USM National Green Campus
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USM Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change Initiative |
FSU
Establishes New Minor in Sustainability Studies: Minor Will Be Implemented in Fall 2010 (FSU News Release, 5/18/10)
O'Malley to roll out stream health website (The Capital, 5/18/10) [Article quotes staff of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science] New UM Dean Brings Katrina Experience and Commitment to Sustainability (UM Newsdesk, 5/17/10) Studies blame Delta fish decline on wastewater (By Matt Weiser, The Sacramento Bee, 5/17/10) [Article quotes Pat Gilbert of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science] The Basics: Oil Spill Dispersants (By Jeff Swofford, Energy Boom, 5/17/10) [Article quotes Carys Mitchelmore, of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science] Delta decline linked to Sacramento sewage treatment in new study: Other researchers welcome information but say conclusion too broad (By Mike Taugher, Contra Costa Times, 5/17/10) [Article quotes Pat Gilbert of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science] State of Maryland News Grant will pay for more green collar jobs (By Meredith Cohn, The Baltimore Sun - B'More Green Blog, 5/21/10) More than 1,300 participate in Bike to Work Day (By Meredith Cohn, The Baltimore Sun - B'More Green Blog, 5/21/10) Harford to bring single-stream recycling (By Meredith Cohn, The Baltimore Sun - B'More Green Blog, 5/20/10) National and International News French farmers turn Champs-Elysees into huge farm (The BBC, 5/23/10) Obama setting nation's sights on fuel efficiency; seeks tougher mileage, emission standards (By Erica Werner, Ken Thomas, The Associated Press as reported by The Baltimore Sun, 5/22/10) [Article and video] BP delays attempt to plug leak with mud: White House taps Graham, Reilly to lead investigative panel (By Greg Bluestein, The Associated Press as reported by MSNBC.com, 5/21/10) As oceans get warmer, Congress is facing heat (By David Perlman, The San Francisco Chronicle, 5/20/10) Don't LEED us Astray (By Alec Applebaum, The New York Times - Op Ed, 5/19/10) Arizona: Mayor Is Dared to Cut Power (NYT, 5/19/10)
Oil
is Fouling Wetlands, Official Says (By James McKinley and Campbell
Robertson, U.S. Science Body Urges Action on Climate (By John M. Broder, The New York Times, 5/19/10) Arctic Drilling Proposal Advanced Amid Concern (By William Yardley, The New York Times, 5/19/10) Scientists Fault Lack of Studies Over Gulf Oil Spill (By Justin Gillis, The New York Times, 5/19/10) U.S. Scientists Urge Action On Climate Change (By Christopher Joyce, NPR - All Things Considered, 5/19/10) Arizona Fights Back Against Boycott Threats Due to Immigration Law: Says It Will Pull Plug on LA's Electricity (By Emily Friedman, ABC News, 5/19/10) Submerged oil plumes suggest gulf spill is worse than BP claims: Scientists believe marine 'dead zones' being created; firm succeeds in blocking rig riser pipe with siphon (By Ed Pilkington, The [UK] Guardian, 5/17/10) Warmest April on record, climate agency reports: Federal climate experts say April warmest ever; January-April period also had record warmth (The Associated Press as reported by The Baltimore Sun, 5/17/10) |