Wednesday, August 18, 2010

The Arts and Climate Change Movement Emerges in New York

Lisa Phillips, the Assistant Director of the Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy at The Earth Institute of Columbia University shares information about an emerging, arts-sustainable program - PositiveFeedback.

"PositiveFeedback is a joint arts and climate initiative of the Earth Institute, Columbia University, the Center for Creative Research at NYU, and the CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities. We serve as a nexus for arts/science interest related to climate change, while aiming to bridge the gap between scientific knowledge and public perception. PositiveFeedback cultivates and supports a diverse community of scientists and artists focused on climate change and engaged in each others' work. We encourage relationships between arts and science collaborators whose research will be mutually beneficial and will inspire subsequent exploration and investigation.  Our research and public programs will yield new ways of understanding and communicating the unprecedented phenomenon of global climate change, illuminate our shared responsibility and motivate a call to action."

Read more about PositiveFeedback:
Illuminating the Science: Art and Climate Change
Science and Art Mobilize to Fight Climate Change


Indonesia's Last Glaciers from Earth Institute on Vimeo, one of the climate change videos posted on the EI channel.

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