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Week of March 8, 2010

News from Across the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Campuses

March 8^th - Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park (Hosted by Bill Fagan). Seminar will be held on Monday from 12:00-1:00pm in Room 1103 Bioscience Research Building (BRB), on the University of Maryland, College Park campus. Join us before the seminar for coffee, tea and cookies in 1103 BRB. Please bring your own cup.

March 12^th -  Dr. Glenn Moglen, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech -  Seminar will be held on Friday at 2pm in the Technology Research Center, Room 206, on the University of Maryland, Baltimore County campus. The seminar 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 CUERE office in TRC 102/105 on the UMBC campus shortly before the seminar.

March 21^st - 23^rd - . Conference will be held at The Inn & Conference Center, University of Maryland University College. Colleges and universities have a significant impact on the built and natural environment and are under increasing pressure from governments, students, and community members to carefully mitigate their environmental footprint. This comprehensive symposium features sessions and workshops on smart growth and sustainable practices that serve the economy, the community, and the environment. Topics include institutionalizing sustainability, operational solutions, smart growth and campus planning, and assessment and

(By David A. Fahrenthold, The Washington Post, 3/1/10) [Article quotes Dr. Donald F. Boesch, President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]

(By UPI - Science News, 3/1/10) [Article quotes Dr. Donald F. Boesch, President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]

State of Maryland News

(By Tim Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun - B'More Green Blog, 3/5/10)

(By Meredith Cohn, The Baltimore Sun - B'More Green Blog, 3/5/10)

(The Baltimore Sun - Op Ed, 3/4/10)

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change Initiative

• Practices
• Programs
• Policies

• Presentations
• Climate Change Definitions
• Facilities Master Planning
• Statewide Sustainability Efforts
• Useful Links and References

(By Nick Madigan, The Baltimore Sun, 3/3/10)

(By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun, 3/3/10)

National and International News

March 16^th  - 28^th - (Various locations around the Washington, DC metro area)

(By Kyle Boelte, Sierra, March/April 2010)

(By Les Blumenthal, McClatchy Newspapers as reported by Yahoo News, 3/7/10)

(By David Gutierrez, Organic Consumers Association as reported by Environmental News Network, 3/5/10)

(By Evelyn Nieves, The Associated Press as reported by The San Francisco Chronicle, 3/5/10)

(By Nicole Allan, The Atlantic, 3/5/10)

(Reuters, 3/5/10)

(BBC News, 3/5/10)

(By Steve Connor, The [UK] Independent, 3/5/10)

(National Science Foundation Press Release, 3/4/10)

(By Nicole Norfleet, The Washington Post, 3/4/10)

(By Dan Eggen, The Washington Post, 3/4/10)

(From AFP as reported by Yahoo News, 3/4/10)

(By Jad Mouawad, The New York Times, 3/4/10)

(By Anthony DiPaola and Daniel Williams, Business Week, 3/4/10)

(By Cornelia Dean, The New York Times, 3/4/10)

(By Domenica Marchett, The Washington Post, 3/4/10)

(By Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post - Planet Panel - Post Carbon Blog, 3/4/10)

(By Ben German, The Hill, 3/3/10)

(By Leslie Kaufman, The New York Times, 3/3/10)

(By Paul Krugman, Th New York Times - Op Ed, 3/2/10)

(Reported by Dick Gordon, NPR/ American Public Media - The Story, 3/2/10)

(The Oshkosh Northwestern - Op Ed, 3/1/10)

(By Marcus Gee, The [Toronto] Globe and Mail, 3/1/10)

(Charlie Gay, Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus, Special Contributors; The [Austin] Statesmen, 3/1/10)

(By Meredith Cohn, The Baltimore Sun - B'More Green Blog, 3/1/10)

(By Jeff Barnard, The Associated Press as reported by The Washington Post, 3/1/10)

(By Darcy Henton, Edmonton [Alberta, Canada] Journal, 3/1/10)