USM National Green Campus
News Archive
Week of June 21, 2010
News from Across the USM Campuses
UMCP
Sustainability Literacy Assessment Graduate Student - The Office of
Sustainability at the University of Maryland, College Park, seeks a graduate
student to assess the Sustainability Literacy of students, faculty, and staff
of the University of Maryland. The purpose of the study is to analyze
attitudes about sustainable behaviors and assess gaps in critical knowledge
about sustainability. Results from this project may be published in the
University of Maryland Sustainability Metrics Report and findings may influence
University efforts to "green" the curriculum. The project may
also lead to a separate publication for the student. Applicant must be a
current graduate student at the University of Maryland. Students in any
graduate program are welcome to apply. Applicant should be knowledgeable
about sustainability, familiar with research methods(especially survey
techniques), and adept at analyzing data. To apply, send a cover letter and
resume to Mark Stewart, Coordinator, Office of Sustainability, at stewartm@umd.edu.
In the cover letter, please address why you are interested in this project, how
it connects to your graduate studies, what skills you bring to the project, and
your plans following graduation. Applications are due by July 31, 2010.
UMCP's
Federal Semester Program - This program at the University of Maryand, College
Park, is still accepting applications for the
2010-2011 concentration in Energy
and Environmental Policy! A selective, year-long experience, Federal
Semester seeks academically capable rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors who
are interested in studying how federal policy on energy and the environment is
shaped and implemented by organizations and government agencies in order to
become active practitioners and agents of change themselves. Combining a
fall seminar on federal policy with a spring internship in Washington, the
program also offers numerous out-of-class activities such as workshops, trips
to Capitol Hill, conversations with policy leaders, and valuable professional development
opportunities. A final reception and presentation for participants,
instructors, and federal internship supervisors culminates this unique and
rewarding experience. For more information about the program visit:
http://www.federalsemester.umd.edu/aboutfs.html, or contact: Dr. Joan
Burton,
Director, jburton1@umd.edu,
301-314-1920. APPLY NOW!:
http://www.federalsemester.umd.edu/application.html.
Blue-Green
Microbe Converts Sunlight to Electricity, Pollution-Free (News at UMB,
6/16/10)
Doubts
over safety tests on Gulf oil dispersants (By Peter Aldhous, The New
Scientist, 6/16/10) [Article cites Carys Mitchelmore of the University of
Maryland Center for Environmental Science]
Alumnus
appointed to national commission on oil spill (By Staff, College of William
and Mary News and Events, 6/15/10) [Article cites the appointment of Dr. Donald Boesch, President of the
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, to President Obama's Commission
on the Gulf oil spill]
Maryland
scientist brings experience to oil spill panel: National commission charged with recommending procedures to prevent
similar incidents (By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun, 6/15/10) [Article cites the
appointment of Dr. Donald Boesch, President of the University of Maryland
Center for Environmental Science, to President Obama's Commission on the Gulf
oil spill]
UM's
Boesch named to oil spill panel (By Tim Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun - B'More Green Blog, 6/15/10) [Blog entry cites the appointment of Dr.
Donald Boesch, President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental
Science, to President Obama's Commission on the Gulf oil spill]
UMUC's
Center of Academic Operations achieves LEED Gold Certification (Corridor,
Inc. - Daily Edition, 6/14/10)
UMCES
Statement on the Appointment of Dr. Donald Boesch to the National Commission on
the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling (University of
Maryland Center for Environmental Science, News and Events, 6/14/10)
President
Obama names members of Deepwater Horizon oil spill commission (By Staff,
The Press-Register, 6/14/10) [Blog entry cites the appointment of Dr. Donald Boesch, President of the
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, to President Obama's
Commission on the Gulf oil spill]
State of Maryland News
Attack
ad, callers upset Ehrlichs' WBAL show (By David Zurawik, The Baltimore Sun
- Z on TV Blog, 6/19/10)
Experts
