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Eileen Flynn
Student Melrose MA United States Member Since: 04/25/2018
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Research shows that U.S. carbon dioxide emissions rose an estimated 3.4% in 2018. This is an unfortunate and significant increase compared to prior years, and scientists say it is the opposite direction our country needs to be going in if they wish to avoid the impending effects of climate change. The United States was once a global leader for climate action. In 2015, America made an impressive and powerful step in the right direction by...
By Eileen Flynn // Student Last updated: 03/14/2023 + Show |
Sustainable Job Posting: Sustainability Manager at Lyft - San Francisco, California
Position Overview: Lyft is seeking a Sustainability Manager to implement Lyft’s sustainability initiatives, integrating sustainable practices throughout the company. Reporting to the Director of Sustainability, you will help to set the strategy and ensure that the company's sustainability efforts enhance business performance and...
By Eileen Flynn // Student Last updated: 08/09/2018 + Show |
Sustainable Job Opportunity: Sustainable Pittsburgh, Executive Director
POSITION OVERVIEW The new Executive Director will be the successor to the founder, who served as Executive Director for 20 years. The Executive Director will be able to think at the macro level, while acting locally to meet development goals. Contributing to the global sustainability agenda requires a scaled approach – one that is...
By Eileen Flynn // Student Last updated: 08/09/2018 + Show |
Fresh Energy is hiring! The company is looking for an energy efficiency expert to lead our Energy Performance program, and a guru to lead communications work. Program Director, Energy Performance Job overview and requirements: Are you deeply interested in securing efficiency-related policy change at the state legislature and regulatory...
By Eileen Flynn // Student Last updated: 08/09/2018 + Show |
Sustainable Job Opportunity: Greenovate Boston Communications Manager
Overview: Brief Job Description (essential functions of the job): Greenovate Boston is the Mayor’s initiative to engage all Bostonians in the City’s climate action goals, while continuing to make Boston a thriving, healthy and innovative city. Our team works with the community to define and implement the City’s Climate Action Plan....
By Eileen Flynn // Student Last updated: 08/09/2018 + Show |
Eco Neighborhoods: Milwaukee Wisconsin’s Sustainability Toolkit
Milwaukee Wisconsin has brought teamwork to their sustainability campaign. Milwaukee’s Environmental Collaboration Office has developed an Eco-Neighborhoods Toolkit to help make the process of becoming a green city even easier. On the Official website of Milwaukee, the city lists five easy steps a city must take to be listed as an...
By Eileen Flynn // Student Last updated: 07/28/2018 + Show |
Companies and Cities Joining the Movement Away from Plastic Straws
The first time I was exposed to the dangers of plastic waste negatively affecting my environment was when I was 14 years old. I watched a video of a turtle, rescued from our oceans, with a plastic straw stuck in his nose. “Say No to Plastic Straws” was the headline to this viral video and was the start to a very powerful movement that...
By Eileen Flynn // Student 1 reply Last updated: 07/18/2018 + Show |
The Next Generation of Housing – Prefabricated Homes
Traditionally, the process of constructing a house takes place on the same piece of land where the house will stay when completed. Construction teams travel to the same outdoor site for months and are forced to deal with space restrictions, weather conditions and other outdoor distractions. Most people are familiar with this way of home building...
By Eileen Flynn // Student 1 reply Last updated: 06/28/2018 + Show |
For more than a decade now, Philadelphia has been spreading its famous city love through the community in a different, and very important, way. The city acts as an inspiration for other towns throughout America looking to build green and create a sustainable environment for their citizens. In 2009, Philadelphia embarked on a mission to make their...
By Eileen Flynn // Student Last updated: 06/22/2018 + Show |
The World’s First Floating Wind Farm - Hywind's Promising Start in Scotland
Off the coast of Scotland, five turbines are stationed sporadically creating the world’s first offshore wind farm known as Hywind. Each tower stretches 575 ft. high and is anchored to the seabed and kept upright by 3,000 liters of sea water and 5,500 tons of ballast acting as a spar buoy. What was first labeled as a trial for floating turbines...
By Eileen Flynn // Student Last updated: 06/15/2018 + Show |
Reducing our Daily Use of Plastic
Plastic is something we come into contact with multiple times a day, whether it’s when we order our coffee in the morning, pack our lunch for work or pick-up take out from our favorite restaurant for dinner. It’s too normal for us to use a plastic container and expose of it after one use and not think anything of it. Plastics do not...
