Week of January 14, 2008

Focus the Nation - National Teach-In about Global Warming Solutions, January 31, 2008. Participating USM institutions: Bowie State University, Coppin State University, Frostburg State University, Salisbury University, The Universities at Shady Grove, Towson University, University of Maryland Baltimore County, University of Maryland College Park, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, University of Maryland School of Law.

Smart and Sustainable Campus Conference - Call for Papers (Conference at UMCP, March 31 - April 2, 2008)

State of Maryland News

Efficiency Effort has Short Circuit (By Liz F. Kay, The Baltimore Sun, 1/11/08)

O'Malley, State GOP Spell Out Agendas: Governor Emphasizes Energy, Crime (By John Wagner and Lisa Rein, The Washington Post, 1/9/08)

State task force to tackle future growth challenges (By Robert J. Terry, Baltimore Business Journal, 1/8/08) 

USM Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change Initiative

• Practices
• Programs
• Policies

• Presentations (Power Point)
• Climate Change Definitions
• Facilities Master Planning
• Statewide Sustainability Efforts
• ACUPCC National Benchmarking
• Useful Links and References

Environmental Panel Wants County to Compost Food (by Mike Silvestri, The Baltimore Examiner, 1/8/08)

Tell It To The Watermen: Why are horses more deserving of state handouts than crabs and oysters? (Editorial, The Washington Post, 1/6/08)

Dirty Water - Trouble on the Way to A Clean Chesapeake Bay and Patuxent and Potomac Rivers (Editorial, The Washington Post, 1/2/08)

National & International News

FTC Asks if Carbon-Offset Money is Well-Spent (By Louise Story, The New York Times, 1/9/08)

Any Other Bright Ideas? (By Julie Scelfo, The New York Times, 1/10/08)

A Critical Question in Climate Debate (By Kristen Sheeran and James Barrett, The Baltimore Sun, 1/8/08)