Environmental Engineering/Technology for Energy?

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<p>I’m a sophomore in high school and I’m looking to work in the Energy Sector. I found a program that perfectly matches what I want to do at Stanford, it’s called “Atmosphere/energy” and it’s a concentration in the Civil and Environmental Engineering program. I want to focus on the atmospheric energy environmental engineering. I’m pretty new to this area, I would appreciate any suggestions on what to look for. I have a couple of questions:</p>

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<li><p>What are some colleges that have a program related to Stanford’s atmosphere/energy concentration (preferably top colleges)?</p></li>
<li><p>What’s the difference between Environmental Engineering and Environmental Science, and what are the pro’s and con’s of each?</p></li>
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<p>Thank you!
Here is the link for the Stanford Energy/Atmosphere Environmental Engineering concentration:
[Atmosphere/Energy</a> Program](<a href=“http://cee.stanford.edu/programs/atmosenergy/index.html]Atmosphere/Energy”>Atmosphere/Energy)</p>

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<p>I’ll be going on a college visit next in two weeks.</p>

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<p>I want to double major in environmental/energy engineering and atmospheric science. (up)</p>

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<p>Anybody? :)</p>

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<p>It does look like an interesting program, but I don’t know what the job prospects are. I used to work at Stanford, and the school excels at jumping on the latest technological fad. The program seems to have been started when there was a lot of hype about green, alternative energy. </p>

<p>The hype hasn’t panned out. People seem to be less concerned about things like global warming, and fracking may keep energy prices low enough in the foreseeable future to discourage developments in things like solar and wind power.</p>

<p>You’ll be able to find some kind of job with a technical degree from Stanford, but it may not be as exciting and world-changing as you’d like.</p>