Internship Announcement, Events, News, & Job posting!
Jesse Gorden
Hello Cambridge Energy Alliance friends!
We hope that the last four weeks have treated you well, and wish you a new year full of growth and improvements (energy efficiency and otherwise).
Thanks for tuning in for the latest CEA news and events. In this email we’re
announcing new part-time volunteer internship opportunities with CEA, upcoming
events, and then several news stories. At the bottom you will find a job
advertisement located on the MIT employment page.
Again, thanks for reading, and best wishes!
Jesse Gorden
Outreach Coordinator
Cambridge Energy Alliance
Volunteers!
2011 Kickoff Meeting and Pizza Party
Get Involved
THIS Wednesday, January 12, 2011
7:00pm – 9:00pm
At Cambridge Energy Alliance, 1385 Cambridge Street
CEA is excited to offer seven new part-time volunteer intern positions for people who are passionate about energy, the environment, and want to make a difference locally! These different positions are varied, so we are looking for inquisitive minds, media/communication gurus, artists, techies, and folks with great people skills who like working with adults, or with children*. This is an opportunity for you to gain valuable experience while making a visible impact on the Cambridge community and building your resume. Please see the position descriptions attached to this email, because we’d love to have you!
To get everyone started on our 2011 plans, we will be having a new year volunteer bash this week, so if you are interested in volunteering we’ll look forward to seeing you at CEA THIS Wednesday (Jan 12) at 7:00pm for a pizza party.
*Current position titles include Business Liaison Intern, Research Intern, Communications/Media Intern, Visual Arts/Graphics Intern, Low-Income Liaison Intern, Technology Intern, and Youth Liaison Intern. If you cannot make it on Wednesday, just apply online by emailing us at wo...@cambridgeenergyalliance.org
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Events
Residential Energy Savings: Real vs. Modeled
A Lecture by Michael Blasnik
Thursday January 13, 2011
6:30-8pm
At MIT, The Strata Center, 32-141
Michael Blasnik will explain:
· How to save the most energy in your home
· Why real world savings don’t always equal modeled savings
· Why the energy efficiency field needs great researchers
About Mr. Blasnik
· Has analyzed the energy use of millions of homes over the last 25 years
· Heads the energy impact evaluation for the National Weatherization Assistance Program
· Is feisty, funny, and informative
Cosponsored by HEET, MITEI, Sustainability@MIT, the MIT Energy Club, CEA, Greenport, and MCAN.
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YWCA Many Helping Hands CFL Exchange
Continuing Dr. Martin Luther King’s Dream with a Day of Service
Monday, January 17th
2:00pm-5:00pm
The YWCA at 7 Temple St, Central Square, Cambridge
CEA will be present at Many Helping Hands’ wonderful event that aims to “answer Dr. King’s challenge to do something for others.” We will be distributing CFL light bulbs in exchange for plays at our Energy Efficiency game. We strongly urge you to click the above link and view what other activities are going on during this Day of Service!
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HEET Weatherization Barn-raising
Make a Difference In Cambridge
Saturday, January 29th
12:30pm – 5pm
First Church of Cambridge, 11 Garden Street.
“We don’t know all the [types of] work yet, but we might be installing a lot of LEDs, the lighting of the future. Help the church save money and energy while you learn how to do so in your own home.”
Sign up here: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFVLeUFBeEZjVm5VYzNMY2tDSGlScFE6MQ
There will also be two other Weatherization Barn-raisings earlier in the month, one just this Sunday in Maynard, MA and another on the 15th in Arlington. Please visit http://www.heetma.com for more information on these.
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Green Your Condo, Save Your Money, & Help Your Planet, too.
Learn how “green” investments in your condo can make it more sustainable and add value to your home.
Tuesday, February 8th from 6:30pm-8:30pm
Location TBA soon
At this seminar you will learn about energy efficiency and smart living starting with small steps to take within your condo like installing weather stripping, then moving onto larger steps for your entire condo building like getting a free building-wide energy assessment or even installing solar. We will also cover how to cash in on the incentives/rebates, as well as the attractive 0% financing available through local banks and NSTAR. Come learn how to make your condo greener, more energy efficient, and save yourself and neighbors money each month.
Presenters include: Sustainable Life Solutions, Next Step Living, S&H Construction, and Cambridge Portuguese Credit Union
Co-sponsored by CEA and Coldwell Banker agents Amy Tighe and Robin Miller.
RSVP to jgo...@cambridgeenergyalliance.org
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News
National
• The U.S. Department of Energy will be supporting updated, energy-efficient building codes in 24 states (Including MA). Read the full story here.
• The Swedish home furnishings retail giant IKEA has stopped selling incandescent light bulbs in this country– this is supposed to be done by all U.S. retailers, with a deadline of 2012-14 as was written in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.
Massachusetts
• Massachusetts issued a new Energy and Climate Plan for 2020, setting a greenhouse gas emissions goal of 25% below 1990 levels by 2020, effectively reaching the ceiling on emissions standards allowed by the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008.
• The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) is soliciting public comment on a proposed MPG-like building rating pilot for commercial buildings. There will be a public meeting on January 18th in Boston, and a webinar on January 20th. Please visit this link for more information.
Cambridge
•The Cambridge Public Library has officially been certified LEED® Silver by the
U.S. Green Building Council. Please view the whole story here.
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Job Opportunity
Project Manager
MIT Energy Initiative
Cambridge MA
Full Time
PROJECT MANAGER, MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) and Department of Economics, to manage a large research project on home energy weatherization. The overall project involves partnering with electric and natural gas utilities that run weatherization programs, implementing randomized experiments to test what financial incentives and program modifications increase adoption of energy efficiency investments, and measuring the effects of these investments on energy usage. Responsibilities will include overseeing the implementation of the project by MITEI's partners by ensuring that field staff adheres to the project design, and overseeing a large data collection effort which includes combining utility bills with demographic information and administrative data from energy efficiency programs. In general, will be responsible for making decisions on how to implement a project that meets rigorous scientific standards while remaining feasible for the partners. For example, some project designs would be scientifically interesting but too costly or difficult for the partner company to implement, so we would need to understand the partner company's capabilities and make appropriate tradeoffs.
REQUIREMENTS: a bachelor's degree in economics, statistics, engineering, or related field and/or a master's degree in economics or public administration/international development with an interest in and some knowledge of the energy industry and energy efficiency programs. An interest in scientific research, attention to detail, and the ability to work effectively in nonacademic business settings required. This ability should be evidenced by two years of experience in finance or some other private sector job. There may be some travel to research sites in different parts of the United States. MIT-00007425
This is an eighteen-month appointment.
12/17/10
Listing found here: https://sh.webhire.com/servlet/av/jd?ai=631&ji=2508770&sn=L&cd=&si=0
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Jesse Gorden
CEA Outreach Coordinator/Intern
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