Invitation for September 30th:
American University’s Global Environmental Politics program and Allegheny College present a public Book Launch and Panel Discussion of:
The Environmental Politics of Sacrifice
Featuring:
Erik Assadourian, Senior Fellow, Worldwatch Institute
Leslie Fields, National Environmental Justice Director, Sierra Club
John Meyer, Department of Politics, Humboldt State University, (Co-Editor)
Matthew Nisbet, School of Communication, American University
Paul Wapner, School of International Service, American University
Moderator: Michael Maniates, Dept. of Political Science, Allegheny College, (Co-Editor)
Thursday, September 30th
5:00 – 6:30pm
A reception and book signing will follow from 6:30 – 8:00pm
School of International Service Building
Founder’s Room, Terrace Level
4400 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington DC 20016
If the current impasse over energy and environmental policy teaches us anything, it should be that the election of sympathetic leaders is insufficient to tackle environmental challenges meaningfully. Politicians appear stymied by the fear that substantive action will be viewed as harmful to their constituents, especially during economic hard times.
This panel will explore new strategies and ways of thinking about environmental challenges featured in Michael Maniates and John Meyer’s new MIT Press book The Environmental Politics of Sacrifice. Can this fear be successfully countered by optimistic narratives about bold technological innovations? Must environmentalists also confront the fear of ‘sacrifice’ that is so often the basis for oppositional attacks?
Parking is available beneath the School of International Service building or in the Nebraska parking lot (corner of Nebraska Ave, NW and New Mexico Ave, NW) . For directions, see www.american.edu/sis/about/directions.cfm
For more information, please contact Simon Nicholson, simon.nicholson@american.edu, (202) 885–1614
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
Unpaid internship at EPA (resume due Oct 11)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Air and Radiation is currently seeking enthusiastic and dedicated students to serve as unpaid student interns to assist in the performance of communications activities involving clean air, public health and climate change. An intern for EPA's Office of Air and Radiation Communications Team is involved in the many different aspects of the Office's responsibilities (see http://www.epa.gov/air).
The intern assists the Communications Staff with the review of products: including the review and analysis of conceptual, draft and final communications products (such as Web sites, brochures, reports, newsletters, fact sheets, Public Service Announcements, press advisories and press releases etc.) for message, format and programmatic content related to regulations and voluntary programs.
The intern supports the staff by conducting research about air quality issues and other information needed to assist in communicating policy decisions. The intern also assists with logistics, coordination and information sharing between the EPA Regional Offices and Program Offices, EPA Press Office, and the Administrator's Office.
The intern assists in preparation for briefings for the Assistant Administrator of Air and Radiation, staff meetings, and coordinates a weekly regional communications teleconference.
The unpaid student intern should be able to work 20-40 hrs a week. If you are interested in this opportunity please submit a resume and cover letter to millett.john@epa.gov by no later than October 11, 2010.
The intern assists the Communications Staff with the review of products: including the review and analysis of conceptual, draft and final communications products (such as Web sites, brochures, reports, newsletters, fact sheets, Public Service Announcements, press advisories and press releases etc.) for message, format and programmatic content related to regulations and voluntary programs.
The intern supports the staff by conducting research about air quality issues and other information needed to assist in communicating policy decisions. The intern also assists with logistics, coordination and information sharing between the EPA Regional Offices and Program Offices, EPA Press Office, and the Administrator's Office.
The intern assists in preparation for briefings for the Assistant Administrator of Air and Radiation, staff meetings, and coordinates a weekly regional communications teleconference.
The unpaid student intern should be able to work 20-40 hrs a week. If you are interested in this opportunity please submit a resume and cover letter to millett.john@epa.gov by no later than October 11, 2010.
Panel and Book Launch: Environmental Politics of Sacrifice
Invitation for September 30th:
American University’s Global Environmental Politics program and Allegheny College present a public Book Launch and Panel Discussion of:
The Environmental Politics of Sacrifice
Featuring:
Erik Assadourian, Senior Fellow, Worldwatch Institute
Leslie Fields, National Environmental Justice Director, Sierra Club
John Meyer, Department of Politics, Humboldt State University, (Co-Editor)
Matthew Nisbet, School of Communication, American University
Paul Wapner, School of International Service, American University
Moderator: Michael Maniates, Dept. of Political Science, Allegheny College, (Co-Editor)
Thursday, September 30th
5:00 – 6:30pm
A reception and book signing will follow from 6:30 – 8:00pm
School of International Service Building
Founder’s Room, Terrace Level
4400 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington DC 20016
If the current impasse over energy and environmental policy teaches us anything, it should be that the election of sympathetic leaders is insufficient to tackle environmental challenges meaningfully. Politicians appear stymied by the fear that substantive action will be viewed as harmful to their constituents, especially during economic hard times.
