Â鶹ÊÓƵ National Green Campus
News Archive
Week of August 31, 2009
News from Across the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Campuses
September 9th - The countdown to climate neutrality at FAU begins now. Be a part of it. . Wednesday, September 9, 2009 from 10am - 4:30pm, at the Lane University Center, Room 201, Frostburg State University: OPEN HOUSE: 10am -
4:30pm (Grab a snack, review the plan, ask questions and provide feedback.) PRESENTATION: 3:30pm -
4:30pm (Presentation includes FSU's definition of
sustainability, LGLG mission, vision, rationale for sustainability and climate neutrality, FSU's carbon
footprint, hiring for permanent
leadership in sustainability at FSU, foundation strategies, mitigation strategies, education and research, outreach strategies, financing sustainability.
September 4, 2009- - This seminar will be held on
Friday at 2 PM in the Technology Research Center, Room 206, on the University
of Maryland, Baltimore County campus. It is 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 UMBC's CUERE office in TRC 102/105 shortly before
seminar.
(By Matt Dernoga, The Gazettte,
8/28/09) [The
writer is the campaign director of UMD for Clean Energy at the University of
Maryland.]
(By David A. Fahrenthold, The Washington Post, 8/24/09) [Article quotes
Doug Lipton a University of Maryland professor]
The "green" industry is
one of the fastest growing sectors of the US economy with many exciting career
opportunities for college graduates. Get your foot in the "green
jobs" door by working on sustainability initiatives at the University of
Maryland, College Park, which is recognized as one of the leaders in campus
sustainability. The Office of Sustainability is seeking a Communications
Intern and an Energy Conservation Analyst. Deadline to Apply: Monday, September 7.
Applications will be reviewed immediately and interviews will take place
September 9th - 11th. The last day to add an internship to your fall schedule
is Monday, September 14.
State of Maryland News
(By Susan Reimer, The Baltimore Sun, 8/28/09)
The 128th starts this weekend, and the (By Meredith Cohn, The Baltimore Sun - B'More
Green Blog, 8/27/09)
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(By Amy Littlefield, The Baltimore Sun, 8/26/09)
National and International News
(By Jim Tankserley, Tribune Papers as
reported by the Baltimore Sun, 8/31/09)
(By Steve Connor, The [UK] Independent, 8/28/09)
(By Steven
Mufson and Jennifer Agiesta, The Washington Post, 8/28/09)
(National Science Foundation
Press Release, 8/27/09)
(By Kate Galbraith, The New York
Tomes, 8/26/09)
(By Avery Yale Kamila, The Portland
Press Herald, 8/26/09)
(By David R. Baker, The San
Francisco Chronicle, 8/26/09)
(By Dirk Lammers, The
Huffington Post, 8/26/09)
(By Lori Montgomery,
The Washington Post, 8/26/09)
(By Dan Vergano, USA Today, 8/26/09)
(By Richard Vladmanis, Reuters as reported on
Yahoo News, 8/25/09)
(By Jim
Tankersley, The Los Angeles Times, 8/25/09)
(By Derrick Z. Jackson, The Boston Globe,
8/25/09)
(By Sophia Murphy, CommonDreams.org from Think Forward, 8/24/09)
(By
Dave Gabriele, CommonDreams.org from the Natural News Network, 8/24/09)
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