Twenty.

A teen, no more. Today, I celebrated my twentieth birthday. For many reasons, it was an ideal birthday celebration for me. For one, I ate way too many desserts and tried my very hardest to not feel guilty about it. However, one of my wishes for my next year is to learn to enjoy working [...]

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Internship Summary: Oct. 26 – Nov. 6

As part of my requirements for getting internship credit for my time at LCV, I will write weekly summaries of my doings in DC to submit to my advisor. **This is the last bi-weekly update I wrote about my time at LCV. My final project for my internship will be a longer paper reflecting on [...]

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An ode to DC

A few photos from my time in DC and working at the League of Conservation Voters. More after the jump…

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Internship Summary: Sept. 14 – Sept. 25

As part of my requirements for getting internship credit for my time at LCV, I will write weekly summaries of my doings in DC to submit to my advisor. Kelly Jacobsen Internship Summary: Sept. 14 – Sept. 25 The past two weeks at the League of Conservation Voters has been, admittedly, a little dull. With [...]

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Act Green: Murkowski Amendment Seems Oddly Familiar…

The following was originally posted on LCV’s staff and member blog, Act Green. The Senate is expected to vote on an amendment today [ed. note - soon. tomorrow?] that would take away the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to limit green house gas emissions from oil refineries, coal-burning power plants and other industry polluters. As reported [...]

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Inside the Beltway and Back in the Heartland

In an effort to catch up on my slight blog hiatus, I wanted to pass along new photos from Washington DC and my visit to Kansas. (My apologies for the insane amount of photos of my dog…) You can see my new album here, but I promise to some day updated my Flickr account. I [...]

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[Act Green] Plans move forward for White House farmers market

The following was originally posted on LCV’s staff and member blog, Act Green. Last month, we reported that President Barack Obama had hinted at opening a White House farmers market to bring more local food to the DC area. “It gives D.C. more access to good, fresh food, but it also is this enormous potential revenue-maker [...]

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Internship Summary: Week of Aug. 24

As part of my requirements for getting internship credit for my time at LCV, I will write weekly summaries of my doings in DC to submit to my advisor. Kelly Jacobsen League of Conservation Voters Internship Summary Week of August 24 This past week at LCV was all about planning ahead for the next three [...]

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For a change…

I know people in DC probably get tired of hearing me talk about how much I love Kansas and all the things I miss, so I thought for a change, I’d talk about a few things I don’t miss about the Sunflower State. Problem is, I started thinking about this when I was walking to [...]

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Apparently, it is supposed to be even more humid in August…

My dad and stepmom visited DC last weekend and helped me ring in what is supposed to be the most humid month in DC. I was recently reading in Washingtonian that sometimes it seems like the city shuts down in August because no one wants to do things outside. Sounds great, right?! Really, the only [...]

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