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*Summer Opportunities*
1. Energy Action: Summer Internships & Road to Detroit
2. Climate Campaign: Summit/05-06 Campus Campaign Planning Retreat
3. California Student Sustainability Coalition: "Move UC" Transportation
Campaign
4. EnviroCitizen: EJ Organizing Internships & Summer Trainings
5. Energy Justice: Protect Your Local Environment from Dirty Energy!
6. Free the Planet! 10th Annual Project LEAD Training
7. Global Exchange: Pedal for Progress
8. Greenpeace: Organizing Term & Old Growth Forest Campaign
9. National Wildlife Federation (NWF): 2004-05 Campus Environmental Yearbook
10. Project Democracy: Internship Program & Activist Training
11. Sierra Student Coalition (SSC): Summer Trainings
12. Sierra Youth Coaltion: Youth Action Gatherings - (ages 14-19)
13. Student Environmental Action Coalition: Summer Activist Training Camp
14. Southeast Student Energy and Climate Network: Bike Tour & Gathering
15. Students United for a Responsible Global Environment (SURGE): NC Bike
Tour
16. Youth Environmental Network: Launching a New Website
*Victories*
17. University of Oregon Students Approve $2 Fee Increase for
Sustainability (includes wind power purchase)
18. WA requires all state-funding buildings to be LEED Silver
19. Tufts University Students Approve Wind Power Referendum
20. Syracuse Purchasing 20% Renewable Energy
21. Green Campus Program Realizes Savings on CA Campuses
22. AZ Governor Issues Executive Order to Encourage Green Building
*Conferences/Awards/Events*
23. Building A Sustainable Campus Community
24. 19th Annual Caretakers of the Environment International Youth Summit
25. Canadian Youth Climate Change Conference
26. Brower Youth Awards
*New Resources*
27. Cornell Sustainable Campus Website
28. Building on Common Ground: Green Buildings & the University of
Washington
29. Education for Sustainablility (EFS) West Education Resources Databases
30. Second Nature/EFS West "Resource Sheets"
*Jobs*
31. Greenpeace Internet Organizer (due May 13)
32. Greenpeace Student Organizer (due May 13)
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1. ENERGY ACTION: SUMMER INTERNSHIPS & ROAD TO DETROIT
Energy Action internships provide youth with a behind-the-scenes look at the
clean energy movement. We kick off the summer with an intensive training
session in early June (6th - 8th) in Knoxville, TN followed by an outreach
event at the Bonnaroo music festival June 8th-12th. Afterward, one set of
interns will either board hybrid and bio-diesel buses to travel the country
visiting music festivals, organizing local events, recruiting youth for our
e-activist lists, and working in key states to pressure policymakers to
adopt Clean Car Bills or work with local and state groups to plan and
recruit for a convergence in Detroit, both as part of our "All Roads Lead to
Detroit" program. Another set of interns will work to develop the Campus
Climate Challenge, Energy Action's new program to catalyze the energy
revolution on US and Canadian campuses.
http://www.energyaction.net2. CLIMATE CAMPAIGN: SUMMIT/05-06 CAMPUS CAMPAIGN PLANNING RETREAT
Save the date! The Climate Campaign's 3rd Annual Summer Session will be
held in Boston August 11 th-15th, with the possibility of an additional
campaign training session August 16th-17th! Food and housing will be
provided. This year's session will include fieldtrips to local
environmental organizations, presentations by a range of topic experts, a
diversity training, and lots of time for the play, planning, and visioning
that will make the Climate Campaign a continued force for cohesive,
meaningful Northeast Climate Action!
Check back at
http://www.climatecampaign.org for registration info and more
details in the coming weeks.
Email
climatecampaign@gmail.com to make sure you get the latest information!
3. CALIFORNIA STUDENT SUSTAINABILITY COALITION
The second annual Education for Sustainable Living Program (ESLP) lecture
series and accredited class at five campuses with over 1000 students
involved will go on throughout the spring (
http://www.eslp.net).
Summer will see the exciting climax of our "Move UC" campaign, an effort
to get the University of California to pass an aggressive sustainable
transportation
policy. The UC Board of Regents are supposed to vote on a policy in
September so we are working hard to organize the students, staff and faculty
to keep the pressure on the University Governance to create a strong policy.
Find out more and send a Move UC postcard to the UC president,
http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org.
