In the Media
Spring 2010
4/26/10- UMD for Clean Energy's Town Hall with US Senator Ben Cardin was covered by the Diamondback
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/cardin-pushes-for-clean-energy-legislation-1.1427643
4/22/10- The Diamondback plugs our Town Hall with Ben Cardin as part of Earth week, and quotes our Organizational Director, Laura Calabrese
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/students-celebrate-40th-anniversary-of-earth-day-1.1377953
4/22/10- UMD for Clean Energy member Rachel Hare has a guest blog post in Maryland Politics Watch about our Clean Energy Town Hall with US Senator Ben Cardin.
http://maryland-politics.blogspot.com/2010/04/senator-ben-cardin-to-speak-on-federal.html
4/22/10- UMD for Clean Energy member Rachel Hare has a guest blog post in KabirCares about the upcoming Clean Energy Town Hall with US Senator Ben Cardin.
http://www.kabircares.org/keeping-environment-in-mind-on-earth-day/
4/22/10- The Diamondback has an article about Earth day that plugs our upcoming town hall with Senator Ben Cardin.
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/students-celebrate-40th-anniversary-of-earth-day-1.1377953
4/21/10- UMD for Clean Energy member Rachel Hare has a guest blog post in Rethink College Park about our Clean Energy Town Hall with Senator Ben Cardin this Friday.
http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2010/2184/
4/20/10- Senator Ben Cardin's office has a press release out about his upcoming Clean Energy Town Hall with us this Friday. Matt Dernoga has copied it into a blog post.
http://madrad2002.wordpress.com/2010/04/21/umd-for-clean-energy-hosting-ben-cardin-friday/
4/20/10- Campaign Director Matt Dernoga has an op-ed in the Diamondback today about why we should pass federal climate legislation
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/opinion/energy-legislation-time-to-clean-up-1.1372872
4/20/10- The Diamondback mentions our attempt to convince the state of Maryland to make it legal for municipalities like College Park to set up clean energy loan funds. Alas, we fell short.
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/medical-marijuana-voter-registration-bills-fail-to-pass-1.1372939
4/14/10- UMD for Clean Energy member Rachel Hare has a guest blog post on KabirCares about the outcome of our East Campus event.
http://www.kabircares.org/for-a-greener-east-campus/
4/8/10- Our big event Making East Campus a Beast Campus is in the Prince George's County Gazette
http://www.gazette.net/stories/04082010/collnew184531_32551.php
4/6/10- Our big event Making East Campus a Beast Campus is on the front page of The Diamondback
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/east-by-eco-friendly-1.1306551
4/2/10- Our East Campus Event gets a plug in the Greater Greater Washington Blog
http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post.cgi?id=5404
3/30/10- Campaign Director Matt Dernoga has an op-ed in the Diamondback today about why East Campus needs to be green as can be.
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/opinion/east-campus-making-the-grass-greener-1.1287472
3/30/10- UMD for Clean Energy member Rachel Hare has a guest blog post on Rethink College Park
http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2010/2085/#more-2085
3/30/10- UMD for Clean Energy member Rachel Hare has a guest blog post on KabirCares
http://www.kabircares.org/making-east-campus-a-beast-campus/
3/18/10- The Prince Georges Gazette mentions UMD for Clean Energy as the group UMD alumni Davey Rogner is co-sponsoring an event with in April. Davey is walking across the country picking up trash.
http://www.gazette.net/stories/03182010/collnew175113_32554.php
3/14/10- The Maryland Association of Counties discusses Media Director Lisa Piccinini's blog post on MD Politics Blog about the Clean Energy loans legislation
http://conduitstreet.mdcounties.org/2010/03/14/blog-support-for-clean-energy-loan-program-legislation/
3/12/10- Media Director Lisa Piccinini has a guest blog post on Maryland Politics Watch, the most read state politics blog in Maryland.
http://maryland-politics.blogspot.com/2010/03/energy-efficiency-loans-help-save-both.html
3/12/10- Media Director Lisa Piccinini has a guest blog post on Rethink College Park on the clean energy loans legislation in Annapolis
http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2010/2068/
3/10/10- The Diamondback has an article about UMD for Clean Energy's presence in Annapolis on Tuesday to advocate for passage of the Clean Energy Loans legislation.
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/state-lawmakers-weigh-clean-energy-loan-fund-1.1262350
3/9/10- Media Director Lisa Piccinini has a guest blog post on the blog Kabir Cares. Fazlul Kabir runs the blog and was a College Park city council candidate in 2009.
http://www.kabircares.org/save-both-the-economy-and-the-environment/
3/9/10- Campaign Director Matt Dernoga has an op-ed in the Diamondback on why clean energy loan programs will make a big impact for states like Maryland.
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/opinion/clean-energy-picking-up-the-pace-1.1260041
3/5/10- Organizational Director Laura Calabrese has an op-ed in the Diamondback today on the Clean Energy Loans legislation our group is pushing in Annapolis!
