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Apr 1 deadline – Recharge! Retreat 2012

February 21, 2012 / / 0 Comments

Did you hear about last year’s ReCharge! Retreat? Wish you could have been there? Well you’re in luck! Applications for 2012’s ReCharge! Retreat are now open. Application deadline is April 1st, 2012.

This summer’s ReCharge! Retreat is scheduled for August 12-18, 2012. If you’re not familiar with ReCharge!, check out this video from the 2011 retreat made by Focus the Nation Roots Fellows The Perennials Project for a glimpse of the action.

Focus the Nation selects twenty students, five from each Quadrant, who show passion, dedication, and drive to accelerate the transition to clean energy. The one week retreat includes a balance of intellectual rigor, collaborative practices, reflection and physical activity as it applies to building our clean energy future. APPLY TODAY for your chance to be a part of this life changing opportunity!

Applicant Criteria and Selection Process
College students between the ages of 18-28 who have a passion for clean energy are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be available to participate in the entire retreat. The cost of participation is covered by Focus the Nation.

Focus the Nation has designed the ReCharge! Retreat to not only enhance and explore the deeper-set of skills needed for Clean Energy Leadership but also to provide a supportive framework through the Forum-to-Action (F2A) program to implement what you learn at the retreat in your own community when you return to your campus in the fall.

To be considered as a Delegate for the 2012 ReCharge! Retreat, students will have either participated in the F2A program in the past or will make a commitment to serve as a Focus Coordinator, team member or peer mentor in the 2012-2013 F2A program cycle.

Two letters of reference are required as a part of your ReCharge! Application. At the end of the online application there is a space to upload these documents.

an Academic Letter of Reference (from a professor, academic advisor, former teacher etc)
a Community Letter of Reference (from a member of an organization, neighbor, faith-based institution, volunteer coordinator etc.)
In addition to describing why you should be chosen as a 2012 ReCharge! Delegate, each letter must indicate the name, relationship and contact information of the person writing the recommendation.

Please contact us with any questions about the application criteria and/or selction process.

Applications Due: April 1, 2012
Focus the Nation is seeking a diversity of participants with equal representation of all four quadrants

  • 5 Technicians
  • 5 Innovators
  • 5 Politicos
  • 5 Storytellers

The participants selected will also represent economic and ethnic diversity and come from both 4-year and 2-year campuses in rural and urban environments.

All applications will be reviewed by our ReCharge! selection panel and decisions will be made on the basis of

  • meeting our diversity requirements
  • assessment of applicant’s leadership skills
  • passion for clean energy
  • positive personal and/or professional references.

2012 ReCharge! Delegates Selected: April 20, 2012

Feb 15: Nonviolent Action: Tar Sands and Occupy Movement

February 10, 2012 / / 24 Comments

When: February 15th at 7:00pm

Where: Barnum 104

Come to the Peace and Justice Studies panel discussion between George Lakey (Swarthmore Professor and Activist), Sarah Sobieraj (Tufts Professor), Nathalie Schils (Tufts ‘12), and Brian Kwoba (from Occupy Boston). Each panelist has a unique perspective to offer from their experience studying or participating in protests, and they will bring methods of theory and practice together. The panelists will consider the efficacy and strategy of nonviolent action and its interaction with the media in an interactive discussion with audience members. Dessert reception to follow the event.

April 20-21: Tufts Energy Conference 2012

February 10, 2012 / / 26 Comments

When: April 20-21, 2012

Where: Fletcher School, Tufts University, Medford, MA

What is TEC?

Beginning from two small panel sessions in 2006, the Tufts Energy Conference has grown to become one of the largest entirely student-run conferences in New England. Lead by a seasoned team of conference planners and a support network of many esteemed advisers, the conference attracts leading minds in the energy industry and interested students to discuss applications of innovative ideas and solutions the most pertinent energy challenges of today. Past themes have examined commercializing new technologies, the effort of modernizing the grid, and the impact of a growing solar power presence in the energy industry.

