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News Briefs: April 14, 2009

Energy Bill Includes Amendment for Green Workforce Training at Community Colleges
A new amendment to the 2009 energy bill is designed to fund job training at community colleges in renewable and alternative energy fields.

New UMD Ride-sharing Program Will Include Employees
The fall 2009 semester promises a more effective carpooling system for University of Maryland faculty and staff. The new system is expected to be more dynamic and easier to use.

Education, Ease are Keys to Sustainable Behavior
To decrease the carbon footprint of the campus, university personnel must overcome key barriers, including apathy, physical obstacles and ignorance.

Closer Look:
Get Smart With a New Grid

The nation’s electrical grid is antiquated, inefficient, polluting and expensive—in a word, dumb. Universities are now working to develop smart-grid technologies that will usher in a modern “Energy Internet.”

Smart-grid Technology

Upcoming Events

May 10 - 14:
World Environmental Education Congress [Summit]

May 20 - 22:
Finger Lakes Project [Conference/
Workshop]

May 27 - 29:
The Sustainability Path in a Tough Economy [Conference]

Jun 11 - 12:
AASHE - Sustainability Across the Curriculum [Workshop]

Jun 11 - 13:
APCA Institute on Sustainability[Conference]

Jun 16 -
Aug 12:
Urban Sustainable Design Workshop [Course]

Sep 10 - 11:
Graduates as Global Citizens [Conference]

Sep 20 - 23:
Greening of the Campus VIII: Embracing Change [Conference]

For more, see our Events Calendar

Make Earth Day Last All Year

See how other campuses are leading the clean energy movement with NWF’s FREE webcast - Chill Out: Campus Solutions to Global Warming.

Chill Out is America’s leading competition and awards program showcasing colleges that are cutting their carbon footprint and working towards a sustainable future.

Register today to screen the broadcast and get an organizing host packet to help plan your event. The program will be available anytime after April 15.

Resources and Opportunities:

Write about the climate action planning process with AASHE’s new Wiki

Apply for Excellence in Green Building Education award

Download the beginner's guide to solar energy on campus

Join the Midwest youth delegation to Copenhagen climate talks

Build the climate movement: apply for Campus Ecology field position in Atlanta, GA

Forest Justice

When they thrive,
we all thrive

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