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Week of January 6, 2014  

News from Across the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Campuses

January 12^th - - University of Maryland, Baltimore County is hiring a paid Sustainability Outreach Intern for the Spring 2014 semester. The Sustainability Outreach Intern at Off-Campus Student Services will promote, support, and raise awareness about sustainability as it relates to commuter students. To accomplish this, the intern will assist in the design and delivery of social and educational events related to alternative transportation (e.g., UMBC Transit Shuttles, MTA public transportation, carpooling, zipcar, etc.) and recycling. Also, the intern will collaborate on events with other UMBC department and student leaders. Through social media and other digital advertising avenues, the intern will promote UMBC's sustainability initiatives and assist with UMBC's new Casual Carpooling community.

(By Sarah Polus, SoMdNews.com, 1/3/14) [Article quotes Don Meritt, Director of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's Horn Point Laboratory]

(By Karl Blankenship, The Bay Journal, 1/1/14) [Article cites University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science staff Keith Eshleman, Katie Kline and Robert Sabo]

State of Maryland News

March 2^nd - 5^th - ?- The sharing economy: no place is this more evident than on our campuses.  Students are rethinking vehicle ownership, swapping clothes, trading books, and participating in MOOCs.  In other words, finding ways to make their limited funds go further.  Campuses must also find opportunities to conserve limited resources, make college more affordable, and make our communities more resilient to economic and environmental change.  A sharing economy is leading to more sustainable consumption, operations, services, and lifestyles in our communities and on our campuses.  Come share with us. This conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore, in downtown Baltimore, MD.

(By Jason Koebler, Politico.com, 1/3/14)

(By Alison Knezevich, The Baltimore Sun, 1/3/14)

(By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun - B'More Green Blog, 1/1/14)

National and International News

(By Jon Queally, CommonDreams.org, 1/6/14)

(Sarah Lazare, CommonDreams.org, 1/6/14)

(By Tina Casey, Clean Technica as reported by Alternet.org - Environment Blog, 1/6/14)

(By Bob Sheth, Electric Forum as reported by Environmental News Network, 1/6/14)

(By Peter Dykstra, The Daily Climate, 1/6/14)

(By Joe Romm, ThinkProgress.org - Climate Progress Blog, 1/5/14)

(By Kevin Begos, The Associated Press as reported by The Huffington Post - Green Blog, 1/5/14)

(By Dr. Reece Halter, The Huffington Post, 1/4/14)

(By Ari Phillips, ThinkProgress.org - Climate Progress Blog, 1/4/14)

(By Kassie Siegel, ThinkProgress.org - Climate Progress Blog, 1/4/14)

(By John Upton, Grist.org, 1/3/14)

(By Chris Mooney, Grist.org, 1/3/14)

(By Sarah Laskow, Grist.org, 1/2/14)

(By Nick Visser, The Huffington Post - Green Blog, 12/31/13)