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Week of March 9,2009

News From Across the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Campuses

- Story Note: Learn more about the UMBC Biodiesel Club on Maryland Public Television's show, starting on Friday, March 13. In Baltimore County, will air Saturday (3/14) at 5pm and Sunday (3/15) at 2pm, Thursday (3/19) at 8pm on MPT. Check your local listings for other broadcast times.

March 13, 2009  Arthur Horowitz  USGS, Atlanta   Seminars of the Spring 2009 CUERE Seminar Series are held on Fridays at 2 PM in the Technology Research Center, Room 206, and are free and open to the public. Registration is not required. Visitor parking passes for the TRC lot may be purchased for $4.00 in the Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education (CUERE) office in TRC 102/105 on the University of Maryland, Baltimore County campus, shortly before seminar.

March 11, 2009 - Sustainability Speaker Series at University of Maryland. College Park/ Are you interested in an internship this summer with hands on experience in improving your environment? Come talk to Flip Hagood, an expert on Green Jobs for college students and graduates, as he explains the opportunities you can find through the Student Conservation Association (SCA) and other related organizations. Series is held various Wednesdays this spring from noon-1:00, Room 0117, on the UMCP campus
(Please note room change from last semester.)

from Towson University's March 4^th Green House Gas (GHG) Inventory Workshop  are now available on-line (3/6/09)

(Towson University News Room, 3/4/09)

(By Allison Stice, The Diamondback Online, 3/4/09)

(April 5-7, 2009). University of Maryland's Office of Sustainability, in partnership with AASHE, NACUBO, APPA and several other higher education associations, announce open registration for the 4th Smart & Sustainable Campuses Conference to be held at the University of Maryland University College, Inn and Conference Center, adjacent to the campus of the University of Maryland, College Park on April 5-7, 2009.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change Initiative

• Practices
• Programs
• Policies

• Presentations
• Climate Change Definitions
• Facilities Master Planning
• Statewide Sustainability Efforts
• Useful Links and References

. Each selected student will receive a $5,000 stipend for the 10 week summer internship at NCEP.  All applications should be e-mailed to and must be received no later than March 23, 2009. Applicants chosen for the program will be notified by April 6, 2009. 

State of Maryland News

(By Pamela Wood, The Capital, 3/8/09)

(By Pamela Wood, The Capital, 3/4/09)

(By Jim Tankersley, The Baltimore Sun, 3/4/09)

(By E.B. Furgurson III, The Capital, 3/4/09)

National and International News

(In Washington, DC from March 11-22, 2009, 52 venues, 141 films)

(By Matthew Brown, The Associated Press as reported in The Washington Post, 3/8/09)

(By Washington Post Staff Writer, The Washington Post, 3/8/09)

(By Style on the Go, The Washington Post, 3/8/09)

(By Dan Eggen, The Washington Post, 3/8/09)

(By Sharon Begley, Newsweek, 3/7/09)

(By Andrew Freedman, The Washington Post - Capital Weather Gang, 3/5/09)

(By David Ljunggren, Reuters, 3/5/09)

(By Christopher Joyce, NPR - All Things Considered, 3/5/09)

(By Kim Severson and Andrew Martin, The New York Times, 3/3/09)

 Turn out. Take action. Be part of this historic event. World Wildlife Fund is asking individuals, businesses, governments and organizations around the world to turn off their lights for one hour - Earth Hour - to make a global statement of concern about climate change and to demonstrate commitment to finding solutions.