Adding 1 billion hectares of forest could help check global warming
“Forests represent one of our biggest natural allies against climate change,” says Laura Duncanson, a carbon storage researcher at the University of Maryland in College Park and NASA.
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Maryland Environmental Service Lauds UMD for Sustainability Work
The Maryland Environmental Service (MES) yesterday recognized the University of Maryland’s efforts to reduce waste, save energy and create a smaller carbon footprint with its Environmental Excellence-Sustainability Award.
It was one of seven Environmental Business Leadership Awards given to institu...
Financing Urban Tree Canopy Programs
The Environmental Finance Center and the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay recently released Financing Urban Tree Canopy Programs: Guidebook for Local Governments in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. The guidebook features stories from cities and towns across the Watershed that are implementing cost-sav...
Using Rainwater to Plant a Seed of Change
Learn about the power of an alternative water resource, rainwater collected from a rooftop, to provide plentiful, fresh produce for needy members of a Maryland town.
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Refuse Reborn
Trash to Treasure Program Collects Estimated 25 Tons of Recyclable, Reusable Goods.Read More
UMD Green Infrastructure Case Study
UMD Case Study Examines How Green Infrastructure Can Help Suburban Environments Manage Increasingly Intense Stormwater and Adapt to Climate Change.
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UMD Green Infrastructure Case Study
UMD Case Study Examines How Green Infrastructure Can Help Suburban Environments Manage Increasingly Intense Stormwater and Adapt to Climate Change.
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Sustainable Commutes Pay Through DOTS Parking Cash Out
DOTS' Parking Cash Out will open on Monday, August 5, offering $450 to the first 75 eligible employees who give up their parking permit and commit to a sustainable commute for the entire 2019-2020 academic year.Read More
Maryland Energy Innovation Accelerator launched
With the recent launch of the Maryland Energy Innovation Accelerator (MEIA), the Maryland Clean Energy Center (MCEC) is poised to deliver on its mission of assisting energy related research and technology efforts to commercialize and move to market.
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Fixing the food system
University of Maryland alum and Hungry Harvest CEO, Evan Lutz op-ed featured in The Baltimore Sun.Read More