This panel will explore new strategies and ways of thinking about environmental challenges featured in Michael Maniates and John Meyer’s new MIT Press book The Environmental Politics of Sacrifice. Can this fear be successfully countered by optimistic narratives about bold technological innovations? Must environmentalists also confront the fear of ‘sacrifice’ that is so often the basis for oppositional attacks?
Parking is available beneath the School of International Service building or in the Nebraska parking lot (corner of Nebraska Ave, NW and New Mexico Ave, NW) . For directions, see www.american.edu/sis/about/directions.cfm
For more information, please contact Simon Nicholson, simon.nicholson@american.edu, (202) 885–1614
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American University’s Global Environmental Politics program and Allegheny College present a public Book Launch and Panel Discussion of:
The Environmental Politics of Sacrifice
Featuring:
Erik Assadourian, Senior Fellow, Worldwatch Institute
Leslie Fields, National Environmental Justice Director, Sierra Club
John Meyer, Department of Politics, Humboldt State University, (Co-Editor)
Matthew Nisbet, School of Communication, American University
Paul Wapner, School of International Service, American University
Moderator: Michael Maniates, Dept. of Political Science, Allegheny College, (Co-Editor)
Thursday, September 30th
5:00 – 6:30pm
A reception and book signing will follow from 6:30 – 8:00pm
School of International Service Building
Founder’s Room, Terrace Level
4400 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington DC 20016
If the current impasse over energy and environmental policy teaches us anything, it should be that the election of sympathetic leaders is insufficient to tackle environmental challenges meaningfully. Politicians appear stymied by the fear that substantive action will be viewed as harmful to their constituents, especially during economic hard times.
This panel will explore new strategies and ways of thinking about environmental challenges featured in Michael Maniates and John Meyer’s new MIT Press book The Environmental Politics of Sacrifice. Can this fear be successfully countered by optimistic narratives about bold technological innovations? Must environmentalists also confront the fear of ‘sacrifice’ that is so often the basis for oppositional attacks?
Parking is available beneath the School of International Service building or in the Nebraska parking lot (corner of Nebraska Ave, NW and New Mexico Ave, NW) . For directions, see www.american.edu/sis/about/directions.cfm
For more information, please contact Simon Nicholson, simon.nicholson@american.edu, (202) 885–1614
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Saturday, September 25, 2010
These guys will be at AU Career Fair
Job Opportunity
Green Corps the Field School for Environmental Organizing and Advocacy will
be attending the American University career fair on Wednesday September 29th
in the Bender Arena from 1:00 - 4:00 PM and will be interviewing students
who are interested in the program.
Green Corps' Job description is pasted below
Green Corps 2011-2012 Field School for Environmental Organizing
Green Corps is looking for college graduates who are ready to take on the
biggest environmental challenges of our day.
In Green Corps' year-long paid program, you'll get intensive training in
the skills you'll need to make a difference in the world. You'll get
hands-on experience fighting to solve urgent environmental problems - global
warming, deforestation, water pollution and many others - with groups such
as Sierra Club and Greenpeace. And, when you graduate from Green Corps,
we'll help you find a career with one of the nation's leading environmental
and social change groups.
For more information, read below or visit our web site: www.greencorps.org.
In your year with Green Corps:
You'll get great training with some of the most experienced organizers in
the field: Green Corps organizers take part in trainings with leading
figures in the environmental and social change movements: people such as
Adam Ruben, political director of MoveOn.org, and Bill McKibben, author and
organizer of the "Step It Up" rallies for climate action.
You'll get amazing experience working on environmental issues across the
country: Green Corps sends organizers to jumpstart campaigns for groups such
as Rainforest Action Network, Sierra Club, Greenpeace and Environment
America in San Francisco, Chicago, Boston and dozens of other places in
between.
You'll have a real impact on some of the biggest environmental problems
we're facing today: Green Corps organizers have built the campaigns that
helped keep the Arctic safe from drilling, that led to new laws that support
clean, renewable energy, that convinced major corporations to stop dumping
in our oceans and much, much more.
You'll even get paid: Green Corps Organizers earn a salary of $23,750.
