Rivers
shrinking: Flow of many rivers in decline (By Randolph E. Schmid, Google
News, 4/21/09) [Article quotes Margaret
Palmer of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]
U
Maryland To Reduce Energy Usage at Horn Point Lab (By Dian
Schaffhauser, Campus Technology, 4/21/09) [Article quotes Mike Roman of the University
of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]
Energy
Bill Would Create Climate Agency (By Avery Palmer, CQ Politics, 4/20/09) [Article quotes Dr. Don Boesch, President of the University of Maryland
Center for Environmental Science]
State of Maryland News
Conservancy
volunteer is a longtime champion of trees: Charles E. Conklin spreads the good word on
planting (By Lorraine Mirabella, The
Baltimore Sun, 4/26/09)
Payments
to farmers to rise: Federal funding has them planting trees instead of crops (By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun, 4/25/09)
Maryland
celebrates Earth Day, even at landfill: Recycling is focus of many area events, including
e-cycling demonstration at landfill (By Mary Gail
Hare, The Baltimore Sun, 4/23/09)
Obama
talks up wind power, green jobs on Earth Day: Administration plans to authorize offshore
wind, ocean energy generation projects (By Mike Glover, The Associated Press as reported by The Baltimore Sun, 4/23/09)
Cardin
pledges push for renewed bay laws: He says Chesapeake Bay Program, other efforts must
be taken to 'new level' (By Laura Smitherman, The Baltimore Sun, 4/21/09)
D.C.
Area Families Take Green to the Extreme: Eco-Enthusiasts Step on Some Toes in a Bid to
Reduce Their Carbon Footprints (By David A.
Fahrenthold, The Washington Post, 4/20/09)
Cardin
to introduce legislation to reauthorize bay program: Senator says bill must lay out EPA's role
in cleaning up watershed (By Laura Smitherman, The Baltimore Sun, 4/20/09)
National and
International News
The
Dilemma Over Coal Generated Power (60 Minutes, Video, 4/26/09)
Industries
Buried Internal Findings: Climate Wording Cut From Public Report (By Juliet Eilperin, The Baltimore Sun, 4/25/09)
California's
low-carbon fuel standard has oil companies anxious (By Dale Kasler, The
Sacramento Bee, 4/25/09)
Democrats
May Ease Bill's Emissions Rules (By Juliet Eilperin, The Baltimore Sun, 4/25/09)
Climate
Change Legislation [American Clean Energy Security Act of 2009], Panel 1, U.S. House of Representatives Committee (C-SPAN,
4/24/09)
Dust
Storms Escalate, Prompting Environmental Fears: Increase in Dirt Affects
Ecosystems In Western States (By Juliet Eilperin, The Baltimore Sun, 4/23/09)
Industry
Ignored Its Scientists on Climate (By Andrew C. Revkin, The New York Times, 4/23/09)
House
Panel Begins Debate on Climate Bill Both Sides Press Their Cases as Lawmakers Weigh
Limits on Carbon Emissions (By Juliet
Eilperin, The Washington Post, 4/23/09)
Cement
plants targeted in EPA bid to cut mercury emissions: Proposal requires 80-percent reduction by
2013 (By Stephanie Desmon, The
Baltimore Sun, 4/22/09)
Earth
Day 2009 - World Photo Gallery (The Baltimore Sun, 4/22/09)
No
Conclusion on What's Altering Fish (By David A. Fahrenthold, 4/22/09)
International
Earth Day - April 22, 2009 - Photo Gallery (The Washington Post, 4/22/09)
Bicycling
is an important factor in less carbon-intensive commuting (Welcome to the
Fast Lane - Blog - U.S. Secretary of Transportation, 4/22/09)
Administration
Stops Short of Endorsing Climate Bill (By John M. Broder, The New York Times, 4/22/09)
Obama
Urges Passage of Energy Legislation (By Sheryl Gay Stolberg, The New York Times, 4/22/09)
For
Vilsack, the Proof Is in the Planting (By Jane Black, The Washington Post, 4/22/09)
A
Chicken Heating Every Pot? Manure-to-Energy Project Gains Attention Of Va. Candidate in 'Green'
Election Year (By Sandhya Somashekhar, The Washington Post, 4/21/09)
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