NYSACC Conference

COE Recordings and Resources, 2021

Resource Library

A Google Drive folder with items shared by CACs, nonprofits and presenters, organized thematically.

Links to Session Recordings and Presentations

Political & General

Legislative Roundtable

County Executive George Latimer Welcome Speech

NYS DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos Keynote Speech

Climate Smart Communities (CSC) and Clean Energy Communities (CEC) Certifications (Link to presentation pdf)

Closing Remarks with Rob Breen: Gloom and Bloom - the Climate Change Story of Grief and Hope

Energy

Improving Municipal Energy Efficiency and Protecting the Community

EVs and Municipal Fleets

Energy and the CLCPA: NYS' Flagship Legislation

Clean Energy Homes: Reducing GHGs. (Click here for presentation pdf)

Setting up a Robust Energy Conservation and Construction Code for New and Renovated Buildings in Your Municipality

Environmental Justice

Environmental Justice Challenges and Solutions: Urban, Rural, Suburban, and Native Peoples.

Land & Water

How to Protect our Water Resources in the face of climate change.

Too Much Water, Too Little Water: Building Community Resilience to Flooding and Drought

Biodiversity: Ecosystem impacts of neonicotinoid pesticides.

Threats to Urban Forests: diseases, pests and pathogens threatening trees in the Northeast.

Invasive Species and Their Impact on our Ecosystems: How Pound Ridge, NY successfully preserves habitat.

Designing a Successful Community Tree Program: Protect and expand the urban forest, and engage the community in your efforts. (Was not recorded; click for presentation slides)

Coastal Flooding Forum: a Hudson River/Long Island Sound/Atlantic Ocean Municipal Task Force - Link to Saturday morning recording

Hazardous Algal Blooms: A case study of the Tarrytown Lakes, cause and effect, link to recording; link to paper

Waste Not

Start a Food Scraps Recycling Program in Your Community

Converting Food Waste: composting and biodigesters.

Product Stewardship and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR): Making the manufacturer responsible for the lifecycle of their packaging.

Composting Recycling for Municipalities: New York State Food Donation and Food Scraps Recycling Law & Organics Recycling Advances.

Moving in Circles: Building a circular economy in Upstate New York. Hudson Valley Regional Climate Action Strategy and their Materials Management plan.

Reuse, Recycle, Reduce and Recover: Best practices for solid waste management in NYS and USA, including anaerobic digesters.

How to Start and Host a Repair Café in your Community: Help keep "beloved but broken" things out of the waste stream

Visit Schedule Spreadsheet for links to recordings with dates & times and other info, or view the theme pages below to read workshop full descriptions (links added to descriptions for sessions that were recorded).

Greening Our Energy

Environmental Justice

Land & Water

Waste Not

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