Maryland Chapter Blog

A Fundraising message from the Chapter Chair went out to Sierra Club members and supporters in August. Thank you for your support!We are closer than ever before to cleaning up four of Maryland’s dirtiest coal plants, and we need your help...

The Sierra Club has organized 8 buses across Maryland that are going to the People's Climate March in NYC on September 21st, and we want you to join us.Visit peoplesclimate.org/maryland for more information!Bus tickets are going fast, so click a...

Will the Boom in Solar and Wind Power Propel the U.S. to a Renewable Energy Future?Solar and Wind Energy Forum  Tuesday, September 16, 7 pmOakland Manor, 5430 Vantage Point Road, Columbia, MD "Lighting the Way" is Environment America's...

 The Maryland Beyond Coal Team is coming up on a critical moment in our campaign to retire Maryland's dirtiest coal-fired power plants, and we need help more than ever to protect the health of Marylanders. After months of stalling, the...

Sign up for a bus to join the People's Climate March on September 21st in NYC!We are at a tipping point in the fight to halt climate change.Clean energy is becoming cheaper than dirty fuels, but policymakers in the US and around the world continue...

Attend the People's Climate March with the Maryland Sierra ClubNew York City Sunday, September 21, 2014In September, heads of state are going to New York City for a historic summit on climate change. With our future on the line, we will take a...

Last weekend, on July 26th, I joined the Beyond Coal Team as it hosted a hike along the historic C&O Canal Towpath to see one of Maryland’s last coal-fired power plants, the Dickerson Generating Station.After a month of planning, we arrived at...

Two of the three legislative and county council candidates endorsed by the Anne Arundel Sierra Club won their party’s nomination in contested races on primary election day, June 24.House Speaker Mike Busch, District 30A, was the overwhelming top...

Where does it all go?If you’ve ever asked yourself this question, you may want to register for one or more of the upcoming zero-waste tours organized by the executive committee of the Prince George’s Sierra Club. Between mid-August and mid-October...

On Sunday, July 13th, I joined over a thousand people at our nation’s capital, Washington, D.C., to protest the proposed Dominion Cove Point Liquid Natural Gas Export Facility in Lusby, MD.  The approval of this new facility will drive up a...