This year, after a challenging summer of 2020, the program is back with more projects, more teams and some new plot twists.
Plus, Tuininga said, “This year, as always, we are piloting something new.
Gray Russell, who is retiring as the sustainability officer for the Township of Montclair after 20 years of service, was also honored with a proclamation presented by Montclair Town Council Member Peter Yacobellis.
The Green Teams Internship Program, now in its sixth summer, is based at Montclair State University, where the PSEG Institute for Sustainability Studies supports research and community projects, including climate change in New Jersey, and energy and water studies globally.
The Green Teams program has been a key platform for launching participating students into internships, green jobs and graduate and professional study.
They work intensely full time for 10 weeks and then, at the end of the program, present their work in a comprehensive written report to their hosting organization and give a group TED Talk-style presentation to a broad audience.
Green Team: Hackensack Meridian Health will work to develop inventories of direct and indirect emissions – including fleet vehicles, anesthetic gases and refrigerants – using Practice Greenhealth’s GHG toolkit and online calculator.
Green Team: PSEG will research and analyze waste generation and reduction strategies for PSEG; address and develop an Environmental Justice initiative focused on climate vulnerability assessment for EJ communities.
Green Team: Stevens Winter Associates, Inc.
The Green Teams Internship Program was initiated as a transdisciplinary internship program targeted to upper level undergraduates coming from any discipline who are interested in sustainability.