By Eileen Flynn // Student Last updated: 06/06/2018 + Show |
Webinar: Bipartisan Conversation on Pricing Carbon Emissions, Wednesday August 29, 1:15 pm EDT
While federal progress on climate change may have stalled, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and others on the right and left have reinvigorated efforts to use market incentives to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Join this important conversation hosted by Arizona State University's Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, as our...
By Eileen Flynn // Student Event Date: 08/29/2018 + Show |
3-Day GRIHA V 2015 Training Program, Aug 29 - 31, Jaipur, India
A three-day training workshop is being organized by GRIHA Council in association with TERI from August 29-31, 2018 in Jaipur. The workshop aims at enhancing the knowledge on green buildings and GRIHA rating parameters for building professionals like architects, engineers, developers, policy makers and others. The faculty for the training programme...
By Eileen Flynn // Student Event Date: 08/29/2018 + Show |
Maker Challenge: Sustainable Dream Home, August 25, Chicago, IL
Are you interested in drawing, architecture, engineering, design or building? Do you like beating challenges? Are you between the ages of 9 and 13? Join Chicago Mobile Makers for Maker Challenge: Sustainable Dream Home. Design, draw and build your dream home using wind turbines, solar panels, water harvesting and urban farming. Each student will...
By Eileen Flynn // Student Event Date: 08/25/2018 + Show |
Building Science for Carpenters: Peers, Beers, and Networking, August 23, Newton, MA
Join other carpenters, builders, and construction professionals for an evening of networking, presentations, and discussion on building science and construction techniques for high-performance building. This event is the kick off of a monthly meet-up group which will meet on the third Thursday of each month that's aimed at providing an...
By Eileen Flynn // Student Event Date: 08/23/2018 + Show |
Look Forward Farm Tour, August 23, Sparks, MD
The barn at Look Forward Farm in Sparks, MD is a laboratory for the use of local agricultural products in construction. Join USGBC Maryland and Polly Bart, PhD (Harvard/ Berkeley), President, Greenbuilders, Inc. (greenbuilders.com), for this special tour. See this local example of building that is less expensive, healthier, and much more...
By Eileen Flynn // Student Event Date: 08/23/2018 + Show |
2018 Environmental and Sustainability Summit, August 20 - 22, Prescott, AZ
A three day summit that discusses how the Arizona Chamber of Commerce can help contribute to a more sustainable Arizona. The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry believes that to maintain a strong economy, Arizona must attract and develop businesses in diverse industry sectors. The Chamber supports policies that improve Arizona’s economic...
By Eileen Flynn // Student Event Date: 08/20/2018 + Show |
The International Conference on Sustainable Engineering and Technology 2018 (ICSET 2018) aims to provide a platform to all postgraduates and researchers to share and generate a forum of recent development, new ideas and new discoveries in Green / Sustainable Engineering and Technology. Keeping these critical aspects in view, this international...
By Eileen Flynn // Student Event Date: 08/19/2018 + Show |
Conquering the Energy Code Course: Residential, August 16th, Farmingdale, NY
The new Energy Code is now in effect! Conquering the Energy Code: Residential prepares architects and engineers in New York State to comply with the many new requirements in the 2015 NYS Energy Conservation Construction Code and design more energy-efficient buildings in the process. In an era of more stringent code enforcement, the course provides...
By Eileen Flynn // Student Event Date: 08/16/2018 + Show |
Green Career and Networking Workshops and Green Jobs Forum, August 16, Washington DC
Learn about opportunities for green jobs in the DMV Region from economic development and workforce development officials from the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. Get tips from Leaders in Energy members who have landed or created green jobs. Meet exhibitors from companies and organizations who are hiring and meet green tech/clean...
By Eileen Flynn // Student Event Date: 08/16/2018 + Show |
Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles Coming To Rhode Island, August 16th, 5 - 7 pm, Bristol CT
REI Welcomes Charlies Myers of Massachusetts Hydrogen Coalition to Ask Any Questions about Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles on 8-16-18 Event Charlie Myers will update us on fuel cell electric vehicles coming to the market in the Northeast and give us the latest information on the hydrogen station network now underway which includes Rhode Island. His...
By Eileen Flynn // Student Event Date: 08/16/2018 + Show |
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