding a symposium at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies on the landscape tradeoffs as New York transitions to renewable energy. The purpose of the meeting will be to: 1. remind attendees of New York State renewable energy goals and the need to move in this direction; 2. identify the potential impacts this transition is having on natural resources and the landscape; 3. examine the research underway to identify potential impacts and management options to minimize impacts; and 4. present what is being done to assure these impacts and tradeoffs are minimized or avoided.

A Repair Cafe is a free community event. You bring your broken but beloved items and together with volunteer repair coaches. WE FIX THEM!

People bring all kinds of things to a repair cafe:
CLOCKS & OTHER MECHANICAL ITEMS
CHAIRS FRAMES & OTHER WOODEN ITEMS
ELECTRICAL ITEMS & SMALL APPLIANCES
DIGITAL DEVICES
CLOTHING & TEXTILES
DOLLS STUFFED ANIMALS & TOYS
TOOLS IN NEED OF SHARPENING
JEWELRY AND MORE!

MOST ITEMS GET FIXED – even when they don't – we have a good time trying!

You are probably interested in an electric car, but you also have questions. This presentation will give you an introduction to electric vehicles and how they work, and address (I hope) all the common concerns people have with buying an electric car. Updated for 2023 with the latest new EVs, tax credits, etc.

Steve Wehr is a retired IBM senior engineer and electric vehicle enthusiast. Since he bought his first EV in 2019, he has written several papers, given classes and presentations on EVs and charging, and been published by Sustainable Hudson Valley. Steve spends all day reading about electric vehicles, charging, renewable energy, and battery technology, so you don’t have to.

A Repair Cafe is a free community event. You bring your broken but beloved items and together with volunteer repair coaches. WE FIX THEM!

People bring all kinds of things to a repair cafe:
CLOCKS & OTHER MECHANICAL ITEMS
CHAIRS FRAMES & OTHER WOODEN ITEMS
ELECTRICAL ITEMS & SMALL APPLIANCES
DIGITAL DEVICES
CLOTHING & TEXTILES
DOLLS STUFFED ANIMALS & TOYS
TOOLS IN NEED OF SHARPENING
JEWELRY AND MORE!

MOST ITEMS GET FIXED – even when they don't – we have a good time trying!

The City of Kingston's Annual Earth Fair is returning in 2023. This year we have reimagined our popular family friendly event for the Kingston Waterfront! We will be hosting the 2023 Earth Fair at TR Gallo Park, 30 Rondout Landing, Kingston, New York.

We are currently seeking out local exhibitors who prioritize sustainability and green business practices to join us at the City’s 9th Annual Earth Fair. This year we are partnering with Clearwater and the Hudson River Maritime Museum with support from Radio Kingston and Catskill Mountain Keeper, to bring a reimagined waterfront Earth Fair to TR Gallo Park.

This year’s Earth Fair will include live music, food trucks, children’s games and activities, a free swap market, electric vehicle displays, green education, sponsored boat rides, and more.

This year we will have E-waste and Refrigerant Recycling Available Free of Charge!
- Computers (desktops, laptops, e-readers, tablets, etc.)
- Computer peripherals (mice, keyboards, monitors, printers, etc.)
- Small electronic equipment (DVR's, DVD players, MP3 players, video game consoles, etc.)
- Televisions
- Window air conditioners
- Dehumidifiers
- Refrigerators
- Freezers

Get your questions answered about the new CCA program.

The town is offering a default option for 50% renewable energy from NYS and 50% renewable energy generated from out-of-state which means the 50% default choice is actually 100% renewable power. The cost is $.112 per kWh.

Discover how a 10,000-year-old aboriginal story upended everything climate scientist Ben Strauss thought he knew about the threat we face from sea level rise, and set him on a years-long journey to discover more wisdom from our ancient elders. The Book of Genesis, Hindu epics, and indigenous stories from across the world all hide historical lessons about what we can expect if we continue to heat up our planet and melt the ice that's still left – and what we can do about it.

Strauss is an expert on sea-level rise and is the architect of Surging Seas, a suite of maps, tools, and visualizations. He has testified before the U.S. Senate and been cited by the White House and the United Nations. His research has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, and many other leading media outlets. He holds a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Princeton University, an MS in Zoology from the University of Washington, and a BS in Biology from Yale University.

This event is free and open to all. Questions to the speaker may be submitted in advance. Registration is required to access Zoom login details.

Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ancient-stories-great-floods-and-the-future-of-earths-climate-tickets-629315929887
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Our meetings are always open to the public. This meeting will be conducted via Zoom video conference. Please use the link below to join the meeting on your computer, tablet, or phone.

How to connect your audio, when joining via computer:
After you join the meeting zoom will ask you how you want to connect via audio.

If you join the meeting via the zoom app, then you will get prompted to use either “Computer audio” or “phone call”. If you can connect to the audio via your computer that is best. If you can’t use computer audio and opt for “phone call”, then zoom displays instructions on what number to call and displays your “participant ID”.

Here is a zoom tutorial on joining audio.

The link below will join you to the video meeting.
If you want to join via phone, then call: 1 646 558 8656 and join meeting ID: 842 5988 0029 Passcode045230