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Week of April 19, 2010

 News from Across the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Campuses

April 18^th - 24^th - - Salisbury University celebrates Green Week with a variety of events on campus.

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

April 20^th - . Amy Haines, owner of Out of the Fire, and Mike Roman, director of the Horn Point Laboratory, are joining forces for an "Out of the Fire- Into the Bay" dinner and science panel on April 20. The topic will be Wind Power. The public is invited. Visit the web site for more information.

April 21^st - - Student presentation of the University's carbon footprint. 1 p.m.@ Talon Center, room 210, Coppin State University.

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. .

April 22^nd - - Coppin State University and TreeBaltimore are planting 11 new trees along North Avenue: 12:30@ next to the science building, on the CSU campus.

April 23^rd - Dr. Elena Irwin?  Ohio State University, Department of Agricultural,   Environmental, and Development Economics?- 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. ?

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(By Leyla Korkut, The Diamondbacl Online, 4/16/10)

(EarthWeek, 4/16/10) [Article quotes Dave Secor of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]

(By Bellarmine University Students, Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal - Commentary, 4/16/10) [Article quotes Margaret Palmer of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]

(By Neil Tickner, UM Newsdesk, 4/15/10)

(Reported by Tom Pelton, The Environment in Focus - WYPR Radio, 4/14/10) [Article quotes Bill Dennison of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]

(By Emily Sohn, Discovery News, 4/12/10)

April 20^th  - 25^th  - - A variety of events celebrating Earth Day will be held in Baltimore.

April 24^th - . Baltimore County will host a joint compost bin and rain barrel sale. The sale will be held on the parking lot of IKEA Baltimore in White Marsh, Honeygo Boulevard, across from White Marsh Town Center. This sale will be a one-day event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine. This sale will be a joint effort hosted by Baltimore County's Department of Public Works (DPW), Bureau of Solid Waste Management, and the Department of Environmental Protection and Resource Management (DEPRM).

(By Liz F. Kay, The Baltimore Sun, 4/18/10)

(By Edward Gunts, The Baltimore Sun, 4/17/10)

(By Tim Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun - B'More Green Blog, 4/15/10)

National and International News

(The Washington Post - Editorial, 4/18/10)

(By Kimberly Kindy and Dan Eggen, The Washington Post, 4/18/10)

(BBC News, 4/18/10)

(Allister Doyle, Reuters, 4/16/10)

(By Ralph Diermann, Spiegel Online International, 4/16/10)

(By Steve Giegerich, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 4/15/10)

(By John M. Broder, The New York Times - Green, Inc. Blog, 4/15/10)

(By Mile Melia, The Associated Press as reported by Google News, 4/15/10)

(By Terry Macalister, The Guardian News, 4/13/10)

(Reuters, 4/13/10)

(By Weston Sedgewick, GreenTechnologyDaily.com, 4/12/10)

(Reuters, 4/12/10)

(By Elisabeth Rosenthal, The New York Times, 4/12/10)

(By Jenny Rogers, Slate.com, 4/12/10)