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Week of January 10, 2011

News from Across the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Campuses

Jan. 11^th - . National Press Club at 11am. The National Press Club is located at 529 14^th St., NW, Washington DC. Credentialed press only. Public viewing available via live stream at . [Dr. Donald F. Boesch, President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, is a member of President Obama's National Oil Spill commission]

Jan. 19^th - 21^st - - The conference will be held at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, located at 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. [Dr. Donald F. Boesch, President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, and member of President Obama's Gulf Oil Spill Commission will be on the panel for the 1/19/11 plenary session "Visions for the Future" of the Gulf region after the oil spill.]

(By Gerrit-Jan Knaap, The Baltimore Sun - Commentary, 1/6/11) [Article cites University of Maryland National Center for Smart Growth Research Report]

(By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun, 1/6/11) [Article cites University of Maryland National Center for Smart Growth Research Report]

(Oil Spill Commission Press Release, 1/6/11) [PDF] [Dr. Donald F. Boesch, President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, is a member of President Obama's Gulf Oil Spill Commission]

(By Steven Mufson, The Washington Post, 1/6/11) [Dr. Donald F. Boesch, President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, is a member of President Obama's Gulf Oil Spill Commission]

(By David Hammer, The Times Picayune, 1/5/11) [Dr. Donald F. Boesch, President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, is a member of President Obama's Gulf Oil Spill Commission]

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(MD Department of Natural Resources Press Release, 1/5/11)

(By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun, 1/4/11)

(The Baltimore Sun - Our View, 1/3/11)

(By Tim Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun - B'More Green Blog, 1/3/11)

National and International News

(By Jeffrey Jones, Reuters, 1/9/11)

(AFP as reported by Yahoo News, 1/9/11)

(Climate Progress Blog, 1/6/11)

(By Dina Cappiello, The Huffington Post - Green Blog, 1/6/11)

(The Nation magazine, 1/5/10) [Video]

(Green Energy Reporter, 1/4/11)

(Moderated by Diane Rehm, NPR - The Diane Rehm Show, 1/4/11)

(Moderated by Diane Rehm, NPR - The Diane Rehm Show, 1/4/11)

(VIDEO) (By Zoe Triska, The Huffington Post - Green Blog, 1/4/11)

(AFP as reported by Yahoo News - UK and Ireland, 1/4/11)

(By John M. Broder, The New York Times - Green Blog, 1/4/11)

(By Grant Smith and Mark Shenk, The Washington Post with Bloomberg Business, 1/4/11)

(By Leslie Kaufman, The New York Times - Green Blog, 1/4/11)

(By David Knowles, AOL News, 1/3/11)

(By Elizabeth Shogren, NPR, 1/3/11)

(By Jeff Brady, NPR, 1/3/11)

(By Daniel Gilbert, The Wall Street Journal, 1/3/11)

(By Monica Eng, The Chicago-Tribune, 1/3/11)