Hofstra conference looks at Sandy cleanup
Photo credit: Newsday/Karen Wiles Stabile | Eric Alexander, Vision Long Island, left, listens while panelist Jack Schnirman, City of Long Beach, right, speaks at the conference called From the Outside In: Sustainable Futures for Global Cities and Suburbs held at Hofstra University. (March 9, 2013)
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It will be costly and require unprecedented cooperation, but it's possible to better protect Long Island from natural disasters like superstorm Sandy, experts said Saturday at a Hofstra University conference.
The conference, delayed for months because of the storm, included discussions on climate change and the challenge of gaining consensus in a fragmented region.
Panelists suggested...