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/opinion/guest-column-paying-the-bill-1.1223022
3/5/10- Campaign Director Matt Dernoga's blog post on Itsgettinghotinhere about our efforts around the Clean Energy Loans legislation. This blog the main outlet for the youth climate movement.
http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2010/03/05/umd-for-clean-energy-calls-for-maryland-to-set-the-pace/
3/4/10- Membership Director Eric Marshall-Main and Organizational Director Laura Calabrese are on the WUMC radio show "Danger and Dissonance" talking about the our efforts to green College Park, and environmental activism. -
http://wmucradio.com/stream_ripper/thu/Danger_and_Dissonance_800_1000.mp3
3/3/10- Campaign Director Matt Dernoga is quoted in Planet Forward's blog regarding a ridiculous global warming denial resolution pushed by a fringe few in the Maryland General Assembly.
http://www.planetforward.org/profiles/blogs/sex-drugs-and-climate-change-1
2/25/10- We have a letter to the editor in the Prince Georges Gazette by our Webmaster Kenny Frankel. It's about the Clean Energy Loans legislation being considered in Annapolis.
http://www.gazette.net/stories/02252010/prinlet144255_32555.php
2/5/10- We have an op-ed in the Diamondback today by Media Director Lisa Piccinini on our group's plans for the semester.
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/opinion/guest-column-a-chance-to-lead-1.1115165
2/2/10- The Diamondback has an article about our kickoff meeting, what we're working on, and our featured speaker Mike Martin.
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/activists-work-to-build-city-coalitions-1.1110087
1/13/10 - Campaign Director Matt Dernoga published a guest post in the "It's Getting Hot In Here" youth climate movement blog on media and messaging
http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2010/01/13/media-and-messaging-the-multiplier-effect/
Fall 2009
12/18/09 - A Maryland Journalism student covered our group in her semester project - watch video clip here!
http://umdslice2.blogspot.com/2009/12/marissa-miller-final-project_18.html
12/13/09 - A Maryland student newspaper summary of all green group efforts this past semester - featuring us at the beginning of the article!
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/a-green-team-effort-1.985898
12/9/09 - A Maryland student newspaper staff editorial about the new College Park Mayor Andy Fellows, how he will address environmental issues, and how we have become a part of this process
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/opinion/staff-editorial-the-map-for-the-mayor-1.981807
12/8/09 - Rethink College Park Blog Writer Clay Gump mentions our home energy audit event in his post about his Solar Open House
http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2009/1689/
12/8/09 - The Maryland student newspaper covers our College Park residence energy audit event
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/a-green-house-effect-1.980233
12/7/09 - The Maryland student newspaper mentions our effort in turning out student voters to the College Park City Council elections
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/a-green-house-effect-1.980233
12/4/09 - Rethink College Park Blog posts the press release to our College Park residence energy audit touring event!
http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2009/1686/
11/26/09 - Two Thanksgiving hits about our tax credit for green businesses proposal to the city council!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/25/AR2009112502495.html?referrer=emailarticle
http://www.gazette.net/stories/11262009/collnew172531_32525.shtml
11/19/09 - After Political Liaison Hilary Staver and Campaign Director Matt Dernoga made a presentation to the city council last night on possibly setting up tax breaks for green business in College Park, our group received favorable coverage in the Maryland Student Newspaper.
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/umd-for-clean-energy-makes-waves-on-city-council-1.936700
11/19/09 - Student Group Liaison Brian Lentz was quoted in a Prince George's County Gazette article when talking about the attributes of county bike-sharing programs
http://www.gazette.net/stories/11192009/collnew175344_32528.shtml
11/19/09 - Organizational Director Laura Calabrese is interviewed upon the U of Maryland receiving an "A" in the student involvement category of the 2010 Sustainability Report Card (a report released earlier this year)
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/university-noted-in-national-environmental-progress-report-1.936706
11/17/09 - Green for College Park Campaign Director Matt Dernoga's predictions about the turnout of the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference this December are published in Good Magazine!
http://www.good.is/post/the-good-guide-to-cop15-dispatches-from-the-future-today/
11/5/09 - National Public Radio posted a sound bite of the March to the Vote event on their website:
http://wamu.org/audio/nw/09/11/n27091103-29957.asx
They also wrote a quick description of our event (scroll down):
http://wamu.org/news/09/11/03.php
11/5/09 - The Maryland student paper has a staff editorial praising our group's efforts to bring student voters out for the College Park City Council Elections!
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/opinion/staff-editorial-energizing-voters-1.861552
11/4/09 - The Maryland student paper covers our successful effort in getting 80 people out to the March to the Vote event!
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/student-turnout-bolstered-by-energy-group-1.859913
11/2/09 - The Maryland student paper previews our March to the Vote event which is tomorrow and provides a "Green for College Park" campaign recap!
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/green-student-activists-plan-election-day-march-1.856046
10/29/06 - Political Liaison Hilary Staver presents our group's candidate endorsements for the College Park City Council Elections this November 3rd in the Maryland Student Newspaper!
