Week of April 7, 2008

News from Across the USM Campuses

Smart and Sustainable Campuses: Colleges Must Consider Adapting to a Changing Climate (By Scott Carlson, The Chronicle of Higher Education: Buildings and Grounds, 4/2/08)

Comparing Environmental Data (By Elia Powers, Inside Higher Ed, 4/2/08)

College Officials Face Tough Choices in Achieving Carbon Neutrality (By Scott Carlson, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 4/2/08)

All Fueled Up On Biodiesel (By Jad Sleiman, The Diamondback, 4/2/08)

Bringing Science to Bear on Urban Green Infrastructure Planning April 8, 2008; 12-1pm, Room 1112V, Preinkert Field House (Bldg 54), University of Maryland, College Park

Public Health Week Climate Change lecture series. Several lectures are being presented on public health and climate change, during the week of April 7 - 13, 2008, all at the School of Public Health building. Scroll down the page for topics, dates and times. For more information, contact Karen Mackey (klmackey@umd.edu), or at (301) 405-5509.

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

Progress on the University of Maryland, College Park Climate Action Plan (Presented by Dr. Matthias Ruth, Director of the Center for Integrative Environmental Research at UMCP, April 16, 2008, from 12-1pm in Symons Hall, Room 0200). Scroll down the page to view event.

State of Maryland News

Energy Bills Pass (By Jaime Malarkey, The Examiner, 4/4/08)

Senate Rejects Energy Bill: Measure is Key Park of O'Malley Initative (By Laura Smitherman and Gadi Dechter, The Baltimore Sun, 4/2/08)

Who's Who in the World of Saving the Bay? (The Capital, 3/29/08)

Invest more in new energy sources, new report says (By Sean R. Seda, The Gazette, 3/21/08)

National and International News

Slow Going for N.Y. Traffic Plan: Proposed 'Congestion Pricing' Fees Hit Political Gridlock in Capitol (By Keith B. Richburg, The Washington Post, 4/6/08)

University of Manitoba: "Green" Domino Renovation Project (By Scott Carlson, The Chronicle of Higher Education: Buildings and Grounds, 4/4/08)

University of California at San Diego Plans Projects in Renewable Energy (By Scott Carlson, The Chronicle of Higher Education: Buildings and Grounds, 4/4/08)

UN Climate Talks Agree on Agenda (By Michael Casey, Associated Press, 4/4/08)

U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works - Full Commission hearing - "Examining strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions at U.S. Colleges and Universities" (Held Thursday, April 3, 2008. Transcripts posted)

It's Not Easy Being Green (By Kenneth P. Green, The Washington Post, 4/3/08)

Starting From Scratch Helps Food Services That Seek Sustainability
(By Jerry Lopez, The Chronicle of Higher Education: Buildings and Grounds, 4/2/08)

States Sue EPA to Move on Global Warming (MSNBC.com, Staff reporters, 4/2/08)

Life in the ‘Burbs: Heavy Costs for Families, Climate (By Elizabeth Shogren, (National Public Radio: Climate Connections, 4/1/08)

Atlanta Family Slashes Carbon Footprint (By Elizabeth Shogren, (National Public Radio: Climate Connections, 3/31/08)

British Colleges to Go Carbon Neutral by 2016 (By Scott Carlson, The Chronicle of Higher Education: Buildings and Grounds, 3/31/08)