Events & News - Jan 25
CSGA Events
Public Forum on Medicaid in Maryland
Climate Change Speakers Series
Thursday, January 25 - 7-9 PM
Annapolis Friends Meeting House
Events of Interest to CSGA
Rally for a Safety Study / We Are Cove Point
Jan 25, Noon - Lawyers Mall, Annapolis
2018 Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference / Citizens Climate Lobby
Jan 26-27 - University of the District of Columbia, Washington
Days of Action vs Wells Fargo / Climate First!
Jan 26, 11 AM - Washington, DC and Gaithersburg, MD
Stakeholder Webinar / Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Jan 26, 12:30 PM - Webinar
Transit Equity Video Townhall / Labor Network for Sustainability
Jan 28, 5:30 PM - Video Townhall
Socializing, Networking & Brainstorming / Baltimore Green Forum
Jan 28, 4 PM - Maryland Presbyterian Church, Towson
Noon Lecture, "In The Face of the Flood" / Four Rivers Heritage Area
Jan 30, Noon - Arundel Center, Annapolis
Hearing on SB282 Renewable Energy Tier 2 Eligibility Extension / Senate Finance Committee
Jan 30, 1 PM - Miller Senate Office Building, Annapolis
Hearing on SB177 EV Rebates / MD Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
Jan 30, 1:30 PM - Miller Senate Office Building, Annapolis
Scientific and Technical Working Group / Maryland Commission on Climate Change
Jan 31, 10 AM - Wilson H. Elkins Building, Hyattsville
Mitigation Working Group / Maryland Commission on Climate Change
Feb 1, 10 AM - Maryland Department of the Environment, Baltimore
Bill Introduction & Rally for 100% Clean Energy / 100% Clean Energy Now
Feb 1, Noon - Lawyers Mall, Annapolis
Rally for a Safety Study / We Are Cove Point
Feb 1, Noon - Lawyers Mall, Annapolis
News, Information, and Opinion of Interest to CSGA
Md. should say no to fracked gas pipeline - Baltimore Sun
Climate change is hitting African Americans hard. Here’s how Maryland can lead. - The Washington Post
Our tentative approach to climate change is not working.
On the Chesapeake, A Precarious Future of Rising Seas and High Tides - Yale E360
Maryland’s Dorchester County is ground zero for climate change on Chesapeake Bay, as rising seas claim more and more land. An e360 video explores the quiet beauty of this liquid landscape and how high tides and erosion are putting the bay’s rural communities at risk.
Trump imposes tariffs on solar panels and washing machines in first major trade action of 2018 - The Washington Post
With tariff action, Trump delivers on election promises but risks hurting some U.S. businesses.
Trump admin. removes Florida from offshore drilling targets | Tallahassee Democrat
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced Florida would be excluded from the Trump administration's offshore drilling plans after meeting with Gov. Rick Scott.
Excluding Florida from a new offshore drilling plan sure looks partisan - The Washington Post
It’s logical to ask whether the swing state got preferential treatment from the Interior Department.
How much would Hogan have to kiss up to Trump for Md. to get a drilling ban like Fla.? - Baltimore Sun
The sad lesson from Florida - environmental protection comes with a political price.
Bipartisan approach on climate change picks up steam as four members join caucus - Citizens' Climate Lobby
With the addition of Rep. Mark Sanford (R-SC), Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI), Rep. Dan Donovan (R-NY) and Rep. Elizabeth Esty (D-CT), the Climate Solutions Caucus reaches 66 members.
The slow siege: Delaware prepares for inevitable sea level rise | Delmarva Now
Faced with accelerating sea level rise, the peninsula is working to protect homes, roads and ecology.
A warm-weather plague killed more than half of this endangered species in three weeks - The Washington Post
Warm, wet weather triggered the unprecedented die-off of imperiled saiga antelope, scientists say. And climate change may make such conditions even more likely.
Q&A: How do climate models work? | Carbon Brief
The use of computer models runs right through the heart of climate science.
Even without El Niño, 2017 temperatures still soared | AAAS
Last year was the second or third warmest on record.
Scott Pruitt insincerely asked what's Earth's ideal temperature. Scientists answer | The Guardian
Dana Nuccitelli: In short, from a practical standpoint, as little additional warming as possible.
Sea levels off Dutch coast highest ever recorded in 2017 | Public Radio International
In the Netherlands, where most land is below sea level, a marine institute has recorded the highest sea level since 2007.
Guest post: Solstice Debuts a More Inclusive Solar Qualification Metric | Solar United Neighbors
How to Get New Activists to Stay Engaged for the Long Haul | Truthout
People need to feel part of a community that is making change in order to stay engaged.
Fracking Lobbyists Plan to Spend Big at Trump Hotel | The Intercept
The fracking lobby will host its annual "Congressional Call-Up" event at the Trump International Hotel in March.
‘Saving Snow’ showcases heroes in the fight against fading winters - Citizens' Climate Lobby
The latest documentary from Adaptation Now, "Saving Snow" shows how skiers at the Birkie, snowmobilers, sled dog guides, and others are coping with warmer winters.
This graphic explains why 2 degrees of global warming will be way worse than 1.5 - Vox
Your terrifying climate graphic of the day.
Global carmakers to invest at least $90 billion in electric vehicles | Reuters
In Colorado, a glimpse of renewable energy’s insanely cheap future - Vox
Even with storage, new renewables beat existing coal.
Solar Industry Tries to Stop a New 1.1GW Gas Plant in Michigan | Greentech Media
Solar advocates have filed comments opposing a new 1,100 megawatt combined cycle gas plant that utility DTE Energy wants to build.