The Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania announced this week they will be Recycling Organization Host for the 2008 National Recycling Coalition Congress & Expo in Pittsburgh on September 21-24, 2008.
PROP also announced their 18th Annual Conference in Gettysburg from July 30 - August 1, 2008 at the newly completed Wyndham Hotel, Gettysburg.
The new owners of TXU, formerly Luminant, have dropped plans to build 8 of 11 proposed coal-fired power plants. The energy company has been taken private in a $45billion deal.
http://www.thedailygreen.com/2007/10/16/plan-to-build-8-coal-fired-power-plants-dropped/7838/
October 4, 2007, 7:00 PM: Panel on the Impact of Sprawl on Natural Resources. Brian Hill will serve as one of 4 panelists. Location: Widener Law School in Harrisburg. PEC is co-sponsoring with PCIEP.
October 15, 2007: PEC presenting to Joint Committee on our Climate Change Roadmap: Location: Harrisburg, PA
October 15, 2007, 6:00 PM: Philadelphia Urban Sustainability Forum - Mayoral Debate - Submit your YouTube questions by October 5th. Location: Academy of Natural Sciences. 19th and Ben Franklin Parkway.
October 18, 2007, 6:00PM: PEC NE Dinner. Nancy Cole from the Union of Concerned Scientists is the featured speaker. Location: Woodlands Inn, Wilkes-Barre.
October 19, 2007, 12noon: Environmental Partners Program in Philadelphia. Jointly sponsored by Senator Erickson and Representative Vitali.
October 23, 2007, 9:00AM-4:00PM: COALS Summit in Harrisburg. Location: Pennsylvania State Capitol Building North Office Building, Hearing Room 1, Harrisburg Please.
More info on all these events can be found on http://www.pecpa.org under "news and events."
World Bank Institute
The Internship Program is open to students who are nationals of the Bank's member countries and attracts a large number of highly qualified candidates. The goal of this Internship Program is to offer successful candidates an opportunity to improve their skills as well as the experience of working in an international environment. Interns generally find the experience to be rewarding and interesting. Open until October 31. Must be currently enrolled full-time in graduate program.
PA House of Representatives
They have 2 internships, fellowship, and a scholarship. Details vary but these are paid positions. Good for those interested in policy.
Student Conservation Association
Conservation internships in all 50 states. Living and travels expenses, education award, housing, training, and more.
Make your efforts felt around the world. Work at the UN.
http://www.unausa.org/site/pp.asp?c=fvKRI8MPJpF&b=317257
Internships are unpaid. Spring and Fall term applications are accepted on a rolling basis while there is a March 15 deadline for summer positions.
PERC Fellowship-Property and Environment Research Center
http://www.perc.org/enviroprog/students/grad/basics.php
Graduate fellows work in Bozeman, MT for three months. They receive a monthly stipend while researching and writing a paper of publishable quality.
College Affordability Essay Contest
http://collegeaffordabilitynow.org/essaycontest/
Write an essay on educational debt, win $2500.
Prescott College offers a low-residency Master of Arts program that is highly customizable. See their viewbook here: http://www.prescott.edu/admissions/documents/MAPCatalog2007-08.pdf. They are accepting applications for the Spring Semester until December 15, 2007.
Goddard College in Vermont offers several individualized programs in the environmental field, all with low-residency. Visit them at www.goddard.edu
California University of PA has a large offering of online programs through CALU global online. Visit their site at www.cup.edu. They're Master's of Geography and Regional planning reopens next fall as a 100% online program.
