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The Babson Center for Career Development has developed a job-seekers guide for students interested in the Cleantech, Environmental Business and Green Energy industries. Download a copy and begin your search. If you have any further questions, you can contact Jessica Teplow in the CCD office.

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Want to learn more about the sustainability programs Babson is implementing? Click here to download a report detailing the administration's current objectives. You can also view the most recent committee structure and working goals here.

Mintz Levin CleanTech Newsletter

The law firm Mintz Levin publishes a periodic newsletter with a round-up of cleantech news, deals and other information. Click on the link below to learn more.

http://www.mintz.com/newsletter/2009/Newsletters/CleanTechConnections_10/index.htm

Imagine H2O Inaugural Business Plan Competition

WANTED: INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO WORLD’S WATER CRISIS
REWARD: $70,000
Business plan challenge closes November 16, 2009

The inaugural Imagine H2O Prize competition is now open for submissions. The competition offers prizes of $70,000 in cash and in-kind services, which will be awarded to the business plans which promise the greatest breakthroughs in the efficient use and supply of water.

The Imagine H2O Prize is designed to encourage the competitive and ambitious spirits of entrepreneurs, investors, experts, inventors and academics around the world to focus on water issues. This inaugural business plan challenge focuses on solutions to improve water efficiency in agriculture, commercial, industrial or residential applications, such as water demand reduction, improved water use, water recycling and/or reuse.

Entries will be accepted from around the world until November 16, 2009. Winners will be announced at a showcase event in early 2010. Future competitions will have different prize topics addressing other critical water challenges. For more details and to participate, go to: www.imagineh2o.org.

BEEC Visits Casella Waste Re-Opening

On Monday, Casella Waste Systems reopened a renovated, single-stream recycling center, in Charlestown, Mass., to serve Boston customers. John Moorhead, co-president of the Babson Energy & Environmental Club and Romeo Lopez, Babson Facilities, were on hand to view the new systems.

For more info see WasteAge

Babson College & BEEC Support Energy Education Legislation

More than 100 schools and student groups, including Babson College and the Babson Energy & Environmental Club, and nonprofit organizations have signed a letter pressing the Senate to provide the money President Obama has sought for his Re-Energyse program, which is aimed at building the intellectual capacity to transform the country’s energy system. The letter, drafted by the Breakthrough Institute and sent to Senate offices this week, comes after the education program was cut to zero by a Senate committee from Mr. Obama’s $115 million request. In its markup, a House committee cut the request to $7 million. (See the ScienceInsider blog for more.) The money would flow to a variety of educational programs from elementary through post-graduate levels.

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The Edge of Solar Technology

Please join the BEEC in welcoming Kevin Huang and Matt Smith on Oct 7th at 6:00 PM for an exciting presentation on some exciting possibilities in the solar space.

Kevin Hunag

Kevin is a Ph.D. candidate in materials science and engineering and an S.M. candidate in technology policy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His engineering research seeks to design and fabricate a new class of organic-inorganic hybrid photovoltaics. His policy research, on the other hand, evaluates the effectiveness of various solar technology deployment policies employed by countries throughout the OECD. Kevin is also the founder and director of the Collegiate Energy Association, a global community of university energy clubs with member organizations across Asia, North America, and Europe. Finally, he is the Showcase Director for the 2010 MIT Energy Conference and chairs the MIT Solar Community.

Matt is a doctoral candidate in the department of materials science and engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research interests include novel doping techniques and nanostructured semiconductors with clean-energy applications . For his Ph.D.thesis, Matt studies laser-doped silicon for photovoltaics using electron microscopy. Matt is the Vice President of the Graduate Materials Council at MIT, and is the Regional Coordinator for the Collegiate Energy Association. When outside of lab Matt enjoys playing basketball, snowboarding, and going for long walks on the Charles with Kevin Huang.

U.S. Accounts for 55 Firms in Global Cleantech 100 Ranking

The Guardian and Cleantech Group LLC, have released their inaugural Global Cleantech 100 report that highlights the most promising private clean technology companies in the world. The report is segmented by geography and by industry sector.

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