USM National Green Campus
News Archive
Week of May 11, 2009
News From Across the USM Campuses
Tuesday,
May 12th - A. Charlie Miller, President, Roofscapes, Inc."Designing for
the Long Term." Green Roofs and Urban Related Sustainability Topics. Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, Room PLSC 489F, 12:30-1:45 pm, University of Maryland, College
Park campus.
Can
We Save the Environment and the Economy? UMBC will
host Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.) on Monday, May 11, for a discussion asking
"Can We Save the Environment and the Economy?" The discussion,
sponsored by the Public Policy Graduate Student Association, will take place at
2 p.m. in the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery. For more information, contact
Anne Roland (anne@umbc.edu).
University
of Baltimore/Towson MBA to offer sustainability specialization: Curriculum
revised to reflect global competition, corporate sustainability (Towson University Newsroom, 5/6/09)
Coppin
Celebrates Earth Day (By Shernay
Williams, Coppin Newsdesk, 5/6/09)
OPINION: Time to
Strengthen Efforts to Clean Up the Bay (By Senator Benjamin L. Cardin,
Southern Maryland Online, 5/5/09) [Opinion piece cites report by University of
Maryland Center for Environmental Science.
Sustainable Design Public
Policy Intern - Alexander Design Studio is seeking a Public Policy Intern who
will provide research and proposal-writing support for an innovative
architecture and design firm seeking to engage in federal, state, and local
public policy programs for green design of public schools and government buildings.
The intern will report directly to the firm Principal. This is a highly
unique part-time, unpaid internship (5 hrs/week) that is ideal for
individuals seeking public-private policy experience in the areas of energy
efficiency, environmental sustainability, architecture, and design. For more
information, contact Wendi Mosteiko at WMosteiko@brokenboxes.com
Live in EcoHouse! Spaces are still available in Eco-House and 2009-2010 room
assignments can be changed for admitted EcoHouse students. For more information
and application materials, go to: www.ecohouse.umd.edu
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USM Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change Initiative
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Student Sustainability Leadership Award - This
award honors an undergraduate student from an AASHE member institution who has
demonstrated outstanding leadership in promoting campus sustainability. The
Student Sustainability Leadership Award includes a $750 prize. In addition, the
winner of this year's award will be featured in Sustainability:
The Journal of Record. The
award will be presented at the Greening of the Campus VIII Conference (Sept. 20-23 in Indianapolis,
IN). Eligibility:
Any undergraduate student enrolled at an AASHE member institution who has played a leadership role in implementing campus
sustainability is eligible for this award. Students graduating in Spring 2009
are eligible. To apply for a 2009 Student Sustainability Leadership Award, please
complete our online application
form by July 1, 2009. Applicants will receive notice of the award decisions by
late August.
State of Maryland News
Baltimore
lab seeks fuel in pond scum: Company banking on algae energy breakthrough (By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun, 5/8/09)
Critics
question UM plan to bulldoze woods: Green credentials challenged in light of campus
building plan (By a Baltimore Sun staff
writer, The Baltimore Sun, 5/7/09)
Report card gives Bay
health a C- despite slight improvement: Project
finds that best areas are getting better while worst areas are getting worse (By Karl Blankenship, Bay Journal, May 2009)
National and
International News
Species
Act Won't Be Used to Force Lower Emissions (By David A. Fahrenthold, The Washington Post, 5/9/09)
Getting
Rid Of Your Grocer: Community Supported
Agriculture Lets Customers Buy Produce Straight From The Farm (By Kelly Cobiiella, CBS Evening News, 5/9/09)
Coal
ash increases risk of cancer, other illness (McClatchy-Tribune
as reported in The Baltimore Sun, 5/8/09)
The
Power Is in Their Hands: Project Teaches 6th-Graders They Can Help the Planet (By Tara Bahrampour, The Washington Post, 5/7/09)
How
to Go Green, Even If You're Thinking Cream or Ecru (By Christina Ianzito,
The Washington Post, 5/7/09)
Ultra-green
NREL building breaks ground (By Paula Moore, Denver Business
Journal, 5/7/09)
Watchdogs:
Coal-ash danger kept secret by Bush administration (By Michael Collins,
KnoxNews.com, 5/7/09)
More
cyclists means fewer accidents, says report: York is safest place to ride your bike in
Britain, while Calderdale, West Yorkshire is the most dangerous, research finds (By Peter Walker, The [UK] Guardian, 5/7/09)
EPA
Proposes Changes To Biofuel Regulations (By Steven Mufson and Juliet
Eilperin, The Washington Post, 5/6/09)
Los
Vecinos: First Platinum LEED-Certified, 100% Solar Powered, Affordable Housing
in San Diego (By Kristin
Underwood, Treehugger.com, 5/6/09)
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