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Dowling College Hosts Long Island Eco-Summit
Experts To Discuss Issues Impacting Long Island's Environment
Issues impacting local natural resources and strategies required to protect and preserve the Long Island eco-region to the year 2020 will be discussed at the Long Island Eco-Summit 2004 on Tuesday, November 23 at the Kramer Science Center on Dowling College's Rudolph Campus in Oakdale. The event, which will feature numerous county and state administrators along with area scholars and researchers, is co-sponsored by Dowling's Earth and Marine Sciences and Chemistry departments, its School of Aviation, along with Brooklyn College\'s Aquatic Research and Environmental Assessment Center (AREAC) and the Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island (CRESLI).
Coastal land-use issues and water resource issues are among the many topics to be discussed. Presentations include "Status of Fisheries Industry on Long Island: Shellfish to Finfish", with Mr. Byron Young, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation; "Economics of Implementing New Energy Technologies," with Mr. Joseph Leary, President of Public Affairs, NYS Power Authority; "Long Island Population: Have We Reach Our Limits?", with Ms. Carrie Meek Gallagher, Project Director, The Long Island Index; and "NIMBY vs. Progress: Defining Long Island Economic Growth", with Mr. Jim Morgo, Commissioner, Economic Development, Suffolk County.
Other sessions include, "Air Resources Issues for Long Island", moderated by Mr. Martin Holley, Dean, Dowling College School of Aviation; "Air Quality & Transportation Improvements for the Future" with Mr. Larry Malsam, Supervisor of Planning and Development, NYS Department of Transportation; and "Airport Operation - Effect On Natural Resources" with Mr. Vincent Cimino, Safety & Standard Branch, Airport Programs, FAA.
Panel discussions on water resources issues include "Future Outlook of Long Island's Drinking Water - Quality and Quantity" with Mr. Stephen M. Jones, CEO, Suffolk County Water Authority; "Organic Chemical Options: Substitutes for Present Pesticides and Fertilizers" with Ms. Beth Fiteni, Organic Program Coordinator, Neighborhood Network Inc.
Coastal land-use issues will be addressed via the presentations of: "Current Issues of Pine Barrens Ecology and Preservation" by Mr. Ray Corwin, Executive Director, Central Pine Barren Commission; "Adaptive Re-use of Closed Sanitary Landfills - Future Directions" by Mr. David Gibb, Division of Solid & Hazardous Materials, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation; and "Coastal Erosion: Shifting Sands, Shifting Dollars" by Ms. Lynn Marie Bocatmazo, Senior Coastal Engineer, NY District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
About Dowling College
Dowling College is an independent, coeducational college that serves more than 6,500 students at
its historic Rudolph Campus on the banks of the Connetquot River in Oakdale, NY, and the 105-acre
Brookhaven Campus in eastern Long Island and a business center located near the Nassau-Suffolk
border in Melville. Dowling offers Bachelor′s, Master′s, and Doctoral degrees in several
disciplines through its four schools: Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Education.
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