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Week of April 15, 2013

News from Across the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Campuses

April 20^th - Visit the School of Nursing lawn, and other locations across campus, on Friday, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. to participate in green projects and to learn about how to live and work more sustainably.

(The Associated Press as reported by The Washington Post, 4/11/13)

(By Katrina Schwartz, KQED - National Public Radio, 4/10/13) [Article quotes Dr. Donald F. Boesch, President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]

(By Sarah Gantz, Baltimore Business Journal, 4/8/13)

(Maryland Department of Agriculture, Press Release, 4/12/13)

(By Aaron C. Davis, The Washington Post - Maryland Politics, 4/9/13)

(Maryland Department of the Environment, Social Media News Release, 4/9/13)

National and International News

(Press Association as reported by The [UK] Guardian, 4/15/13)

(By InsideClimate News Staff, InsideClimate News, 4/15/13) 

(By Jacob Chamberlain, CommonDreams.org, 4/14/13)

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 Joe Romm, ThinkProgress.org - Climate Progress Blog, 4/13/13)

(By Will Straw, The [UK] Guardian - Environment, 4/10/13)

(By Justin Gillis, The New York Times, 4/9/13)

(By Lynne Tuohy, The Associated Press as reported by The Huffington Post - Green Blog, 4/9/13)

(By Joe Romm, ThinkProgress.org - Climate Progress Blog, 4/9/13)

(By Lloyd Alter, Treehugger.com - Transportation/ Bikes Blog, 4/9/13)

(By Steve Horn, DeSmog Blog as reported by CommonDreams.org, 4/9/13)