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Week of April 22, 2013

News from Across the USM Campuses

University of Maryland Medical System, Constellation and BITHENERGY Celebrate Completion of 3.66-Megawatt Solar Generation Project (The Wall Street Journal, Press Release, 4/22/13)

Princeton Review Lists Frostburg State University Among "Greenest Colleges" (Frostburg State University, Press Release, 4/18/13)

NSF award will help scientists learn from the ancient past to better predict how species may respond climate change (UMCES Appalachian Laboratory Press Release, 4/16/13)

State of Maryland News

Food-scrap composting finds a home in Howard: County launches own facility to process residential waste (By Timothy B.Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun, 4/21/13)

Board of Public Works Approves Funding for Clean Water and the Chesapeake Bay: Grants and Loans Will Reduce Pollution, Improve Drinking Water Infrastructure (Maryland Department of the Environment, Press Release, 4/18/13) 

4-17-13: Maryland Lawmakers Approve Offshore Wind Subsidies (Reported by Tom Pelton, NPR - WYPR, 4/17/13)

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Geochemical Climate Testing (By Andy Soos, Environmental News Network, 4/22/13)

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How your pension is being used in a $6 trillion climate gamble: Fossil fuel companies' bet that climate agreements won't stop them from burning carbon puts pension funds at risk (By Bill McKibben and Jeremy Leggett, The [UK] Guardian, 4/19/13)

This bipartisan energy-efficiency bill might actually be able to pass Congress (By Lisa Hymas, Grist.org, 4/18/13)

Clean energy progress too slow to limit global warming, warns IEA: With governments failing to promote green energy, top scientists say the drive to keep temperature rise below 2C has stalled (Reuters as reported by The [UK] Guardian, 4/17/13)

'Cooking the Books and the Planet': Report Slams State Dept. KXL Findings: 'Any objective analysis of the impact of building Keystone shows that it would be a climate catastrophe' (By Jon Queally, CommonDreams.org, 4/17/13)

U.S. Supreme Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against Shell in Nigeria (By Pratap Chatterjee, CorpWatchBlog as reported by CommonDreams.org, 4/17/13)

Clean energy progress too slow to limit global warming, warns IEA: With governments failing to promote green energy, top scientists say the drive to keep temperature rise below 2C has stalled (By Reuters as reported by The [UK] Guardian, 4/17/13)

None of the world's top industries would be profitable if they paid for the natural capital they use (By David Roberts, Grist.org, 4/17/13)

IEA Clean Energy Report Says Progress May Be Too Slow To Limit Climate Change (Reuters as reported by The Huffington Post - Green Blog, 4/17/13)

Tar Sands Is Worse Than You Can Imagine: Incredible Images You Have to See - AlterNet is teaming up with the Post Carbon Institute to bring you mind-blowing images and stories that will inspire you to take action. (Photos by Post Carbon Institute and Alternet.org, 4/15/13)