PennEnvironment is working at the state and federal level to promote clean energy solutions that will cut global warming pollution while protecting public health and growing our 'green' economy.

Our work is desperately needed: Pennsylvania creates more global warming pollution than every other state besides Texas and California, and global warming's impacts on the state could include everything from more heat-related deaths to more severe flooding.

PennEnvironment's work at the state level focuses not only on implementing the types of clean energy solutions that are needed to cut our pollution levels (renewable energy, energy efficiency), but also on crafting a broad state-level climate action plan outlining specific pollution reduction targets and time lines for Pennsylvania.

At the federal level, PennEnvironment is home to many key members of Congress in the federal energy and global warming debates. So we're working to ensure that these politicians are pushing for policies that do what the science says is necessary in order to prevent the worst effects of global warming.

Specifically, Global Warming & Energy Interns will assist with the following projects:
• Media Outreach: write letters to the editor, press advisories and releases, and disseminate these to media outlets. Interns will also help with radio feeds and organize press conferences.
• Research global warming's impacts on Pennsylvania, clean energy solutions like wind and solar, and politicians' records of supporting these solutions.
• Coalitions: work with other organizations to promote clean energy solutions and aggressive action to cut global warming pollution.
• Writing: interns will help PennEnvironment staff research and write reports and/or fact sheets on the potential benefits of renewable energy and other global warming solutions for Pennsylvania.
• Advocacy: Help PennEnvironment staff prepare testimony and lobby to promote energy efficiency, renewable energy and other global warming solutions.
• Grassroots: Help organize citizens to have their voices heard in global warming and energy battles, help update the PennEnvironment global warming and energy web pages, and help with the PennEnvironment e-mail action alert network.

For more information on these or other internships, as well as volunteer opportunities, contact PennEnvironment’s Philadelphia office at (215) 732-5897 or e-mail us.

To apply, e-mail your cover letter and resume to Nathan Willcox (nwillcox@pennenvironment.org).