Day: October 26, 2018

Zero Waste Week

October 26, 2018 /

interns with zero waste week bags

When we throw away our trash, it does not just go “away.” It goes into a landfill. You might have seen people carrying around clear ziplock bags full of trash on their backpacks this week. Instead of disposing of their waste immediately, where it is out of sight an out of mind, Zero Waste Week participants will collect their landfill-bound waste for one week to visualize how much we contribute to that landfill. How much trash do you think you produce in a week?

Guidelines:

  • Place all non-recyclable, non-compostable waste into the plastic bag.
  • Compostable and recyclable items should be properly sorted into their respective toters or bins.
  • We include disposable plastic water bottles in our bags, since 50 billion of them were bought in the US last year. Carry your reusable water bottle instead!
  • Do not include bio-hazards

Zero Waste Week stories from OOS interns:

Michaela: Zero Waste Week has compelled me to start composting my Kleenex because I didn’t want to see them go into my bag. So now I have a compost in my bathroom.

Ana Sophia: I have a Keurig coffee machine and so I feel bad about having so many K cups in my bag. I’m going to look into finding reusable cups where you just fill it up with coffee.

Isabel: Most of my waste would come from food, but I buy a lot of my food in bulk, so I don’t have a lot of packaging waste. I found out that some granola bars I eat are not foil-lined, so I cannot put them in the terracycle.

Maria: I have not started Zero Waste Week until today. Last year, the wind blew my bag off of my back pack on my way home. I was so worried that I had littered a whole bag of trash. But later that night, I retraced my steps and found it snagged in a bush. I was on my way to a concert, where I was pretty sure they wouldn’t let me in with my trash bag, so I stashed it in another bush, and picked it up on my way home to continue with my Zero Waste Week.

 

Clean Energy Intern, Metropolitan Area Planning Council (Boston)

October 26, 2018 / / 88 Comments

Clean Energy Intern, Metropolitan Area Planning Council (Boston)

We’re looking for current grad students who can commit 15-20 hours/week for at least the fall. The intern will get to work on exciting projects, from greenhouse gas inventories to climate planning and innovative technologies. Strong writers highly encouraged. Contact:  Patrick Roche.

The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) seeks a clean energy intern to work in its office in Boston for fall 2018. MAPC is a regional planning agency serving the people who live and work in Metropolitan Boston. For more details, see MAPC’s website. 

About MAPC:
MAPC, established by statute in 1963, is the Regional Planning Agency (RPA) serving the people who live and work in metropolitan Boston.  Our mission is to promote smart growth and regional collaboration, which includes protecting the environment, supporting economic development, encouraging sustainable land use, improving transportation, bolstering affordable housing, ensuring public safety, advancing equity and opportunity among people of all backgrounds, and fostering collaboration among municipalities. We are guided by MetroFuture: Making a Greater Boston Region, our regional policy plan for a more sustainable and equitable future, which was adopted in 2008, and by the agency’s Strategic Plan, which was adopted in 2014.  For more information about MAPC, MetroFuture, and the Strategic Plan, visit www.mapc.org/about-mapc and www.mapc.org/metrofuture.

Application Deadline: open until filled
Apply online at www.mapc.org. Please attach cover letter, resume, writing sample, and two references. A review of applications will begin immediately.

 

 

Various Fellowships, Climate Action Business Association (Cambridge)

October 26, 2018 / / 41 Comments

Climate Action Business Association (CABA) addresses the climate crisis by organizing local business leaders to be more effective advocates on climate change. To do this, CABA works with our member businesses to increase their sustainability initiatives,  become more effective policy advocates, and build a stronger community.

CABA is hiring for two positions:

 

Communications Fellow

The Communications Fellow is responsible for managing social media and assisting with traditional media functions and website maintenance for CABA and our partner organization, Climate XChange. Management of social media accounts, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram, should be data-driven in order to strategically build an audience. Creativity and new ideas are highly encouraged.

You will work closely with our Communications Director to assist with website work and traditional media projects, such as writing press releases and articles for publication, ghost-writing emails and story pitches to reporters and editors, drafting our weekly newsletter, and calling media outlets on the phone.

Deliverables of the fellowship include independently carrying out an entire social media campaign, as well as writing and getting an article published in a media outlet.

 

Climate Resiliency Fellow

We are seeking a motivated student to help us carry-out our 2018 BARS (Businesses Acting on Rising Seas) Campaign for coastal communities in Massachusetts.

The campaign will involve door-to-door canvassing in coastal towns of Massachusetts as well as work in our Boston Office. CABA aims to educate businesses about the risks of rising sea levels in several areas of the state and provide them with tools to create their own resilience plans. The success of this campaign depends on the fellow’s ability to communicate clearly and be able to engage with small businesses.

The climate resiliency fellow will be responsible for communicating CABA’s vision and mission, promoting the BARS Campaign, and following up with businesses that are interested in joining CABA. Other responsibilities include data entry and media outreach. Candidates must be comfortable with public speaking and have previous communications experience.

* Applicants should have access to a car or be comfortable with taking public transport to communities outside the Boston area.

Application Deadline: rolling
Please fill out this form if you are interested in either position. The form and more information can be found on our website. If you have any issues please email Amanda.Griffiths@cabaus.org.

 

Community Assistant, Global Development and Environment Institute (Somerville)

October 26, 2018 / / 21 Comments

Community Assistant, Global Development and Environment Institute (Somerville)

The Global Development And Environment Institute (GDAE) is an interdisciplinary research center at Tufts  that works to reform economic theory, transform the way economics is taught, and reshape policies to promote sustainable development. GDAE pursues its mission through original research and publications, curriculum development, conferences, and other activities.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Communications Assistant will work with GDAE’s Communications Specialist to help maintain and expand our outreach efforts. Job duties will include: responding to emails sent to gdae@tufts.edu, maintaining email subscriber database in MailChimp, planning and promoting events, drafting email newsletters, designing flyers and outreach materials, tracking media mentions, updating GDAE’s website, maintaining GDAE’s social media presence, and assisting with administrative tasks around the office as needed.

 

Application Deadline: Rolling until filled
Apply Online.

Send a resume and cover letter to monica.barros@tufts.edu.

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