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Week of July 20, 2009

News from Across the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Campuses

(By Amy Wold, The Baton Rouge Advocate, 7/17/09) [Article quotes Dr. Donald Boesch, President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]

?(By Diane M. Rey, The Capital, 7/17/09) [Article quotes staff of the Horn Point Laboratory]

(By , National Public Radio - The Environment, 7/14/09) [Article quotes Mario Tamburri, of the University of Maryland and director of the state's Maritime Environmental Resource Center.]

State of Maryland News

(By Hanah Cho and Laura Smitherman, The Baltimore Sun, 7/18/09)

 During this week, Governor O'Malley and First Lady Katie O'Malley challenge all Marylanders to eat at least one locally grown, produced, or harvested item each day.  Buying locally strengthens Maryland's economy by keeping money in our communities. Local food is fresh and more nutrient-rich when it reaches our plates and it is reassuring to know where our food comes from and how our farmers grow it.  This week-long celebration is the time to help ensure a smart, green and growing future for Maryland families. The "Maryland's Best" website is a great resource for finding local food including fruits & vegetables, dairy & eggs, meat, wine, seafood, and more.  Visit a farmer's market this weekend and see Maryland's pride!

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July 2009 - in Baltimore (Scroll down linked page to see Food, Inc. showtimes) and - Food, Inc. reveals surprising-and often shocking truths-about what we eat, how it's produced, who we have become as a nation and where we are going from here.

(By Scott Carlson, Urbanite Magazine, July 2009)

National and International News

(By Rick Wartzman, The Los Angeles Times, Op-Ed, 7/19/09)

(The New York Times Op-Ed, NT, 7/19/09)

(By Angel Gonzalez, NASDAQ Stock Market News, 7/17/09)

(Center for Biological Diversity Press Release, 7/17/09)

 (By Mari Saito, Reuters, 7/17/09)

(By Phil Hazlewood, Yahoo News, 7/17/09)

(By Adam Goodheart, The New York Times, 7/16/09)

(By Josh Harkinson, Mother Jones, 7/16/09)

(Yahoo News, 7/16/09)

(By Stacey Mitchell, The San Francisco Bay Guardian, 7/15/09)

(By Sarah Mukherjee, The British Broadcasting Corporation, 7/15/09)

(By Laura Conaway, National Public Radio, 7/15/09)

(By Kevin Mattson, The Times Union, 7/14/09)

(The Huffington Post - video, 7/15/09)

(By Nicole Maestri, Reuters, 7/15/09)

(By Steven Mufson, The Washington Post, 7/14/09)

(By Anne Applebaum, The Washington Post, 7/14/09)

(By George Monbiot, The [UK] Guardian, 7/13/09)          

(Center for Biological Diversity Press Release, 7/13/09)

(By Jerry James Stone, Gas 2.0, 7/13/09)

(By Kaid Benfield, Natural Resources Defense Council, 7/13/09)

(By Reuters as reported by CNBC.com, 7/13/09)