If you are looking to do something a little more highbrow than drinking with us at Doobies, you might was to check this out.

Tonight: Life and Breath in the Big City
Philadelphia’s Air in the 21st Century
Part 1 of the Urban Sustainability Forum

January 19, 2006
6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The Academy of Natural Sciences, Auditorium
1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.
Philadelphia PA
Free and open to the public
Light refreshments served

Keynote Speaker: Brian Castelli, Alliance to Save Energy

Panelists:
Joseph Minott, Director, Clean Air Council

Morris Fine, Director, City of Philadelphia Air Management Services

Prof. Vukan R. Vuchic, University of Pennsylvania

More info about the forum series and future forums after the jump…

Philadelphia Urban Sustainability Forum
Third Thursday of each month
6:00 P.M. to 8:30 P.M.

The Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences hosts this series of ground-breaking public forums focusing on the issues and challenges affecting the sustainability of the City of Philadelphia. Don’t miss this chance to hear - and be heard - as we work to develop and promote a plan to make Philadelphia the greenest, most livable city in America.

The Urban Sustainability Forum focuses on important issues facing Philadelphia with the goal of making Philadelphia the greenest, most livable city in America. Some of the city’s most prominent organizations (including the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia) have joined together in an unique coalition to sponsor the Urban Sustainability Forum. The forum will be held each month from January to June of 2006.

Philadelphia Urban Sustainability Forum – Upcoming Events
Third Thursday of each month/6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Featuring:

Mon. Feb. 6, 2006 : “The City is not the Problem, it’s the Solution.” A SPECIAL EVENING with Jaime Lerner former Mayor of Curitiba, Brazil, the “World’s Most Sustainable City.”

Thurs. Feb. 16, 2006: Directing the Flow: Managing Philadelphia’s Water Resources

Thurs. Mar. 16, 2006: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Revisioning Waste Management in Philadelphia.

Thurs. Apr. 20, 2006: Greene Country Towne: The Future of Philadelphia Land Use Planning

Thurs. May 18, 2006: Redeveloping Healthy Philadelphia Neighborhoods

Thurs. June 15, 2006: Goals & Actions for a Sustainable Philadelphia (this meeting will serve as SBN’s monthly meeting for June)

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