Food and Climate Change: A Conversation with Michael
Pollan hosted by Juliet Schor
Thursday,
November 2, 7:00 PM
Gasson
Hall, 100
For
the past twenty years, Michael Pollan has been writing books and articles about
the places where the human and natural worlds intersect: food, agriculture,
gardens, drugs, and architecture. He is the author of numerous bestsellers
including In Defense of Food, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, and The Botany of Desire.
In 2003, Pollan was appointed the John S. and James L. Knight Professor of
Journalism at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism, and the director of
the Knight Program in Science and Environmental Journalism. In addition to
teaching, he lectures widely on food, agriculture, and gardening.
Michael
Pollan will be interviewed by Boston College’s Juliet Schor, professor of
Sociology, whose research focuses on work, consumption, and sustainability. Her
interests include the sharing economy, climate change, and alternative food
provisioning.
More
info at BC Event Calendar
Governor Bill Ritter
Public Talk
Tuesday, November 12, 6:00 PM
McMullen Museum
2100 Commonwealth Ave
The Environmental Studies Program will be sponsoring a
talk by Governor Bill Ritter on climate change and energy policy and his book Powering
Forward – What Everyone Should Know About America’s Energy Revolution.
Governor Ritter was elected Colorado's 41st governor in
2006. During his four-year term, he established Colorado as a national and
international leader in clean energy by building a New Energy Economy. After
leaving the Governor’s Office, Ritter founded the Center for the New Energy
Economy at Colorado State University, which works with state and federal policy
makers to create clean energy policy throughout the country.
More details to come.
Part-Time Advocacy Director –
Neponset River Watershed Association
Updated May 5, 2017
Position Description
The Neponset River
Watershed Association is seeking qualified candidates for the part-time
position of Advocacy Director to help lead the Association’s efforts to protect
and restore the natural resources of the Neponset River and its watershed.
Position Background
The Advocacy Director is a
key member of the Association’s senior staff team, helping to achieve
fishable-swimmable water quality standards, restore more natural instream
flows, enhance and restore aquatic and wetland habitats, preserve natural areas
and open the river up as a recreational resource for local residents.Some of the activities the Advocacy Director will assist over the next several years include:
· Provide technical assistance to watershed
municipalities on updating stormwater bylaws, zoning, and other rules to reduce
polluted runoff
· Encourage municipalities to allocate adequate funding
for stormwater, water and wastewater infrastructure through mechanisms such as
stormwater utility fees
· Work with public and private land owners during local
and state permitting processes to ensure that wetland resources and instream
flows are protected, appropriate public access is provided, stormwater
pollution is prevented, contaminated sediments are cleaned up, and stream
habitats are restored.
· Represent the Association before legislators and state
or federal agencies on policy issues that affect water quality, streamflow,
habitat, funding for infrastructure needs, and operating budgets for
environmental agencies.
· Engage with permittees and agencies to ensure that
water withdrawal, stormwater, and wastewater permits incorporate effective
protections.
· Support efforts to increase ecosystem and
infrastructure resiliency in the face of current and anticipated climate
change.
· Organize community support and partnerships to advance
the Association’s agenda.
Position Details
This permanent position is
available immediately. It is presently funded for 20 hours per week. It may
continue as a long-term, part-time position or there may be an opportunity to
expand it into a full-time role in the next 12 to 24 months. The schedule is
very flexible but requires regular participation in evening meetings and
occasional weekend events. The Advocacy Director reports to the Executive
Director and works closely with the Association’s Environmental Scientist,
Outreach and Education Director and other staff. Compensation is commensurate
with experience.
Qualifications
The successful applicant
will have broad experience with environmental law, civil engineering,
hydrology, or watershed management, with 3-5 years related work experience at a
minimum. They may be rooted in a science, engineering, or policy background,
but will be able to bridge all three of these disciplines. They will have
worked with at least some of the following permitting programs: the MA Wetlands
Protection Act, the Water Management Act, the MA Stormwater Policy, the USEPA
MS4 program, the 21e program, and/or Chapter 91. They will have excellent
writing skills and be able to write effectively for lay, legal, and technical
audiences. They will have strong presentation skills and the ability to
cultivate strong working relationships with agency and municipal officials in
spite of the potential for differences of opinion. They will have a strong work
ethic, and be able to plan projects and work independently in a fast paced
environment. They will be motivated by the opportunity to apply their skills
and creativity to advance the Association’s mission.
