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The City of El Cerrito is offering an Environmental Services internship opportunity ($12.41/hour, no more than 37.5 hours a week, no more than 790 hours total) with the current Integrated Waste Services (IWS) Division, which will be re-organized into the Environmental Services (ES) Division as of July 1, 2008. This is an exciting time to work with the IWS Division, as its scope of duties and programs expands beyond recycling and waste reduction into a broader range of environmental programs, including water and energy conservation, climate protection, and overall sustainability. The intern may assist with the following programs: commercial recycling program, recycling program customer service, City facilities recycling program, City energy and resource conservation program, 2006 and 2007 greenhouse gas inventory, City environmental events, and general office tasks. This internship is an opportunity to gain experience and skills in the environmental field, while learning about recycling collection and operations and City government administration. Please submit a job application form (available at www.el-cerrito.org/employee_services/instructions.html), resmue and cover letter to City of El Cerrito , Attn: Integrated Waste Services Division, Re: Internship, 10940 San Pablo Avenue , El Cerrito CA 94530 . For further information about the position or the application process, please contact Alexis Petru at (510) 215-4353.

PAID SUMMER OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON GROUND-BREAKING CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY
POLICY AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF STATE GOVERNMENT RESUMES DUE BY JUNE 4

Do you want to spend the summer helping to craft California's climate change
program? Would you like to learn how to affect fundamental political change?
Do you want a crash course in one of the most exciting industries in the
world, while working for one of the most effective environmental agencies of
the last 30 years? Are you ready for the best internship you could ever hope
for?
The California Energy Commission is offering a limited-term, paid student
assistantship opportunity for a student to work directly with Commissioner
Karen Douglas on public policy and program development in the areas of
climate change, renewable energy and transportation. The position will
involve public policy analysis and development, legislative review,
stakeholder engagement and organizational management. The student will be in
a unique position to see first-hand how energy and climate policy is shaped
and to learn the skills and techniques needed to succeed in the new energy
policy landscape.
The Commissioner is looking for a student with excellent verbal and writing
skills, with a passion for public policy and environmental sustainability.
The student can come from any of a variety of disciplines but must be able
to provide high-quality analysis and work products. The position will be in
Sacramento, begin as soon as possible, and last until the student's fall
2008 term begins.
Interested students should review the Energy Commission's website for more
information on the Commission's activities and the Commission's brochure on
student assistants for more information on the general details of the
position. To express interest, contact Commissioner Douglas's Advisor Panama
Bartholomy at (916) 654-4896 and be prepared to provide a resume, a letter
of interest and a writing sample.

Job Description:
We are looking for chemical or mechanical graduate or undergraduate
engineering students with backgrounds in chemical engineering process
simulation, heat transfer, thermodynamics, stationary or mobile power plant
design, and/or energy conversion device design. Ideal candidates have

* knowledge of chemical engineering process simulation software, such
as Chemcad and/or ASPEN,

* knowledge of fuel cell systems, and/or

* knowledge of stationary cogenerative power plant design.

Some knowledge of economics and optimization is also helpful.

The core body of this work is in developing models of stationary
cogenerative fuel cell systems and related energy conversion or storage
devices. These energy device models will be connected to each other to
simulate a distributed energy grid composed of many such devices. This
macro-distributed grid model will be tested against electricity and thermal
demands in buildings. The design of these energy devices, their installed
capacity, and their installation design and control will be optimized in the
context of energy demands.

Successful candidates will help evaluate avant-garde designs of cogeneration
stationary fuel cell power plants, and building energy demands. Assessment
criteria for these energy systems and supply chains will include 1) their
impact on the environment including a) greenhouse gas emissions, b) criteria
air pollutants, c) solid waste production, d) human health and e) energy
efficiency; 2) their implications for national security including a) the
security of the fuel and energy supplied, b) the diversity of the fuel
supply, and c) the dependence of foreign oil; and 3) their costs to
consumers, governments, and incumbent energy suppliers.

Required / Desired Criteria:
Required General Student Internship Program (SIP) Criteria:
Must be at least 16 years of age
Must have full-time enrollment status at a college or university
Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2/4.0 (or 4.0/5.0)
Must be a U.S. citizen
Graduate or undergraduate student status
Knowledge of chemical engineering process simulation software (Chemcad
and/or ASPEN)

Desired Criteria:
We are also looking for chemical or mechanical engineers with backgrounds in
chemical engineering process simulation, heat transfer, thermodynamics,
stationary or mobile power plant design, and/or energy conversion device
design. Ideal candidates have

* Knowledge of chemical engineering process simulation software, such
as Chemcad and/or ASPEN.

* Knowledge of fuel cell systems.

* Knowledge of stationary cogenerative power plant design.

Some knowledge of economics and optimization is also helpful.

We are looking for both undergraduate and graduate students.

To Apply:

* Please feel free to contact Dr. Whitney Colella directly
(wgcolel@sandia.gov or phone (505) 844-8534).

Whitney Colella , PhD, MBA
Truman Research Fellow
Sandia National Laboratories
MS 0734, PO Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87185
Phone: (505) 844-8534; Voice Mail (only): (925) 294-2612
Fax: (505) 844-7786; Email: wgcolel@sandia.gov

* Please submit your resume via the Sandia employment website.

