Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ National Green Campus
News Archive

Week of October 10, 2011

News from Across the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Campuses

Oct. 19th - - Campus Sustainability Day is dedicated to raising awareness for campus environmental initiatives and supporting cross-departmental, cross-disciplinary campus planning for sustainability. This year, Towson University is celebrating Sustainability Day on Wednesday, October 19 with a range of programs and events. Help support Campus Sustainability Day by coming to the events above and taking a few moments to discuss sustainability with your colleagues or students. You can share also your thoughts on campus sustainability on the Go Green Facebook page, for a chance to win a gift card to the University Store.

Nov. 10th - . Join regional and national health care professionals, environmental industry experts, and educators for this learning and networking event designed to showcase the measurement practices of hospitals as they journey toward more sustainable environments for hospital staff, patients, and communities. This event will be held from 7:30am - 4:15pm at the University of Maryland School of Nursing, located at 655 W. Lombard St., Baltimore, MD, 21201

State of Maryland

(By Michael Dresser and John Fritze, The Baltimore Sun, 10/10/11)

(By Tim Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun - B'More Green Blog, 10/6/11)

(By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun, 10/5/11)

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change Initiative

National and International News

(By Harvey Rice, Houston Chronicle, 10/10/11)

(By A.K. Streeter, Treehugger.com - Cars and Transportation Blog, 10/10/11)

(By Mark Halper, SmartPlanet.com, 10/9/11)

(By Don Melvin, The Huffington Post - Green Blog, 10/7/11)

(By John Vidal, The [UK] Guradian, 10/5/11)

(By Julia Pyper, ClimateWire as reported by The New York Times, 10/5/11)

(By Bryan Walsh, Time Magazine - Going Green, 10/4/11)

(By Tom Vogt, The Columbian, 10/4/11)

(Environmental News Service, 10/3/11)

(By Kaid Benfield, The Atlantic - Cities, 10/3/11)

Please send your ideas and comments regarding campus sustainability to green@usmd.edu