Here’s a link for PAID summer internships with EPA Region 1:

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In an effort to recruit a diverse, highly-qualified summer intern
candidate pool, please pass along this link to students who you feel
would be an asset to EPA.

http://www.epa.gov/ohr/student/summerregion1.htm

If you have trouble with the link, please follow the directions below:

Go to http://www.epa.gov Careers Student Opportunities Student Summer
Employment Opportunities Opportunities in EPA Regional Offices
Region 1

Thanks for your help,

Jason Grazick
Student Coordinator

New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI) is seeking applications for a Staff Attorney to work on issues of Environmental Justice and Community Development (EJ). Two to five years of relevant experience is required. Environmental and/or land use, civil rights experience is strongly preferred.

Applicants must have top litigation skills and sensitivity to issues of discrimination on the basis of race and ethnicity. Excellent writing, analytic and public speaking skills are essential, as is the ability to work as part of a team in a fast-paced environment. Spanish or other second language is a strong plus.

Please send your application by e-mail to amatteis@nylpi.org or by post to:

Amanda Matteis
Attn: EJ Staff Attorney Position
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, Inc.
151 West 30th Street, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10001

Applications must include a cover letter, a resume, a brief writing sample, and three references (including daytime telephone numbers). Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and should be submitted as soon as possible before the May 8, 2006 application deadline. The position will remain open until filled.

For more info, see

http://www.nylpi.org/jobs_fulltime_detail_25.html

U.Washington law school just announced this open position in their env. law clinic. Application deadline is May 5 (or until filled). It’s a 1-2 year fellowship, starting Aug/Sept 06.

Here’s most relevant part of job ad (the entire job description was too long to post here – to get the whole thing, there’s a contact name at bottom; or my students can check with me):

QUALIFICATIONS Qualifications for the position include: • Demonstrated commitment to public interest law; • Prior work experience and/or course work in environmental law; • Strong legal writing and communication skills;• The ability to work well with a wide range of people, including students, clients, opposing counsel and members of the University community; Graduate Fellows must be members of the Washington Bar, or take steps to apply for membership (through examination or reciprocity) upon being accepted for the position. In addition, a Graduate Fellow may not hold appointment for more than 6 years after receipt of their terminal degree unless an exception has been approved.

HOW TO APPLYApplicants should submit the following: • Resume • Law school transcript (unofficial accepted) • Two letters of recommendation from law school teachers, attorneys or judges who are familiar with the candidate’s work and ability • A recent writing sample (written and edited by the applicant) • A brief statement (no longer than one to two single spaced pages) explaining the applicant’s interest in the position. Application materials should be sent to: Mr. Harold Daniels Attn: BELC Fellowship Program Administrator, Clinical Law ProgramUniversity of Washington School of Law William H. Gates Hall, Suite 265 P.O. Box 85110 Seattle, WA 98145-1110 No phone calls, emails or faxes please.
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After review of application materials, a small number of applicants will be selected for an interview at our office in Seattle. The Berman ELC cannot pay applicants’ travel expenses, but will try to arrange interviews at a mutually convenient time. Interviews via video-conference may also be possible. Applications will be accepted until at least May 5, 2006, and the position will remain available until filled.

The University of Washington is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. The University of Washington is an Affirmative Action/ Equal OpportunityEmployer. Selection for this position will be based solely on merit without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, political affiliation, disability, sexual orientation, marital or family status or other differences. The University of Washington encourages people of color to apply.

I mentioned some time ago that many of the issues causing social unrest in China are pollution and land takings related. One more article about village protests, of the many articles that appear in the Chinese news media all the time, focuses on peasants being kicked off land near Tianjin, a large port city close to Beijing. (SCMP 4/4/06). Villagers have been displaced in order to make room for a 177 km express way connecting Beijing with Tianjin. Like in many other instances, they are protesting corruption by local officials that has resulted in the peasants being cheated out of the compensation that the government has paid for the land taking. By some Chinese estimates (Zhou Tianyong of the Central Party School), peasants only get 10% of the value of the land as compensation; the rest is pocketed primarily by corrupt officials. According to the same estimates, the total value of the land that has been taken from peasants with China’s modernization amounts to somewhere around 5 trillion RMB.

This is a plum job posting that came across my e-mail last week. The Pew Climate Change Center is a DC-based think tank headed by Eileen Claussen, former assistant secretary of State for Oceans and Environment. The position starts in May/June 06 and involves international work on climate change. The deadline is April 21, 2006. Requirements include Bachelor’s or Master’s in environmental policy, international relations, or related field. For more info, see this link:
http://www.pewclimate.org/about/career_opportunities/int_fellow.cfm

Didn’t see an application deadline on this – got this on my e-mail on March 16 (so a little dated).

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The Global Roundtable on Climate Change is hiring a Program Coordinator. The
Global Roundtable on Climate Change is the Earth Institute¹s effort to
assist global consensus and catalyze effective cross-sectoral action on
climate change. The Roundtable brings together high level stakeholders from
business, civil society and government to discuss responses to climate
change and attempt to reach consensus on some basic elements of an
international strategy to mitigate and adapt to climate change. See
http://www.grocc.org for more information.

The Program Coordinator conducts background research on climate related business and policy developments, helps to draft and edit documents and communications, co-authoring conference papers and other publications, assists with the bi-monthly newsletter, handles communication with participant companies, keeps a database of participants, scheduling meetings, supports all aspects of the operation of GROCC, and supervises two student work study employees.

This is a great opportunity for people interested in climate change, environmental policy issues, business and the environment. It is also a good networking opportunity, with lots of interaction with corporate environmental representatives and ngo¹s working on the issue.

This is a Columbia University grade 10 position, with salary in the 40s and full benefits.

Resumes and cover letters should be submitted to:

Kate Brash
Program Manager
Global Roundtable on Climate Change
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
tel. 212-854-6067
fax: 212-854-6309
kbrash@ei.columbia.edu

For more info, see http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_jobs.cfm?categ_id=3

Vacancy Announcements

Climate Change: Vulnerability and Adaptation

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) seeks three highly qualified individuals to develop and implement projects in Climate Change Adaptation, with a focus in capacity development. We are seeking highly motivated candidates with demonstrated strategic and leadership skills, programming experience, and preferably with a background in climate science, vulnerability and adaptation, and development economics.

§ Regional Technical Advisor for Asia and the Pacific

(Deadline for submissions: 21 April 2006)

(based in Bangkok, Thailand)

§ Regional Technical Advisor for Latin America and the Caribbean

(Deadline for submissions: 12 May 2006)

(based in Panama City, Panama)

Level: ICS12 (L-5)

Date of Entry: Immediate

Ecofys has just released the following vacancies in their London office:

– Consultant Energy and Climate Strategies

– Senior Consultant Energy and Climate Strategies

– Consultant Energy in the Built Environment

– Project Developer Onshore Wind and Biomass Projects

Further details on the vacancies and where to direct your questions and applications can be obtained from the website: http://www.ecofys.co.uk/uk/work/vacancies.htm

Guangdong province will begin construction of 3 new nuclear power plants this year in order to meet energy shortfalls in the province. (SCMP April 1, 2006.) This is in addition to two existing nuclear power plants. Guangdong province has been suffering from chronic energy shortfalls because of the booming industrial economy. In the past it has imported energy from other provinces. These power plants are supposed to solve some of these problems. When the additional 3 power plants are on line, they are expected to contribute 20% of the province’s electric power.