To Apply
To apply, please submit a
copy of your resume and a cover letter describing your interest to Ian Cooke,
Executive Director, via email to cooke@neponset.org.
Looking
for a job that makes a difference? U.S.PIRG is hiring college seniors to work
as Campus Organizers on college campuses across the country. On issue after
issue, we see powerful interests corrupting the democratic process, twisting
public policy to serve their own ends. U.S. PIRG takes action by documenting
the problems, finding practical solutions, informing the public and making the
case for change directly to decision-makers. We work on fighting climate
change, restoring democracy, and protecting public health. Apply online
at www.usprig.org/jobs or
email wellington@masspirgstudents.org for
more details.
Fellows
Our fellows don’t just sit behind a desk. You’ll be out in the real world—recruiting new groups to join a coalition, speaking in a church basement or town hall to win a new endorsement, organizing a news event or rally, meeting with an editorial board, or doing whatever else it takes to urge our public officials to do the right thing. This is a two-year program, expressly designed to prepare future leaders within PIRG. We look for smarts, leadership experience, top-notch written and verbal skills, and an eagerness to learn. We value experience organizing, including building campus groups.
Digital Campaigners
Our digital campaigners help us design and win campaigns on some of the most important issues affecting the public today. This position is an exciting way to organize and motivate people online. Our online campaigns reach tens of thousands of people and spread the word about making change. This is a position for professionals who are ready to turn online skills into political action. We’re looking for people with sharp writing skills, savvy strategic ability, and a talent for using social media.
To learn more and apply, visit jobs.uspirg.org.
U.S. PIRG is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, sex, handicap, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status.
Our fellows don’t just sit behind a desk. You’ll be out in the real world—recruiting new groups to join a coalition, speaking in a church basement or town hall to win a new endorsement, organizing a news event or rally, meeting with an editorial board, or doing whatever else it takes to urge our public officials to do the right thing. This is a two-year program, expressly designed to prepare future leaders within PIRG. We look for smarts, leadership experience, top-notch written and verbal skills, and an eagerness to learn. We value experience organizing, including building campus groups.
Digital Campaigners
Our digital campaigners help us design and win campaigns on some of the most important issues affecting the public today. This position is an exciting way to organize and motivate people online. Our online campaigns reach tens of thousands of people and spread the word about making change. This is a position for professionals who are ready to turn online skills into political action. We’re looking for people with sharp writing skills, savvy strategic ability, and a talent for using social media.
To learn more and apply, visit jobs.uspirg.org.
U.S. PIRG is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, sex, handicap, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES WITH ENVIRONMENT AMERICA
Environment
America promotes bold ideas and organizes action to commit our country to 100%
renewable energy, keep fossil fuels in the ground, ban bee-killing pesticides,
end pollution of our water, and protect and expand our national parks and other
public lands. We’re not afraid to think boldly, but we’re well aware that bold
thinking is not enough. We work hard to produce the research, public education
and citizen action it takes to win real results for our environment right now.
STATE
DIRECTOR – MULTIPE LOCATIONS
State Directors are responsible for developing our
strategy, approach and local message to win our campaigns. The State Director
will also meet with local decision-makers and opinion leaders, and represent
our organization to allies and the media. State Directors help to build and
foster our membership, grassroots and online base of support. Finally, the
State Director will help recruit staff and volunteers to join us, fundraise for
our programs, and maintain good systems for tracking and building on our work.
CONSERVATION AMERICA PROGRAM DIRECTOR – MULTIPLE
LOCATIONS
Environment America is seeking an experienced campaigner
to run our Conservation America Program team. Responsibilities include
coordinating program development, advocacy, field organizing and
communications, recruiting and managing the team and building the resources for
our work. More than 280 million people visited our national parks last year:
places like Yellowstone and the Blue Ridge Parkway, which are a big part of
what makes this country so great. Yet last year Congress voted to slash funding
for all of our parks - a move that would leave our best places with less
protection against pollution, logging and overdevelopment. These places deserve
better. It’s up to us to protect them for the next generation.