Organizers also have a chance to opt into our health care program with a
pre-tax monthly salary deferral. We offer paid sick days and holidays, two
weeks paid vacation and a student loan repayment program for those who
qualify.
And when you graduate from the program, you'll be ready for what comes
next: Green Corps will help connect you to environmental and progressive
groups that are looking for full-time staff to build their organizations and
help them create social change and protect our environment.
In the next few months, we'll invite 35 college graduates to join Green
Corps in 2011-2012. We're looking for people who are serious about saving
the planet, people who have taken initiative on their campus or community,
and people who are willing to roll up their sleeves and work for change over
the long haul.
If you think you're one of those people, visit
http://www.greencorps.org/apply to submit your application to join the
2011-2012 class of Green Corps' Field School for Environmental Organizing.
Green Corps' year-long program begins in August 2011 with Introductory
Classroom Training in Boston, and continues with field placements in
multiple locations across the U.S. Candidates must be willing to relocate.
For more information, visit www.greencorps.org or contact Aaron Myran,
Green Corps Recruitment Director, at Aaron@greencorps.org or (617) 747-4302.
Green Corps the Field School for Environmental Organizing and Advocacy will
be attending the American University career fair on Wednesday September 29th
in the Bender Arena from 1:00 - 4:00 PM and will be interviewing students
who are interested in the program.
Green Corps' Job description is pasted below
Green Corps 2011-2012 Field School for Environmental Organizing
Green Corps is looking for college graduates who are ready to take on the
biggest environmental challenges of our day.
In Green Corps' year-long paid program, you'll get intensive training in
the skills you'll need to make a difference in the world. You'll get
hands-on experience fighting to solve urgent environmental problems - global
warming, deforestation, water pollution and many others - with groups such
as Sierra Club and Greenpeace. And, when you graduate from Green Corps,
we'll help you find a career with one of the nation's leading environmental
and social change groups.
For more information, read below or visit our web site: www.greencorps.org.
In your year with Green Corps:
You'll get great training with some of the most experienced organizers in
the field: Green Corps organizers take part in trainings with leading
figures in the environmental and social change movements: people such as
Adam Ruben, political director of MoveOn.org, and Bill McKibben, author and
organizer of the "Step It Up" rallies for climate action.
You'll get amazing experience working on environmental issues across the
country: Green Corps sends organizers to jumpstart campaigns for groups such
as Rainforest Action Network, Sierra Club, Greenpeace and Environment
America in San Francisco, Chicago, Boston and dozens of other places in
between.
You'll have a real impact on some of the biggest environmental problems
we're facing today: Green Corps organizers have built the campaigns that
helped keep the Arctic safe from drilling, that led to new laws that support
clean, renewable energy, that convinced major corporations to stop dumping
in our oceans and much, much more.
You'll even get paid: Green Corps Organizers earn a salary of $23,750.
Organizers also have a chance to opt into our health care program with a
pre-tax monthly salary deferral. We offer paid sick days and holidays, two
weeks paid vacation and a student loan repayment program for those who
qualify.
And when you graduate from the program, you'll be ready for what comes
next: Green Corps will help connect you to environmental and progressive
groups that are looking for full-time staff to build their organizations and
help them create social change and protect our environment.
In the next few months, we'll invite 35 college graduates to join Green
Corps in 2011-2012. We're looking for people who are serious about saving
the planet, people who have taken initiative on their campus or community,
and people who are willing to roll up their sleeves and work for change over
the long haul.
If you think you're one of those people, visit
http://www.greencorps.org/
2011-2012 class of Green Corps' Field School for Environmental Organizing.
Green Corps' year-long program begins in August 2011 with Introductory
Classroom Training in Boston, and continues with field placements in
multiple locations across the U.S. Candidates must be willing to relocate.
For more information, visit www.greencorps.org or contact Aaron Myran,
Green Corps Recruitment Director, at Aaron@greencorps.org or (617) 747-4302.
US-India Energy Security Summit 9/29
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and Yale University, in
association with the US India Business Council, are convening the second
US-India Energy Partnership Summit, this coming Wednesday (September 29),
in Washington. The summit will focus on "Technologies and Policies for
Energy Security," and is being attended by many of the key stake holders in
the growing US India relationship on climate and energy.
Attached is a student registration form (word doc) and
the agenda. The website is here (http://www.terina.org/usindiasummit/ ).