External Job Posting Website: http://tinyurl.com/ry722

* To learn more about the summer intern programs at Sandia, please
check

Graduate Summer Internships:
http://tinyurl.com/5km54o
Undergraduate Summer Internships:
http://tinyurl.com/4o2c7v

Department Description: Department 6330 - Energy & Infrastructure Future

Our nation depends on secure, reliable, sustainable, and cost effective
supplies of energy to support economic development and to maintain a high
standard of living. The present energy infrastructure was designed to meet
these needs with fossil fuels because their inherent high energy and power
densities enable the creation of flexible, adaptive mobile and fixed power
supplies with intrinsic storage and dispatchability. These benefits have
come at a cost of high carbon emissions, dependence on foreign petroleum,
and low energy source diversification investment. In order to move beyond
the present state of an insatiable appetite for fossil fuels and the
resulting infrastructure, new concepts, ideas, and technologies will be
needed to support the DOE's National Energy Policy goals to:

. Diversify our energy mix and reduce dependence on foreign petroleum,

. Reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental impacts,

. Create a more flexible, more reliable and higher capacity U.S. energy
infrastructure, and

. Improve energy efficiency and productivity.

Sandia's approach to addressing these goals under the present constraints of
our existing infrastructure and shortterm, market-based mentality is an
iterative top-down, bottom-up optimization process called Energy Surety.
Energy surety is a collection of features of an "ideal" energy system,
which, when satisfied, enable the system to function properly while at the
same time allow it to resist stresses that could result in unacceptable
losses. The attributes (metrics) of the energy surety model include safety,
security, reliability, recoverability and sustainability. The collective
goal of the Energy and Infrastructures Futures Group is to design, develop,
and implement safe, secure, reliable, sustainable, and cost effective energy
and transportation infrastructures. This goal is being accomplished through
hardware and software development integrated with testing, evaluation, and
verification based upon energy systems analyses. The energy systems analyses
define potential energy and infrastructure futures through thermodynamics,
physics, and engineering which are evaluated through economic analyses.

Sandia has taken a leadership role in a number of areas across the spectrum
of programs in the DOE Offices of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy,
Fossil Energy, and Nuclear Energy, as well as the Office of Science. We also
have developed a substantial effort of corporately funded activities through
Sandia's Laboratory Directed Research & Development Program. We also conduct
research in direct support of U.S. industry partners through Sandia's Work
for Others Program. These activities are carried out by multidisciplinary
scientists and engineers located at Sandia's sites in Livermore, Calif., and
Albuquerque, N.M. The work is done in close partnership with other industry,
government, and university research institutions worldwide.

Paid Internship in Energy End-Use Efficiency and Conservation:
Climate Culture, LLC is a New York City-based Internet company that empowers consumers and businesses to combat global warming using
interactive web-based applications. We are looking for interns with extensive experience in climate and energy science and a strong passion for using technology to solve pressing environmental problems.

Skills & Qualifications:
o Superior quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving abilities
o Familiarity with a wide range of energy issues, including energy systems, markets, databases, regulatory structures and conservation initiatives
o Ability and desire to develop the most sophisticated personal energy use and carbon dioxide emission calculations available on the web
o Background in and personal adherence to responsible or green consumption and lifestyle habits, including an understanding of green companies, technologies and product lines
o Ability to quickly absorb sophisticated technical and conceptual information, identify key issues and details, and clearly present alternatives to both technical and non-technical individuals
o Ability to work on multiple complex tasks against deadlines and shifting priorities. Comfort in dealing with uncertainty, ambiguity and change.
Current and graduating students are welcome to apply. We offer competitive pay and an opportunity for full-time employment. We require a minimum of 40 hours per week during the summer. You will also be required to work during the semester to prepare for the internship. This is a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor of an exciting and growing company!

Applicants should email a resume and cover letter to:
Zeke Hausfather at zeke@climateculture.com

Environment America is a nation-wide network of state-based environmental advocacy organizations, from Environment California to Environment Massachusetts. This year we are hiring graduating college seniors to determine where this country is going: to solve our energy problems; fight global warming; preserve our open spaces; clean up our air and water; and make an impact on numerous other environmental issues. Environment America is currently hiring. If you’re ready to speak up and take action to protect our air, water and open space, we may have a position for you.

The California Sustainability Alliance (the Alliance) is funded by
California utility customers under the auspices of the California Public
Utilities Commission. The Alliance supports aggressive environmental
objectives related to energy efficiency, climate action, smart growth,
renewable energy, water use, waste stream management, and transportation
within the State of California.

The Alliance is pleased to announce an internship program for current
university students. As interns, students will participate in the
development of written and/or graphic content for the program website.
The website will serve as an educational resource for policy makers and
other professionals working towards sustainability in California. The
website is available in its current form at www.sustainca.org.

Undergraduate interns will be compensated at a rate of $20 per hour;
graduate interns will be compensated at a rate of $25 per hour.

For more information, please contact Claire Gagne, Navigant Consulting,
Inc., at Claire.gagne@navigantconsulting.com or (415)-356-7117.