CSGA Events
Climate Change Speakers Series
Thursday, February 15, 7 PM
Annapolis Friends Meeting House
Events of Interest to CSGA
Rally for a Styrofoam Ban / Baltimore Beyond Plastics
Feb 15, Noon - Lawyer's Mall, Annapolis
Rally for a Safety Study / We Are Cove Point
Feb 15, Noon - Lawyer's Mall, Annapolis
Hearing on Public Service Commission Public Notice and Hearing Requirements HB715 / Maryland House Economic Matters Committee
Feb 15, 1 PM - House Office Building, Annapolis
March on the Mansion: Rally to No Potomac Pipeline / Upper Potomac Riverkeeper
Feb 15, 6 PM - Lawyer's Mall, Annapolis
Building Personal Resilience in Unsettling Times / Earth Forum of Howard County
Feb 19, 2 PM - First Presbyterian Church of Howard County, Columbia
Clean Energy Jobs Campaign Advocacy Night / Maryland Clean Energy Jobs Initiative
Feb 19, 4:30 PM - Asbury United Methodist Church, Annapolis
Compliance vs Non-Compliance / Severn River Association
Feb 20, 7 PM - Union Jack's, Annapolis
No Crude Oil Trains in Baltimore! City Council Hearing / Chesapeake Climate Action Network
Feb 21, 1 PM - City Hall, Baltimore
Hearing on Styrofoam Ban HB538 / Maryland House Environment and Transportation Committee
Feb 21, 1 PM - House Office Building, Annapolis
Hearing on Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Reserve Fund SB481 / Maryland Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
Feb 21, 1 PM - Miller Senate Building, Annapolis
Rally for a Safety Study / We Are Cove Point
Feb 22, Noon - Lawyer's Mall, Annapolis
Offshore Drilling Protest / Ignite Change
Feb 22, 3 PM - Hilton Garden Inn, Washington
Hearing on Pension Climate Change Risk Act HB993 / Maryland House Appropriations Committee
Feb 22, 3PM - House Office Building, Annapolis
Film Screening & Green Expo / Interfaith Power & Light
Feb 22, 6PM - St Columba's Episcopal Church, Washington
News, Information, and Opinion of Interest to CSGA
Advocates See Clean Energy Bill Passing This Year Thanks to Changes in (Political) Climate | Maryland Matters
Baltimore City Council committee unanimously votes to advance foam food and drink container ban - Capital Gazette
A Baltimore City Council committee voted to advance a ban on polystyrene foam food and drink containers, setting up the environmental measure for likely final passage in coming weeks.
OC wind is part of clean energy future - Baltimore Sun
Ocean City can't lose sight of wind power's benefits, visible or not.
In praise of wind turbines - Baltimore Sun
It's time to recognize graceful wind turbines as works of art the help us escape filthy fossil fuels.
Ocean City is right to fight wind turbine plan - Baltimore Sun
Tourists won't go to Ocean City if they can see turbines off the coast.
Ocean City Council's unfair fight against wind power - Baltimore Sun
Ocean City Council claims to welcome wind energy but its actions tell a different story.
What do women's breasts and wind turbines have in common? - Baltimore Sun
Ocean City is putting its head in the sand on wind turbines.
OC Mayor: We support clean energy - Baltimore Sun
Ocean City welcomes wind turbines - if they are far enough off-shore.
Climate hot enough for you? Not for Scott Pruitt - Baltimore Sun
EPA's Pruitt tries another tack in war against science: What if climate change is good?
For those living along Sunoco's Mariner East 2 pipeline, a human chain of frustration | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Trump Administration Targets Obama-Era Effort to Limit Methane - The New York Times
The rule, dating from President Barack Obama’s final days in office, survived a Senate vote in 2017 but now faces formal repeal.
Technologies that have struggled in the past get tax cuts for the future.
Lissa Lucas was naming lawmakers who took oil money — so they barred her from the public hearing - The Washington Post
The little-known West Virginia Democrat raised thousands of dollars after video of her eviction went viral.
Elections Still Matter: Virginia Democrats Stun State Energy Monopoly in Late-Night Rejection | The Intercept
The Virginia House of Delegates voted for an amendment to block Dominion Energy from double-charging customers, a major victory for newly elected Democrats.
Equity through energy efficiency | Environmental Defense Fund
Is it the right target? Is it even possible?
Are We Promoting the Right Kind of Energy Efficiency? – Energy Institute Blog
Satellites show warming is accelerating sea level rise - Baltimore Sun
Melting ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are speeding up the already fast pace of sea level rise, new satellite research shows.
Climate-change–driven accelerated sea-level rise detected in the altimeter era | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
No Drop in U.S. Carbon Footprint Expected Through 2050, Energy Department Says | InsideClimate News
The Trump administration’s politicization of science - The Washington Post
"If other people don't take action, mine makes no difference" Michael Foster said. "The only way what I did matters is if people are stopping the poison."
Tesla's Latest South Australia Battery Project to Rival the Capacity of a Coal Plant | Greentech Media
Will Tesla's new virtual power plant in South Australia really be the largest?