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Week of March 16, 2009

News From Across the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Campuses

April 21, 2009 - is a day when FSU students, faculty, staff and community members take a break from normal activities and participate in events that promote learning about sustainability and climate awareness. Frostburg State University campus from 8am - 6pm. A detailed schedule of events will be posted at this location in spring 2009. Please check back later.

is an effort by the National Wildlife Federation's program to foster innovation and creativity in designing solutions to global warming on campuses across the country. Each year, we hold the Chill Out competition to recognize the projects and people making a difference. The winners are showcased in an annual -- this year on April 15, 2009.

(Salisbury University pres release, 3/12/09, updated 3/13/09)

State of Maryland News

March 23, 2009 - from 8:30am - 1:45pm at Chesapeake College, Wye Mills, MD. Roundtable is free, but . Luncheon - $20, advance registration and payment required. For more information, contact Doug Gray at 410-827-5830 or dgray@chesapeake.edu

(By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun, 3/15/09)

(By Stephen Kiehl, The Baltimore Sun, 3/12/09)

(By Dan Rodricks, The Baltimore Sun, 3/10/09)

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National and International News

(By Michael McCarthy, The [UK] Independent, 3/16/09)

(By Alexei Barrionuevo, The New York Times, 3/14/09)

(By Kendra Marr, The Washington Post, 3/14/09)

(By Leslie Kaufman, The New York Times, 3/14/09)

(The Associated Press, 3/14/09)

(By Clifford Krauss, The New York Times, 3/14/09)

(By Leo Hickman, The [UK] Guardian, 3/14/09)

(By Jerome Taylor and Andrew Buncombe, The [UK] Independent, 3/14/09)

(By Michael McCarthy, The [UK] Independent, 3/13/09)

(By Kate Galbraith, The New York Times, 3/12/09)

(By msnbc.com staff and news service reports, 3/12/09)

(By The Associated Press as reported on msnbc.com, 3/12/09)

(By Margot Roosevelt, The Los Angles Times, 3/12/09)

(By The Associated Press as reported on Yahoo News, 3/12/09)

(By Ben Mack, Wired magazine, 3/11/09)

(By Geoff Brumfiel, Nature, 3/11/09)

(By Reuters, 3/10/09)

(The Associated Press as reported in the International Herald Tribune, 3/10/09)

(By Dan Shapley, The Daily Green, 3/10/9)

(By David Adam, The [UK] Guardian, 3/10/09)

(Interview by Alan Murray, The Wall Street Journal, 3/9/09)

(By Michael McCarthy, The [UK] Independent, 3/9/09)