Transportation
Transportation and the Environment
Transportation is a leading contributor to Climate Change, producing approximately 40% of greenhouse gas emissions in Maryland (GHG). A key way to address climate change is to improve our transportation...
Climate Change and Protection
Climate Change and Protection
(how to prevent global warming and climate catastrophe)
Overview of the Problem
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, particularly carbon dioxide, have grown exponentially since the dawn of the industrial...
Energy Use and Conservation
Our Energy Use: Disrupting the Climate
Overview of the Problem
Fossil fuel use has driven carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to levels in the atmosphere that disrupt the climate and threaten human health, civilization, and...
Forest Conservation
Montgomery County Council has recently introduced the amended Forest Conservation Law Bill 25-22
This bill is a step in the right direction, but it needs strengthening.
The public hearing is October 4th. We need YOU.
Please join...
Housing and Land Use
Transportation, Housing, Land Use – Sierra Club Principles
Sierra Club’s number one priority is to address climate change – quickly and aggressively!
Montgomery County has transformed over the past several decades from a sleepy bedroom suburb...
Natural Places
The goal of the Montgomery County Group's Natural Places Team is to protect, save, and expand the county's wildlife and plant biodiversity. We do this through education, action, outreach, and advocacy. Our vision is to ensure a thriving and...
Zero Waste
Zero Waste is the conservation of all resources by means of responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of products, packaging, and materials without burning and with no discharges to land, water, or air that threaten the environment or...