Student Environmental Resource Center

BERC's (Berkeley Energy and Resources Collaborative) 15th-annual Energy Summit will be held virtually this year on February 10th-12th. As the largest student-led energy conference in the country, we bring together 500+ students, researchers, policy makers, industry leaders and entrepreneurs to discuss the world's most pressing energy challenges. We invite you to register for tickets now! https://www.bercenergysummit.com/tickets For more details on the events, including an updated list of speakers such as Kate Gordon, Debra Gore-Mann, Matt Rogers, and more, please see our website and the attached PDF.

APPS DUE TONIGHT Interested in volunteering with SERC's many programs? Sign up for the SERC Membership Program! Applications due February 10th at 11:59pm PT! Get involved with Zero Waste, Grant Writing, Carbon Neutrality, Renewable Energy projects, and more! Applications are due on February 10th at 11:59 PT and can be found here: https://forms.gle/G6eMRr2CmVFQhiJe9

The SERC Zero Waste Membership Team and the Zero Waste Coalition have worked together to put together comprehensive graphics detailing the paths UC Berkeley’s trash, recycling, compost, and hazardous waste take from campus to respective facilities - and the communities the UCB waste at those facilities directly impacts. Click through to see maps of these pathways and learn more about where the campus community's goes.

Are you a Transfer Student interested in environmental careers? Come to the Environmental Professional Panel for Transfer Students on February 16th from 5-6pm PT to hear from professionals who were transfer students at UC Berkeley and how they... navigated their time during and after their undergraduate career! www.facebook.com/events/784916082103397

TODAY'S THE DAY! Election Day is upon us and we here at SERC urge everyone who has the privilege of voting to make your voice heard! Post a photo of you and your ""I Voted"" stickers in the comments! There is a polling place in MLK and also a mail in ballot drop box next to Sather Gate and the Architects and Engineers Building. Whereever you are, wherever you vote, please wear your mask and stay COVID safe! Your voting rights in CA: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-bill...-rights/ IMPORTANT: know that you are entitled to take off time to work to vote and that up to two of those hours are paid. https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/time-vote-notices/ Check out our Environmental voter education guide and ASUC Vote Coalition's Berkeley Measure Guide here: https://docs.google.com//1h2y0BdKmZV5gp6tco35M/mobilebasic See more

PUEA is excited to invite you to attend our Princeton Energy Conference 2020: Where Will We Go From Here? Energy Implications and Futures Beyond COVID-19. This virtual conference will take November 13-14 (Friday-Saturday) and registration can be found here! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/where-will-we-go-from-here-ene

As Earth Justice Month is coming to a close, here are 10 ways you can continue to get involved in environmental justice work. This document includes campus resources, educational materials, and a comprehensive list of environmental justice organizations at Cal. https://docs.google.com//1_1cP2w8EbQiZn4uBnll_3WzfIk/edit

Ecotopia 2050 is designed as a 5-Episode speaker discussion series with the first episode serving as an introduction/prelude to the event. The speaker discussion series is paired with corresponding book club meetings that give participants a more intimate opportunity to discuss the themes of the book in the community. For more information and to register: https://ecologycenter.org/events/ecotopia-2050/2020-10-29/... Episode #2: Featuring: Michael Pollan New York Times bestselling author Ecotopia and The Future of Food Date: Thursday, October 29, 2020, 7:00-8:30 PM Platform: Zoom Webinar

November Elections are coming up real quick! Whether you're voting early by mail in ballot or voting at the polls on November 3rd, we wanted to keep you all informed on the different propositions on the ballot in California, and the presidential race this general election. SERC has created voter education guides that examine the environmental impact and relevancy of the different propositions, and lay out the environmental platforms of the presidential candidates. We've compi...led evidence from many sources, including Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN), Sierra Club, League of Women Voters Berkeley Albany Emeryville, and the California League of Conservation Voters. Please note that these pamphlets focus on environmental justice and do not provide a comprehensive overview of the entirety of a measure’s impact or candidates’ platform. We encourage you to pair our voter education with your own research and other sources on the specific issues of immigration, healthcare, taxes, etc to guide your voting process. We've developed some questions you could consider to help guide your voting process. What impact might this proposition/candidate have on marginalized communities? (Low income, BIPOC, Queer, Disabled, incarcerated, undocumented communities, etc) What is this candidate’s stance on climate change? Does this proposition/candidate line up with my values? Who has endorsed or funded this proposition/candidate? Thank you so much to SERC's Community Involvement Team for putting in the work and research to make this possible! Furthermore, we would like to share this voter guide created by the ASUC Vote Coalition which discusses the local Berkeley measures and propositions. Thank you ASUC Vote Coalition!: https://docs.google.com//1h2y0BdKmZV5gp6tco35M/mobilebasic There is a ballot drop off box located on campus between Sather Gate and the Architects & Engineers Building. There will be a polling place located on campus at MLK. We highly encourage everyone located in Berkeley to research where their local ballot drop off and polling locations are. This is an extremely dire election and we urge everyone who is able to to vote early and take the necessary time to review your vote is counted properly!

Want to learn how to make your personal life more sustainable? Interested in hearing from sustainability and waste professionals? Come to SERC’s Sustainable Lifestyle and Practices panel! This event will be held October 30, 3-4 PM PST. Please RSVP here: tinyurl.com/sustainable20

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Sarah Xu (she/her/hers) Community Engagement Associate Office Hours: Mondays 6-7 PM Sarah Xu is a senior studying Environmental Economics and Policy with minors in Global Poverty and Practice and Asian American Studies. In addition to community engagement work, she is interested in global politics, renewable energy, and cats. Sarah is excited to speak with people interested in learning more about the environmental community at UC Berkeley!... Sarah will be available to help get folks involved with student-led environmental work at UC Berkeley! You can find the SERC office hours at tinyurl.com/SERCspace A fun fact about Sarah is that she is on track to meeting her 2020 goal of reading one book a week!