Week of November 21, 2011

News from Across the USM Campuses

Sea Gull Square Earns LEED Silver Certification (Salisbury University Press Release, 11/21/11)

Report: Climate change means more frequent droughts, floods to come (By Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post - National, 11/18/11)

O'Malley voices disapproval of law school clinic's pollution suit: Governor calls action against Eastern Shore farmer and Perdue 'costly litigation of questionable merit' (By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun, 11/18/11) [University of Maryland Law School is cited in the article]

U. Md. human-powered helicopter sets record: July flight of 11.4 seconds was longest recorded (By Steve Kilar, The Baltimore Sun, 11/17/11)

Delmarva's second wind farm starts up (By Aaron Nathans, DelawareOnline.com, 11/14/11) [Wind power will be sold to University System of Maryland]

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State fertilizer rules move ahead over objections: Environmentalists point to 'loophole,' farmers complain of costs (By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun, 11/21/11)

Congress kills request for National Climate Service (By Brian Vastag, The Washington Post, 11/20/11) [Article quotes Congressmen John Sarbanes and Andy Harris of Maryland]

Made in Maryland: Giving trees a second life - Jim McMartin and Jim Beggins found their next careers in creating beautiful furniture from reclaimed wood (By Susan Reimer, The Baltimore Sun, 11/17/11)

National and International News

Greenhouse Gases Hit Record Levels; Concentrations Exceed Scientists' Worst-Case Scenarios (The Associate Press as reported by The Huffington Post - Green Blog, 11/21/11)

GOP Deniers Block Creation Of Climate Service (By Brad Johnson, ThinkProgress.org as reported by CommonDreams.org, 11/21/11)  

Stokes: The GOP War on ‘Smart Power' (By Jacob Stokes, CNN World, 11/21/11)

Rich nations 'give up' on new climate treaty until 2020: Ahead of critical talks and despite pledge for new treaty by 2012, biggest economies privately admit likelihood of long delay (By Fiona Harvey, The [UK] Guardian, 11/20/11)

Report: Climate change means more frequent droughts, floods to come (By Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post - National, 11/18/11)

Fox News Climate Denial Dominates Cable News (Posted by Brad Johnson, ThinkProgress.org - Green News, 11/18/11)