MD Beyond Coal Campaign Heating Up!

April 22, 2014

The MD Chapter's campaign to clean up the dirty Crane and Wagner coal-fired power plants is really heating up. The MD Department of the Environment is expected to announce their plans to limit pollution from Maryland's coal plants in the next two months, so we need all hands on deck! 

 
Three Baltimore Beyond Coal Team members ran the Earth Day 5K race in Annapolis last weekend where we collected over 80 petition cards addressed to MDE Secretary Bob Summers. 
 
 
We had a lot of fun, and there's much more to be had at our upcoming events! 
 
You can also take action right now by submitting a comment to MDE Secretary Bob Summers. Visit www.sc.org/cleanairmd and sign today!
 

Here's the rundown (click the links for more details and to RSVP):
 

Baltimore EcoFest
Saturday, April 26th at 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Druid Hill Park near the lake

Join the Baltimore Beyond Coal Team for a fun afternoon at our Ecofest table in Druid Hill Park where we'll be engaging hundreds of people in our campaign for clean air and clean energy in Baltimore! We need some crafty volunteers to help make windmills with children who stop by the table. Please contact seth.bush@sierraclub.org if you can volunteer for part of the time between 11 and 5!

Coal Country Screening -- Silver Spring
Thursday, April 27th at 6 pm
The home of Scott Palmer -- RSVP for address

Coal Country is an acclaimed documentary film that looks at the struggles for environmental and social justice brought to Central Appalachia by the devastating extractive industry of mountaintop removal (MTR) coal mining. Following the screening (84 min.), take part in a conversation about how Baltimoreans are organizing to clean up coal-fired power plants in Greater Baltimore and make our air more breathable.

Beyond Coal Hike and Informational Picnic
Saturday, May 3rd at 12:00 pm
9500 Fort Smallwood Road, Pasadena, MD 21122

This Beyond Coal outing will consist of a 1.5-mile nature hike with wonderful views of nature and an opportunity to view the Herbert A. Wagner coal-fired generating station that is at the center of Sierra Club’s campaign to clean up dirty coal in Maryland. Please bring a picnic lunch, and we'll have some snacks to share. $6 parking fee per vehicle. Contact rich.reis1@gmail.com if you want to carpool.
 
And there will be many more on the calendar soon! Please send an email to Seth (Seth.Bush@sierraclub.org) to join our email list and learn more about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities.