Apply online at uspirg.org/apply by February 8th.

U.S.PIRG and the state PIRGs have won real victories for the public interest. In recent years we’ve won high-speed rail funding in California, cut $150 million of health insurance waste in Oregon, and helped create the Consumer Financial Protect Bureau to protect consumers from Wall Street tricks.  

Hello PoE community!
The PoE Alumni Board invites you to our Winter Quarter Community Drinks onThursday, February 6th, starting at 6:30pm.  This event will be held at theUrban Family Public House in Ballard (see map here), which is an all-ages venue serving beer and other beverages.   

Currently accepting applications for our Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 Arava Institute semester program! We seek applicants who are passionate about environmental studies, coexistence, and reaching across borders to change the world for the better. 

A group of Program on the Environment graduate students is providing NOAA with an understanhding of new and emerging risks from producing and transporting oil and how these risks impact oil spill response planning. 

THE POSITION

Interns will be responsible for writing articles for our magazine’s affiliated blog. However, this is not your typical blogger position. Our interns don’t waste their time writing news briefs summarizing popular stories; they write engaging analyses of current affairs that are provocative, insightful, and academically sound. 

Earn credit living in your tent! Seriously.
WILD ROCKIES FIELD INSTITUTE 
Information Session
Where: JIASO Conference Room
When: Thursday, February 6th @ 3PM
The Wild Rockies Field Institute offers field-based, academic courses to undergraduate students, accredited through the University of Montana and transferable to other universities and colleges.  

When: Monday, Feb 3, 12:30PM-1:30PM in the PoE Commons.

About The Session: An overview of Capstone requirements and options, meet current/former Capstoners as well! 

It will be “everything they ever wanted to know about Capstone but were afraid to ask”. 

February 28th: The UW Conservation Catwalk from 5:30 PM-9:00 PM in the University of Washington’s Grand Ballroom located in the Husky Union Building in Seattle, WA. Admission is open, and tickets are complimentary with limited space. 

Have you ever noticed the green space along the 45th street and the Burke-Gilman trail? Have you ever been inside this forest?
Kincaid Ravine is a 2.2 acre urban forest located in the northeast corner of campus.