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Week of November 7, 2011

News from Across the USM Campuses

Study finds signs of gradual Chesapeake Bay recovery (By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun, 11/4/11) [Article quotes Dr. Donald F. Boesch, President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and Michael Kemp of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]

Baltimore scientists find low but possibly harmful Gulf contamination (By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun, 11/3/11) [Article quotes Dr. Donald F. Boesch, President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]

Maryland Climate Plan Passes Key Tests in UMD Studies: Improves Electric Reliability; Negligible Impact on Manufacturers (UMD Newsdesk, 11/2/11)

Rockville to pursue sustainability initiative sponsored by University of Maryland (By Alison Bryant, TheGazette.net, 11/2/11)

State of Maryland News

Board of Public Works Approves More Than $47 Million in Grants for Clean Water and the Chesapeake Bay: Grants Will Reduce Nutrient Pollution, Improve Infrastructure  (Maryland Department of the Environment Press Release, 11/2/11)

Backers press for Purple Line funding (By Katherine Shaver, The Washington Post, 11/2/11)

Floating dorm at St. Mary's College could taint local oysters (By Daniel de Vise, The Washington Post, 11/1/11)

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In Phonix, the Dark Side of ‘Green' (By Andrew Ross, The New York Times - Op Ed, 11/6/11)

CNA military advisory board: cut US oil use 30% to reduce "grave national security risks" (By CNA as reported by The Energy Bulletin Blog, 11/5/11)

AP Interview: Interior Deputy Secretary Hayes says Arctic marine drilling under intense review (The Associated Press as reported by The Washington Post, 11/4/11)

Keystone XL: Haste And Inexperience Hampered State Department's Environmental Review (By Joshua Hersh, The Huffington Post - Green Blog, 11/3/11)

The Best Cities To Live In Without A Car: 24/7 Wall St. (By Charles B. Stockdale, The Huffington Post - Business Blog, 11/3/11)

Experts Have Failed To Prepare Americans For Devastation Of Climate Change (By Brad Johnson, Think Progress - Green Blog, 11/3/11)

Sheep Lawn Mowers, and Other Go-Getters (By Kevin Roos, The New York Times - Home and Garden, 11/2/11)

Wild weather worsening due to climate change, IPCC confirms: Final draft of a report from the UN climate panel warns that weather extremes will come at a huge cost (The Associated Press as reported by The [UK] Guardian, 11/1/11)

APNewsbreak: Top climate scientists predict grim future of more extreme weather, higher costs (The Associated Press as reported by The Washington Post, 11/1/11)