Week of April 14, 2008

News from Across the USM Campuses

The Next Learning Green, Living Green Steering Committee Meeting for Frostburg State University will be held at Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 4pm at Compton Hall, Room 226, on the Frostburg State University campus)

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, University of Maryland, College Park). Scroll down the page to view event.

Earth Week Events at Towson University, April 16-23, 2008. "Chill Out Broadcast: Campus Solutions to Global Warming," Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 7 PM in the University Union, PAWS Lounge, Towson University. Live broadcast featuring positive, practical solutions to global warming from college campuses across the country. Presented by the National Wildlife Federation. Towson Neighborhood Clean Up, Saturday, April 19, 2008, at 7:30 AM, University Union, Loading Docks, Towson University. Join students and community members to clean up Towson. To register call 410-704-2711. For more information, email mseverette@towson.edu   

Recycled Art Competition at Towson University It's easy! The only rule is that all materials used need to be recyclable. The best works will be innovative, esthetically pleasing and represent the mission of Earth Week. All entries should be dropped off on Monday, April 21 at the University Union, Room 232, Towson University (Campus Life Office) by 5 PM. Questions? Email daccardi@towson.edu

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Climate wins as Maryland lawmakers adjourn, but biggest prize postponed (Maryland League of Conservation Voters, 4/9/08)

Maryland Lawmakers Fail to Pass Tough Environmental Bill (By Vandana Sinha, Baltimore Business Journal, 4/9/08) 

Global Warming Fight Goes On: Success of other bills leaves O'Malley camp unfazed by failure of greenhouse measure (By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun, 4/9/08)

Panel Kills Bill to Fight Warming (By Timothy B. Wheeler and Laura Smitherman, The Baltimore Sun, 4/8/08)

National and International News

Waste Not: A Steamy Solution to Global Warming (By Lisa Margonelli, The Atlantic Magazine, May 2008)

Climate Change Will Have A Significant Impact on Health  (By H. Josef Hebert, Associated Press for USA Today, 4/9/08)

On the Irish Coast, Reconsidering Energy From the Town Up (By Karen Freeman, The New York Times, 4/9/08)

A Reputation Cemented: Higher Education's Greenest Building (By Scott Carlson, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 4/8/08)

Climate Target Is Not Radical Enough - Study: NASA Scientist Warms the World Must Urgently Make Huge CO2 Reductions (By Ed Pilkington, The Guardian, 4/7/08)

Scotland's Wave-powered Electricity-Generating Power Station (By Paul Kelbie, The Guardian, 4/6/08)