Week of April 21, 2008

News from Across the USM Campuses

Patuxent Gets D-Minus in First River Health Test (Study conducted by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and Patuxent Riverkeeper) (By Christy Goodman, The Washington Post, 4/27/08)

Sustainability Speaker Series - "Eco Tourism: Make Your Next Vacation More Meaningful," by Neel Inamdar, an Ecotourism Business Advisor at Conservation International (CI). Lecture to be held Wednesday, April 30, from 12-1pm at Symons Hall, University of Maryland, College Park (Scroll down page for information)

Environmental Policy Roundtable - Energy Series - "The Choice of Internal Combustion: How It Happened and Why It Is Relevant Today," by Alan Loeb, Legal-Institutional Advisory Services on Environmental Law and Regulatory Services. Lecture to be held Friday, May 2, from 12-1:30pm at Van Munching Hall, Room 1113, University of Maryland, College Park (Scroll down page for information)

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Braving a Switch in Utility Service: Energy Choice Offers Savings, Renewable Sources (By Annys Shin, The Washington Post, 4/25/08)

O'Malley Stays Green, Signs New Measures (By Len Lazarick, The Examiner, 4/25/08)

Balancing Energy Needs: Maryland Considers Exemptions From Carbon Credit Auction (By Laura Smitherman, The Baltimore Sun, 4/25/08)

Wind Farm Plans Reduced: Developer Hopes to Skip Review of  Impact (By Tom Pelton, The Baltimore Sun, 4/24/08) 

The Baltimore Sun introduces a new "Green" feature (The Baltimore Sun)

Editorial: Do What I Say, Not What I Do (The Examiner, 4/22/08)

National and International News

Paying for Power With Mountaintops (By David A. Farenthold, TheDay.com from The Washington Post, 4/27/08)

Bike Sharing Program to be the First of  Kind in U.S. (By Bernie Becker, The New York Times, 4/27/08)

Environmental Cost of Shipping Groceries Across the World (By Elisabeth Rosenthal, The New York Times, 4/26/08)

The Greening of America: Ambitious Tree-Planting Programs Are Sprouting Up Nationwide  (By William Booth, The Washington Post, 4/25/08)

Campuses Release Sustainability Reports (Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, 4/24/08)

Scientists Report Political Interference (By Christopher Lee, The Washington Post, 4/24/08)

Carbon Dioxide, Methane Rise Sharply in 2007 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 4/23/08)

This Old House, Minus the Toxins (National Public Radio - All Things Considered, 4/22/08)

Electric Car for the Masses: Norway's Think Global will begin selling its inexpensive, eco-friendly vehicles in the U.S. next year (By Ken Bensinger, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer. Reprinted in The Baltimore Sun, 4/22/08)

Starwood Launching Green Hotel Brand in Massachusetts (Business Week from The Associated Press, 4/21/08)