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/opinion/guest-column-a-clean-election-1.833983
10/29/06 - District 1 City Councilmember candidate Fazlul Kabir makes a post on his blog expressing his appreciation of our endorsing his candidacy in the Diamondback today
http://www.kabircares.org/honored-to-be-a-green-candidate/
10/26/09 - The Maryland Student Newspaper covers our our Friday, 10/25 350 Day of Action Event as well as our participation in DC in the official 350 Day of Action, the following day
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/counting-down-to-350-1.829251
10/26/09 - District 1 City Councilmember candidate Fazlul Kabir described the meeting we held with him to discuss our green platform (see "For a Cleaner And Greener Neighborhood" post on his blog
http://www.kabircares.org/for-a-cleaner-and-a-greener-neighborhood/
10/26/09 - The Maryland Student Newspaper covers MD Powershift, an on-campus conference to educate state-wide grassroots student leaders on how to push for strong climate legislation in the US
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/learning-to-lobby-1.829257
10/18/09 - The Green March is now only several weeks away! Join the facebook group and get ready to join dozens of other students in the parade from the Sundial to City Hall to vote this November 3!
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=143028203270&ref=ts
10/9/09 - Maryland Student Newspaper Environmental Reporter Dana Cetrone covers MaryPIRG and UMD for Clean Energy's semester-long tabling efforts to get students to support clean energy legislation.
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/students-advocate-wind-energy-1.633097
10/7/09 - The Maryland Student Newspaper describes how a newly established council, which includes Membership Director Joanna Calabrese will help the university reach its green goals, laid out in the Climate Action Plan
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/new-council-aims-to-help-univ-reach-green-goals-1.630414
10/7/09 - City Reporter Brady Holt highlights some issues the City Council discussed last night regarding the energy efficiency loan fund, but Mayor Brayman is still looking to push the initiative forward
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/legal-questions-delay-green-loan-program-1.630410
10/6/09 - The Maryland Student Newspaper covered our meeting event last night in which we hosted College Park City Councilmember Patrick Wojahn to further discuss the energy efficiency loan fund policy
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/wojahn-advocates-energy-efficiency-fund-1.628548
10/6/09 - Campaign Director Matt Dernoga articulates the importance of a strong climate bill in the Senate in his weekly column in the Maryland Student Newspaper
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/opinion/clean-energy-betting-on-the-future-1.628296
10/5/09 - Outreach Director and SGA Natural Resources Legislator Jesse Yurow has a guest column today in the Maryland student newspaper about the up and coming December Climate Conference in Copenhagen, and how our group is not waiting for global or national action to push for sustainable policies
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/opinion/guest-column-climate-kyoto-and-council-1.626739
9/22/09 - Media Director Kenny Frankel has a guest column today in the Maryland student newspaper about our group's ongoing discussion with the city council on green policies for College Park
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/opinion/guest-column-a-seat-at-the-table-1.524975
9/17/09 - Just found our way into a national, renowned, environmentalist blog Climate Progess via a Matt and Kenny guest post
http://climateprogress.org/2009/09/17/umd-college-park-students-aim-to-bring-clean-energy-to-prince-georges-county/
9/17/09 - UMD for Clean Energy's appearance at a city council work session last night, in which a presentation was given on implementing the energy efficiency loan fund idea, was mentioned in the Diamondback by their city reporter
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/city-council-and-mayor-get-behind-green-housing-retrofits-proposal-1.477514
9/16/09 - Clips from our Kickoff Meeting on September 14 are aggregated into a Diamondback blog video. Click here to see it!
http://madrad2002.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/more-umd-for-clean-energy-media/
9/15/09 - Diamondback environmental reporter Dana Cetrone covers our group's kickoff meeting and ensuing campaign goals
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/students-to-promote-environmental-issues-in-city-elections-1.474447
9/14/09 - Kickoff Meeting Today! Press Release below
Kickoff Meeting Press Release
9/10/09 - Just Up The Pike, a well-read Montgomery County Blog, interviewed Campaign Director Matt Dernoga and wrote an article about our "Green for College Park" Campaign
http://www.justupthepike.com/2009/09/green-for-college-park-unites.html
9/6/09 - Owings Grassroots Group wrote an article about our "Green for College Park" campaign on their website
http://www.ogrg.org/ogrgnews/?p=24
9/5/09 - "Green for College Park" campaign preview in Rethink College Park Blog
http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2009/1245/
9/5/09 - The national, renowned, environmentalist blog Climate Progess linked Campaign Director Matt Dernoga's blog post on the Japanese Elections to their website (look below the blog post)
http://climateprogress.org/2009/08/30/japan-opposition-jdp-wins-stronger-climate-target/
9/4/09 - Media Director Kenny Frankel has a guest column in the Maryland student newspaper about federal climate and energy legislation
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/opinion/guest-column-clean-and-green-1.349755
9/4/09 - Campaign Director Matt Dernoga has a piece in the Washington Post's green section about federal climate and energy legislation
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/03/AR2009090303832.html
9/3/09 - "Green for College Park" Campaign preview from Maryland Politics cross-linked to the Washington Post (scroll down to "U of M Students...")
