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- -tl- . <br />committees. <br />Student Internship voted 3-8-06: <br />Student Internship <br />Town of Reading Greenhouse Gas Emissions Analysis <br />Please post until April 14, 2006 <br />The Town of Reading seeks a graduate or exceptional undergraduate student <br />intern for part time work during the Summer of 2006. The intern will help <br />the town begin the process of tackling global warming emissions. <br />The Town of Reading has committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by <br />joining the Cities for Climate Protection (CCP) Campaign, a program of the <br />International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI). The <br />intern will work in the Reading Municipal Light Department to begin the CCP <br />process of developing a strategic local plan to reduce emissions. <br />To help the Town of Reading to develop a local climate protection plan, the <br />intern will: <br />• Assist the Town of Reading in completing the first CCP milestone: a <br />greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory and forecast. The intern will work <br />with multiple agencies to collect information and use GHG software to <br />compile the emissions data. <br />Document the data gathering effort with information for continued tracking <br />of the data. <br />• Involve key staff and elected officials in the Town of Reading in the CCP <br />project and communicate the Town of Reading's climate protection efforts to <br />key staff, officials and citizens. <br />• Help the Town of Reading begin thinking about and designing its Local <br />Action Plan. <br />The Town of Reading seeks students with: <br />• Experience with issues surrounding energy use, transportation, utilities, <br />and/or solid waste; <br />• Strong people skills for working with a variety of personalities both in <br />town departments and town volunteers; <br />• General understanding of the causes, science, and impacts of global <br />warming/climate change; <br />• Basic computer and data manipulation skills. <br />Deadline: <br />Internship will commence in May 2006. <br />Please submit a cover letter and resume no later than April 14, 2006 either <br />to: <br />readingmassccp@hotmail.com <br />or <br />3/10/06 <br />