Week of December 3, 2007

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)

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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)