Week of May 12, 2008

News from Across the USM Campuses

Sustainability Speaker Series - Open Forum - You Set the Agenda - May 14, 2008, from 12-1pm in Symons Hall, Room 0200, University of Maryland, College Park campus. Scroll down to page to view the event.

From backyard to the bay (Agriculture Notes, The Baltimore Sun, 5/11/08) Joint campaign by the University of Maryland Extension Service and the Maryland Department of Agriculture

UM Invites Neighbors to see "green": School eager to tell community about future eco-friendly building (By Janene Holzberg, Special to The Baltimore Sun, 5/9/08)

Building A Green Future in Maryland: College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Maryland, College Park

State of Maryland News

Green Proposals for Downtown Columbia: GGP consultant unveils more details of area's master plan (By June Arney , The Baltimore Sun, 5/9/08)

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Carroll Commissioners Okay Wind Turbine Use (By Arin Gencer, The Baltimore Sun, 5/7/08)

The Greening of Maryland - Our View: An Ecological Response to Prison Idleness (Sun Editorials, The Baltimore Sun, 5/7/08)

National and International News

Bike to Work Day - May 16, 2008 (Sponsored by the Baltimore Metropolitan Council for events in the Baltimore region)

Change We Can Stomach (By Dan Barber, Op-Ed Contributor, The New York Times, 5/11/08)

Rethinking Ethanol (Editorial, The New York Times, 5/11/08)

Desperately Seeking Eco-Cred in the Suburbs (By Xarissa Holdaway, Chronicle of Higher Education - Buildings and Grounds, 5/9/08)

Make Fuel at Home with Portable DIY Refinery (By Chuck Squatriglia, Wired Magazine, 5/8/08)

Lowering Heating and Cooling Bills With Flower...Er, Cactus Power (By Scott Carlson, The Chronicle of Higher Education - Buildings and Grounds, 5/8/08)

Farmer Pioneers Green Energy Practices in Ohio (By James Hannah, The Baltimore Sun, 5/7/08)

U.S. Consumers Rank Last in World Survey of Green Habits (By Queenie Wong, McClatchy Newspapers, 5/7/08)

Companies Improve Scores in Climate Change Ranking (By Claudia H. Deutsch, The New York Times, 5/7/08)

A Woman, A Village and a War on Plastic Bags (By Kevin Sullivan, The Washington Post - plastic, 5/6/08)

Energy Leadership - Our View: Invest in a Greener Future (Sun Editorial, The Baltimore Sun, 5/5/08)

America's Greenest Colleges (By Brian Wingfield, Forbes.com, 5/2/08)