|
Week of July 6, 2009
News from Across the USM
Campuses
Congress told about
impact of global warming on Bay, coastal communities:
Effects of sea level
rise on tourism, and rising temperatures on fisheries only part of the
testimony (By Karl Blankenship, Bay Journal,
July/August 2009) [Article quotes Dr. Donald Boesch, President, University of
Maryland Center for Environmental Science]
Review of past oyster
research reveals lack of coordination: Scientists
say future projects should require pre-assessment and post-evaluation
components (By Karl Blankenship, The Bay Journal,
July/August 2009) [Article quotes Jon Kramer and Vic Kennedy of the University of Maryland
Center for Environmental Science]
Residents
question new UM recycling site: Move could bring even more traffic congestion,
some say (By David Hill, The
Gazette, 7/2/09)
A
new way to farm fish and feed the world: Scientists
at Columbus Center hope to show viability of 'greener' aquaculture (By
Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun, 7/1/09)
[Article quotes Doug Lipton of the
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]
Coastal seagrass
disappearing as quickly as coral reefs and rainforests (By Jeremy Hance,
Mongabay.com, 6/30/09) [Article quotes Bill Dennison and Tim Carruthers of the University of
Maryland Center for Environmental Science]
Will
much of New Orleans be underwater by 2100? Sea-level rise and
sinking land mean the Mississippi River Delta's habitable land will shrink, a
new study finds. (By Peter N. Spotts, The Christian Science Monitor, 6/30/09) [Article quotes Dr.
Donald Boesch, President, University of Maryland Center for Environmental
Science]
Maryland Governor
Addresses Bay Concerns In Ocean City (By Elaina Athans, WMDT-TV, 6/30/09) [Article quotes Bill Dennison of the
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]
Study:
Coastal seagrass increasingly being lost (Google News, 6/30/09)[Article quotes William Dennison of the University of Maryland Center
for Environmental Science]
Towson
University Zipcar - Zipcars will be available on campus in the fall 2009 semester. Zipcars
will be available on campus in the fall 2009 semester. Zipcar's cutting edge
technology allows you to reserve a vehicle online at any time for as little as
one hour or up to four days-all you have to do is decide where you want to go
and when. The affordable hourly and daily rates include gas, insurance, and 180
miles per day. Why deal with having a car on campus? Join for $35 and get $35
back in Zipcar driving credit. Additional information on how to join will be
available in the coming weeks. In the meantime, go to Zipcar's Web site for more information. (Towson University Parking and
Transportation Services, 6/29/09)
Law
School Retrofitted with Green Roof (University of Baltimore Newsroom, 6/29/09)
Water
gets the scrutiny, but what about the sand? Search for microbes turns to Del. Shoreline (By Molly Murray, The News Journal, 6/29/09) [Cites Salisbury University work]
University
of Maryland Eastern Shore Department Creates Garden Demonstration
(DelMarVaNow.com, 6/29/09)
State
of Maryland
News
Science
Center to add green roof open to public (By Tim Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun
- B'more Green Blog, 7/5/09)
Red,
white and blue - also green: Replacing
perchlorate in fireworks makes them safer for environment (By Meredith Cohn, The Baltimore Sun, 7/4/09)
Sharing
Electric Cars in Baltimore (By Peter Wayner, The New York Times - Green,
Inc., 7/2/09)
Developer
sues state agencies that blocked Allegany project: $16 million in damages sought by Terrapin Run; county officials urge
approval (By
Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun, 7/2/09)
Sinai
Hospital opens eco-friendly $55 million expansion (By Ed Gunts, The
Baltimore Sun, 7/2/09)
National and International
News
Volatile Swings
for Price of Oil Hobble Industry (By Jad Mouawad, The New York Times, 7/5/09)
A
New Chief at Shell, and a Rocky Inheritance (By Tom Zeller, The New York
Times - Green, Inc., 7/5/09)
Turning
watermelons into energy? (From Inside Science News Service as reported by
The Baltimore Sun - B'more Green Blog, 7/5/09)
Can I Clean
Your Clock? (By Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times - Op Ed, 7/4/09)
Bike Among the
Ruins (By Toby Barlow,
the New York Times - Op Ed, 7/4/09)
Costa
Rica is world's greenest, happiest country: Latin American nation tops index ranking
countries by ecological footprint and happiness of their citizens (By Ashley Seager, The [UK] Guardian, 7/4/09)
Purity
of Federal 'Organic' Label Is Questioned (By Kimberly Kindy and Lyndsey Layton, The Washington Post, 7/3/09)
Rogue trades
cost oil broker $10m: A rogue trader at
a London oil broker caused his employer to lose $10m (£6m) after making
unauthorised trades. (BBC News, 7/3/09)
Sea
Ice At Lowest Level In 800 Years Near Greenland (Science Daily, 7/2/09)
Green
Power Takes Root in the Chinese Desert (By Keith Bradsher, The New York Times, 7/2/09)
ExxonMobil
continuing to fund climate sceptic groups, records show: Records show
ExxonMobil gave hundreds of thousands of pounds to lobby groups that have
published 'misleading and inaccurate information' about climate change (By David Adam, The [UK] Guardian, 7/1/09)
MacArthur
Awards $7.6 Million to Support Master's Programs in Sustainable Development
(Philanthrophy News Digest, 7/1/09)
Street
Farmer (By Elizabeth Royte, The New York
Times, 7/1/09)
Can
Farm Groups Kill the Climate Bill?
(By Krista Marshall, Climate Wire as reported in The New York Times, 6/30/09)
Organic
Farms as Subdivision Amenities (By Alec Appelbaum, The New York Times, 6/30/09)
|