We have a few spaces open for graduate students, and it will be on a first
come, first serve basis. Students will attend free of cost.
association with the US India Business Council, are convening the second
US-India Energy Partnership Summit, this coming Wednesday (September 29),
in Washington. The summit will focus on "Technologies and Policies for
Energy Security," and is being attended by many of the key stake holders in
the growing US India relationship on climate and energy.
Attached is a student registration form (word doc) and
the agenda. The website is here (http://www.terina.org/
We have a few spaces open for graduate students, and it will be on a first
come, first serve basis. Students will attend free of cost.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
International Coastal Cleanup Day & Urban Waters Cleanup
September 25 - International Coastal Cleanup Day & Urban Waters Cleanup.
Sign up to clean up! The International Coastal Cleanup is a reminder of the importance and value of our coasts and engages people to get out and pick up trash and debris from their beaches and waterways, identify the sources of debris, and help change the behaviors and prevent marine debris.
Find a location in your city & state.
http://www.signuptocleanup.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Projects.Main
URBAN WATERS - If you are in the Washington, DC or New York City areas, EPA and Ocean Conservancy will be co-hosting two special Urban Waters Cleanups on September 25, 2010, to highlight EPA's Urban Waters efforts in conjunction with the International Coastal Cleanup. These events will include cleanup activities, exciting speakers, and demonstrations on how you can help your local neighborhood and waterways become clean and litter free!
FOR DC - at Anacostia Park from 8 am - 1 pm. To sign up for the Washington, DC event visit the Anacostia Park Registration Site: http://bit.ly/dxh3F5
Sign up to clean up! The International Coastal Cleanup is a reminder of the importance and value of our coasts and engages people to get out and pick up trash and debris from their beaches and waterways, identify the sources of debris, and help change the behaviors and prevent marine debris.
Find a location in your city & state.
http://www.signuptocleanup.
URBAN WATERS - If you are in the Washington, DC or New York City areas, EPA and Ocean Conservancy will be co-hosting two special Urban Waters Cleanups on September 25, 2010, to highlight EPA's Urban Waters efforts in conjunction with the International Coastal Cleanup. These events will include cleanup activities, exciting speakers, and demonstrations on how you can help your local neighborhood and waterways become clean and litter free!
FOR DC - at Anacostia Park from 8 am - 1 pm. To sign up for the Washington, DC event visit the Anacostia Park Registration Site: http://bit.ly/dxh3F5
Great opportunities at Peak Oil conference.
Hi all! I said I would return with more details about the ASPO conference on Peak Oil. They are looking for volunteers, and just two hours worth of volunteering will get you free admittance to an event where you'll meet some of the major players around DC. See the invitation below for full event details to just attend, or contact me and Liz Longenecker directly (liz@terrachord.com) if you're interested in volunteering.
Who: Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas-USA (ASPO-USA)
What: 6th Annual International Conference on Peak Oil
When: October 7-9 (Thurs. - Sat.), 2010
Where: Capitol Hill Hyatt Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Why: To Alert Policy Makers & Public of Pending Energy Crisis
Contact: Jim Baldauf, 512-517-2663; Kim Comart, 617-548-6442
What Do These People Have in Common:
Bianca Jagger, Ralph Nader, the US Navy,
Dr. James Schlessinger, Jeff Rubin?
They all Say the Peak Oil Debate is Over! (and are keynote speakers at the event)
Washington, D.C. - The ASPO-USA Peak Oil Conference, October 7-9, will be the sixth annual gathering of international energy experts from industry, academia, government, NGOs and the environmental community. The previous conferences have been highly acclaimed by attendees, media, participants and the energy community.
Speakers this year will include Bianca Jagger (International Climate Change and Human Rights Advocate), Ralph Nader (Energy Reform Sdvocate), Dr. James Schlesinger (Former Sec. State, Sec. Energy, and CIA Dir.), Jeff Rubin (Former Chief Economist CIBC), Rear Admiral Lawrence Rice (USN), Dr. Charles Schlumberger (World Bank), Charlie Maxwell, (Chief Energy Analyst, Weeden & Co), Dr. Robert Hirsch (the Hirsch Report to DOE), Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, (R-MD), (Founder of the Congressional Peak Oil Caucus), and other prominent energy analysts.
The conference will cover subjects ranging from national security to personal and institutional investing.
The Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas (ASPO-USA) is concerned about the peak and decline of all hydrocarbon energy sources. Crude oil, natural gas and coal are the top three energy sources for our nation; they are all finite resources that will, sooner rather than later, peak and decline in supply; and they are also at the heart of two major tragedies and one possible future problem during the last year: the BP deepwater disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, the West Virginia coal mine explosion, and the fracking of shale formations and possible pollution of ground water.
