USM National Green Campus
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USM Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change Initiative |
The
University of Maryland, College Park Office of Sustainability Seeks Interns for
Spring 2010 - The green industry is one of the fastest growing sectors of the US economy with
many exciting career opportunities for college graduates. Get your foot in the
"green jobs" door by working on sustainability initiatives at the University of Maryland, which is
recognized as one of the leaders in campus sustainability. The Office of
Sustainability is seeking interns for the following positions: Communications,
Measurement and Assessment, and Research Assistant. Undergraduate and graduate
students are encouraged to apply.
State of Maryland News Baltimore County to switch to single-stream recycling (By Mary Gail Hare, The Baltimore Sun, 12/10/09) State works to keep some pesticides out of the bay (By Meredith Cohn, The Baltimore Sun - B'More Green Blog, 12/10/09) Stimulus funds to be used for water, energy savings (By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun, 12/10/09) New inn's owners going for 'deep green': Building intended as showplace for environmentally friendly design (By Edward Gunts, The Baltimore Sun, 12/9/09) The state of green: college campuses, buses & an inn (By Tim Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun - B'More Green Blog, 12/9/09) Environmental group alleges lax oversight in Maryland (By David A. Fahrenthold, The Washington Post, 12/7/09) National and International News United Nations Climate Change Conference (Copenhagen, Denmark - December 7-18, 2009) Under the icy north lurks a ‘carbon bomb': Tropical deforestation is a climate change crisis, but scientists fear for boreal wilderness, too (By Beth Daley, The Boston Globe, 12/13/09) Activists long for the good old days when carbon levels were just at 350 parts per million (By Seth Borenstein, The Associated Press as reported in the Baltimore Sun, 12/13/09) Cities with the best and worst tap water (By Lori Bongiorno, Yahoo Green, 12/12/09) Obama calls for climate deal, U.S. target under fire (Reuters, 12/10/09) Saudi Arabia Tries To Stall Global Emissions Limits (By Kelly McEvers, National Public Radio, 12/10/09) U.S. negotiator rejects climate reparation (United Press International,12/10/09) It's time to talk about human rights in the climate debate (By Steven Freeland, The [Australia] Age, 12/10/09) Giant iceberg spotted south of Australia (AFP as reported on Yahoo News, 12/9/09) Poor nations clamor for more help at UN climate summit; EPA chief to highlight Obama's efforts (By John Heilperin, The Associated Press as reported by The [Minneapolis-St. Paul] Star Tribune, 12/9/09) Al Gore rebuts Palin's climate change claims: Former Alaska governor says Obama should boycott Copenhagen summit (NBC News and MSNBC.com, 12/9/09) EPA is preparing to regulate emissions in Congress's stead (By Steven Mufson and David A. Fahrenthold, The Washington Post, 12/8/09) Hold the foam - greener packing on the way? (By Tim Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun - B'More Green Blog, 12/8/09) Climate Change on the Move: Climate Migration Will Affect the World's Security (By Michael Werz and Keri Manlove, American Progress, 12/8/09) Climate Rage (By Paul Krugman, The New York Times - Op Ed, 12/8/09) European Green City Index Released: City of Copenhagen Ranks Highest, Kiev at Bottom (By Warren Karlenzig, CommonCurrent.com, 12/8/09) Paper Battery Shows Promise for Grid, Vehicle Energy Storage (By Jenny Mandel, Greenwire as reported as The New York Times, 12/8/09) 'Green' cuisine not always as ordered: Founding Farmers still strives for goal of 'sustainable' food (By Jane Black, The Washington Post, 12/7/09) An Effort to Spread Green Power to Coasts (By Michael L. Wald, The New York Times, 12/7/09) Climate Talks Open With Calls for Urgent Action (By Tom Zeller, Jr., The New York Times, 12/7/09) Reporter's Notebook - Under Banner of Urgency, Delegates Tackle Policy (By Andrew C. Revkin and Tom Zeller, Jr., 12/7/09) Dark Side of a Natural Gas Boom (By Jad Mouawad and Clifford Krauss, The New York Times, 12/7/09) Millions in U.S. Drink Dirty Water, Records Show (By Charles Duhigg, The New York Times, 12/7/09) Offshore drilling gets go-ahead in Alaska's arctic (By Erika Bolstad, McClatchy Newspapers, 12/7/09) Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases under the Clean Air Act (The Environmental Protection Agency, 12/7/09) Scientists: Dim Outlook for Climate Summit (By Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience.com as reported by Yahoo News, 12/7/09) EPA says greenhouse gases endanger human health (By Dina Cappiello and H. Josef Herbert, The Associated Press as reported on Yahoo News, 12/7/09) Copenhagen climate change conference: 'Fourteen days to seal history's judgment on this generation': This editorial calling for action from world leaders on climate change is published today by 56 newspapers around the world in 20 languages (The [UK] Guardian, 12/7/09) World climate talks open with pressure on U.S.: U.N.: This could be the last, best chance for deal to combat global warming (The Associated Press as reported by MSNBC.com, 12/7/09) Brazil girds for massive offshore oil extraction: State-run Petrobras is poised to become a major global player (By Juan Forero, The Washington Post, 12/7/09) |