On Earth Day lots of good news about the climate fight recently – from the forest service adopting conservation as an equal use, to preservation of 13 million acres in the western Arctic, to California employing 6.5GWs of battery-stored solar on the grid yesterday. Another positive is the announcement that the American Climate Corps is now seeking 2000 people to be trained and work with hundreds of community and local organizations on climate actions. Eventually it will grow to 20,000 persons being trained for good-paying jobs in climate and climate resilience. There are part-time as well as full-time jobs and even some summer jobs. Here are some examples from the jobs listings at https://www.acc.gov/join/

Mangrove restoration in Puerto Rico
AmeriCorp trail building in New Hampshire
Conservation intern in Bozeman, Montana
Biological technician in Olympia, Washington

Do you know a young person (17 -35) who might be interested? If so, please pass this information along. Note that for many of the jobs the application deadlines are in early May.

Thanks,

350 Humboldt Steering Committee

Are You Ready to Join the American Climate Corps?

Happy Earth Day!

Join the next generation of creators, thinkers, leaders and doers, working together to tackle the climate crisis. Through our collective action, we are forging a clean energy, climate resilient future — in our communities and across the nation.

Starting today, you can apply to join the American Climate Corps at climatecorps.gov! As a member in the American Climate Corps, you can expect to do great work:

conserving our lands and waters;
bolstering community resilience;
advancing environmental justice;
deploying clean energy;
implementing energy-efficient technologies; and
tackling climate change.

Join the American Climate Corps

President Biden’s American Climate Corps stands united in the firm belief that every person, regardless of race, zip code, or economic background, has the power to build a more sustainable and just future — one in which all of us can thrive.

We will empower a new, diverse generation to tackle environmental injustice and take on the greatest challenge of our time — the climate crisis. We are creating a world where individuals are equipped with the career training and hands-on skills to actualize change — change we can breathe, see, feel, and touch. And where together, we have the power to reimagine and reorient the course of our lives, our communities, our country, and our planet.

ClimateCorps.gov features nearly 2,000 positions located across 36 states, DC, and Puerto Rico. Hundreds of organizations are hosting these positions advancing clean energy, conservation, and climate resilience. The website, which is launching in its beta form, will be regularly updated with new American Climate Corps positions. Its goal is to make it easy for any American to find work tackling the climate crisis while gaining the skills necessary for the clean energy and climate resilience workforce of the future.

Since last fall, when President Biden announced he was launching the American Climate Corps, thousands of you shared your ideas with us about how to make this historic program a success. That’s why today President Biden made a series of other announcements, unveiling major steps to advance the American Climate Corps. Check out the White House Fact Sheet for more information.

We hope you will join us to be part of this historic moment. The inaugural class of the American Climate Corps will be established this summer.

On behalf of the Biden-Harris administration, the American Climate Corps Hub at AmeriCorps, and our implementing partners nationwide, thank you for your interest in the American Climate Corps! We look forward to changing the way we work for the world with you.

Follow us on our newly launched social accounts @ClimateCorpsUS to see the latest content from the American Climate Corps!