On Monday April 4th, thousands of college and university students will be participating in the Power Dialog. Students and supporting faculty will engage in face-to-face dialogs with top environmental and energy officials in dozens of states. The topic? State-level action to help meet the US climate commitment of 30% cuts in …
Listen to the National Climate Seminar webinar from March 2nd here. We spoke with Rachel Cleetus from the Union of Concerned Scientists on policy issues surrounding renewables, and what states might do in the wake of SCOTUS to meet our Paris pledges.
The Missing Voice on Climate Post-Paris: Students Nationwide ‘Power Dialogs’ in April Will Give College Students A Voice In Their Future Feb. 18, 2016 — In a surprising move, the Supreme Court last week delayed U.S. climate action for a year. Justice Antonin Scalia’s passing following that ruling only …
As April approaches, plans for Power Dialogs around the nation are becoming solidified. To make things a bit easier for state organizers in the midst of event planning, we will begin sharing best practices from from Power Dialogs across the country. Below is an example from Michigan State University of …
Hello Power Dialog State Organizers, It is a tumultuous time for the Clean Power Plan. The events of the last few weeks have shaken things up ,and we, at the Power Dialog, are adjusting our strategy. Because the future of the Clean Power Plan is somewhat unclear, it is …
Written by Elisabeth Darnell My name is Elisabeth Darnell and I was fortunate enough to receive funding from the Henry Luce Foundation to study organic agriculture in Japan. I graduated from Bard College in the class of 2015 with a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental and Urban Studies. During my studies, …
Before I started working for ClimateWorks, I thought five months would be a long time and I could enjoy the California sunshine. However, the internship with the Advisory and Research Team at ClimateWorks was so exciting and unforgettable that I cannot believe five months have already passed. I harvested much more …
By the fourth day of my one-week trip to Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, I was coughing every few minutes. The soot and chemicals that float through the air of one of the world’s most air quality-compromised cities are inescapable for residents. Smog-producing emissions are one result of …
Group work. Need I say more? The stuff of nightmares for many students and coworkers, these two dreaded words hold the potential to make anyone scared and discouraged. But fear not, dear Reader. I’m here to help. Today, I’m going to give you some tips for working effectively on a …
Know a college student or a teacher? Then you can help 10,000 students around the country, and hundreds in your own state, change their future. The week of April 4, 2016 The Power Dialog is organizing conversations in every state capitol between students and the top regulators in their state charged with …
