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Week of March 15, 2010

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March 21^st - 23^rd - - Conference will be held at The Inn and 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 measurement.

(Towson University Newsroom, 3/12/10)

(By Karen Hosler, The Baltimore Sun, 3/12/10) [Article quotes Sujay Kaushal of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]

(By Christine Dell'Amore, National Geographic News, 3/11/10) [Article quotes Margaret Palmer of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]

(By Donald F. Boesch, The Washington Post, 3/10/10) [Dr. Donald F. Boesch is President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]

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(By Jay Hancock, The Baltimore Sun, 3/14/10)

(By Nick Madigan, The Baltimore Sun, 3/13/10)

(By Gary Haber, Baltimore Business Journal, 3/11/10)

(By Tim Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun - Green Living, 3/8/10)

National and International News

- March 16-28 - 56 Venues throughout Washington, DC - From sustainable food culture to colony collapse disorder to school lunches, the vital connection between food and the environment is a major theme of the 18th annual Environmental Film Festival, to be held March 16-28. Film buffs and environmentally aware citizens will have the opportunity to see 155 documentary, feature, animated, archival, experimental, and children's films selected to provide fresh, thought-provoking perspectives on environmental issues facing our planet. The festival takes place at 56 venues throughout the city, including museums, embassies, libraries, universities and local theaters -- and most of the screenings are free.

(By Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post, 3/13/10)

(By Matt Walker, BBC-Earth News, 3/12/10)

(By Christopher Leonard, The Associated Press as reported by The Los Angeles Times, 3/12/10)

(Reported by Ira Flato, NPR - Science Friday, 3/12/10)

(News Release, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 3/11/10)

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(By Suzanne Goldenberg, The [UK] Guardian, 3/11/10)

(By Ashley Halsey III, The Washington Post, 3/11/10)

(ABC News, 3/10/10) [VIDEO]

(Courthouse News Service, 3/10/10)

(By Omar L. Gallaga, NPR - All Tech Considered, 3/10/10)

(By Darren Samuelsohn, The New York Times - Greenwire, 3/10/10)

(By John M. Broder, The New York Times, 3/9/10)

(By George Monbiot, The [UK] Guardian, 3/8/10)