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Windswept Grant Program


On October 26, the Maryland Energy Administration announced a new initiative to provide funding for small scale wind energy systems. The MEA Windswept Grant Program can assist residential or non- residential Marylanders in funding these projects.

Grant amounts are $1500/kw for a maximum grant amount for Residential Wind Systems: $3000

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Children Detach From Natural World As They Explore The Virtual One


by Peter Fimrite

Yosemite may be nice and all, but Tommy Nguyen of San Francisco would much prefer spending his day in front of a new video game or strolling around the mall with his buddies.
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In Yosemite and other parks, he said, furrowing his brow to emphasize the absurdly lopsided comparison,

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Studies show diesel smog increases chances of deadly blood clots.


By Ewen Callaway

Study after study has shown a connection between smoggy days and an increase in deaths. Now two experiments, one on mice and the other in men, clarify why. Diesel fumes, they find, encourage blood clots that can bring on heart attacks and strokes.

The study in people helps to prove the correlation between heart problems and a city's poor air quality and hints at the role of clotting in this process. And the work in mice exposed to smog suggests that the immune system kick-starts the process.

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Druid Hill Park News



* James W. Rouse Volunteer Service Day - Saturday, September 15th 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
* Chimney Swifts at Dusk - Sunday, September 16th 7:00-8:00 pm Rain date Tuesday Sept. 18
* Tree Mulching - Saturday, September 21st 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
* Maps On Purpose - Monday evenings starting in October, 6:00 -8:00 p.m
* Ta

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Exercise may generate new blood vessels


By MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer

VIENNA, Austria - Having a bad heart doesn't mean you can skip exercise, doctors said Wednesday. In fact, it may even help your heart to repair itself. Research presented at the European Society of Cardiology meeting showed that exercise sparks the creation of new heart vessels.

In a small study of 37 people at Leipzig University in Germany, Dr. Robert Hollriegel found that people with serious heart failure who rode a bike for up to 30 minutes a day for four months produced new stem cells in their bones.

They also had more small blood vessels in their muscles. Those who didn't exercise had no change in their vessels or muscles.

Most patients with heart failure are over 70 years old, and some can barely walk a few steps without stopping for rest. Doctors think that even these patients would benefit from light exercise such as walking or cycling. To ensure that patients will be able to handle a certain level of physical activity, doctors conduct a test first to determine their maximum limits and to ensure they would not be exceeded. Some exercise regimens also are supervised by health professionals.

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[For those of you into sustainable agriculture here is a good read:]

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Global Warming-Peak Oil Conference


There will be a forum on global warming, peak oil, resource depletion and extinction at George Washington University on September 14 - 16. It has a very strong agenda and costs only $35 for all three days. And if you can't attend all three days, you pay even less by the day. This is a rare opportunity to see many well respected speakers at a local event open to the public at reasonable cost.


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The Green Movement in Baltimore


Friday, Aug 31 @ noon & 7 p.m. on Signal- WYPR Radio 88.1 f.m.

Signal's Lisa Morgan interviews Doug Retzler of GreenCityBaltimore & Ryan Pattersonson of Parks & People to discuss GreenCityBaltimore, Photo Safati, Art on th Trail's closing event-MediaSprout and the Green Movement in Baltimore.

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Johns Hopkins adopts climate change policy


President William R. Brody has just announced the adoption of a climate change policy that seeks to make Johns Hopkins a driving force in the development of solutions to what many call a climate crisis.
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Earlier in 2007, Johns Hopkins was instrumental in bringing Flexcar, a car-sharing program that uses low-emission hybrids, to Baltimore. The program, started with four cars on the Homewood campus, began in March and was so successful that the university quickly decided to double the number.
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"The challenge of climate change is huge, but it is not insurmountable," Brody said. "Our university, with its wealth of intellectual resources, can make a difference. Working across divisional lines and in collaboration with partners in academia and in the community, we can put our knowledge and expertise to work attacking and, ultimately, helping to solve this problem."

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