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/annapolis/2009/09/first_click_--_maryland_15.html
9/2/09 - Extensive "Green for College Park" Campaign preview in well-read Maryland Politics blog
http://maryland-politics.blogspot.com/2009/09/university-of-maryland-environmental.html
8/28/09 - Campaign Director Matt Dernoga had a guest column published in the PG Gazette today
http://www.gazette.net/stories/08282009/polilet163516_32523.shtml
8/26/09 - Check out our "Green for College Park" Campaign preview press release
Green for College Park Press Release
Summer 2009
8/21/09 - News about our letter to Senator Ben Cardin found its way into the Washington Post blog (scroll down to "Energy on Clean Energy")
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/annapolis/2009/08/first_click_-_maryland_2.html
8/20/09 - Matt Dernoga's Blog, the Dernogalizer post about our summer letter to Senator Ben Cardin
http://madrad2002.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/umd-for-clean-energy-letter-ben-cardin/
Spring 2009
5/12/09 - Matt Dernoga's Blog, the Dernogalizer post about the Steny Hoyer Town Meeting
http://madrad2002.wordpress.com/2009/05/12/steny-hoyer-town-hall/
5/12/09 - UMD for Clean Energy pressures Congressman Steny Hoyer in Town Hall Meeting
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/2.2795/taking-advantage-of-environmental-momentum-1.276874
5/4/09 - Matt Dernoga's column in the Diamondback giving the reasons for us to move to a clean energy economy and informing the readers of Steny Hoyer's upcoming UMD campus visit
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/2.2792/clean-energy-make-the-case-before-it-s-too-late-1.276976
4/26/09 - Anna Poffenbarger discussing the proposed American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 and informing the readers of Steny Hoyer's upcoming UMD campus visit in the Diamondback.
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/2.2792/letters-to-the-editor-1.277128
4/17/09 - Joanna and Laura Calabrese of Clean Energy featured in the Diamondback
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/2.2795/family-roots-1.277301
4/12/09 - UMD for Clean Energy meets with State Senator James C. Rosapepe and discusses enviromental issues and legislation including the InterCounty Connector and Green Jobs Bills
http://madrad2002.wordpress.com/2009/04/12/meeting-with-state-senator-jim-rosapepe/
3/3/09 - Diamondback article covering PowerShift 2009
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/2.2795/sparking-a-major-shift-1.278041
2/11/09 - Diamondback article stating that Greenhouse legislation is heavily supported at the University of Maryland
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/2.2795/greenhouse-legislation-gains-supporters-1.278404
2/7/09 - Matt Dernoga's blog, The Dernogalizer, writing about Clean Energy's Spring 2009 kickoff meeting
http://madrad2002.wordpress.com/2009/02/07/group-kickoff-event-at-umd/
1/8/09 - State Senator James C. Rosapepe of College Park Maryland questions why the Inter County Connector (ICC), with its expensive price tag, should be built when there are cuts in government services and an economic recession
http://www.gazette.net/stories/01082009/prinnew153324_32471.shtml
Fall 2008
11/20/08 - Diamondback article talking about how student activist groups flourished in the months before President Obama's election victory
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/2.2795/breaking-the-engagement-1.279209
11/17/08 - Various activist groups including Clean Energy for UMD protest a bank funding coal-mining companies.
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/2.2795/students-protest-coal-funding-at-bank-1.279292
11/6/2008 - Clean Energy members debate Sen. Jim Rosapepe (D - Anne Arundel and Prince George's) about defunding the Inter County Connector in the state of Maryland in the Diamondback.
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/2.2795/students-rosapepe-clash-on-icc-funding-1.279492
10/30/08 - The Diamondback article about the Al Gore webcast to college campuses. Clean Energy gets a personal thank you from Al Gore.
http://www.diamondbackonline.com2.2795/the-guts-and-gore-of-green-1.279652
10/22/08 - Clean Energy members hosting a debate about clean energy between the College Democrats and the College Republicans
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/2.2795/greening-the-political-scene-1.279813
10/19/08 - Matt Dernoga's Blog, The Dernogalizer, disccusses efforts that the students at the University of Maryland are doing for Powervote
http://madrad2002.wordpress.com/2008/10/19/powervote-efforts/
9/24/08 - Daniel Berdak's Letter to the Editor in the Diamondback urging a call for Clean Energy solutions
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/2.2792/letters-to-the-editor-1.280316
9/19/08 - Diamondback article mentioning that the Student Government Association and the Committee for the Review of Student Fees at Univeristy of Maryland voted in favor odf a fee that would pay for clean energy programs at the University of Maryland
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/2.2795/committee-votes-for-fee-increase-1.280449
9/19/08 - Matt Dernoga's blog, The Dernogalizer, lsiting the acheivements of the Clean Energy for UMD
http://madrad2002.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/the-university-of-maryland-gets-it-done/
9/17/08 - Diamondback article discussing the significance of clean energy solutions in the 2008 election
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/2.2795/a-sustainable-future-1.280502
9/11/08 - Diamondback article discussing UMD for Clean Energy and other groups advocating for Powervote pledge
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/2.2795/activists-push-for-clean-energy-pledge-1.280603
9/9/08 - Ali Adler of Clean Energy writing a Letter To the Editor of the Diamondback promoting Clean Energy for UMD
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/2.2792/letters-to-the-editor-1.280639
9/8/08 - Matt Dernoga's column /in the Diamondback discussing the Powervote pledge
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/2.2792/environment-greener-on-both-sides-1.280634
Fall 2007
9/3/07 - Diamondback article featuring how Clean Energy students are fasting for Climate Emergency Action
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/2.2792/letters-to-the-editor-1.284826
Spring 2007
4/18/07 - Clean Energy featured in the Diamondback mobilizing for a referendum that would make the University of Maryland purchase the most renewable energy of all higher education institutions in the country
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/2.2795/students-pushing-for-referendum-support-1.285665
4/26/10- UMD for Clean Energy's Town Hall with US Senator Ben Cardin was covered by the Diamondback
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/cardin-pushes-for-clean-energy-legislation-1.1427643
4/22/10- The Diamondback plugs our Town Hall with Ben Cardin as part of Earth week, and quotes our Organizational Director, Laura Calabrese
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/students-celebrate-40th-anniversary-of-earth-day-1.1377953
4/22/10- UMD for Clean Energy member Rachel Hare has a guest blog post in Maryland Politics Watch about our Clean Energy Town Hall with US Senator Ben Cardin.
