Thursday, March 8, 2012

Pew Environment Group seeking Clean Energy Program Associate

https://jobs-pct.icims.com/jobs/2870/job

The Pew Charitable Trusts is driven by the power of knowledge to solve today's most challenging problems. Pew applies a rigorous, analytical approach to improve public policy, inform the public and stimulate civic life.

The mission of the Pew Environment Group is to promote policies and practices that protect the global environment, preserve healthy forests and marine ecosystems. For the past two decades, the Environment group has been a major force in driving conservation policy in the United States, and increasingly internationally. The group’s work is focused on reducing the scope and severity of three major global environmental problems:

    * Transition to a clean energy economy from one based primarily on the burning of fossil fuels;
    * The erosion of large wilderness ecosystems that contain a great part of the world’s remaining biodiversity; and,
    * The destruction of the world’s marine environment, with a particular emphasis on global fisheries.

The Clean Energy Program is working to accelerate the clean energy economy for its national security, economic and environmental benefits. The Program promotes the adoption of key changes to U.S. energy policy in four sectors: industry, utilities, transportation and research.

Specifically, Pew will build support for:

    * Increasing fuel economy and encouraging the adoption of electric vehicles.
    * Ensuring that the U.S. electric and industrial sectors are cleaner and more efficient.
    * Fostering U.S. innovation through expanded energy research and development.

The Associate, Clean Energy Program will both help advance the overall policy goals and strategy of the program by supporting campaign, research, communications, field and government relations efforts and will work closely with the Director and Manager to support operations and campaign management. This position is non-exempt.
Responsibilities:

    * Undertake special projects and research related to the portfolio’s goals as requested;
    * Draft campaign materials such as advocacy alerts, fact sheets, Congressional correspondence, web content and more;
    * Work with government relations, communications and grassroots outreach to produce and obtain input and track approval of external materials, as needed;
    * Assist in the organizing and planning of events both in Washington, DC and in states;
    * Work with the contracts coordinator and the Director to refine work plans and other related material for new and existing program consultants;
    * Assist Director in organizing and tracking consultant budgets.  

Requirements:

    * A bachelor’s degree;
    * A minimum of 1 year of relevant professional experience (Experience working in a large organization preferred);
    * Exhibited professionalism and willingness to liaise with senior staff;
    * A strong commitment to producing measurable results;
    * Strong written and oral communications skills; and
    * Ability to manage and complete projects in a timely fashion.

Travel: Travel as required.

Friday, February 24, 2012

Mon, Feb 27: Emerging Scarcity in a Land of Plenty: Water and Water Policy in Canada

The Canada Institute and the Environmental Change and Security Program of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars present

Emerging Scarcity in a Land of Plenty: Water and Water Policy in Canada

with
Lars Hallstrom
Associate Professor of Political Studies, University of Alberta
Director, Alberta Centre for Sustainable Rural Communities
 
and discussant: 
Betsy Otto
Aqueduct Director, World Resources Institute
Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, American Rivers

Monday, February 27, 2012
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
5th floor conference room
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
1300 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20004 USA


Canada is a state blessed with the world’s largest supplies of fresh water. While other natural resources (oil, grain, timber) figure largely in Canada’s economic and international profile, water is rapidly becoming recognized as a core of these other resource-based industries, and a resource that is increasingly challenged both in terms of supply and quality.

This is particularly true in the western province of Alberta, a province where the combination of climate, geography, hydrology, regulatory politics, economic development, and corresponding population growth make the concept of “peak water” more than just a rhetorical tool. Alberta is already a land with a history of significant drought and variation of supply with important challenges ahead. Dr. Hallstrom will discuss how the factors noted above are increasingly converging upon water as a critical challenge in the province, and the importance of water as a core element of sustainable development. 


Please allow extra time to enter the building. A photo ID is required for entry. Directions at www.WilsonCenter.org/directions.

Calling Sustainability Leaders! U.S./Canada Citizen's Summit for Sustainable Development, March 24th and 25th at Yale University

As a Steering Committee member for the Summit, the Human Impacts Institute is proud to announce an open call for participants in the U.S./Canada Citizen's Summit for Sustainable Development, which will take place on Saturday March 24th and Sunday March 25th, 2012, at Yale University in New Haven, CT.  
This FREE summit is open to all sustainability practitioners in the U.S. and Canada and will be an opportunity for all to network, share resources, build skills, and engage our communities in the Road to Rio+20 and sustainable development!  Space is limited to only 180 registrants, so please confirm your nominations for attendance ASAP.  

Nominated participants should be current practitioners in sustainability in the U.S. or Canada and we welcome public officials, private sector representatives, educators, activists, students, funders, NGOs, community organizers, indigenous, faith leaders, artists, and many more.  To nominate yourself or a colleague, please fill out the nomination form here: U.S./Canada Citizen's Summit Nomination Form. Nominations will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis, so please send your nominations soon!  

Many thanks for your participation.  We look forward to seeing you at Yale!

Sincerely,
Tara DePorte
Founder and Executive Director

NOTE:  There is no travel or lodging funding available at this time. Participation in the Summit is FREE and we request that organizations/groups select 1-2 representatives for the Summit to increase our diversity.  

Monday, February 20, 2012

Undergraduate Fellowships from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists





Applications for the Leonard M. Rieser Undergraduate Fellowships, offered by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, are due March 15, 2012.

Rieser Fellowships provide the successful undergraduate applicants with a one-time award of up to $4,000 to pursue projects that explore issues at the intersection of science, global security, and public policy, focusing on a significant aspect of nuclear security, climate stabilization, or biotechnology. Click here for additional details and the online application form.

Any undergraduate student studying at a U.S. college or university is eligible to apply. The 2012 deadline is March 15. The Rieser Committee’s decision will be announced online no later than April 15, following notification of all applicants.


In addition to the monetary award, each Rieser Fellow will be eligible to submit his or her fellowship project results to be considered for publication on the Bulletin’s website or for use in a Bulletin program. Rieser Fellows and alumni will also be eligible to participate in the Bulletin’s annual Doomsday Clock Symposium each January.

Leonard M. Rieser (1922–1998) was an outstanding physicist, professor, mentor, and vocal advocate for the peaceful resolution of conflict. Through the Leonard M. Rieser Fellowships in Science, Global Security, and Public Policy the Bulletin honors his belief in the ability of the next generation to play a critical role in finding solutions to persistent global problems.