CSGA Events
Legislation to Limit New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure
CSGA Meeting
Thursday, July 11, 7 PM
Annapolis Friends Meeting House
Matt Johnston,
Environmental Policy Director
for Anne Arundel County
CSGA Climate Change Discussion
Thursday, July 18, 7 PM
Annapolis Friends Meeting House
Events of Interest to CSGA
Annapolis Chapter Meeting / Citizens Climate Lobby
July 13, 12:45 PM - Unitarian Universalist Church, Annapolis
Climate Change & Our Food Supply - Followed by Green Drinks / Annapolis Green
July 16, 5:30 PM - Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater
Meeting / Baltimore Commission on Sustainability
July 17, 4 PM - Baltimore City Planning Office, Baltimore
Screening of "Happening" / Howard County Citizens Climate Lobby
July 17, 7 PM - First Presbyterian Church of Howard County, Columbia
News, Information, and Opinion of Interest to CSGA
How trees could save the climate | ETH Zurich
Around 0.9 billion hectares of land worldwide would be suitable for reforestation, which could ultimately capture two thirds of human-made carbon emissions. The Crowther Lab of ETH Zurich has published a study in the journal Science that shows this would be the most effective method to combat climate change.
Jobs and Risk — Atlantic Coast Pipeline Shutdown Divides W.Va. | West Virginia Public Broadcasting
When life long Valley Head resident Melissa Wilfong first heard that the 600-mile Atlantic Coast natural gas pipeline was going to be constructed just a few miles from her community, she wasn’t happy.
As the World Heats Up, the Climate for News Is Changing, Too - The New York Times
Rival newsrooms are joining together to meet a crisis years in the making. But there is disagreement among some journalists on how to play the story.
Kopp: State May Look Into Divesting From Fossil Fuels – Maryland Matters
On a day that brought another intense rain storm, with her audience’s cell phones buzzing with emergency warnings about damaging flooding in the region, the head of the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System suggested that the state is inching closer to divesting from fossil fuel companies.
24 Governors Call on Trump to Halt Rollback on Rules for Clean Cars - The New York Times
The governors, including two Republicans and governors of four states that voted for President Trump in 2016, are urging his administration to halt his rollback of clean car rules.
INTERIOR: Officials removed climate references from press releases -- www.eenews.net
A March news release from the U.S. Geological Survey touted a new study that could be useful for infrastructure planning along the California coastline. It didn't mention the main finding of the research: that climate change threatens the state's economy.
Maryland's electric vehicle rebate is so popular it ran out of money even before the fiscal year began July 1 - Baltimore Sun
Demand for electric vehicles is surging so much that a Maryland tax credit program designed to entice buyers cannot keep up, and ran out of money within days.