In these times of great health and economic challenges, it was heartening to connect on a recent
Green Jobs Network webinar with 165 attendees who were super interested in working in green careers!
On behalf of Leaders in Energy, I presented on
"Navigating Your Path to a Green Career" with
Dr.
Beth Offenbacker, our Director of Training and Development. There was a constellation of talents and skills among the attendees in business, marketing, communications, energy, engineering, ecology, water resources, and sustainability(see Word Cloud above). We highlighted the green jobs marketplace, building on one's strengths to pivot toward new opportunities in these times, and practical tips for landing or creating a green job.
Beth and I also conducted a
Green Jobs Community meeting on April 30th which featured two past green workshop attendees who had landed a green job. We invite those seeking green careers to attend our upcoming
Green Career Workshops taking place in May and June (learn more below).
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Our
Circular Economy Working Group met virtually on April 29th and featured two experts who are leading food recovery initiatives: Kate Urbank (DC Site Director at Food Rescue US) and Jackie Wincek (Procurement and Sustainability Specialist at DC Central Kitchen). They spoke from their unique perspectives recovering food "waste" from food producers, distributors, restaurants (and more) along the supply chain and shared how COVID-19 is impacting their work. See more info on our Working Group
here which meets monthly on the 4th Wednesday. This graphic (from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation webinar series on the circular economy) provides an excellent summary of three key circular economy principles.
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Learn from
green thought leaders in our Public Forum below. Martin Ogle shares an essay and Nancy Najarian will be speaking at an upcoming Association of Energy Engineers event this month.
Thanks to Miriam Aczel and Kyle Saukas for their contributions to this newsletter in their respective roles as Director of Communications and Newsletter Editor.
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In This Publication
- Public Forum
- Green Job Openings
- Leaders in Energy Events & Programs
- Other Events of Interest
- New & Recent Blogs
- Bookmarked
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Essay by Martin Ogle | "Outside the Box; Contemplating Nested Challenges"
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Martin Ogle, Founder of Entrepreneurial Earth LLC, shares his thoughts on the Coronavirus pandemic and its impacts and changes. He sees a set of “nested” challenges that confront us -- the Coronavirus, ominous threats to our political freedoms, and those associated with the imbalance between human systems (i.e., the built environment, the economy, etc.) and Earth's living systems. The opportunity to slow down and to get outside in Nature more compelled him to write this essay. Martin Ogle also served as the Chief Naturalist of the Potomac Overlook Regional Park.
Learn more about Martin and read his essay at his website
here.
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Special 2020 AEE East Speaker Webinar | Nancy Najarian on Tuesday, May 12th, 2:00-3:00 pm (EDT)
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Nancy Najarian, Clean Energy Consultant, NAJ Enterprises, LLP, will speak at the
Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) Special 2020 AEE East Speaker Webinar on the topic of "U.S. States and Cities: The Unstoppable Move Toward 100% Renewable Energy."
Learn more and register
here.
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Have a job opening you wish to share with Leaders in Energy? Forward a link and contact information to
kylesaukas@gmail.com
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Leaders in Energy Events & Programs
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See the following events and meetings listed below. If you have any ideas that you would like to propose for a Leaders in Energy event, program, or project, please contact us at
info@leadersinenergy.org
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Leaders in Energy will be participating in a pair of "Green Career Workshops" in May and June you're encouraged to attend.
Informational Session - May 18th
Workshop #1 - May 30th
Workshop #2 - June 13th
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In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic most events have moved online. This website proves a useful resource for finding online webinars and sessions to engage with other clean economy leaders to stay engaged while at home.
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Climate-XChange, a state carbon pricing network, hosts webinars/chat sessions every Friday to keep the climate community connected while at home.
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If you have an article that is published or have recommendations on content that is relevant to our community, please share with Kyle Saukas at:
kylesaukas@gmail.com.
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The New York Times, Brad Plumer, 30 April
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The Guardian, Oliver Milman, 28 April
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The Conversation, Jeffrey York, 28 April
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Grist, Shannon Osaka, 27 April
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The Guardian, Jillian Ambrose, 30 April
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Best,
Janine Finnell
Executive Director
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