Week of March 10, 2008

News from Across the USM Campuses

Peak Oil: The End of Cheap Oil and Our Way of Life? Sustainability Speaker Series, University of Maryland College Park, March 26, 2008 - 12:00 - 1:00pm, Symons Hall Room 0200, featuring Dr. Erik Lichtenberg is Professor of Agriculture and Resource Economics

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

State of Maryland News

 Uncertainty clouds green agenda: Bills have O'Malley's backing, but budget woes could hamper passage (By Sean R. Sedam, The Gazette.Net, 3/7/08)

Study: Mass Transit saves Marylanders $346M in gas (By Aaron Cahall, The Examiner, 3/7/08)

The energy answer: While the governor and others in Annapolis are demanding cuts in electricity consumption, there's a better way: increasing the supply through nuclear power (By Jack Spencer and Nicolas Loris, The Baltimore Sun, Op-Ed, 3/4/08)

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

The Energy Challenge: Turning Glare Into Watts (By Matthew L. Wald, The New York Times, 3/6/08)
Green Planning on a Grand Scale (By Elia Powers, Inside Higher Ed, 3/4/08)

Lake Land College Goes Green: Alternative Energy Sources on the Way (By Jenny Keefe - Campus and Features Editor, The Navigator News, 3/1/08)