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Date: September 20, 2021
Subject: Environmental Studies Newsletter: Week of September 20, 2021


ES Newsletter Week of September 20, 2021

*On & Off Campus Events
*Environmental News
*Jobs & Fellowships for Undergraduates
*Jobs & Fellowships for Graduating Seniors & Alums

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On & Off Campus Events

*Bowdoin Events
 
*"Gambling in Human Lives" Nuclear History in Environmental Context. A variety of presenters will examine nuclear history with an eye towards the environment, beyond just the Cold War. This will include presentations on gender politics and nuclear power and radioactive fall out. Thursday, September 23rd 7:00pm and Friday, September 24th 9:00am - 5:00pm  (Lancaster Lounge, Moulton Union)
Calendar link: https://www.bowdoin.edu/calendar/event.html?bid=1072033&rid=120096

*Volunteer Opportunities from the Bowdoin Organic Garden Club. Merrymeeting Gleaners and the Mid-Coast Hunger Prevention Program. Contact the program coordinator Julia Nelson (merrymeetinggleaners@gmail.com) and fill out https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJkYCMWZvA7xSKPRiTLFJPdndNVWO0UXpv_1UZGFXi06757A/viewform
*Summer Funding Opportunities Info Session. Student panelists will share their own experiences and tips, followed by info tables where representatives from CXD, McKeen Center, Student Fellowships and Research and Environmental Studies will be available to answer all your questions about a variety of summer funding grants and fellowships.  - https://bowdoin.joinhandshake.com/events/818638?ref=events-search

Virtual Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners (MOFGA) Common Ground Country Fair. There will be educational talks, including three keynote addresses each day from:
  • Karen Washington, Co-owner and Farmer at Rise & Root Farm; Co-Founder of Black Urban Growers
  • Amara Ifeji, Climate Justice Advocate
  • Stacy Brenner, Organic Farmer at Broadturn Farm and Maine State Senator
Videos will be posted at mofga.org and audio will be streamed at WERU FM Community Radio beginning at 10:00 am on Sunday, September 26th 2021. 
To learn more: http:// https://www.mofga.org/the-fair/2021-fair/

Maine Climate Table Webinar - Hard Choices: Nuclear energy and the climate crisis. Wednesday, September 22 2021 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm. 
To register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsfuyorj0oHdYI8q3HxH9MvpID4Gh2Va4o

 

 

 

Environmental News

*Bowdoin News
 
*Intro to Environmental Studies Students Explore the Swan Island Wildlife Management Area. Over 90 students enrolled in Intro to Environmental Studies traveled to Swan Island, located at the head of Merrymeeting Bay in Richmond, ME. The island has a rich history and is home to an abundance of wildlife. Please see the group pictures attached! 

*Summer Intern Works on Biden Administration Climate Initiative. Placed with a federal agency for the summer, Colter Adams ’24 has been able to work toward his long-term goal of helping to shape climate policy. Among his tasks was to evaluate lessons learned from the New Deal of the 1930s.
Read More:  https://www.bowdoin.edu/news/2021/08/summer-intern-works-on-biden-administration-climate-initiative.html

*News from the Orient: Trash Quickly Piling Up after Move to Take out Dining by Colve van Miltenburg. The article discusses that all of the takeout packaging and silverware currently used by Bowdoin Dining are either compostable or recyclable. Associate Director of Sustainability Keisha Payson has worked with dining over the past year to curate sustainable packaging options.
Read More: https://bowdoinorient.com/2021/09/10/trash-quickly-piling-up-after-move-to-takeout-dining/

Report: Southern Maine Vulnerable to Rising Sea Level (Maine Biz). Over 3,500 property parcels are at risk from 1.6 feet of sea level rise, the level expected in Maine by 2050, according to new municipal from Wells, Kennebunk, and York. 
Read More: https://www.mainebiz.biz/article/report-southern-maine-vulnerable-to-rising-sea-level

Hurricane Ida Adds Misery to Cancer Alley, Part 1 (Living on Earth). In the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, the communities of the Louisiana region known as ‘Cancer Alley’ were left to deal with destroyed homes, no electricity, and polluted water. Sharon Lavigne is the founder of RISE St. James and a 2021 Goldman Prize recipient for her work in organizing against a massive Formosa plastics plant, and she joins Host Steve Curwood to discuss the hurricane’s impacts and the health effects of industrial pollution in her community.
Listen at: http:// https://www.loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=21-P13-00037&segmentID=1 

 

Jobs / Fellowships for Undergraduate Students

 

Featured Jobs

Maine Clean Communities Fall Internship. Assistt MCC with data collection, outreach, communications, and attend in-person alternative fuel events in Maine. 
Learn more: https://cleancities.energy.gov
Contact: smills-knapp@gpcog.org

Fulbright Canada- Mitacs Globalink Internship Program. Research internship under the supervision of Canadian university faculty members in a variety of academic disciplines, from science, engineering and mathematics to the humanities and social sciences during the 2022 summer semester. Apply by October 15th, 2021. 
Application: http:// https://www.fulbright.ca/programs/american-students/traditional-awards-3.html
Contact: globalink@fullbright.ca

U.S. Geological Survey National Climate Adaptation Science Center (NCASC) Student Position. Assist with NCASC communications including newsletters. Apply by October 1st, 2021. 
Learn more: https://www.usgs.gov/ecosystems/climate-adaptation-science-centers
Contact: casc@casc.gov

Other Jobs


Podcast and Organizing Intern Fall 2021 at Community Action Works

Environmental Policy Summer Intern for Citizen Campaign for the Environment 

Associate Environmental Podcast Producer and Interviewer at The Creative Process

Environmental Advocate Fall Position at Clean Water Action

Marine Conservation Spring Internship at Reef Environmental Education Foundation

Clean Water Action Environmental Advocate Fall Internship





 

EVENT

“Gambling in Human Lives” Nuclear History in Environmental Context Symposium

Thursday, September 23 at 7:00pm
to Friday, September 24 at 5:00pm
Lancaster Lounge, Moulton Union, 255 Maine St, Brunswick, ME 04011, United States
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This symposium will explore nuclear history with an eye toward the environment - not just the military and diplomatic drama of the Cold War, but subjects such as radioactive fallout, nuclear waste, and industrial accidents. The presentations will ask us to consider questions of importance to both historians and citizens in an age of climate change: what is the relationship between technological advance and ethics? How should we conceive of landscapes and environments during energy transitions? What is the proper role of the state?
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