http://maryland-politics.blogspot.com/2010/04/senator-ben-cardin-to-speak-on-federal.html
4/22/10- UMD for Clean Energy member Rachel Hare has a guest blog post in KabirCares about the upcoming Clean Energy Town Hall with US Senator Ben Cardin.
http://www.kabircares.org/keeping-environment-in-mind-on-earth-day/
4/22/10- The Diamondback has an article about Earth day that plugs our upcoming town hall with Senator Ben Cardin.
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/students-celebrate-40th-anniversary-of-earth-day-1.1377953
4/21/10- UMD for Clean Energy member Rachel Hare has a guest blog post in Rethink College Park about our Clean Energy Town Hall with Senator Ben Cardin this Friday.
http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2010/2184/
4/20/10- Senator Ben Cardin's office has a press release out about his upcoming Clean Energy Town Hall with us this Friday. Matt Dernoga has copied it into a blog post.
http://madrad2002.wordpress.com/2010/04/21/umd-for-clean-energy-hosting-ben-cardin-friday/
4/20/10- Campaign Director Matt Dernoga has an op-ed in the Diamondback today about why we should pass federal climate legislation
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/opinion/energy-legislation-time-to-clean-up-1.1372872
4/20/10- The Diamondback mentions our attempt to convince the state of Maryland to make it legal for municipalities like College Park to set up clean energy loan funds. Alas, we fell short.
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/medical-marijuana-voter-registration-bills-fail-to-pass-1.1372939
4/14/10- UMD for Clean Energy member Rachel Hare has a guest blog post on KabirCares about the outcome of our East Campus event.
http://www.kabircares.org/for-a-greener-east-campus/
4/8/10- Our big event Making East Campus a Beast Campus is in the Prince George's County Gazette
http://www.gazette.net/stories/04082010/collnew184531_32551.php
4/6/10- Our big event Making East Campus a Beast Campus is on the front page of The Diamondback
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/east-by-eco-friendly-1.1306551
4/2/10- Our East Campus Event gets a plug in the Greater Greater Washington Blog
http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post.cgi?id=5404
3/30/10- Campaign Director Matt Dernoga has an op-ed in the Diamondback today about why East Campus needs to be green as can be.
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/opinion/east-campus-making-the-grass-greener-1.1287472
3/30/10- UMD for Clean Energy member Rachel Hare has a guest blog post on Rethink College Park
http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2010/2085/#more-2085
3/30/10- UMD for Clean Energy member Rachel Hare has a guest blog post on KabirCares
http://www.kabircares.org/making-east-campus-a-beast-campus/
3/18/10- The Prince Georges Gazette mentions UMD for Clean Energy as the group UMD alumni Davey Rogner is co-sponsoring an event with in April. Davey is walking across the country picking up trash.
http://www.gazette.net/stories/03182010/collnew175113_32554.php
3/14/10- The Maryland Association of Counties discusses Media Director Lisa Piccinini's blog post on MD Politics Blog about the Clean Energy loans legislation
http://conduitstreet.mdcounties.org/2010/03/14/blog-support-for-clean-energy-loan-program-legislation/
3/12/10- Media Director Lisa Piccinini has a guest blog post on Maryland Politics Watch, the most read state politics blog in Maryland.
http://maryland-politics.blogspot.com/2010/03/energy-efficiency-loans-help-save-both.html
3/12/10- Media Director Lisa Piccinini has a guest blog post on Rethink College Park on the clean energy loans legislation in Annapolis
http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2010/2068/
3/10/10- The Diamondback has an article about UMD for Clean Energy's presence in Annapolis on Tuesday to advocate for passage of the Clean Energy Loans legislation.
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/state-lawmakers-weigh-clean-energy-loan-fund-1.1262350
3/9/10- Media Director Lisa Piccinini has a guest blog post on the blog Kabir Cares. Fazlul Kabir runs the blog and was a College Park city council candidate in 2009.
http://www.kabircares.org/save-both-the-economy-and-the-environment/
3/9/10- Campaign Director Matt Dernoga has an op-ed in the Diamondback on why clean energy loan programs will make a big impact for states like Maryland.
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/opinion/clean-energy-picking-up-the-pace-1.1260041
3/5/10- Organizational Director Laura Calabrese has an op-ed in the Diamondback today on the Clean Energy Loans legislation our group is pushing in Annapolis!