Theme: Transforming the Global Energy Debate: From Challenges to Solutions

Today, more than ever, we face unprecedented global energy challenges. We find ourselves in a state of continued economic uncertainty confronted with the challenges of meeting growing energy demand, the increasing threat of irreversible climate change, providing a secure, safe and affordable energy supply, bringing access to energy to billions and sustaining our environment. How do we successfully tackle these challenges and transition to a sustainable, low-carbon energy future? The Tufts Energy Conference (TEC) 2012 will move beyond debating these known energy issues and focus on solutions.

We will discuss pivotal questions such as: What role will fossil fuels play as part of a diverse and secure low-carbon energy mix? What policies and regulatory measures can be employed for upgrading the safety and security of existing and planned nuclear facilities? How do developing countries plan to meet growing energy demand while at the same time alleviating poverty, sustaining the environment and addressing climate change? In the U.S., how should the role of the government and the private sector evolve to close the financing gap for renewable energy? What are the new management approaches being developed to address the trade-offs between water consumption and energy production?

TEC 2012 will bring together policymakers, scholars, business leaders, professionals and students to exchange ideas on the most promising solutions to our most pressing energy challenges.

Registration begins March 1st. Check out tuftsenergyconference.com for more information.

March 16th & 17th: MIT Energy Conference

February 3, 2012 / / 0 Comments

When: March 16th & 17th (Friday/Saturday)

Where: Park Plaza Castle/Westin Copley Place, Boston

What is the MIT Energy Conference?

The MIT Energy Conference is an annual two-day conference that brings together leaders in industry, academia, government, and finance to deliver critical knowledge and independent analysis on emerging trends in energy technologies, policies, and markets.

The seventh annual Conference will be held on the 16th and 17th of March, 2012.  Friday, March
16th will feature several in-depth workshops, a keynote fireside chat, and our annual energy showcase. The ticketed conference on March 17th at the Westin Copley Place will harness the expertise of our invited speakers to engage in focused, fact-based panels across several high-relevance topics.

This Year’s Theme

From the failure at Fukishima to the fall of Solyndra, the past year has been witness to several destabilizing events across the known energy landscape.  Nevertheless, our collective interest requires that we navigate this challenging moment to develop and deliver the impactful energy solutions in technology, policy, and industry that will secure a sustainable energy future.

Despite an ambient sense of uncertainty around the globe, a different spirit animates MIT — where the pace of research discovery carries on, students and faculty of wide-ranging discipline interact, and critical new concepts, collaborations, and ventures emerge year after year.  In following with this spirit, the 2012 MIT Energy Conference directors are pleased to announce that this year’s conference will focus on the challenge, and promise, of Insight and Innovation in Uncertain Times.

For more information, click here.

Feb 28: Boston Green Drinks

February 3, 2012 / / 1 Comment

When: Tuesday, Feb 28th at 6:00pm

Where: Kingston Station Restaurant, 25 Kingston Street, Boston

Boston Green Drinks meets at Kingston Station in Downtown Crossing on the last Tuesday of every month and will soon launch a monthly speaker event series. To get up to date details on Boston Green Drinks activity, follow them on Twitter, “like” their Facebook page, and keep an eye out for the launch of their new website! These free-form events are a great way for you to catch up with old friends in the movement or make new ones, as well as keep your finger on the pulse of local events. They’re looking for people of all ages, from all walks of life, including non-profit, for-profit, government, law, finance, writing, publishing, fundraising, graphic design, business, academia, the arts…the bottom line is that everyone is welcome! So make a note in your calendar and invite friends along.

Whether you’re a student interested in sustainability, a professional environmentalist, or just in town while on your way to save the planet, make a point of connecting with the Boston environmental crowd at our monthly happy hours and upcoming speaker series. Come ready to connect with leaders of Boston’s vibrant greentech community, learn from local eco-gurus, and network with a great group of people with a common passion.

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