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Week of December 24, 2012

News from Across the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Campuses

Jan. 1^st - - Colleges and universities are incubators of innovation, tackling the biggest challenges of society through creative means. The 2013 Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference provides the setting to learn, share and explore how campuses are using their passion for innovation to develop technologies, infrastructure, programs and curricula that address the world's most pressing sustainability challenges.

(Published by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, December 2012)

(University of Maryland Division of Administration and Finance, December 2012)

 State of Maryland News

(By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun, 12/20/12)

(By John Meoli, The Baltimore Sun, 12/18/12)

(By Alison Knezevich, The Baltimore Sun, 12/17/12)

 National and International News

(By Glenn Scherer, Daily Climate as reported by Alternet.org - Environment Blog, 12/20/12)

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change Initiative

• Practices
• Programs
• Policies

• Presentations
• Climate Change Definitions
• Facilities Master Planning
• Statewide Sustainability Efforts
• Useful Links and References

(By Andrea Germanos, CommonDreams.org, 12/20/12)

(By Emily Badger, The Atlantic Cities - Neighborhood Blog, 12/19/12)

(By Andrew Zaleski, Grist.org, 12/18/12)

(The Huffington Post - Green log, 12/18/12)

(By Tom Zeller, Jr., The Huffington Post - Green Blog, 12/18/12)

(By Kate Sheppard, Mother Jones Magazine, 12/17/12)

(By Jim Suhr and Jim Salter, The Associated Press as reported by USA Today, 12/17/12)

(National Science Foundation Special Report, 12/17/12)

(By Andrew Freedman, ClimateCentral.org, 12/17/12)