USM National Green Campus
News Archive

Week of December 3, 2007

News From Across the USM Campuses

Amid snowfall, students call for action on global warming
(by Kelsey Volkmann, The Examiner, 12/6/07)

Dining hall renovation will be mostly 'green'
(By Emily Groves, The Diamondback, University of Maryland, College Park, 11/30/07)  

University cuts energy bill with efficient light bulbs
(By Megan Eckstein, The Diamondback, University of Maryland, College Park, 11/28/07)

FSU professors measuring alternative energy output
(By Jennifer Raley, Cumberland Times-News, 11/28/07)

Is This Trip Really Necessary?
(By Joyce Appleby and Nikki Keddie, Inside Higher Ed - "Views," 11/26/07)

University Administrator Named Semifinalist in National Hero Award Program for Bringing Environmental Stewardship to Students
(From The Auto Channel, 11/21/07)

Salisbury University Commits to Climate-Neutral Campus
(Press Release from Salisbury University, 11/19/07)

USM Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change Initiative

State of Maryland News
Wind power firm wants to use state forests for wind farm
(The Associated Press, 12/6/07)

Draft Report Suggests Cutting Emissions by 90% by 2050
(By David Fahrenthold, Washington Post, 12/5/07)

Maryland scores silver rating for energy-efficiency programs
(By Sara Michael, The Examiner, 11/15/07)

Bay fund gets approval
(By Jaime Malarkey, The Examiner, 11/16/07)

Panel: Biofuel unlikely to grow in Md. without incentives
(By Kristen Wyatt , Associated Press Writer, from The Daily Times,11/29/07)

National News
A new green economics.
(By Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General. The Los Angeles Times-Washington Post News Service, 12/7/07)

Thunder, Hail, Fire: What Does Climate Change Mean for the U.S.?
(By David Biello, Scientific American, 12/5/07)

A dirty climate solution
(By Steven I. Apfelbaum and John Kimble, The Baltimore Sun, Op-Ed, 12/4/07)
 
Eco-Education
(By Tamar Lewin, The New York Times, 11/4/07)

Google decides it will go 'green'
(The Baltimore Sun - From wire reports, 11/28/07)

A Plan to Improve Campus Mobility [With Electric Bicycles]
(By Elia Powers, Inside Higher Education - "News," 11/27/07)

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