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Gail Karlsson, New York City Coordinator for the Citizens Network for Sustainable Development, organized and moderated a September 23 panel discussion on  "Responding to Climate Change in New York City and Around the World."

For Climate Week NYC (September 21-25), which was marked by events showing support for the United Nations September 22 Summit Meeting on Climate Change, the Citizens Network, Nancy Owens Studio, Green Map System and other collaborating partners prepared an exhibit at the Mercy Corps' Action Center to End World Hunger in Battery Park City.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's new policy requiring a greenhouse gas emissions review for large-scale projects will be included in the state's mandated environmental review process starting in mid-August.

On June 16, the White House released a new report from the US Global Change Research Program on climatic changes and impacts in the US and the Northeast.

As King County Executive, Ron Sims was a bold and visionary leader nationally recognized for his work on transportation, climate, health care reform and urban development; now Sims has moved to the Number 2 position at the US Department of Housing and Urban Developmen

A 'carbon counter' electronic billboard near Madison Square Garden now displays the world's ongoing greenhouse gas emissions. It is sponsored by Deutsche Bank, which has a Climate Change Advisors group that advises corporate clients on profiting from a low-carbon economy.

The New York City Council held a public hearing on the proposed “Greener, Greater Buildings Plan” announced by the Mayor and Speaker on Earth Day. The plan is designed to require ongoing efficiency improvements in existing large buildings, which consume nearly half of the city’s energy.

A new Pew Center study The Clean Economy: Repowering Jobs, Businesses and Investments Across America, shows that green jobs are growing more than twice as fast as all other jobs.

The Natural Resources Defense Council and Green for All released a report “Green Prosperity: How Clean-Energy Policies Can Fight Poverty and Raise Living Standard in the United States” with the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI).

On June 1, the US EPA and the principal owner of the New Meadowlands Stadium signed a memorandum of understanding that outlines plans to incorporate environmentally-friendly materials and practices into the construction and operation of the