The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is a national environmental non-profit organization that has worked “to safeguard the earth—its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends” since its foundation in 1970. NRDC draws on the expertise of lawyers, scientists, and policy advocates, as …
As part of the Bard Center for Environmental Policy’s (CEP) Master’s program, we students are required to do a 4 to 6-month internship at an organization related to environmental or climate science and policy. This internship gives us the opportunity to apply what we’ve learned in our first-year coursework and …
The beauty of an internship is that you not only gain on-the-ground experience in a field of interest, but you also get to learn about yourself. Internships are a growing experience and to grow you’ve got to fling yourself out of your comfort zone (see diagram). This is my …
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is tasked with many, many responsibilities. It “manages and conserves the City’s water supply; distributes more than one billion gallons of clean drinking water each day to nine million New Yorkers and collects wastewater through a vast underground network of pipes, …
Wicked problems call for new institutions! The problems that the world and society are facing today are of the very complex and intractable sort, wicked problems that span value systems, disciplines, and knowledge bases. Climate change is one of these. It is an economic, scientific, and social issue of spectacular …
“If you choose a job you love, you will never have to work another day in your life” – Confucius. Sitting behind my desk at the Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP) in Washington D.C. as an International Policy Associate Intern I realized that being part of this institution, known …
A lot has happened since my last post in July. My internship at NYSERDA ended in August when I a took a job as the Project Coordinator for the Multifamily team, also at NYSERDA. This change coincided with more responsibilities but also a continuation of the research and development I …
One of the questions I get asked most frequently since I finished my internship in Vietnam has been: “What did you really do there?” At first I couldn’t interpret the skepticism and a little disappointment I read on the faces of relatives and friends. “What do you mean, you didn’t …
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 …
Stepping away from my first ‘real’ job, I find myself asking, ‘did I use what I learned in undergraduate and graduate school?’ My answer is: ‘Yes, but I learned even more on the job.’ I’ve spent the past six months interning with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps …
