July 14th, 2007 | by Chris Ellepola | published in Environment, Greenbelt
The Friends Community School (FCS) has been located on 4601 Calvert Road for 21 years, since it was established by the Adelphi Friends [Quaker] Meeting. It has taught K-6 grades, and recently expanded to teach 7th and 8th grades. This past school year was the final term for FCS at Calvert Road. They will move [...]
June 13th, 2007 | by David Daddio | published in Environment
UMD President C.D. Mote, in a move that will surely stun the campus environmental community, has signed the far-reaching Presidents’ Climate Commitment. Maryland joins 284 other colleges and universities who have pledged to take substantive measures to fight Climate Change (see the University announcement). Here is what he commited to doing: 1. Initiate the development [...]
May 9th, 2007 | by Evan Hauptmann | published in Environment, On Campus Development
The University of Maryland recently launched a new website detailing environmental stewardship efforts on campus. The website, www.sustainability.umd.edu, outlines Maryland’s approach to sustainability, offers ways to get involved with preserving the local environment, and provides a medium for students to be engaged with sustainable efforts. In addition, the website details a snapshot of eco-friendly events [...]
April 4th, 2007 | by Sam Snellings | published in Environment
The following is from RTCP contributer Sam Snellings and does not neccessarily represent the views of this site or its other authors: When it comes to environmentally friendly buildings it is not just how you build them, it’s also how you run them. Buildings account for 70% of our nations electricity use – electricity that, [...]