4. ENVIROCITIZEN: INTERNSHIPS, SPRING EXTRAVAGANZA & SUMMER TRAININGS
Join the Clean Energy Revolution! EnviroCitizen has a lot going on this
summer! Celebrate with EnviroCitizen at the Spring Extravaganza in Midtown
Boston April 12. Network with students, alumni & friends; listen to
energizing speakers; and enjoy live music. We have clean energy and
environmental justice organizing internships and our Summer Training and
Action series for interns and students based in the DC, Boston, Denver, and
Seattle offices! We also have a Summer Training Academy for all students of
color in Washington, DC from June 20-25. For more see:
http://www.envirocitizen.org, or contact Crystal at:
crystal@envirocitizen.org5. ENERGY JUSTICE: PROTECT YOUR LOCAL ENVIRONMENT FROM DIRTY ENERGY!
Dirty energy development is happening all over the U.S., with plans
for new nuclear reactors, coal plants, waste incinerators, oil and gas
drilling and much more. Find out what dangerous energy developments
are planned for your state and how you can get involved in efforts to
stop them. Contact Mike Ewall at 215-743-4884 or visit
www.energyjustice.net Philadelphia-based internships also available at
www.actionpa.org/interns/
6. FREE THE PLANET! 10TH ANNUAL PROJECT LEAD TRAINING
Free The Planet!'s Project LEAD is a six-day summer leadership training in
Washington, DC. This comprehensive training gives student environmental
leaders the grassroots organizing skills and the knowledge of environmental
issues they need to win campaigns to protect the environment and to build a
rockin' student group that will stay strong after they graduate. Through a
combination of briefings, trainings and small group practice, student
activists from across the country learn essential grassroots organizing and
leadership skills, find out more about some of the most pressing
environmental issues today, hear about the campaigns being run to solve
them, and share ideas to improve their groups and projects. For more see:
http://www.freetheplanet.org/lead
7. GLOBAL EXCHANGE: PEDAL FOR PROGRESS
Bike-Aid, a cross country cycling trip that offers participants a way
to see the United States while meeting a range of grassroots groups
working for change. This summer's routes--which include Seattle to DC,
San Francisco to DC, and a California ride from San Francisco to
Tijuana--will focus on Fair Trade. Bike Aid is an inspiring way to
learn more about the diversity of the US and connect to communities
dedicated to progressive change. To learn more, or to apply to be a
rider, please contact: 1.800.RIDE.808 x 351 or
deb@globalexchange.org.
http://www.globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bikeaid/index.html
8. GREENPEACE: ORGANIZING TERM & OLD GROWTH FOREST CAMPAIGN
GOT old-growth forests? This summer the Greenpeace Organizing Term is
kicking off our summer by taking it to Kimberly-Clark, demanding that
they stop destroying ancient forests to produce tissue products like
Kleenex. The summer will include over 50 hands-on trainings on
organizing, campaign planning, direct action climbing, non-violent
direct action, media strategies and much more. We are currently
accepting applications for the
summer (and fall) terms. Please visit
http://kleercut.net/ and
http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/got and for more information or to apply.
9. NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION (NWF): 2004-05 CAMPUS ENVIRONMENTAL YEARBOOK
This summer National Wildlife Federation's (NWF) Campus Ecology
Program will publish the 2004-2005 Campus Environmental Yearbook, the
16th edition, with submissions from more than 100 enrolled campus
teams. This online publication will feature case studies on climate
change, habitat restoration, green purchasing and more. NWF also has
internship opportunities throughout the year so check out our Campus
Ecology Website at:
www.nwf.org/campusecology10. PROJECT DEMOCRACY: INTERNSHIP PROGRAM & TRAINING
This summer we will be reaching out to voters this to educate them about
crucial environmental issues. We will work to combat the Bush
Administration's anti-environmental agenda and fight for sensible solutions
for a clean and healthy tomorrow. We are offering paid and unpaid
internships in CO, FL, MA, MN, NM, OH, OR, PA, VA, WA, and WI. Project
Democracy will be offering a grassroots advocacy training in mid-August for
young organizers. Learn from peers and leaders beginning to advanced skills
to make your campaign rock! Training location is TBA. Training cost will be
minimal and scholarships will be available.
For internship applications and more on the August training see:
http://www.projectdemocracy04.org OR e-mail:
seth_fiur@lcv.org11. SIERRA STUDENT COALITION (SSC): SUMMER TRAININGS
The Sierra Student Coalition (SSC) has 5 weeklong organizing training
programs this summer in Tennessee (6/13-19), Illinois (7/11-17),
Washington (7/18-24), Pennsylvania (7/25-31), and a special "Fair
Trade" program in Southern California (8/8-14). We will be continuing
to organize against drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge,
building opposition to bad trade treaties such as CAFTA, and
supporting local campaigns. We will also be rolling out our Building
Environmental Campus Communities (BECC) campaign; stay tuned!!! For
updates see:
http://www.ssc.org12. SIERRA YOUTH COALITION: YOUTH ACTION GATHERINGS - (AGES 14-19)
The Community Youth Action project (CYAP) is excited to announce our
expanded summer 2005 program. It includes a Rural Ontario gathering as
well as an East Coast Youth Action Bike Gathering. The CYAP aims to create
and support an inclusive and respectful community of empowered youth. Our
gatherings provide youth
with the resources and support they need to develop critical thinking skills
and a unique way of applying them to their passions. Youth leave the program
infused with the ability to develop grassroots actions that affect and
include the greater community.