question spill preparedness in Chesapeake: Quick-fire response teams needed, scientists and environmentalists say (By Sharon Behn, The Baltimore Sun,
6/17/10)
Ehrlich's
transit stand risks backlash: Position
irks business but could attract light rail foes (By Michael Dresser, The Baltimore Sun,
6/16/10)
Federal
Hill students cut waste at school, home: Recycling
program may be model for city schools (By Meredith Cohn, The Baltimore Sun, 6/14/10)
National and International News
Regulators
Failed to Address Risks in Oil Rig Fail-Safe Device (By David Barstow,
Laura Dodd, James Glanz, Stephanie Saul and Ian Urbina; The New York
Times, 6/20/10) [Video and article]
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BP
memo: Company feared 100,000 barrels of oil could spill in Gulf of Mexico daily
(By Helen Kennedy, The New York Daily News, 6/20/10)
Is
BP burning endangered sea turtles alive with oil from spill? What can be done
to stop them? (Gather.com - National Public Radio, posted 6/20/10)[Video
and blog post]
BP's
Hayward takes time off for yacht race (By John Letzing, MarketWatch,
6/19/10)
Senior
Senate Dem to unveil plan to overhaul offshore drilling (By Ben Geman, The Hill,
6/19/10)
BP
oil spill caused by 'negligence or misconduct', says drilling partner: Anadarko says BP
should foot entire bill for cleanup as new estimates show spill could last for
up to four more years (By David Batty and
Suzanne Goldenberg, The [UK] Guardian, 6/19/10)
Oil spill
full of methane, adding new concerns: Scientists say gas could
suffocate marine life, create 'dead zones' (The Associated Press as reported by
MSNBC.com, 6/18/10)
Gulf
oil spill puts industry-friendly Republicans in tight spot (By Karen
Tumulty, The Washington Post, 6/18/10)
Apologies
and anger dominate gulf oil-spill hearing as BP goes before Congress (By
Steven Mufson, The Washington Post, 6/18/10)
Chevron - We won't be
difficult on oil-spill cleanup costs: Oil giant says taxpayers won't get the bill; 'We
won't be satisfied until it's done,' mayor's spokeswoman says. (By Derek Jensen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6/18/10)
BP
Funds Front Group Claiming Oil Spill Jobs Are Better Than ‘Normal' Ones, Storm
Will Clean Up Oil (By Lee Fang, Think Progress Blog, 6/18/10)
Clean
the Gulf, Clean House, Clean Their Clock (By Frank Rich, The New York Times
- Op Ed, 6/18/10)
A Tricky
Balance for Oil-State Politicians (By David M. Herzenhorn and Eric
Lichtblau, The New York Times, 6/18/10)
Cracks
Show BP Was Battling Gulf Well as Early as February (By Allison Fitzgerald
and Joe Carroll, Bloomberg News, 6/17/10)
Expedited
mine permitting suspended in Appalachia (By Tim Huber, The Associated Press
as reported by The San Diego Union Tribune, 6/17/10)
A
Bad Day for BP and Mr. Barton (The New York Times - Op Ed, 6/17/10)
Rockefeller:
Abandon climate legislation for now (By Ben Geman,
The Hill, 6/17/10)
Environmental
Engineer: Dispersants Have to Stop Now (By Bill Riales, WKRG News
Channel 5, 6/17/10)
First
4,400 Chevy Volt buyers to get free chargers (By Weston Sedgwick, The
Examiner, 6/17/10)
BP's
Gulf leak boosts interests in oil-eating microbes (By Fred Tasker, The
Miami Herald, 6/17/10)
Niger
Delta becomes a cautionary tale for U.S.: Region has endured
equivalent of Exxon Valdez spill every year for 50 years (By Adam Nossiter, The New York Times as
reported by MSNBC.com, 6/17/10)
BP
CEO pilloried by lawmakers at spill hearing: 'I am not
stonewalling,' Tony Hayward tells congressional panel (MSNBC.com News Services, The Associated
Press and Reuters, 6/17/10)
Sea
creatures flee spill, gather near shore: Scientists say phenomena
may signal polluted habitat, loss of fish (By Jay Reeves, John Flesher, Tamara Lush; The Associated Press as
reported by MSNBC.com, 6/16/10)
Obama
administration doubles transportation funding for bicycling, walking projects
(By Joan Lowy, The Associated Press as reported by The Baltimore Sun, 6/16/10)
BP's
records on ill workers tell only part of the story (By Marisa Taylor,
McClatchy Newspapers as reported by the Miami Herald, 6/15/10)
Polar Heat Bringing Harder
Winters (By Stephen Leahy, IPS News, 6/15/10)
NOAA
- May Global Temperature is Warmest on Record: Spring and January-May also post record breaking temps (NOAA Press Release, 6/15/10)
Scientists:
Oil leaking up to 2.52M gallons daily (By Ray Henry, The Associated Press
as reported by The San Francisco Chronicle, 6/15/10)
Obama
accuses BP of 'recklessness': Speech comes as poll shows majority in U.S.
disapprove of his response (MSNBC.com News Services, The Associated Press and Reuters, 6/15/10)
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