Events

Kenny Moore of Keyspan has the title of Corporate Ombudsman. He gave a talk at LIMBA this morning that was as instructive as it was entertaining. People who come to LIMBA don't necessarily expect to be entertained, but when we are, it makes the message that much better. Throughout, his remarks were peppered with humorous asides,…

This morning's meeting was advertised as a discussion of energy efficient homes. In fact it was so much more. Bill Chaleff of Chaleff & Rogers Architects began the session speaking about the reality of global warming. The phenomena known as the "green house effect"is very much upon us, and the cause is largely due to…

This morning our speaker was Congressman Jerry Nadler. The congressman has been keenly interested in transportation issues going back to when he was a state assemblyman. Mr. Nadler began with a historical overview of transportation infrastructure, and how the building of the Erie Canal catapulted New York from handling 2% of the international trade to…

Friday morning we had the pleasure of hearing from Suffolk County's Treasurer, Angie M. Carpenter on the subject of what her office does and why it is important for the county to continue to have an independent Treasurer.  Angie opened up with a little of her background as a small business career before she went…

This morning's speaker, Dr Irwin Kellner, was his usual, informative self. Dr. Kellner likes to pepper his talks with some humor which went over very well, but there was no doubt about the seriousness of his message. Irwin began by stating that we were still in an expansion mode for the economy and it's conceivable…

Among the many endearing features of Long Island are the ocean beaches. These beaches are vulnerable to storms and the cost to maintain them is a source of some controversy. Irving Like, Counsel for the Fire Island Association, spoke this morning to bring a better understanding of what those beaches mean to all of us, and…

Rudy Fusco, President of Mr. Parking Lot, made a presentation this morning about Bio-Diesel. Bio-disel has been around for a long time. When Otto Diesel invented the compression ignition engine he planned on using a vegetable derived oil. With the advent of abundant and relatively inexpensive petroleum based oil, we abandoned the concept of "growing"…

Last week we had one of our periodic "round table" meetings.The purpose of these meetings is to hear the voices of the participants in order to form new directions.Here are some of the voices that were heard:John Howell mentioned that Pete McGowan, regardless of his personal prpblems in politics, should continue to be recognized for…