Ottawa YAG August 13-28th; Ontario Rural YAG August 22-28th
British Columbia Making Waves - date TBA; East Coast BIKE YAG - August
13-28
http://www.syc-cjs.orgcheck out: http://
www.syc-cjs.org/cya/
in May for the launch of our *NEW*
project website!
13. STUDENT ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION COALITION: SUMMER TRAINING
In conjunction with Roadless Summer Presents Our 11th Annual *SUMMER
ACTIVIST TRAINING CAMP*
Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana; July 5 - 11, 2005
Come gain the skills, knowledge, and inspiration necessary to fight for the
environment and social justice during this week of education, skills
building, action, networking, and fun!
Deadline for Application is May 30, 2005
http://www.seac.org/atc14. SOUTHEAST STUDENT ENERGY & CLIMATE NETWORK: BIKE TOUR & GATHERING
A bike tour from Bonnaroo (Manchester, TN) to visit at least 6 Southern
capitols to raise awareness about global warming and to increase public
support for actions to address global warming. We may also do an event with
Mountain Justice Summer, which seeks to stop mountain top removal this
summer. And, we'll have a week long planning/training gathering in
mid-August.
http://www.climateaction.net/content/bike
15. STUDENTS UNITED FOR A RESPONSIBLE GLOBAL ENVIORNMENT (SURGE): NC BIKE
TOUR
The SURGE network is planning a NC bike tour this summer that promotes
renewable and clean energy in transportation and electricity. It will
be a great ride around the state learning about dozens of different
local communities and supporting their grassroots initiatives toward a
sustainable future. If you would like to join it for a few days or a
couple of weeks or would like more info contact
http://www.surgenetwork.org (919)960-6886
surgenc@yahoo.com16. YOUTH ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK: LAUNCHING A NEW WEBSITE
A buzz is very much alive at The Youth Environmental Network (YEN)!! Staff
at YEN are very excited to be reeling in the success stories from 20
micro-grant recipients! These groups have poured energy and passion into
their Youth One-Tonne Challenge projects during the past 6 months and we
will soon have their reports posted on line! This spring YEN will be
focussed on keeping the momentum of this project rolling! There is no moss
growing here, that's for sure! We will be launching a new website to provide
you with an amazing community forum and even more resources!
Shaping our annual Capacity Building Retreat is another project we're
looking forward to!
For more information, Please contact Laura MacPherson
info@yen-rej.org, and
check out:
http://www.yen-rej.org
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17. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON STUDENTS APPROVE $2 FEE INCREASE FOR
SUSTAINABILITY
On April 8th, students at University of Oregon voted 1,150 to 277 in favor
of Ballot Measure 21 in the Associated Students of the University of Oregon
primary election. Ballot Measure 21 calls for a fee increase of up to $2 to
fund on-campus sustainability projects. If approved by the State Board of
Higher Education, the fee increase will raise up to $40,000 annually.
Approximately $11,000 of this would be used to power the student union with
100% wind power. The remainder would be used to fund additional energy
conservation and sustainability projects.
http://www.dailyemerald.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/04/07/42554d400a7f0
http://www.dailyemerald.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/04/21/42674e322d1c318. WA REQUIRES ALL STATE-FUNDING BUILDINGS TO BE LEED SILVER
Under the terms of a law signed by Governor Gregoire on April 8th,
state-funded colleges and universities in Washington state are required to
design, construct and certify all "major facility projects" receiving state
funding to at least the LEED silver standard. Under the law, a major
facilities project is a construction project larger than five thousand gross
square feet or a building renovation project when the cost is greater than
fifty percent of the assessed value and the project is larger than five
thousand gross square feet. Washington is the first state to approve such
legislation requiring all state-funded buildings to meet green building
standards.
