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[event] - Earth Day Celebration at Gas Works Park

Earth Day Celebration at Gas Works Park
Environmental Community hosts free event to support a Coal-Free Future for Washington

SEATTLE — Sierra Club, CoolMom, Earth Ministry, Washington Environmental Council and Climate Solutions will host a free community Earth Day Celebration on Saturday, April 23, from 11am—3pm at Gas Works Park.This event will be a great opportunity for the community and local organizations to come together and celebrate the tremendous environmental work that has been accomplished in Washington State and look ahead to future projects. 

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[resource] - UW Career Center

It seems like internship and job hunting season once again!  I’ve been hearing from quite a few students about where to look for internships/jobs as well as how to prepare for them.  

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[volunteer] - Volunteer at the Aboretum with Student Conservation Association

Join Student Conservation Association (SCA), the University of Washington Botanic Gardens (UWBG), and Seattle Parks and Recreation for a day of fun projects at the Washington Park Arboretum on Saturday, April 23. 

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[event] - UW Dasani Campus Clean Up

Looking to make a difference for Earth Month? Come join Dasani and Honest Tea at the University of Washington on Thursday, April 21st at 12:30 p.m. for the 1st Annual Campus Cleanup Challenge!  

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Regenerative Design Institute Training

http://www.regenerativedesign.org/courses-events/ecology-of-leadership 
The Ecology of Leadership weekend workshop is comingto the greater Seattle community in May!
Offered: May 7 – 8, 2011Location: The Tree Farm in Carnation, Washington (Seattle area)Instructors: James Stark & Christopher Kuntzsch
Cost: $195 per person
Transforming lives for the dawning of a new era
Do you feel the urgency of these times of both great global change and opportunity, and long to make a greater difference? 

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EPA Green Power Partnership Webinar

Webinar on Greening the Bottom Line: How Campus Green Revolving Funds are Saving Energy and Money
On Wednesday, April 20, from 1-2 pm (EST), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Green Power Partnership (GPP) will host a webinar on Greening the Bottom Line: How Campus Green Revolving Funds are Saving Energy and Money. 

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Earth Day at the UW

Earth Day is rapidly approaching, and it will be celebrated at the UW with a variety of events planned by the UW Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability Office, SEED, and the UW Earth Club:
Husky Green Award Ceremony!Music!Exhibitors! 

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[registration] - Summer Quarter 2011

Summer Quarter 2011 Time Schedule:http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/SUM2011/
Summer Quarter 2011 Registration Dates (begins April 18, 2011):http://www.washington.edu/students/reg/priorsu11.html
Please review environmental studies major or minor requirements: Major: http://depts.washington.edu/poeweb/students/requirements.html Minor: http://depts.washington.edu/poeweb/students/es_minor.html
Summer Quarter 2011 Perspectives & Experiences lists are now updated:http://depts.washington.edu/poeweb/students/perspexp.html
ENVIR 250 (data types and collection methods): This course will soon be on the time schedule and will be taught by Liz Mack.  

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[internship] - City of Seattle environment internships

The City of Seattle has just announced multiple internships.Deadlines are April 26, 2011.

Environmental Justice Network in Action Intern

Environmental Partnerships Intern

Waste Reduction Outreach Intern

Waste Reduction Program Intern

For more information about any of these internships, please see: http://www.seattle.gov/personnel/employment/default_TemporaryAndInternship.asp 

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