Tuesday, January 22st, 2007
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On Brown Campus
- Combating Climate Change
Off Campus
- Apeiron Open House
- Call for Workshops
- 2008 Land & Water Conservation Summit
Internships & Opportunities
- TNC Spring Internship
- Policy Associate Wanted
- CDC Summer Internship
- Hubbard Brook Summer Research
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On Brown Campus_________________
Combating Climate Change
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Monday 28th January 2008
Salomon Hall, Room 101 Brown University Main Green
Senator Whitehouse has been a strong advocate for environmental protection, health, and conservation throughout his career. He has argued before the U.S. Supreme Court to protect public wetlands from development and sued to block Bush administration efforts to weaken the Clean Air Act. In the Senate, he is a cosponsor of legislation that would significantly reduce global warming pollutants, and has pushed for further inquiry into the security implications of climate change.
Refreshments at 11:30 am
Lecture at 12:00
Off Campus______________________
Apeiron award-winning Center
Saturday 2nd February 2008 from 1:00 to 5:00pm
Tours at 1:30 and 3:30pm
Suggested $5 donation
Designed by a team of experts in sustainable design and technologies, the Apeiron Environmental Education Center showcases more than fifty environmentally friendly systems, technologies, and products, including: passive and active solar energy systems, natural, recycled and non-toxic building materials and construction, straw-bale walls, radiant flooring, permaculture landscaping, and so forth. The Center's exhibits explain all the housing model's features, including how they differ from traditional systems, their cost-effectiveness, and their payback periods.
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Call for Workshops
RI Sustainable Living Festival & Clean Energy Expo
Saturday 7th June 2008 from 10am to 8pm
Apeiron Institute for Sustainable Living
The Expo combines education and entertainment to promote clean energy and earth friendly living. For a glimpse of last year’s program, visit http://www.livingfest.org
Proposals will be accepted through March 1st
Interested presenters should contact elisabeth@apeiron.org for an application form. Questions to ask yourself: Can you inspire bold new beginnings and lifestyle changes? Can you inform about effective approaches to reduce carbon and consumption footprints? Can you speak to everyone to help them make a difference for themselves, RI, Earth?
For more information, call or email:
bekah@apeiron.org
elisabeth@apeiron.org
401.228.7930
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2008 Land & Water Conservation Summit
Saturday 15th March 2008 from 8:30am to 4:00pm
URI Kingston Campus, Memorial Student Union Building
Summit Program and Registration at:
http://www.landandwaterpartnership.org
Register before 22nd February and save $15
This day-long conference will provideyou with the skills, informationand connections you need to be effective!
- 30Workshops with practical "how to" techniques and the latest information for community conservation leaders
- Networking with conservation leaders from across Rhode Island
- Keynote:No Kid Left Inside - Commissioner Gina McCarthy CT Dept. of Environmental Protection willdiscuss the importance of connecting families and children to the landscapes and watersheds that we are trying to protect.
For questions, please contact:
Rupert Friday, land conservation liaison email: rfriday@tnc.org;331-7110 x 39
Meg Kerr, water conservation liaison email:megkerr@cox.net; 714-2313
Internships & Opportunities__________
Spring Semester Internship with The Nature Conservancy
TNC is seeking qualified undergraduate and graduate students to assist with our Northwest Atlantic Marine Ecoregional Assessment, encompassing coastal and marine environments from North Carolina to the Gulf of Maine.
We are seeking qualified students with marine and/or environmental science expertise to assist the technical teams in synthesizing information on marine habitats and species. Experience with GIS is preferred but not required.
Time requirement: 6-8 hours/week
Application Deadline: Friday Feb. 1st
Send resume, GPA, and references to Dr. Caroly Shumway, Director of Conservation Science, The Nature Conservancy Rhode Island, and Brown Visiting Fellow. Email: cshumway@tnc.org; 401-331-7110, ext. 13
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Climate Change Policy Associate Wanted
Joint Center for Economic and Policy Studies
San Francisco Bay Area or Washington D.C. area
JCPES is the country’s oldest and leading think-tank focused on issues facing the African-American community and other communities of color and needs a part-time Policy Associate to work for the next 6 months.
The person must be extremely well-organized and have experience with policy and research, preferably on environmental and/or racial issues. The work itself will help launch the JCPES effort on issue of climate change. The position will involve outreach and background research and will help me prepare a congressional briefing, explore funding sources, and help hire staff for JCPES.
Please send a resume, 3 references, and a brief writing sample to: Gelobter@gmail.com
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Center for Disease Control Summer Internship
The CDC invites qualified applicants to apply for a ten week summer program in Environmental Public Health at the National Center for Environmental Health /Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (NCEH/ATSDR) in Atlanta, Georgia.
This is a full time summer opportunity for rising collegiate juniors and seniors majoring in Environmental Sciences/Studies or related fields to get real-world experience in Environmental Public Health activities at the federal level. Students will assist with projects and be paired with mentors to gain experience in the fascinating field of Environmental Public Health.
For more information, please visit:
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/cleh/default.htm
Stipend: $500 per week
Deadline for application: March 4, 2008
Program dates: June 4 -August 8, 2008
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Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest Summer Research
Investigating and Communicating Change in Ecosystems
Eight undergraduates will live and work at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in the White Mountains of New Hampshire from June 2nd to August 8th for a 10-week program emphasizing both research and public outreach on topics concerning Northern Hardwood Forest ecosystems. Research and Outreach areas include Animal ecology, Biogeochemistry, Hydrology and soils, Forest vegetation and carbon dynamics. Stipend is$4,500, plus meal-plan allowance and free housing. Travel support possible.
To apply please visit: http://www.hubbardbrookreu.org
Instructions and online applications will be available shortly.
For more information, contact:
Geoff Wilson
25 Dobson Hill Road
Thornton, NH 03285
(603) 726-8911
Email: gwilson@hbresearchfoundation.org
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CES Newsletter Editor, Marie-Laure Couet
marie-laure_couet@brown.edu
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