Piedmont Environmental Alliance

Do you know a student who is passionate about the environment or wants to gain experience working at a local non-profit? Help us spread the news about our new internships for the Spring 2025 semester 🌍 There are the three internships we're hiring for ⬇️ PAID Clean Energy Internship ➡️ With billions of climate action dollars now available to businesses, nonprofits, and local governments, you will help PEA and our community accelerate local clean energy projects–like solar energy and electric vehicle adoption–through research, public education, and community outreach. We need a people person who also loves to dig into policy. Outreach and Events Intern ➡️ We’re looking for a motivated, self-directed intern to help support Piedmont Environmental Alliance's events during Spring 2025. The intern will send marketing and outreach emails, help plan logistics for upcoming events, and support non-profit management, including thank you letters and the PEA database. Environmental Education Intern ➡️ We're looking for an Environmental Education Intern who can commit 5 hours a week for the full academic year to learn and teach Environmental Education Programs in local schools and to build a team of volunteers to provide these programs more widely. Interns must be available at least one day a week during school hours between 8 am-2 pm. By the end of this internship, the candidates will have completed Criteria IV of the North Carolina Environmental Education Certification. Click here to learn more and apply ➡️ https://loom.ly/eCTn2A4 #winstonsalem #internships #hiring

Last year, PEA's Green Home Tour was an incredible display of the best, most sustainable home improvements in our city, and we want YOU to help us find our next group of homeowners to share their homes with our community. If you or someone you know has a home featuring sustainable features, like pollinator gardens, rain barrels, solar panels, and more, reach out to us about being a part of our 2025 Green Home Tour in June! #solarenergy #downtownwinstonsalem #winstonsalem

Our Solarize the Triad campaign was so successful that the City of Winston-Salem proclaimed Friday as Solarize the Triad Day! The proclamation was made as part of the Solarize the Triad Workforce Training Program Graduation, which granted solar installation credentials to eight community members. The program was a six week program that included in-person and online coursework, on-site job training, certification opportunities, and the chance for an internship with program partner Renu Energy Solutions. All who completed the course received their OSHA 10 certification and will have the opportunity to take the NABCEP certification free of cost. Thank you to our friends at Solar Crowdsource, Goler Community Development Corporation, and Forsyth Tech Community College for making this possible! #winstonsalem #solarenergy #workforcedevelopment

Reminder! December 15th is the LAST DAY to be part of our group purchasing program for reduced cost solar energy 🔌 🌍 Click here to sign up now ➡️ https://loom.ly/ueA0HVY #solarenergy #rooftopsolar #wsnc

Gifting isn't always earth friendly, but it doesn't have to be that way! Read our blog on sustainable gift ideas to make your holiday gifting a little greener this year ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eN_Ug5ew #winstonsalem #sustainablegifts #greengifting

Congratulations to PEA's 2024 Green Business of the Year Award Winners, Village Fabric Shop! We were so excited to award founders Nicole and Kelsey with this award at our 2024 Annual Party because they are doing some truly amazing things to reduce waste in our community. Village Fabric Shop believes in Ecological Responsibility, and one way they show that is through their innovative reuse space. Here's what they say about it ➡️ "One the most sustainable ways to craft is to reuse materials. The textile industry is the second largest polluter on the planet, and our reuse space helps keep usable materials out of the landfill, and provides affordable, sustainable options for artists, makers, sewists, or anyone looking to create! " It's super easy to help fill the reuse shop and divert waste from your home! All you have to do is drop off your overstock, unloved, excess stash of fabrics to the shop. And, you get store credit in exchange if you want! Just check to make sure your donation is on the list of what's currently being accepted. In addition to the reuse space, Village Fabric Shop is one of a few Winston-Salem businesses committed to completing a rigorous sustainability scorecard required of our Green Business Network members. If you want to learn more about them or their mission, visit them online or simply stop by and say hello! #winstonsalem #greenbusiness #sustainability

Congratulations to PEA's 2024 Green Business of the Year Award Winners, Village Fabric Shop! We were so excited to award founders Nicole and Kelsey with this award at our 2024 Annual Party because they are doing some truly amazing things to reduce waste in our community. Village Fabric Shop believes in Ecological Responsibility, and one way they show that is through their innovative reuse space. Here's what they say about it ➡️ "One the most sustainable ways to craft is to reuse materials. The textile industry is the second largest polluter on the planet, and our reuse space helps keep usable materials out of the landfill, and provides affordable, sustainable options for artists, makers, sewists, or anyone looking to create! " It's super easy to help fill the reuse shop and divert waste from your home! All you have to do is drop off your overstock, unloved, excess stash of fabrics to the shop. And, you get store credit in exchange if you want! Just check to make sure your donation is on the list of what's currently being accepted. In addition to the reuse space, Village Fabric Shop is one of a few Winston-Salem businesses committed to completing a rigorous sustainability scorecard required of our Green Business Network members. If you want to learn more about them or their mission, visit them online or simply stop by and say hello! #winstonsalem #greenbusiness #sustainability

Folks in green careers or looking for a green job 🗣️ We want your input! PEA is making big plans for new green jobs programing in 2025, and we want to address our community's biggest challenges when it comes to starting a green career path. If you're currently in a green career, share a challenge you faced and how you overcame it ✔️ If you're trying to make the switch to a green career, share what challenges are holding you back 🌿 See if you can support a neighbor in the comments! #greenjobs #greencareers #winstonsalem

Solar at Second Harvest Food Bank of NWNC is a GO! ☀️ When Second Harvest told us they wanted to go solar, PEA's Green Jobs Program Manager sprang into action to help them find the right installation partner, understand the incentives and tax credits, secure funding, and get the project ready to launch ✔️ We're so proud of Second Harvest Food Bank of NWNC for leading the way when it comes to going solar! And for business owners who want to do this and need help navigating the process, reach out to us! Read more about the project here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ewB8MWZK #winstonsalemnc #dtws #winstonsalem

Have thoughts about bus routes, future train development, or other methods of public transportation in our city? Here's your opportunity to shape the future of transportation in Winston-Salem 🚆 Now through December 31st, residents are invited to share their feedback on key priorities and proposed improvements. Will you share about what transit needs you anticipate needing in the future? The Winston-Salem Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is taking a look at the area's transportation needs through the year 2050, and your thoughts will help guide our city in their action plans! Take the survey now 👉 https://lnkd.in/eagwj9vX #publictransportation #publictransit #winstonsalemnc