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Week of September 24, 2012

News from Across the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Campuses

Sept. 28^th - - A "Transforming Energy" Lecture by Victor R. Abate. Victor Abate will provide an overview of the current state of the renewable energy industry today as well as challenges that lie ahead. He will also discuss how GE is celebrating 10 years of advancing wind energy and how it has become a mainstream energy source and more economical than ever. The lecture will take place at 3 p.m., in Room: 1202 Martin Hall on the campus of University of Maryland, College Park. Reception will follow lecture.

(By The Associated Press as reported by The Washington Post, 9/24/12)

(DelMarVaNow.com, 9/19/12)

State of Maryland News

(By Len Lazarick, MarylandReporter.com, 9/21/12)

(By Joanne Shriner, The Dispatch, 9/21/12)

(By Rachel Pacella) Southern Maryland Online News, 9/20/12)

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(By Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica as reported by TruthDig.com, 9/24/12)

(Oceana.org, 9/24/12)

(By Jeff Rubin, Bloomberg News, 9/23/12)

(By Seth Borenstein, The Huffington Post - Green Blog, 9/23/12)

(By Anna M. Clark, The [UK] Guardian, 9/23/12)

(By Reuters as reported by The [UK] Guardian, 9/22/12)

(By Nancy C. Unger, The Cap Times, 9/21/12)

(By Common Dreams staff, CommonDreams.org, 9/20/12)

(By Common Dreams staff, CommonDreams.org, 9/19/12)

(By Common Dreams staff, CommonDreams.org, 9/19/12)

(By Lloyd Alter, Treehugger.com - Business/Environmental Policy, 9/18/12)

(By Tom Jackman, The Washington Post, 9/18/12)