According to ASPO-USA president and co-founder, Jim Baldauf, “We are drilling miles below the Gulf of Mexico and trying to squeeze oil and gas from shale rock because the conventional land-based oil and gas reservoirs are becoming depleted. The low-hanging fruit has been picked and we are scraping the bottom of the barrel.”
ASPO-USA is a non-profit, non-partisan, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt group that is dedicated to research, study and education, rather than advocacy of specific policy goals. That said, the organization does advocate general policies that will help to ensure our country's ongoing security and prosperity. Peak and decline of hydrocarbon production without intelligent responses and effective mitigation planning will impact U.S. business, jobs, and our entire economy.
“There are no silver bullet techno-fixes at this time: a combination of increased conservation, improved efficiency, faster alternative energy development, and greater oversight in prudent exploration and production are needed immediately,” Baldauf says.
The conference is supported by more than 40 sponsors, publications, websites and partnering associations. Call Greg Geyer for sponsorship opportunities at 413-684-2403, or visit www.aspousa.org/worldoil2010/ .
Headline Sponsors:
M. Gottlieb Associates, Inc.
Ravenna Capital Management
ASPO-USA
Call 877-363-ASPO (2776) or email webmaster@aspousa.org
Who: Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas-USA (ASPO-USA)
What: 6th Annual International Conference on Peak Oil
When: October 7-9 (Thurs. - Sat.), 2010
Where: Capitol Hill Hyatt Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Why: To Alert Policy Makers & Public of Pending Energy Crisis
Contact: Jim Baldauf, 512-517-2663; Kim Comart, 617-548-6442
What Do These People Have in Common:
Bianca Jagger, Ralph Nader, the US Navy,
Dr. James Schlessinger, Jeff Rubin?
They all Say the Peak Oil Debate is Over! (and are keynote speakers at the event)
Washington, D.C. - The ASPO-USA Peak Oil Conference, October 7-9, will be the sixth annual gathering of international energy experts from industry, academia, government, NGOs and the environmental community. The previous conferences have been highly acclaimed by attendees, media, participants and the energy community.
Speakers this year will include Bianca Jagger (International Climate Change and Human Rights Advocate), Ralph Nader (Energy Reform Sdvocate), Dr. James Schlesinger (Former Sec. State, Sec. Energy, and CIA Dir.), Jeff Rubin (Former Chief Economist CIBC), Rear Admiral Lawrence Rice (USN), Dr. Charles Schlumberger (World Bank), Charlie Maxwell, (Chief Energy Analyst, Weeden & Co), Dr. Robert Hirsch (the Hirsch Report to DOE), Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, (R-MD), (Founder of the Congressional Peak Oil Caucus), and other prominent energy analysts.
The conference will cover subjects ranging from national security to personal and institutional investing.
The Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas (ASPO-USA) is concerned about the peak and decline of all hydrocarbon energy sources. Crude oil, natural gas and coal are the top three energy sources for our nation; they are all finite resources that will, sooner rather than later, peak and decline in supply; and they are also at the heart of two major tragedies and one possible future problem during the last year: the BP deepwater disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, the West Virginia coal mine explosion, and the fracking of shale formations and possible pollution of ground water.
According to ASPO-USA president and co-founder, Jim Baldauf, “We are drilling miles below the Gulf of Mexico and trying to squeeze oil and gas from shale rock because the conventional land-based oil and gas reservoirs are becoming depleted. The low-hanging fruit has been picked and we are scraping the bottom of the barrel.”
ASPO-USA is a non-profit, non-partisan, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt group that is dedicated to research, study and education, rather than advocacy of specific policy goals. That said, the organization does advocate general policies that will help to ensure our country's ongoing security and prosperity. Peak and decline of hydrocarbon production without intelligent responses and effective mitigation planning will impact U.S. business, jobs, and our entire economy.
“There are no silver bullet techno-fixes at this time: a combination of increased conservation, improved efficiency, faster alternative energy development, and greater oversight in prudent exploration and production are needed immediately,” Baldauf says.
The conference is supported by more than 40 sponsors, publications, websites and partnering associations. Call Greg Geyer for sponsorship opportunities at 413-684-2403, or visit www.aspousa.org/worldoil2010/ .
Headline Sponsors:
M. Gottlieb Associates, Inc.
Ravenna Capital Management
ASPO-USA
Call 877-363-ASPO (2776) or email webmaster@aspousa.org
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