I’m making the final decision on my graduate school education: Carnegie Mellon or UC Santa Barbara. I plan to keep my current job and work part time during the program.

One choice would be to attend Carnegie Mellon University for a 1 year program, which is more technical and focused on my area of interest (M.S. Energy Science, Technology, and Policy with Civil and Environmental Engineering concentration). My undergrad degree was in Sustainability from a state university so this would provide me with technical skills specific to energy/environmental engineering that I’m looking to develop. I currently work in cleantech/clean energy and the electric vehicle industry and want to continue to. I would need to take out $20k in federal loans to pay for tuition. The cost of living is overall much lower and housing is about 50% cheaper than UCSB. I’d get back to full time work much faster after the 1 year. No thesis or group project but I can take a final masters

I also received a scholarship to UC Santa Barbara (M.S. Environmental Science and Management with Energy and Climate specialization) that covers tuition and health insurance for 2 years. It’s also 1 more year out of the workforce living on a student worker salary. For the program itself, it’s much more environmental (ecology, earth system etc) focused but I can specialize in Energy the second year. It has a great student community, and a group project the second year working with a client in the field.

The expected salary after both programs would be potentially comparable after both programs, but the technical engineering focus and reputation of Carnegie Mellon might get my foot in more doors.

Any input or advice is appreciated thanks :)

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Hello everyone I am 21 years old and am currently a junior studying Environmental Science with a concentration in Chemistry and wanted to know what my career options would be. I am not able to do an internship due to personal reasons. At the moment I am thinking about going for a masters but am still undecided. Once I graduate I have no preference on where I would like to work. And I know some jobs require travel which I would be fine with. I would like to know what options would be available and what the pay would be and if possible cost of living in the area. The only preference that I have is that I have some interaction with nature. One of the main reasons that I chose this career path. Thank you in advance and have a wonderful day.

right now I'm doing ME in environmental engineering in which area u guys recommend me to do project. please give some tips

So here's the question I cannot find the answer anywhere 😭😭😭

"Why is it important to forground climate activists outside the western worldview, and how is the Western worldview different from a third world country's view " Also what exactly is the western worldview?

Power Shift Africa At the most recent United Nations Environment Assembly, Africa’s leaders helped shoot down a resolution that called for more research into the benefits and risks of solar radiation modification. They identified the dangers of entertaining this fantasy and emphasized the need for effective and equitable climate solutions.

The international community should adopt a strict ban on solar geoengineering, as it has done for human cloning and chemical weapons, and it must do so before the technology is commercialized. In fact, governments agreed to a de facto moratorium on geoengineering under the Convention on Biological Diversity more than a decade ago. The Non-Use Agreement would further reinforce this prohibition.

But it is not enough to resist dangerous distractions like SRM. Addressing the climate crisis requires a razor-sharp focus on real solutions and South-South cooperation. Two of us, as part of the Independent Expert Group on Just Transition and Development, recently outlined how African countries can pursue an effective climate and development agenda – and how efforts such as the Least Developed Countries Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Initiative could support this. Likewise, the proposed Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, a binding plan to phase out oil, gas, and coal rapidly and equitably, is gaining momentum. We anticipate and welcome a wave of countries joining Colombia, Fiji, and Vanuatu in simultaneously championing the International Non-Use Agreement on Solar Geoengineering and the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Susana Muhamad, Colombia’s environment minister, put it succinctly in her powerful closing plenary statement at the UNEA: “Pollution is not the solution for pollution.” African leaders have warned that the world must not be hoodwinked and find itself on a slippery slope toward catastrophic geoengineering. It is time for the international community to listen.

Hey there,

Im kinda confused with PDO. Online it is saying that PDO+ is a "warm" phase where the west Pacific becomes cool and part of the eastern ocean warms, and a PDO- is a "cool" phase where the opposite occurs.

My confusion is here: I read in a paper that in eastern north America, PDO+ is associated with decreased precipitation and cooler temperatures (PDO- is increased precipitation and warmer temps).

Is this not contradictory information? If it isnt, then how do i interrupt PDO cycles?

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My apologies before hand as I am an extreme greenie here, as in I have no idea about anything to do with this field.

I recently took an Environmental Science class in University just for an easy elective, and I accidently caught “the bug” im calling it. For some reason I’ve started to get pretty interested in the word of Environmental Science and general conservation and what not. Again, I know nothing, so forgive me if I’m getting all the terms and what not wrong.

I love data, I’d love to be outside, love science, would love to be outside sometimes and indoors analyzing the data, the lot of it. I’m not like anti-fossil fuel or vegan or anything. But I do love animals and the outdoors and all the good green stuff.

Overall, I’m just curious what sorts of jobs and fields exist within this scope of environmental science and “conservation”? (probably wrong, I’m not sure.)

I'm working on a project to help people understand complex topics better, specifically focusing on climate change. For this project, I'm on the lookout for creators who have a knack for simplifying complex topics into short, easy-to-understand videos.

These videos are targeted towards the college-age population, so they need to be informative yet straightforward.

If you know any creators who excel at breaking down complex topics into digestible content, please share their names or links below!

Additionally, if you have any suggestions on where else I could find such creators, please let me know!

P.S. While my project is centered around climate change, I'm open to recommendations for creators who cover a variety of topics.

Thanks a bunch for your help!

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Hello. I’m about to finish my first year at community college and am wondering if anyone here has any tips regarding applying to jobs semi-related to the field, at least something bio related. Where do I go for that sort of thing? My community college has very little to offer in terms of science jobs, especially in the summer, so I’m wondering if anyone has any insight into what I can do? This question may not be specific enough, so I’m sorry in advance, but I would appreciate any help!!

Hello everyone! I am a student at Stockton University majoring in Environmental Science. I am deploying an educational survey for my Wildlife Management class. My survey is how Farmers feel about wildlife conservation on agricultural land. I do ask that those who have worked in the agricultural industry to partake and that you are over 18 years old. Thank you so much if you are able to help!

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I've gathered very few ways on how to recyle food waste and definitely the best way to reduce it is to avoid making them in the first place. can you guys type in your ideas? thank you :)

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Hi everyone! Looking for a little advice. I'm an Indian with a masters in pure chemistry. Also got over an year of work experience. I'm trying to get into the environmental testing/monitoring industry. After much research, I found New Zealand would be a great choice to migrate to. In order to upskill myself in this field, I'm looking into the PG Diploma courses offered at University of Auckland. But the thing is I'm a bit skeptical about the course if it would be any good compared to doing another Masters (I really don't want to spend another two years on a Master course). It would be a great help if anyone has any advice for me. Thanks in advance!

I've been scouring the internet looking for the Sutherland narrated version to no avail. Does anyone know where/how to get this thing?

So I got the opportunity to study ES for undergrad. But I am kind of scared. Honestly I have no idea what I am about to learn. This was not my preferred field but well I got this. Not sure if this sub is appropriate to ask. But is ES difficult? I am not too worried about jobs right now. I will put that thought for the future. Is there anything that I should know about ES?

(I am just excited and nervous to study at uni )

One of the schools I'm looking into transferring to has both of these options and I was wondering if anyone had some insights on the differences

hi everyone! I'm asking for ideas on how to handle household food waste that doesn't require composting. what we do in our house is that we feed leftover rice (and other dry, not easily spoiled and smelly) to pigs, chickens, and pigeons & turn eggshells into fertilizer. got any other ideas than the ones that we do? thank you :)