Events & News - Mar 15
CSGA Events
CSGA Speakers Series
Thursday, March 15, 7 PM
Annapolis Friends Meeting House
Events of Interest to CSGA
Rally for a Safety Study / We Are Cove Point
March 15 Noon - Governors Mansion, Annapolis
Planting Peace: Regenerative Agriculture, Indigenous Rights & the Climate / Regenation International
March 19, 6 PM - Busboys & Poets, Washington
Meeting / Baltimore Commission on Sustainability
March 60, 4 PM - Baltimore City Planning Office, Baltimore
Rally for a Safety Study / We Are Cove Point
March 22 Noon - Governors Mansion, Annapolis
Days of Action vs Wells Fargo / Climate First
March 23, 11:30 AM - Bethesda
Days of Action vs Wells Fargo / Climate First
March 23, 4 PM - Washington
News, Information, and Opinion of Interest to CSGA
Annapolis seeks short-term solutions after Wednesday flooding - Capital Gazette
High tides following a winter storm shut down Compromise Street, Dock Street and Newman Street on Wednesday morning. The deep pooling water slowed early commutes and caused a traffic backup on the Spa Creek Bridge, which was temporarily barricaded on the downtown side alone.
Tractor Blockade Shuts Down Clear-Cutting at Dominion Compressor Site | DC Media Group
Clear-cutting at the proposed site for a Dominion gas compressor station was delayed when a local resident parked a tractor at the gate.
Five Mothers Arrested at Maryland State House Demanding Governor Take Action on Potomac Pipeline | DC Media Group
The five women took a stand at the Maryland State House, saying that Gov. Hogan should not hand over permitting of the Potomac Pipeline to the Trump administration.
Electricity demand is flat. Utilities are freaking out. - Vox
The Tennessee Valley Authority is the latest to be caught short.
College Republicans Propose an Unusual Idea From the Right: A Carbon Tax - The New York Times
GOP strategists said the budding movement reflected a broader shift on social issues that, if it spread, could split the party along generational lines.
Kentucky House Passes Divisive Net Metering Bill | WFPL Louisville
Kentucky’s House of Representatives has approved a bill that would allow state regulators to set rates for the solar power that customers feed back into the electricity grid.
Four things that matter more than the Paris Agreement | Brookings
Bruce Jones and David Victor detail opportunities for furthering climate action in a new report “Undiplomatic Action: A practical guide to the new politics and geopolitics of climate change.”
Nonscientific misinformation about glaciers - The Washington Post
Biofuels can help solve climate change, especially with a carbon tax | John Abraham | The Guardian
John Abraham: We’re not yet optimizing biofuel production for both economic and environmental factors