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Week of October 28, 2013

News from Across the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Campuses

Nov. 1^st - - $350,000 is available this year! The University Sustainability Fund provides funding for projects that promote environmental sustainability, and positively impact and enhance the student experience at University of Maryland. The Fund will allocate funds to projects that increase the use of renewable energy on campus and/or in the local community, increase the energy efficiency of our facilities, reduce the amount of waste created and material resources used on campus, encourage sustainable behaviors, and integrate sustainability into teaching, research, and service at the university. The Fund is supported by student fees and administered through a student-majority subcommittee of the University Sustainability Council.

(Joint Ocean Commission Initiative, Press Release, 10/28/13) [Dr. Donald F. Boesch, new member of the Joint Ocean Commission, is President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science] [PDF]

(By Jonathan Munshaw, The Towerlight, 10/23/13)

State of Maryland News

Oct. 31^st - - Join Governor Martin

O'Malley and Lt. Governor Anthony Brown to discuss critical issues surrounding three themes:  

(1) Protecting Our Water Quality and the Chesapeake Bay (2) Sustaining our Natural Resources and 

(3) Sustainability Communities. This event will be held from 12:00 - 1:30pm at the North Laurel

Community Center, located at 9411 Whiskey Bottom Road, Laurel, MD. Doors open at 11:30am.

(Governor's Blog, The Office of Governor Martin O'Malley, 10/25/13)

(By Tim Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun, 10/22/13)

National and International News

(By Fiona Harvey, The [UK] Guardian - Environment Blog, 10/28/13)

(By Lily Kuo, The Atlantic Cities Blog, 10/28/13)

(By Sarah Lazare, CommonDreams.org, 10/28/13)

(By Emily Badger, The Atlantic Cities Blog, 10/28/13)

(By Andy Kroll and Jeremy Schulman, Mother Jones - Politics Blog, 10/28/13)

(By Jane Lubchenco and Thomas E. Lovejoy, The Daily Climate, 10/28/13)

(By Katie Valentine, ThinkProgress.org - Climate Progress Blog, 10/25/13)

(By Sarah Lazare, CommonDreams.org, 10/24/13)

(By Sarah Goodyear, The Atlantic Cities Blog, 10/23/13)

(By Jay Walljasper, PeopleForBikes.org as reported by CommonDreams.org, 10/23/13)

(By John Upton, Grist.org, 10/23/13)

(By Jacob Chamberlain, CommonDrems.org, 10/23/13)

(By Ramy Srour, Inter Press Service as reported by CommonDreams.org, 10/22/13)

(By Jeremy Schulman, Grist.org, 10/21/13)