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Week of June 22, 2009

News From Across the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Campuses

(By Tim Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun, 6/16/09) [Article quotes Donald Boesch, President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]

(By James D. Watkins and Donald F. Boesch, The Gazette.Net, 6/19/09) [Dr. Donald Boesch is President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]

(By Liz Holland and Deborah Gates, DelMarVaNow.com, 6/17/09)

(KABC - Los Angeles/Channel 7 News, 6/16/09)

(ARTH 200). In this course, instructor Lyrica Taylor, of the Department of Art History & Archeology, at University of Maryland, College Park, will focus on sustainability in the history of art and culture. This is a Summer Session 2 course, and the class meets 7/13 to 8/23, Monday through Friday at 2:00-3:20pm, and satisfies the HA CORE requirement.  For more information, see the course listing on or contact Lyrica Taylor at

University of Maryland, College Park Sustainability Office - - Only run your air conditioner when heat and humidity is too much to be handled through natural ventilation and the use of fans.  Set the temperature to 78°F and close all windows and doors.  If some rooms get cooler than others, close the vents in the cool rooms and open the vents in the warmer rooms.  Or, if you use window A/C, use fans to help distribute the cooler air.  Always turn the A/C off or set the temperature higher when you leave the house.  When you need a new air conditioner, buy one that is Energy Star certified.

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(By Tim Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun, 6/21/09)

(By Tim Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun, 6/20/09)

(By Meredith Cohn, The Baltimore Sun, 6/19/09)

(By Meredith Cohn, The Baltimore Sun, 6/19/09)

(By Sarah Fisher, The Baltimore Sun, 6/17/09)

- PDF (Pew Trust Clean Energy Report, 6/10/09) [ - PDF] 

National and International News

(By Suzanne Goldenberg, The [UK] Guardian, 6/21/09)

(By Lisa Rathke, The Associated Press as reported on Yahoo News, 6/21/09)

(By Nicholas D. Kristoff, Op-Ed Columnist, The New York Times, 6/20/09)

(By Todd Woody, The New York Times, 6/19/09)

(By Azadeh Ensha, The New York Times - Green, Inc. Blog, 6/19/09)

(By Michael A. Levi, Slate.com, 6/19/09)

(ByJames Kanter, The New York Times - Green, Inc. Blog, 6/19/09)

(By John Lorinc, The New York Times - Green, Inc. Blog, 6/19/09)

(By Kristen Chick, The Christian Science Monitor, 6/18/09)

(Science Daily, 6/18/09)

(By Michael Doyle, McClatchy Newspapers, 6/18/09)

(By Suzanne Goldenberg, The [UK] Guardian, 6/18/09)

(By Francis Elliott and Robin Pagnamenta, The [UK] Times Online, 6/18/09)

(By Sid Perkins, U.S. News and World Report, 6/17/09)

(By The Associated Press as reported in the Dallas Morning News, 6/17/09)

(United States Global Change Research Program, 6/16/09)

(Martinne Geller, Reuters, 6/16/09)

(By Michael Day, The [UK] Independent, 6/16/09)

(Union for Concerned Scientists, New Center, 6/16/09)

(Reuters, 6/16/09)

(By Marian Burros, The New York Times, 6/16/09)

(By Jennifer Lance, Reuters, 6/15/09)

(By Sarah Simpson, Scientific American, June 2009)