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/opinion/guest-column-paying-the-bill-1.1223022
3/5/10- Campaign Director Matt Dernoga's blog post on Itsgettinghotinhere about our efforts around the Clean Energy Loans legislation. This blog the main outlet for the youth climate movement.
http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2010/03/05/umd-for-clean-energy-calls-for-maryland-to-set-the-pace/
3/4/10- Membership Director Eric Marshall-Main and Organizational Director Laura Calabrese are on the WUMC radio show "Danger and Dissonance" talking about the our efforts to green College Park, and environmental activism. -
http://wmucradio.com/stream_ripper/thu/Danger_and_Dissonance_800_1000.mp3
3/3/10- Campaign Director Matt Dernoga is quoted in Planet Forward's blog regarding a ridiculous global warming denial resolution pushed by a fringe few in the Maryland General Assembly.
http://www.planetforward.org/profiles/blogs/sex-drugs-and-climate-change-1
2/25/10- We have a letter to the editor in the Prince Georges Gazette by our Webmaster Kenny Frankel. It's about the Clean Energy Loans legislation being considered in Annapolis.
http://www.gazette.net/stories/02252010/prinlet144255_32555.php
2/5/10- We have an op-ed in the Diamondback today by Media Director Lisa Piccinini on our group's plans for the semester.
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/opinion/guest-column-a-chance-to-lead-1.1115165
2/2/10- The Diamondback has an article about our kickoff meeting, what we're working on, and our featured speaker Mike Martin.
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/activists-work-to-build-city-coalitions-1.1110087
1/13/10 - Campaign Director Matt Dernoga published a guest post in the "It's Getting Hot In Here" youth climate movement blog on media and messaging
http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2010/01/13/media-and-messaging-the-multiplier-effect/
Fall 2009
12/18/09 - A Maryland Journalism student covered our group in her semester project - watch video clip here!
http://umdslice2.blogspot.com/2009/12/marissa-miller-final-project_18.html
12/13/09 - A Maryland student newspaper summary of all green group efforts this past semester - featuring us at the beginning of the article!
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/a-green-team-effort-1.985898
12/9/09 - A Maryland student newspaper staff editorial about the new College Park Mayor Andy Fellows, how he will address environmental issues, and how we have become a part of this process
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/opinion/staff-editorial-the-map-for-the-mayor-1.981807
12/8/09 - Rethink College Park Blog Writer Clay Gump mentions our home energy audit event in his post about his Solar Open House
http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2009/1689/
12/8/09 - The Maryland student newspaper covers our College Park residence energy audit event
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/a-green-house-effect-1.980233
12/7/09 - The Maryland student newspaper mentions our effort in turning out student voters to the College Park City Council elections
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/a-green-house-effect-1.980233
12/4/09 - Rethink College Park Blog posts the press release to our College Park residence energy audit touring event!
http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2009/1686/
11/26/09 - Two Thanksgiving hits about our tax credit for green businesses proposal to the city council!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/25/AR2009112502495.html?referrer=emailarticle
http://www.gazette.net/stories/11262009/collnew172531_32525.shtml
11/19/09 - After Political Liaison Hilary Staver and Campaign Director Matt Dernoga made a presentation to the city council last night on possibly setting up tax breaks for green business in College Park, our group received favorable coverage in the Maryland Student Newspaper.
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/umd-for-clean-energy-makes-waves-on-city-council-1.936700
11/19/09 - Student Group Liaison Brian Lentz was quoted in a Prince George's County Gazette article when talking about the attributes of county bike-sharing programs
http://www.gazette.net/stories/11192009/collnew175344_32528.shtml
11/19/09 - Organizational Director Laura Calabrese is interviewed upon the U of Maryland receiving an "A" in the student involvement category of the 2010 Sustainability Report Card (a report released earlier this year)
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/university-noted-in-national-environmental-progress-report-1.936706
11/17/09 - Green for College Park Campaign Director Matt Dernoga's predictions about the turnout of the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference this December are published in Good Magazine!
http://www.good.is/post/the-good-guide-to-cop15-dispatches-from-the-future-today/
11/5/09 - National Public Radio posted a sound bite of the March to the Vote event on their website:
http://wamu.org/audio/nw/09/11/n27091103-29957.asx
They also wrote a quick description of our event (scroll down):
http://wamu.org/news/09/11/03.php
11/5/09 - The Maryland student paper has a staff editorial praising our group's efforts to bring student voters out for the College Park City Council Elections!
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/opinion/staff-editorial-energizing-voters-1.861552
11/4/09 - The Maryland student paper covers our successful effort in getting 80 people out to the March to the Vote event!
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/student-turnout-bolstered-by-energy-group-1.859913
11/2/09 - The Maryland student paper previews our March to the Vote event which is tomorrow and provides a "Green for College Park" campaign recap!
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/green-student-activists-plan-election-day-march-1.856046
10/29/06 - Political Liaison Hilary Staver presents our group's candidate endorsements for the College Park City Council Elections this November 3rd in the Maryland Student Newspaper!
