Week of February 25, 2008

News From Across the USM Campuses

Alternative Energy and Green Development: Economic Realities for Maryland (Sponsored by Towson University RESI, February 27, 2008, Columbia Sheraton Hotel, Columbia, MD)

2008 Smart and Sustainable Campus Conference (National Association of College and University Business Officers) March 31- April 2, 2008 - The Inn & Conference Center, University of Maryland University College, Adelphi, MD

Boesch to Head U of Maryland's Sustainability Efforts (By Rona Kobell, The Baltimore Sun Weblog, 2/19/08)

The recycling benchmark (By Jad Sleiman, The Diamondback, University of Maryland College Park, 2/19/08)

USM Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change Initiative

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A green wave of employment could mean 8,000 new Md. jobs by 2015 (By Danielle Ulman, The Daily Record, 2/21/08)  

Study shows how to save by using energy programs (By Sara Michael, The Examiner, 2/21/08)  

Maryland's climate plan would be nation's boldest  (By Kristen Wyatt, Associated Press Writer, USA Today, 2/20/08)

O'Malley: Human Survival at Risk From Warming (By Tom Pelton, The Baltimore Sun Weblog, 2/20/08)

Foes debate tougher emissions limits in Maryland (By Andy Rosen, The Daily Record, 2/19/08)

U.S. aid sought for bay cleanup: $4 million asked to adapt sewage plant in D.C.
(By Rona Kobell, The Baltimore Sun, 2/19/08)

O'Malley supports limits on pollution: Senate bill aims to cut Md. emissions 90 percent by 2050 (By Tom Pelton, The Baltimore Sun, 2/19/08)

Study: Energy price hikes unavoidable with emission cap (By Greg Barr, Contributor, Baltimore Business Journal, 2/18/08)

National and International News

University of Vermont Earns LEED Gold for Big New Student Center (The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2/22/08)

Washington International Renewable Energy Conference  (Washington, DC Convention Center, March 4-8, 2008)