http://www.theolympian.com/home/news/20050409/southsound/122219.shtmlhttp://tinyurl.com/7hm99 (text of the law)
19. TUFTS UNIVERSITY STUDENTS APPROVE WIND POWER REFERENDUM
On April 27, students at Tufts University outside Boston overwhelmingly
voted in support of a referendum to get the university to purchase wind
power. Of the 1,984 voters, an incredible 88 percent voted in favor of the
referendum, which proposes a tuition increase of no more than $20 per
student per year to provide 20 to 60 percent of the university's energy from
renewable wind sources. Tufts' Board of Trustees has the ultimate
purchasing decision, but the referendum results clearly show that students
want clean energy.
http://www.tuftsdaily.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/04/28/4270799d9d280?in_archive=1
20. SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY TO PURCHASE 20 % RENEWABLE ENERGY
After days of demonstrations and the combined support of the Student
Association and Syracuse University faculty, SU has decided to make the
campus a little greener. University officials announced a plan to purchase
at least 20 percent of SU's electricity from renewable energy sources by
July 1.
21. GREEN CAMPUS PROGRAM REALIZES SAVINGS ON CA CAMPUSES
CALIFORNIA - Launched in June 2004, the Green Campus Program is realizing
energy savings on six of California's university campuses through low and
no-cost efficiency and conservation efforts. The pilot project is made
possible by the California Public Utilities Commission and administered by
the California-based Alliance to Save Energy. Participating campuses include
Humboldt State Univ., Sonoma State Univ., CSU San Bernardino, UC Berkeley,
UC Santa Barbara, and UC San Diego. Each campus develops a unique plan for
saving energy, integrating energy into academic learning, and involving the
campus and community. On all Green Campuses student interns have recruited
faculty, staff, administration, and student leaders to serve in a voluntary
capacity on the Green Campus Advisory Council (GCAC). The interns have
undertaken a variety of initiatives to raise student and staff awareness of
conservation behaviors and efficiency technologies, including service-based
learning projects that are offered to students for course credit through
such programs as the California Student Sustainability Coalition's (CSSC's)
Education for Sustainable Living Program. For more information visit:
http://www.ase.org/section/program/greencampus/22. AZ GOVERNOR ISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDER TO ENCOURAGE GREEN BUILDING
PHOENIX, Ariz. - In February, Governor Janet Napolitano issued an executive
order requiring all new state-funded buildings to meet the LEED silver
standard, meet state energy efficiency standards, and supply 10 percent of
their energy needs from renewable sources. The order allows new buildings to
either generate their own renewable power or buy renewable energy credits.
See the executive order:
http://www.governor.state.az.us/eo/2005_05.pdf=============================
~~~~~Conferences/Awards/Events~~~~
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23. BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE CAMPUS COMMUNITY
June 19-22; UC Santa Cruz
The UC Santa Cruz Chancellor's Sustainability Action Council is proud to
host the 4th Annual UC Sustainability Conference The conference will feature
two days of conference sessions on a variety of
broad-reaching topics, as well as pre-conference field trips,
post-conference workshops, interactive dialog sessions and discussion
groups, an exhibitor hall, walking tours on the beautiful, wooded UCSC
campus, and an awards banquet celebration. Participants will come from UC,
CSU, community college and private university campuses, government agencies,
contractors, vendors, suppliers, and the general public. Together
participants will look at best practices and new technologies in all aspects
of "greening" campus life, and explore how
to meet the challenges of responsible growth with stewardship.
http://www2.ucsc.edu/sustainabilityconf2005/
24. 19TH ANNUAL CARETAKERS OF THE ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL YOUTH SUMMIT
July 2-9; Willamette University, Salem OR
The event will bring together approximately 400 youth from up to 40
different countries to develop viable solutions to important
environmental issues. Each delegation usually 5 students to one teacher)
is bringing their challenge project - which is to forge a partnership with
the economic community: a local business entity to work to solve a real
environmental stewardship issue the business faces - to the Summit. After
presentation, delegates will break into five multi-national committees to
each address one of the top five global barriers that businesses face in
becoming better stewards of the environment. Results will be presented at
the close of the Summit, published and carried by delegations back to their
governments. Organizers are seeking volunteer college students to facilitate
the
barrier sub-groups.
http://www.yes05.org25. CANADAIAN YOUTH CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE
July 3-6, 2005 Royal Roads University, Victoria BC
*Be inspired * Create New visions * Generate Energy & Action * Ignite Change
* Learn from Likeminded people *Discover Beautiful BC * Have Fun!
Organized for and by 15-20 year olds to work together with leading world
experts to develop solutions to climate change. Climate Change is Huge &
Happening: It's the challenge of a generation and the opportunity of a
lifetime.
