General Sustainability Announcements

2007 NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION CAMPUS ECOLOGY FELLOWSHIPS
CALL FOR PROPOSALS

NWF is seeking undergraduate and graduate students who are dedicated to confronting global warming on campus and beyond. We encourage sustainability task forces, environmental committees, or similar groups to nominate one or more student applicants for the Fellowship. NWF's Campus Ecology Fellows receive modest stipends, training, networking opportunities, and national recognition. NWF especially is seeking applicants from campuses interested in stepping up leadership to confront global warming.

Projects may cover a range of approaches to confronting global warming, including transportation, energy, habitats, and planning. Fellows receive up to $2000 to offset project expenses. Additional funds up to $1000 for meeting expenses may be requested if the applicant's nominating committee or other affiliated group commits to working with the fellow to convene teams from 3-5 other campuses or other community organizations to share climate action strategies.


Application Deadline:
January 31, 2007
Click here for an application.

For more information contact Kristin Kranendonk at 703-438-6265 or campus@nwf.org

Oral arguments for the case of Massachusetts vs. EPA were heard on Wednesday, Nov. 29. The case concerns whether the EPA is required to regulate greenhouse gases as pollutants. A transcript of the oral arguments are available at the url below and may be of general interest.

http://www.supremecourtus.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/05-1120.pdf

Additionally, there was an excellent discussion that took place at Georgetown Law School immediately following the oral argument. It's also available on CSPAN.org.

https://www.law.georgetown.edu/webcast/eventDetail.cfm?eventID=231
https://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/releases/November.20.2006.html

Berkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative (BERC)Presents:
Going Solar

A roundtable discussion on the drivers behind current and future solar demand

Government subsidies, rolling blackouts, and increasing utility costs are driving thousands of Americans to go solar. Is this a short-term phenomenon or a major future source of energy? Looking ahead, what role will the government play in further stimulating household demand? What business models are needed to finance solar power, build customer awareness, and develop the market? Will new supply breakthroughs fuel exponential growth in this form of alternative energy?

Join Us

Wednesday, December 6th from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Haas School of Business
Wells Fargo Room

Light food and drinks provided, beer and wine available

Panelists:

Julie Blunden, VP of External Affairs- SunPower

Julie Blunden joined SunPower in April of 2005 and serves as vice president external affairs. She is responsible for public relations, financial relations, public policy, and market development. Prior to SunPower, Ms. Blunden was a consultant at KEMA-XENERGY on energy markets, renewable resources and policy to industry, utilities and state and federal governments. In this capacity in 2004, Ms. Blunden supported the Schwarzenegger administration in developing the Million Solar Homes Initiative. In 1997 she co-founded Green Mountain Energy Company, a national retail electric supplier of renewable power. Ms. Blunden began her career doing development and acquisitions in the independent power generation business at the AES Corporation. Ms. Blunden received her MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and an AB from Dartmouth College majoring in engineering, modified with environmental studies. She serves on the Board of Directors at the Center for Resource Solutions and the Real Goods Solar Living Institute, as well as on the Board of Advisors for Vote Solar.

Brian Stone, VP of Marketing- Powerlight

Mr. Stone oversees all aspects of PowerLight's marketing function, including marketing communications, product marketing and alliances. He brings to PowerLight 13 years of high technology marketing, product management and business development experience. Prior to PowerLight, Mr. Stone was an Executive in Residence (EIR) at Mohr, Davidow Ventures, working with several of the firm’s early stage start-up companies to develop marketing and product strategies. In addition, Mr. Stone played a leading role at Siebel Systems Inc. over six years, holding a variety of positions including General Manager of the Public Sector business unit. He also created and led the Siebel Mobile Solutions and Siebel Energy product lines, as well as managed Siebel’s flagship products for sales automation and partner relationship management. Earlier experience included wireless and mobile computing product marketing at Telxon Corporation, now a Symbol Technologies company. Mr. Stone holds a BA in Economics and International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA from the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley.

Joel Makower, co-founder and principal- Clean Edge

Joel Makower is a leading strategist on clean technology and sustainable business practices. Prior to founding Clean Edge, a leading clean-tech research and consulting firm with offices in San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, he was editor of The Green Business Letter, a monthly newsletter on corporate environmental strategy, and founder of GreenBiz.com, an acclaimed web portal on business and the environment. He is a former nationally syndicated columnist; a bestselling author or co-author of more than a dozen books, including The E-Factor: The Bottom-Line Approach to Environmentally Responsible Business; founder of Tilden Press Inc., an award-winning company that researches, writes, and produces books, newsletters, and other editorial products and services; and a frequent lecturer to companies, associations, and business schools on clean technology and sustainable business strategy. Joel is a Batten Fellow at the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia. He sits on the clean-tech advisory council for VantagePoint Venture Partners and for San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom.

5 paid internships are available. The descriptions are below or visit www.summerinternships.us for more information.

Please pay particular attention to the first intern program, below,
and be apprised that applications are due February 15, 2006.

- The SUSTAINABILITY CORPS is a new internship being developed
for launch in summer 2007 for graduate students from a variety of
backgrounds (public policy, business, agriculture, architecture,
environmental sciences) who want to spend the summer working on
sustainability projects for a commercial, public sector, or not-for-
profit sponsor. Assignments are anticipated to be with leading
organizations on the West Coast.

- PUBLIC SECTOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FELLOWS is an opportunity
for graduate students in public and business administration programs
to spend next summer working for public agencies and associations on
financial management projects and job rotations. Past placements
have been Oregon, Florida and the Washington D.C. region.

- OREGON PERFORMANCE INTERNSHIP is designed for graduate
students specifically interested in performance measurement and
management in the public sector. Most placements are in Oregon, but
several may be made in Washington state.

- eGOV INTERNS is a program for graduate students from a variety
of disciplines (public policy, marketing, industrial engineering,
computer science, organizational development, change management) who
are keen in joining the revolution in electronic government. During
the 2006 inaugural year, eGov Interns were placed state and local
governments in Oregon, Georgia, and Massachusetts.

- GENERATION NEXT (previously known as Leaders of Color) is a
diversity program aimed at developing next generation managers and
leaders for the public sector. GenNext recruits students of color who
will be college seniors and graduates students by the end of spring
term 2007. All placements are in Oregon.

The Mark O. Hatfield School of Government at Portland State
University hosts the internships. Each includes an orientation
session and five-day training institute as part of the preparation
for work with a sponsoring state, local, or non-for-profit enterprise.