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Week of April 12, 2010

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April 12^th  - . Oscar-nominated for Best Documentary Feature in 2009, the Garden has been hailed by critics as the most astute and powerful political film of the year. Filmmaker Scott Hamilton Kennedy brilliantly captures, in a series of explosive and wrenching turn of events, the way greedy developers, inept politicians, and self-serving "community" leaders can run roughshod over the lives of working-class families fighting to save the largest urban farm in America - a 14-acre oasis in South Central Los Angeles that was created in the wake of the 1992 L.A. riots. The Garden raises crucial and challenging questions about liberty, equality, and justice for the poorest and most vulnerable. Sponsored by .

April 16^th - Dr. Jennifer Jacobs, University of New Hampshire?- 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, which is a part of the CUERE Seminar Series, 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.  ?

April 19^th - 23^rd - - Celebrate Earth Week with a variety of events on the University of Maryland, Baltimore County campus.

April 21^st - is FSU's annual Day of Learning on sustainability and climate awareness that is open to FSU students, faculty, staff, and the community.  On April 21, 2010, dozens of 50-minute presentations will be scheduled throughout the day on campus, along with visual displays and outdoor activities. 

April 22^nd - . Towson University's second annual Environmental Conference will take place on Earth Day, Thursday April 22, 2010. The conference will be held in the University Union. The conference is designed to raise awareness among students, faculty and staff about environmental topics, issues and solutions. This year's conference theme is sustainability, the impact of individuals and communities on the environment and actions that individuals and communities can take to positively impact the environment and create a more sustainable world. .

Earth Month Events - April 2010 - Celebrate the 40^th Anniversary of Earth Day with events all month at University of Maryland, College Park. of events for the month, and the UMCP of events for the month.

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(Salisbury University Press Release, 4/9/10)

(By Leyla Korkut, The Diamondback Online, 4/9/10)

(By Alissa Gulin, The Diamondback Online, 4/9/10)

(By Vic Kennedy and Roger Newell, The Baltimore Sun - Commentary, 4/8/10)[Article is by Vic Kennedy and Roger Newell of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]

(U.S. News and World Report - content provided by the National Science Foundation, 4/8/10) [Article quotes Sujay Kaushal and Dave Secor of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]

(United Press International, 4/8/10) [Article quotes Sujay Kaushal of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]

(By Laura Buck, SoMdNews.com, 4/7/10) [Article quotes the staff of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's Chesapeake Biological Laboratory]

(By Dana Cetrone and Amy Hemmati, The Diamondback Online, 4/6/10)

(By Meredith Cohn, The Baltimore Sun - B'More Green Blog, 4/6/10) [Article quotes Sujay Kaushal and Dave Secor of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]

(By Sindya A. Bhanoo, The New York Times - Green, Inc., 4/6/10) [Article quotes Sujay Kaushal of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]

(By Matt Dernoga, The Diamondback Online, 4/5/10) [Article quotes Margaret Palmer of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]

(Towson University Newsroom, 4/5/10)

(By Alissa Gulin, The Diamondback Online, 4/5/10)

(By Tricia Miller, Roll Call, 4/5/10) [Article cites Salisbury University]

Two New Environmental Communications Classes at University of Maryland, College Park are being offered in May and June 2010 - [PDF] and

State of Maryland News

(The Washington Post Editorial, 4/9/10)

(By Annie Linskey, The Baltimore Sun, 4/8/10)

(By Annie Linskey, The Baltimore Sun, 4/7/10)

(By Julie Bykowicz, The Baltimore Sun, 4/6/10)

(By Tim Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun - B'More Green Blog, 4/5/10)

National and International News

(By John Vidal, The [UK] Guardian, 4/11/10)

(By Jerome Cartillier, AFP as reported by Google.com, 4/11/10)

(By Paul Krugman, The New York Times Magazine, 4/11/10)

(Get Energy Smart Now Blog, 4/10/10)

(By Louise Gray, The [UK] Telegraph, 4/8/10)

(By Matthew Brown, The Associated Press as reported by Yahoo News, 4/7/10)

(By David A. Fahrenthold, The Washington Post, 4/6/10)

(By Jon Hamilton, National Public Radio, 4/5/10)