COMMUNICATIONS
OFFICER – BOSTON, MA OR WASHINGTON, D.C.
Environment America seeks a Communications Officer to
build the organization’s brand in the public and among opinion leaders,
spearhead its national media outreach strategy, write and edit media materials,
and build relationships with reporters and bloggers.
CLEAN WATER ADVOCATE – WASHINGTON, D.C.
Environment America seeks a skilled and savvy advocate to
persuade key decision-makers to protect our rivers and our drinking water from
pollution. Responsibilities include developing strategy and messaging,
advocacy, coalition-building, generating media and visibility, fundraising,
coordinating grassroots efforts, and helping us build our team.
DIGITAL CAMPAIGNER – DENVER, CO
Work with one of our campaign teams to run a powerful
digital campaign to help solve global warming, expand solar energy or protect
clean water.
ENVIRONMENT
AMERICA FELLOW – BOSTON, MA OR WASHINGTON, D.C.
Imagine yourself organizing a town hall meeting on solar
power. Or imagine releasing a hard-hitting research report on power plant
pollution. Or picture yourself building a community coalition around clean
water or fracking. Imagine building the organizational power—the funds, the
membership, the activist base and so on—that it takes to keep all of this
critical work going for the long haul. All of this is what you do as an
Environment America fellow. Because this is how we build the support it takes
to reduce global warming pollution, create more solar and wind power, spare our
parks and forests from fracking, keep our beaches, rivers and streams clean,
and protect our wildlife and wild places.
For more information, visit jobs.environmentamerica.org
ENVIRONMENTAL
VOTER PROJECT
We're hiring!
Due to the enormous demand for our cutting-edge mobilization work, we're thrilled to announce that the Environmental Voter Project is looking to hire a Field & Digital Outreach Coordinator!
Please spread the word and include this link to the job description.
Position Overview.
The Environmental Voter Project is seeking a Field & Digital Outreach Coordinator with at least one year of experience in political field work and social media communications. The Field & Digital Outreach Coordinator will work closely with the Field Director and Executive Director to manage and execute the organization's multi-state field campaigns, volunteer recruitment & training, digital mobilization, and social media communications. This is a full-time position in Boston, MA, offering competitive salary and benefits.
Please visit here for more details and application instructions.
Due to the enormous demand for our cutting-edge mobilization work, we're thrilled to announce that the Environmental Voter Project is looking to hire a Field & Digital Outreach Coordinator!
Please spread the word and include this link to the job description.
Position Overview.
The Environmental Voter Project is seeking a Field & Digital Outreach Coordinator with at least one year of experience in political field work and social media communications. The Field & Digital Outreach Coordinator will work closely with the Field Director and Executive Director to manage and execute the organization's multi-state field campaigns, volunteer recruitment & training, digital mobilization, and social media communications. This is a full-time position in Boston, MA, offering competitive salary and benefits.
Please visit here for more details and application instructions.
YALE SCHOOL OF FORESTRY & ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES –
MASTER’S PROGRAM CAMPUS VISITS
As campus is quieting down for the summer, we in the
Office of Admissions and Financial Aid are gearing up for an exciting
recruitment season. In the Fall, we hope to be traveling to a variety of cities
including San Francisco, Washington DC, Bogota, Denver and many more! All of
our events will be posted here and we will be
sending out more information as the events are finalized. In the meantime, we invite
you to join us here on campus for one of our summer campus visits. These events
will provide an information session about the school and our programs, a tour
of campus and the opportunity to meet with current students. The summer visit
schedule can be found below:
Friday, July 28, 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
Monday, August 14, 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
We also wanted to be sure to let you know that the Fall 2018 application will go live in September and will be due on December 15, 2017. Please feel free to reach out to us at fesinfo@yale.edu at any time if you have any questions about the Yale F&ES Master's programs or the application process.
Friday, July 28, 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
Monday, August 14, 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
We also wanted to be sure to let you know that the Fall 2018 application will go live in September and will be due on December 15, 2017. Please feel free to reach out to us at fesinfo@yale.edu at any time if you have any questions about the Yale F&ES Master's programs or the application process.
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