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Student Internship voted 3-8-06:
Student Internship
Town of Reading Greenhouse Gas Emissions Analysis
Please post until April 14, 2006
The Town of Reading seeks a graduate or exceptional undergraduate student
intern for part time work during the Summer of 2006. The intern will help
the town begin the process of tackling global warming emissions.
The Town of Reading has committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by
joining the Cities for Climate Protection (CCP) Campaign, a program of the
International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI). The
intern will work in the Reading Municipal Light Department to begin the CCP
process of developing a strategic local plan to reduce emissions.
To help the Town of Reading to develop a local climate protection plan, the
intern will:
• Assist the Town of Reading in completing the first CCP milestone: a
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory and forecast. The intern will work
with multiple agencies to collect information and use GHG software to
compile the emissions data.
Document the data gathering effort with information for continued tracking
of the data.
• Involve key staff and elected officials in the Town of Reading in the CCP
project and communicate the Town of Reading's climate protection efforts to
key staff, officials and citizens.
• Help the Town of Reading begin thinking about and designing its Local
Action Plan.
The Town of Reading seeks students with:
• Experience with issues surrounding energy use, transportation, utilities,
and/or solid waste;
• Strong people skills for working with a variety of personalities both in
town departments and town volunteers;
• General understanding of the causes, science, and impacts of global
warming/climate change;
• Basic computer and data manipulation skills.
Deadline:
Internship will commence in May 2006.
Please submit a cover letter and resume no later than April 14, 2006 either
to:
readingmassccp@hotmail.com
or
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Cities for Climate Protection Committee
C/o Town Manager
Reading Town Hall
16 Lowell Street
Reading MA 01867
Compensation: Work study and stipend me $2,000.
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