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/opinion/guest-column-a-clean-election-1.833983
10/29/06 - District 1 City Councilmember candidate Fazlul Kabir makes a post on his blog expressing his appreciation of our endorsing his candidacy in the Diamondback today
http://www.kabircares.org/honored-to-be-a-green-candidate/
10/26/09 - The Maryland Student Newspaper covers our our Friday, 10/25 350 Day of Action Event as well as our participation in DC in the official 350 Day of Action, the following day
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/counting-down-to-350-1.829251
10/26/09 - District 1 City Councilmember candidate Fazlul Kabir described the meeting we held with him to discuss our green platform (see "For a Cleaner And Greener Neighborhood" post on his blog
http://www.kabircares.org/for-a-cleaner-and-a-greener-neighborhood/
10/26/09 - The Maryland Student Newspaper covers MD Powershift, an on-campus conference to educate state-wide grassroots student leaders on how to push for strong climate legislation in the US
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/learning-to-lobby-1.829257
10/18/09 - The Green March is now only several weeks away! Join the facebook group and get ready to join dozens of other students in the parade from the Sundial to City Hall to vote this November 3!
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=143028203270&ref=ts
10/9/09 - Maryland Student Newspaper Environmental Reporter Dana Cetrone covers MaryPIRG and UMD for Clean Energy's semester-long tabling efforts to get students to support clean energy legislation.
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/students-advocate-wind-energy-1.633097
10/7/09 - The Maryland Student Newspaper describes how a newly established council, which includes Membership Director Joanna Calabrese will help the university reach its green goals, laid out in the Climate Action Plan
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/new-council-aims-to-help-univ-reach-green-goals-1.630414
10/7/09 - City Reporter Brady Holt highlights some issues the City Council discussed last night regarding the energy efficiency loan fund, but Mayor Brayman is still looking to push the initiative forward
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/legal-questions-delay-green-loan-program-1.630410
10/6/09 - The Maryland Student Newspaper covered our meeting event last night in which we hosted College Park City Councilmember Patrick Wojahn to further discuss the energy efficiency loan fund policy
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/wojahn-advocates-energy-efficiency-fund-1.628548
10/6/09 - Campaign Director Matt Dernoga articulates the importance of a strong climate bill in the Senate in his weekly column in the Maryland Student Newspaper
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/opinion/clean-energy-betting-on-the-future-1.628296
10/5/09 - Outreach Director and SGA Natural Resources Legislator Jesse Yurow has a guest column today in the Maryland student newspaper about the up and coming December Climate Conference in Copenhagen, and how our group is not waiting for global or national action to push for sustainable policies
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/opinion/guest-column-climate-kyoto-and-council-1.626739
9/22/09 - Media Director Kenny Frankel has a guest column today in the Maryland student newspaper about our group's ongoing discussion with the city council on green policies for College Park
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/opinion/guest-column-a-seat-at-the-table-1.524975
9/17/09 - Just found our way into a national, renowned, environmentalist blog Climate Progess via a Matt and Kenny guest post
http://climateprogress.org/2009/09/17/umd-college-park-students-aim-to-bring-clean-energy-to-prince-georges-county/
9/17/09 - UMD for Clean Energy's appearance at a city council work session last night, in which a presentation was given on implementing the energy efficiency loan fund idea, was mentioned in the Diamondback by their city reporter
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/city-council-and-mayor-get-behind-green-housing-retrofits-proposal-1.477514
9/16/09 - Clips from our Kickoff Meeting on September 14 are aggregated into a Diamondback blog video. Click here to see it!
http://madrad2002.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/more-umd-for-clean-energy-media/
9/15/09 - Diamondback environmental reporter Dana Cetrone covers our group's kickoff meeting and ensuing campaign goals
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/students-to-promote-environmental-issues-in-city-elections-1.474447
9/14/09 - Kickoff Meeting Today! Press Release below
Kickoff Meeting Press Release
9/10/09 - Just Up The Pike, a well-read Montgomery County Blog, interviewed Campaign Director Matt Dernoga and wrote an article about our "Green for College Park" Campaign
http://www.justupthepike.com/2009/09/green-for-college-park-unites.html
9/6/09 - Owings Grassroots Group wrote an article about our "Green for College Park" campaign on their website
http://www.ogrg.org/ogrgnews/?p=24
9/5/09 - "Green for College Park" campaign preview in Rethink College Park Blog
http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2009/1245/
9/5/09 - The national, renowned, environmentalist blog Climate Progess linked Campaign Director Matt Dernoga's blog post on the Japanese Elections to their website (look below the blog post)
http://climateprogress.org/2009/08/30/japan-opposition-jdp-wins-stronger-climate-target/
9/4/09 - Media Director Kenny Frankel has a guest column in the Maryland student newspaper about federal climate and energy legislation
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/opinion/guest-column-clean-and-green-1.349755
9/4/09 - Campaign Director Matt Dernoga has a piece in the Washington Post's green section about federal climate and energy legislation
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/03/AR2009090303832.html
9/3/09 - "Green for College Park" Campaign preview from Maryland Politics cross-linked to the Washington Post (scroll down to "U of M Students...")
