August 12, 2011

THE WINNER OF THE SIERRA CLUB 2011 BEST INTERNSHIP ON EARTH KICKS OFF SUMMER WITH EXCURSIONS TO THE PUERTO RICAN DAY PARADE AND THE WHITE HOUSE

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The North Face will EVEN give him green living outfits for the Outdoor Youth Ambassadorship. Yes! Clothes and equipment!
In an exceptional opportunity to blend job experience with adventure, the Sierra Club is giving one college student the chance to rock climb on the Great Lawn at the White House, white water raft down the American River, and march in the Puerto Rican Day Parade.
The Sierra Club, the largest and most influential environmental advocacy group, selected New York University rising sophomore Kokei Otosi for the Best Internship on Earth, an annual summer program uniting young adults with a passion for the environment with community outreach programs that focus on outdoor experiences. Selected among hundreds of applicants, the winning intern also receives $2,000 worth of merchandise provided by The North Face, a hallmark brand for outdoor gear, apparel and footwear.

Outdoor moviegoers seated on the grass in front of a solar-powered screen at sunset in New York City.

Solar Energy Film Series Brings Films to NYC

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Green Edge NYC and Solar One have teamed up for the fourth consecutive year to bring New Yorkers free outdoor films for two weekends this summer — August 18th, 19th & 20th and August 25th, 26th, & 27th. The 2011 Solar-Powered Film Series brings another round of exceptional films to Stuyvesant Cove Park, sponsored by Chapin Hill Advisors.
The first week’s selections, August 18, 18 & 20, will focus on food and urban agriculture — one of today’s hottest environmental topics. Along with films about dirt, the new urban farming movement and the genesis of the local food craze, the Eagle Street Rooftop Farm will be on site with a farm stand of fresh Brooklyn-grown produce, along with speakers from the Lower East Side Ecology Center, Build It Green and Just Food.