Speakers at Science Barge Launch May 2007.
Top left to right: Ted Caplow (NYSW), Jeffrey Sachs (Columbia University), Connie Fishman (Hudson River Park Trust), Arielle Maron (NYC Mayor's Office). Bottom left to right: Dickson Despommier (Columbia University), John Todd (University of Vermont), Adrian Benepe (NYC Parks Commissioner), Senator Tom Duane (State Senator).

"The Science Barge is helping New Yorkers understand the choices we all need to make to ensure that New York is not only the greatest city on Earth, but also the most livable. It’s a fantastic addition to our waterfront."
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer

“The Science Barge is a crucible for visualizing the city of the future.”
John Todd, University of Vermont

“The Science Barge is not only an invitation to ideas and learning but to change.”
Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University and special economic adviser to the UN Secretary General, Dr. Jeffrey Sachs

"I think we'll be able to show government leaders and business leaders that (the Science Barge) is going to be good for the city economically as well as environmentally. I really do believe that this is something that's going to work well in so many ways for our city."
New York State Senator Tom Duane
 
“The Science Barge is a metaphor for us and for the future of this planet. We can float together, or we’ll surely sink together.”
New York City Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe

“As our city grows, with new people, and new buildings, we will place increasingly huge demands on the countryside for food, for water, and for power. If we do nothing to help, the landscape will struggle to keep up with these demands and will sometimes fail, and then we risk blackouts, water shortages, and even food shortages”
Designer of the Science Barge, Ted Caplow

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