USM National Green Campus
News Archive
Week
of August 12, 2013
News
from Across the USM Campuses
UC
Merced Connect: Tracking the impact of climate (By University
Communications Staff, University of California - Merced, 8/11/13) [Article
cites special issue of Science magazine jointly authored by scientists at
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science scientists, University
of California - Merced, and other institutions]
Sea
level rise is a challenge we must confront (SoMdNews.com, 8/9/13) [Article
cites study by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]
Climate
change town hall encourages individual action (By Marlena Chertock, The
Gazette, 8/7/13) [Article quotes Dr. Donald F. Boesch, President, University of
Maryland Center for Environmental Science]
State
of Maryland News
Balto.
Co. may review backyard chicken regulations: Some want county to ease zoning
rules so more can keep chickens (By Alison Knezevich, The Baltimore Sun,
8/12/13)
Work
said to begin on city waste-to-energy plant: Developer contends deadline met,
but project lacks permits (By Timthy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun - B'More
Green Blog, 8/9/13)
APG's
Edgewood Area releases 250,000 gallons of sewage into Bush River:
Treatment
plant bypass caused by heavy rains, base officials say (By Matthew Hay Brown and
Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun, 8/8/13)
National
and International News
‘The
Era Of The Lawn In The West Is Over' As Drought-Weary Cities Urge Residents To
Save Water (By Katie Valentine,
Thinkprogress.org - Cliamte Progress Blog, 8/12/13)
A
Texan tragedy: ample oil, no water - Fracking boom sucks away precious water
from beneath the ground, leaving cattle dead, farms bone-dry and people thirsty
(By Suzanne Goldenberg, The [UK] Guardian, 8/11/13)
BP's
Robert Dudley on the Gulf Oil Spill's Legal Aftermath (By Paul M. Barrett,
Bloomberg Business Week - Companies & Industries, 8/8/13)
Global
warming already having dramatic impacts in California, new report says (By
Paul Rogers, Inside Bay Area News, 8/8/13)
Steve
King: Global Warming 'More Of A Religion Than A Science' (By Ashley
Balcerzak, The Huffington Post - Green Blog, 8/7/13)
State of Climate
Report Reveals 'Unprecedented' Arctic Melting - Climbing greenhouse gases,
rising seas, record-breaking temperatures: all signs of a 'changing and varying
climate' (By Lauren McCauley, CommonDreams.org, 8/7/13)
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