April, 2009

New UMD Ride-sharing Program Will Include Employees

,  |  Apr 14, 2009

The fall 2009 semester promises a more effective carpooling system for University of Maryland faculty and staff, thanks to campus collaboration by a team of UMD students, the Office of … Read more

Get Smart with a New Grid

,  |  Apr 14, 2009

Alex Huang likens today’s antiquated electrical grid to the slow and cumbersome computers that existed before the Internet. “Computing has undergone a revolution in the past 20 years,” he says. … Read more

Andy Rooney: “I’m Our Problem”

 |  Apr 13, 2009

Via Grist, here’s Andy Rooney on 60 Minutes last night talking about why he’s a conservationist — and why he’s part of our planet’s problem: For more on the breakup … Read more

What the Easter Bunny was REALLY Doing

 |  Apr 13, 2009

This past weekend the Easter Bunny made his rounds, leaving baskets filled with marshmallow peeps,  jellybean-filled plastic eggs, and chocolates made in his image.  But real rabbits and their cousins … Read more

Greenpeeps

 |  Apr 10, 2009

Just got this from the National Wildlife Federation’s Pacific Region. I love the little green hard hats!: The Seattle office of the Pacific Region has gone beyond the call of … Read more

Clean Energy Sparks New Jobs in Michigan

 |  Apr 10, 2009

Between the economic slowdown and the struggling auto industry, Michigan’s economy has been dealt a double whammy, sending unemployment soaring into the double digits. But now the Detroit area is … Read more

Tune in and Chill Out!

 |  Apr 9, 2009

On April 15, National Wildlife Federation will unveil the winners of the 2009 campus Chill Out competition!  These campuses are incredible examples of how the students, faculty and staff at … Read more

Troubling Signs of Warming from the Poles

 |  Apr 9, 2009

The National Snow and Ice Data Center reported yesterday that in the Antarctic, an ice bridge connecting the Wilkins Ice Shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula to Charcot Island has collapsed. … Read more

Chill Out winners to be announced soon

 |  Apr 9, 2009

Wednesday, April 15: NWF will feature winning college submissions in the Chill Out: Campus Solutions to Global Warming webcast, a low footprint production. Visit www.campuschillout.org to register for and view … Read more

Salazar: Offshore Wind Resources Could Lead Clean-Energy Revolution

 |  Apr 9, 2009

The wind potential off the coasts of the continental United States actually exceeds the country’s entire electricity demand, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar recently said. U.S. offshore areas hold … Read more