Â鶹ÊÓƵ National Green Campus
News Archive
Week of May 11, 2009
News From Across the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Campuses
Tuesday,
May 12th - A. Charlie Miller, President, Roofscapes, Inc. Green Roofs and Urban Related Sustainability Topics. Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, Room PLSC 489F, 12:30-1:45 pm, University of Maryland, College
Park campus.
UMBC will
host Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.) on Monday, May 11, for a discussion asking
"Can We Save the Environment and the Economy?" The discussion,
sponsored by the Public Policy Graduate Student Association, will take place at
2 p.m. in the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery. For more information, contact
Anne Roland (anne@umbc.edu).
(Towson University Newsroom, 5/6/09)
(By Shernay
Williams, Coppin Newsdesk, 5/6/09)
(By Senator Benjamin L. Cardin,
Southern Maryland Online, 5/5/09) [Opinion piece cites report by University of
Maryland Center for Environmental Science.
Sustainable Design Public
Policy Intern - Alexander Design Studio is seeking a Public Policy Intern who
will provide research and proposal-writing support for an innovative
architecture and design firm seeking to engage in federal, state, and local
public policy programs for green design of public schools and government buildings.
The intern will report directly to the firm Principal. This is a highly
unique part-time, unpaid internship (5 hrs/week) that is ideal for
individuals seeking public-private policy experience in the areas of energy
efficiency, environmental sustainability, architecture, and design. For more
information, contact Wendi Mosteiko at
Live in EcoHouse! Spaces are still available in Eco-House and 2009-2010 room
assignments can be changed for admitted EcoHouse students. For more information
and application materials, go to:
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change Initiative
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Student Sustainability Leadership Award - This
award honors an undergraduate student from an AASHE member institution who has
demonstrated outstanding leadership in promoting campus sustainability. The
Student Sustainability Leadership Award includes a $750 prize. In addition, the
winner of this year's award will be featured in . The
award will be presented at the (Sept. 20-23 in Indianapolis,
IN). Eligibility:
Any undergraduate student enrolled at an who has played a leadership role in implementing campus
sustainability is eligible for this award. Students graduating in Spring 2009
are eligible. To apply for a 2009 Student Sustainability Leadership Award, please
complete our online by July 1, 2009. Applicants will receive notice of the award decisions by
late August.
State of Maryland News
(By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun, 5/8/09)
(By a Baltimore Sun staff
writer, The Baltimore Sun, 5/7/09)
(By Karl Blankenship, Bay Journal, May 2009)
National and
International News
(By David A. Fahrenthold, The Washington Post, 5/9/09)
(By Kelly Cobiiella, CBS Evening News, 5/9/09)
(McClatchy-Tribune
as reported in The Baltimore Sun, 5/8/09)
(By Tara Bahrampour, The Washington Post, 5/7/09)
(By Christina Ianzito,
The Washington Post, 5/7/09)
(By Paula Moore, Denver Business
Journal, 5/7/09)
(By Michael Collins,
KnoxNews.com, 5/7/09)
(By Peter Walker, The [UK] Guardian, 5/7/09)
(By Steven Mufson and Juliet
Eilperin, The Washington Post, 5/6/09)
(By Kristin
Underwood, Treehugger.com, 5/6/09)
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