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MD Power Plant Decision Prompts Federal Investigation
June 21, 2016
Agencies in Maryland have permitted the Mattawoman Energy Plant for this site in Branydwine, Maryland, an area that is already in violation of national air quality standards. If the plant is built it could be one of five fossil-fuel plants operating...
Sierra Club Baltimore Garden Project Internship Announcement
June 20, 2016
Position: Sierra Club Garden Project InternLocation: Baltimore, MDTerm: July – December 2016 (slightly flexible on start/end dates)Hours: Part-time: ~400-450 hours (~3 days per week in summer; ~2 days per week during school year) including some...
Clean Air & Affordable Energy Community Forums
June 16, 2016
The Maryland Sierra Club recently partnered with the Brandywine TB Southern Neighborhood Coalition and two other non-profit organizations, Physicians for Social Responsibility and Groundswell, to educate communities in Southern Maryland about how...
Ramadan and Caring for the Earth
June 9, 2016
By Martha Scott, cross posted from Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake newsletter. Original email here. Ramadan is the time that we should re-examine how we interact with the natural world and what our “footprint” is on the...
Sierra Club calls for ban on fracking in Maryland
June 8, 2016
June 8, 2016Today, the Maryland Chapter of the Sierra Club announced its support for a statewide ban on fracking in Maryland. Sierra Club Director Josh Tulkin issued the following statement by email this morning.Today, we are announcing our...
Updates from MD Sierra Club's Solar Working Group
June 7, 2016
Posted on behalf of Charlie Garlow and the MD Sierra Club Solar Working GroupSave the Date for our Solar Tour - October 1 -2, 2016, Saturday and Sunday.Good News ! The MD Sierra Club's Solar Working Group, part of the...
Maryland Climate Coalition Statement on Appointment of Delegate O’Donnell to the Public Service Commission
June 3, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 3rd, 2016 Contact: Tiffany Hartung, Maryland Climate Coalition, O (443) 759-3402, C (248) 933-2451, hartungt@nwf.org Annapolis, Md.—Yesterday Governor Hogan appointed...
Sierra Club Slams Governor Hogan for Clean Energy Veto
May 27, 2016
Baltimore, M.D. — Despite passing with veto-override numbers in the Maryland State Senate and the House of Delegates in April, Governor Hogan vetoed the Clean Energy Jobs Act today, stifling job growth and renewable energy acceleration throughout...
Equity in Maryland’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Regime
May 12, 2016
The year that moved us forward on climate and clean energy action also brought us – in the form of the police custody death of Freddy Gray and the unrest that followed - a sobering reminder of the kinds of progress that our progressive state has...
Supporting Composting: More than Saving Rinds
May 6, 2016
It is International Compost Awareness Week and the Institute for Local Self-Reliance has been releasing infographics every day to illustrate the many ways compost goes much deeper than dirt!