Week of February 4, 2008

News from Across the USM Campuses

University of Maryland, College Park -  Eco-Engineering Program - March 8, 2008
(Registration Deadline, Friday, February 29, 2008)

University signs on for climate change (By Kiel McLaughlin, The Towerlight, 1/31/08)  

Do TU's actions match its environmental policies? (By Nick Di Marco, The Towerlight, 1/31/08)

State of Maryland News

'Green Team' Monitors School's Eco-Response: Sixth-Graders Make Out Report Cards (By Julie Rasicot,
Special to the Washington Post, 1/31/08)

Mixed views of wind farms: Hearing draws hundreds in Western Md. (By Tom Pelton, The Baltimore Sun,  1/31/08)

Students to tie in with national global warming campaign (By Susan C. Ingram, The Community Times, 1/30/08)

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

Wind farms hit opposition: Foes target clearing of state forest land (By Tom Pelton, The Baltimore Sun, 1/29/08)

Biodiesel Car: Local businessman has answer to high fuel costs (By Daleen Berry, The Cumberland Times-News, 1/28/08)

National and International News

Four Campuses, Much Green Talk (By Elia Powers, Inside Higher Ed, 2/1/08)

Hundreds of Profs Hold Green 'Teach-In' (By Julia Silverman, Associated Press for The Baltimore Sun, 1/31/08)