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/annapolis/2009/09/first_click_--_maryland_15.html
9/2/09 - Extensive "Green for College Park" Campaign preview in well-read Maryland Politics blog
http://maryland-politics.blogspot.com/2009/09/university-of-maryland-environmental.html
8/28/09 - Campaign Director Matt Dernoga had a guest column published in the PG Gazette today
http://www.gazette.net/stories/08282009/polilet163516_32523.shtml
8/26/09 - Check out our "Green for College Park" Campaign preview press release
Green for College Park Press Release
Summer 2009
8/21/09 - News about our letter to Senator Ben Cardin found its way into the Washington Post blog (scroll down to "Energy on Clean Energy")
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/annapolis/2009/08/first_click_-_maryland_2.html
8/20/09 - Matt Dernoga's Blog, the Dernogalizer post about our summer letter to Senator Ben Cardin
http://madrad2002.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/umd-for-clean-energy-letter-ben-cardin/
Spring 2009
5/12/09 - Matt Dernoga's Blog, the Dernogalizer post about the Steny Hoyer Town Meeting
http://madrad2002.wordpress.com/2009/05/12/steny-hoyer-town-hall/
5/12/09 - UMD for Clean Energy pressures Congressman Steny Hoyer in Town Hall Meeting
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/2.2795/taking-advantage-of-environmental-momentum-1.276874
5/4/09 - Matt Dernoga's column in the Diamondback giving the reasons for us to move to a clean energy economy and informing the readers of Steny Hoyer's upcoming UMD campus visit
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/2.2792/clean-energy-make-the-case-before-it-s-too-late-1.276976
4/26/09 - Anna Poffenbarger discussing the proposed American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 and informing the readers of Steny Hoyer's upcoming UMD campus visit in the Diamondback.
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/2.2792/letters-to-the-editor-1.277128
4/17/09 - Joanna and Laura Calabrese of Clean Energy featured in the Diamondback
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/2.2795/family-roots-1.277301
4/12/09 - UMD for Clean Energy meets with State Senator James C. Rosapepe and discusses enviromental issues and legislation including the InterCounty Connector and Green Jobs Bills
http://madrad2002.wordpress.com/2009/04/12/meeting-with-state-senator-jim-rosapepe/
3/3/09 - Diamondback article covering PowerShift 2009
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/2.2795/sparking-a-major-shift-1.278041
2/11/09 - Diamondback article stating that Greenhouse legislation is heavily supported at the University of Maryland
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/2.2795/greenhouse-legislation-gains-supporters-1.278404
2/7/09 - Matt Dernoga's blog, The Dernogalizer, writing about Clean Energy's Spring 2009 kickoff meeting
http://madrad2002.wordpress.com/2009/02/07/group-kickoff-event-at-umd/
1/8/09 - State Senator James C. Rosapepe of College Park Maryland questions why the Inter County Connector (ICC), with its expensive price tag, should be built when there are cuts in government services and an economic recession
http://www.gazette.net/stories/01082009/prinnew153324_32471.shtml
Fall 2008
11/20/08 - Diamondback article talking about how student activist groups flourished in the months before President Obama's election victory
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/2.2795/breaking-the-engagement-1.279209
11/17/08 - Various activist groups including Clean Energy for UMD protest a bank funding coal-mining companies.
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/2.2795/students-protest-coal-funding-at-bank-1.279292
11/6/2008 - Clean Energy members debate Sen. Jim Rosapepe (D - Anne Arundel and Prince George's) about defunding the Inter County Connector in the state of Maryland in the Diamondback.
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/2.2795/students-rosapepe-clash-on-icc-funding-1.279492
10/30/08 - The Diamondback article about the Al Gore webcast to college campuses. Clean Energy gets a personal thank you from Al Gore.
http://www.diamondbackonline.com2.2795/the-guts-and-gore-of-green-1.279652
10/22/08 - Clean Energy members hosting a debate about clean energy between the College Democrats and the College Republicans
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/2.2795/greening-the-political-scene-1.279813
10/19/08 - Matt Dernoga's Blog, The Dernogalizer, disccusses efforts that the students at the University of Maryland are doing for Powervote
http://madrad2002.wordpress.com/2008/10/19/powervote-efforts/
9/24/08 - Daniel Berdak's Letter to the Editor in the Diamondback urging a call for Clean Energy solutions
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/2.2792/letters-to-the-editor-1.280316
9/19/08 - Diamondback article mentioning that the Student Government Association and the Committee for the Review of Student Fees at Univeristy of Maryland voted in favor odf a fee that would pay for clean energy programs at the University of Maryland
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/2.2795/committee-votes-for-fee-increase-1.280449
9/19/08 - Matt Dernoga's blog, The Dernogalizer, lsiting the acheivements of the Clean Energy for UMD
http://madrad2002.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/the-university-of-maryland-gets-it-done/
9/17/08 - Diamondback article discussing the significance of clean energy solutions in the 2008 election
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/2.2795/a-sustainable-future-1.280502
9/11/08 - Diamondback article discussing UMD for Clean Energy and other groups advocating for Powervote pledge
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/2.2795/activists-push-for-clean-energy-pledge-1.280603
9/9/08 - Ali Adler of Clean Energy writing a Letter To the Editor of the Diamondback promoting Clean Energy for UMD
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/2.2792/letters-to-the-editor-1.280639
9/8/08 - Matt Dernoga's column /in the Diamondback discussing the Powervote pledge
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/2.2792/environment-greener-on-both-sides-1.280634
Fall 2007
9/3/07 - Diamondback article featuring how Clean Energy students are fasting for Climate Emergency Action
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/2.2792/letters-to-the-editor-1.284826
Spring 2007
4/18/07 - Clean Energy featured in the Diamondback mobilizing for a referendum that would make the University of Maryland purchase the most renewable energy of all higher education institutions in the country
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/2.2795/students-pushing-for-referendum-support-1.285665
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