USM National Green Campus
News Archive
Week of June 10, 2013
News
from Across the USM Campuses
June
11th - Master
Gardener Summer Workshops - Creating a Bay-Wise Rain Garden - This workshop, which is free, and is sponsored
by the University of Maryland Extension Washington County Master Gardeners, will
be held from 6:30 - 8:00pm. The location is the Washington
County Agricultural Education Center, at the University of Maryland Extension Office
- Washington County, 7303 Sharpsburg Pike, Boonsboro, MD
Farmers' Market at
Maryland - The market is located in front of Cole Field
House, on the University of Maryland, College Park campus, and is open on
Wednesdays from 11am - 3pm.
Summer 2013
Programs at the Horn Point Laboratory Environmental Science Education Center
in Cambridge, MD - Directed by Professor Michael Roman, HPL is
a member of the Southern
Association of Marine Laboratories (SAML) and the National Association of Marine Laboratories (NAML).
The Horn Point Laboratory is located on the banks of the Choptank River, a
tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Directions are here.
(UMCES Horn Point Laboratory, June 2013)
State
of Maryland News
June 10th - 12th -
The Electric Drive Transportation Association
(EDTA) will host its 2013
EDTA Conference & Annual Meeting. EDTA 2013 offers an unrivaled
opportunity to explore informative workshops and sessions, see the industry
spring into action with the Ride, Drive & Charge showcase, and explore the
floor featuring top exhibitors unveiling their newest innovations to the
electric drive industry. This event will be held at
the Washington Marriott Wardman Park, and is sponsored by the Electric Drive
Transportation Association.
6-5-13:
Lack of Inspections Leads to Failure of Pollution Control Systems (By Tom
Pelton, National Public Radio - WYPR - Environment in Focus, 6/5/13)
Harbor's
water quality rated C-minus - with an asterisk (By Tim Wheeler, The
Baltimore Sun, 6/3/13)
National
and International News
Arctic Melt Spurs
Global Spread of Disease - Scientist: "We should recognize disease as a
harbinger of a warming world." (By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network as
reported by CommonDreams.org, 6/9/13)
Samantha
Power's Climate Silence (By James West, MotherJones.com - Blue Marble Blog,
6/7/13)
Carbon
pricing is catching on around the globe - just not in Washington, D.C. (By
John Upton, Grist.org, 6/5/13)
For First Time, US to
Lease Offshore Wind Blocks (By Carey L. Biron, Inter Press Service as
reported by CommonDreams.org, 6/5/13)
Pittsburgh's
next mayor sees a green future for the "smoky city" (By Ben Adler,
Grist.org, 6/5/13)
One
Meteorologist's Come-to-Jesus Moment on Climate Change: Like many TV
weathermen, Stu Ostro didn't believe in climate change-until extreme weather
and scientific evidence changed his mind. (By Chris Mooney,
MotherJones.com, 6/5/13)
Ecuador
Oil Spill Pollutes Amazon Tributary (By Gonzalo Solano, The Huffington Post
- Green Blog, 6/5/13)
Airlines
propose weak, vague climate plan (By John Upton, Grist.org, 6/5/13)
Hotter Planet Creating
'Extraordinary' Wild Fires says Head of US Forest Service: Climate change is
"largest issue we face" Senate panel told (By Andrea Germanos,
CommonDreams.org, 6/5/3)
The
Obama climate move that nobody noticed (By David Roberts, Grist.org,
6/5/13)
Methane
leaks could negate climate benefits of US natural gas boom: report - Reduction in carbon emissions triggered by
America's shift from coal to gas is being offset by a sharp rise in methane (By
Suzanne Goldenberg, The [UK] Guardian, 6/4/13)
Plenty
Of Surprises As World Warms (By Tim Radford, Climate News Network,
6/4/13)
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