USM National Green Campus
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USM Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change Initiative |
Overhaul
of Chesapeake Bay cleanup strategy a challenge: Three proposals on
table; Bay Foundation under fire for not playing politics well (By David A. Fahrenthold, The Washington Post
as reported by Delawareonline.com, 12/20/09) [Article quotes Dr. Donald Boesch,
President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]
Bay Advocates Send Obama Restoration Strategy (Report by Mike Schuh, WJZ-TV, 12/20/09) [Article quotes Bill Dennison of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science] Planet Panel - Too little, too late (By Donald F. Boesch, The Washington Post, 12/19/09) [Dr. Donald Boesch is the President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science] Planet Panel - Common but different responsibilities (By Donald F. Boesch, The Washington Post, 12/18/09) [Dr. Donald Boesch is the President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science] Bay foundation faces test in face of federal cleanup effort (By David A. Fahrenthold, The Washington Post, 12/17/09) [Article quotes Dr. Donald Boesch, President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science] Maryland Home Heat Efficiency Aid = Jobs, Consumer Savings, Less CO2 (By Neil Tickner, University of Maryland, College Park Newsdesk - University Initiatives, 12/17/09) View full report [PDF] Global warming may be the end of the world; cap and trade is not (By Andy Green, The Baltimore Sun - Second Opinion, 12/16/09) [Article cites University of Maryland's Center for Integrative Environmental Research] Spending bill to send millions to region: Needy, transportation, military, to receive funds (By Alan Brody, SoMdNews.com, 12/16/09) [Article cites Chesapeake Biological Laboratories project] Bay 'dead zone' still bad in '09 (The Maryland Gazette, 12/16/09) [Article quotes Bill Dennison of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science] (Scroll down linked page to view article) Finding the right home for oysters: With old shells scarce, Army Corps tests alternative materials (By Pamela Wood, The Capital, 12/14/09) [Article quotes the staff of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science] State of Maryland News 5 Baltimore watershed groups to merge (By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun, 1/2/10) EPA: Bay "consequences" start now (By Tim Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun - B'more Green Blog, 12/31/09) Consequences - or empty threats - for bay failure? (By Tim Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun - B'More Green Blog, 12/30/09) States must meet bay cleanup goals, U.S. warns: EPA threatens sanctions, but activists question resolve (By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun, 12/30/09) Walking the walk (Frederick News Post, Op-Ed, 12/16/09) National and International News Large Oil Spill Reported in China (By David Barboza, The New York Times, 1/3/10) Gardening is good for health (By Susan Reimer, The Baltimore Sun, 12/31/09) Fight global warming, get $1,100 a year (By Steve Hargreaves, CNN Money, 12/30/09) Green top 10 for '09 (By Tim Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun - B'More Green Blog, 12/29/09) Investors see farms as way to grow Detroit: Acres of vacant land are eyed for urban agriculture under an ambitious plan that aims to turn the struggling Rust Belt city into a green mecca. (By P.J. Huffstutter, The Los Angeles Times, 12/27/09) Rise of Wind Turbines Is a Boon for Rope Workers (By Kate Galbraith, The New York Times, 12/24/09) Tax-free bond program can create jobs, spur energy-efficiency projects (By John Sarbanes, The Baltimore Sun - Op Ed, 12/24/09) Plants and animals race for survival as climate change creeps across the globe: Lowland tropics, mangroves and deserts at greater risk than mountainous areas as global warming spreads, study finds (By David Adam, The [UK] Guardian, 12/23/09) Animals 'on the run' from climate change: Plants and animals will need to move at an average rate of a quarter of a mile a year to escape climate change over the course of this century, according to scientists. (The [UK] Telegraph, 12/23/09) EPA Seeks to Disclose Pesticide Inert Ingredients (The Environmental Protection Agency, News Release, 12/22/09) Do It Yourself: Building Your Own Bamboo Bike (By Jon Kalish, National Public Radio, 12/20/09) U.N. Climate Talks ‘Take Note' of Accord Backed by U.S. (By Andrew C. Revkin and John M. Broder, The New York Times, 12/19/09) Oil shale development and climate change (By Karin P. Sheldon and Paul Komo, The Denver Post, 12/18/09) A Change Of Weather In Washington (By Margaret Kriz Hobson, The National Journal, 12/18/09) Obama's Copenhagen Speech: The Collapse of a Deal? (By Daivd Corn, Mother Jones, 12/18/09) Byrd's coal comments rock West Virginia (By Alex Eisenstadt, Politico, 12/18/09) Copenhagen deal not binding: Obama hails 'breakthrough' agreement, others not as positive as leaders begin to depart from 12-day summit (The [Toronto] Star, 12/18/09) Global warming may be the end of the world; cap and trade is not (By Andy Green, The Baltimore Sun, Op-Ed, 12/16/09) "It's Our Climate, Not Your Business," Protesters Say (By Anne Thompson, MSNBC News - Worldblog, 12/16/09) Suddenly the world hates Canada: How did a country with two per cent of the world's emissions turn global villain? (By Jonathon Gatehouse, Macleans, 12/15/09) At Copenhagen global warming conference, alarms on ocean acidification: At the Copenhagen global warming conference, researchers have been seeking attention to what's often been an "orphan" issue in the climate change debate: increasing ocean acidity and its risks for fisheries. (By Peter N. Spotts, The Christian Science Monitor, 12/15/09) US in plan to aid poor nations develop clean energy (AFP as reported by Google News, 12/14/09) |