Organized by: Changing Climates Environmental Society; for more info see:
http://www.YC3.net
26. BROWER YOUTH AWARDS
Applications are now being accepted for the 2005 Brower Youth Awards. Anyone
aged 13 to 22 who is a resident of the United States or Puerto Rico is
eligible for this annual prize, awarded to six individuals who have produced
results in the conservation, preservation, or restoration of the
environment. The winners of the award receive $3000 in cash, a trip to
California for the award ceremony and Yosemite camping trip, and ongoing
access to resources and
opportunities to further their work at Earth Island Institute.
Applications must be received by June 1.
http://earthisland.org/bya/byaHowToApply.html
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27. CORNELL SUSTAINABLE CAMPUS WEBSITE
This website presents efforts that the Cornell community is making to push
forward on the path of sustainability. The site focuses on the operational
aspects of the university, rather than teaching and research activities. It
includes information about Cornell's pollution prevention efforts, energy
and transportation initiatives and green building plans.
http://www.sustainablecampus.cornell.edu/28. BUILDING ON COMMON GROUND: GREEN BUILDINGS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON
Aaron Best, Co-Chair of the Sustainable UW Alliance and an MPA Candidate at
the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs, produced this document as his
Master's Degree Project. It shows how UW can overcome the institutional and
financial barriers to green building and makes policy recommendations
relevant to green building. This resource will be useful to people working
on green building issues.
http://students.washington.edu/abest/dp/29. EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES DATABASES
The long-awaited "Educational Resources Databases" (built on the original
databases created by Second Nature). They contain thousands of course
syllabi, campus EFS profiles, and teaching methods & projects contributed by
faculty, staff, administrators and students from across the U.S. and Canada.
The databases are a unique source of information, and provide a great place
to highlight and share EFS activities and resources from your own campus.
Thanks to the National Council for Science and the Environment for their
financial support in hosting the databases.
http://www.efswest.org/resource_center/databases.php
30. THE RELEASE OF SIX NEW SECOND NATURE/EFS WEST "RESOURCE SHEETS"
covering topics from green buildings to purchasing. The resource sheets
highlight innovative as well as pragmatic approaches to sustainability
taking place on campuses. Each sheet provides summaries of campus
activities as well as electronic and print resources relevant to the
particular topic. These are beta versions, so your feedback on their
content, format and
usefulness is welcome. Second Nature expects to finalize them over the next
few months.
http://www.secondnature.org/efs/efs_rec_readng.html#sheets
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~~~~Jobs~~~~~
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31. GREENPEACE INTERNET ORGANIZER
LOCATION: WASHINGTON, DC OR SAN FRANCISCO
DEADLINE: FRIDAY, MAY 13TH
Greenpeace is pursuing Internet organizing to dramatically increase the
efficiency and reach of our current on-the-ground organizing and campaign
work across the country. The Internet Organizer is a field organizer who
uses the Internet as a primary tool for what is otherwise traditional
organizing: mass mobilizations, days of action, media work, creative
pressure tactics, educating decision-makers, and more.
The best candidates for this position will be experienced grassroots and
event organizers who understand technology, will be persistent in making
pitch calls for donated banner ads and online news stories to build
e-activists lists, who are resourceful and solution-oriented, who have a
proven track record of meeting deadlines and working in a fast paced
environment, and who are excellent writers.
The Internet Organizer works directly with the Grassroots Manager and
Greenpeace�s priority campaigns to design Internet campaign tactics, build
and diversify the list of people who actively engage in Greenpeace
campaigns, motivate people to move from being online activists to joining
our on-the-ground student and community activists, and playing a significant
role in developing our long-term Internet outreach strategy and capacity.
http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/about/jobs/internet-organizer
32. GREENPEACE STUDENT ORGANIZER
LOCATION: SAN FRANCISCO, CA OR WASHINGTON, DC
DEADLINE: MAY 13th, 2005
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:
The Student Organizer is responsible for mobilizing student activists and
coalitions in key regions or nationally on priority Greenpeace campaigns.
The position will last from June 1st through December 2nd.
The position includes:
* Working on Kimberly Clark campaign (
www.kleercut.net );
* Running regional, local, and national student activist trainings;
* Mentoring, training, and mobilizing student activists to take action
on campaigns and building their groups;
* Serving as the day-to-day contact between Greenpeace and student
activists; and
* Managing specific short-term projects, including trainings,
mobilizations for joint Greenpeace/Greenpeace International mobilizations,
or others as they arise.
The student organizer will report to the Grassroots Manager. In the absence
of the Grassroots Manager, the campaigner will report to the campaign
director. Greenpeace field organizers are expected to move between issues
and campaigns as needed, focusing work towards the priority issue campaign.
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