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Week of May 17, 2010

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UMCP Office of Sustainability - Tip of the Week - Ride a Bike - The bicycle remains the most efficient form of personal transportation ever invented and, of course, it uses no fossil fuels!  By the way, the .    

(By Jim Heim, The News-Post, 5/16/10) [Article quotes staff of the UMCES's Horn Point Laboratory]

(By Peter Beaumont, The [UK] Guardian, 5/16/10) [Article quotes Carys Mitchelmore of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science ]

Cleanup (By Paul Quinlan, Greenwire as reported by the New York Times, 5/13/10) [Article quotes Carys Mitchelmore of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science ]

(By Dana Cetrone, The Diamondback Online, 5/13/10)

(By Daniel Cressey, Nature, 5/12/10) [Article quotes Carys Mitchelmore of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science ]

(UPI Science News, 5/12/10) [Article quotes Carys Mitchelmore of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science ]

(By Bart Jansen, Pensacola News Journal, 5/11/10) [Article quotes Carys Mitchelmore of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science ]

(By Diana Carlton, The Houston Chronicle - Energy Blog, 5/11/10) [Article quotes Carys Mitchelmore of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science ]

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(By Stacy Jones, Between the Columns, May 2010)

State of Maryland News

(By Tim Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun - B'More Green Blog, 5/14/10)

(By Christy Zucarrini, The Baltimore Sun - B'More Green Blog, 5/14/10)

(By Meredith Cohn, The Baltimore Sun, 5/12/10)  

(By Tim Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun - B'More Green Blog, 5/11/10)

National and International News

May 21^st - - Join thousands of area commuters for a celebration of bicycling as a clean, fun and healthy way to get to work!  Meet up with your neighbors at one of 35 regional pit stops, ride into the city with experienced commuter convoys and meet your fellow cyclists at Freedom Plaza. Washington Area Bicyclist Association and Commuter Connections invite you to try bicycling to work as an alternative to solo driving. Help the Washington region become a better place to ride.  Bike to Work Day is a FREE event and open to all area commuters.  There will be a raffle, prizes, food, drink and more at all pit stops throughout the region. ().

(MSNBC.com News Services, 5/16/10)

(By Shaila Dewan, The New York Times, 5/16/10)

(By Jeffery Collins, The Huffington Post, 5/16/10)

(John M. Broder and Helene Cooper, The New York Times, 5/14/10)

(By Ian Urbina, The New York Times, 5/13/10)

(By Justin Gillis, The New York Times, 5/13/10)

(MSNBC.com News Services, Reuters and The Associated Press; 5/12/10)

(By Daphne Wysham, The Associated Press as reported by The Charleston Gazette, 5/12/10)

(By Heather McRobie, The [UK] Guardian, 5/11/10)

(By Sheryl Gay Stolberg and John M. Broder, The New York Times, 5/11/10)

(By Janet Lawrence, Reuters as reported by The Vancouver Sun, 5/11/10)

(By Kevin McGill, The Associated Press as reported by The Christian Science Monitor, 5/10/10)

(From Staff Reports, PNJ.com, 5/10/10)

(By Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5/10/10)

(By Mike Lee, The Star-Telegram, 5/10/10)

(By Tom Zeller, Jr., The New York Times, Green Blog, 5/10/10)

(By Vincent Bevins, The [UK] Guardian, 5/10/10)

(By Les Blumenthal and Erika Bolstad, McClatchy Newspapers, 5/10/10) [VIDEO]