CSGA Events
Climate Stewards Business Meeting
Annapolis Friends Meeting House
Thursday, November 8, 7 PM
Climate Stewards Movie Night
Annapolis Friends Meeting House
Thursday, November 15, 6:30 PM
Climate Change Speakers Series
Annapolis Friends Meeting House
Saturday, November 17, 2 PM
Events of Interest to CSGA
Days of Actions vs Wells Fargo / Climate First
Nov 9, 11:30 AM - Washington
Strategic Planning Workshop / Maryland Legislative Black Caucus
Nov 9, 9 AM - Miller Senate Office Building, Annapolis
Annapolis Chapter Meeting / Citizens' Climate Lobby
Nov 10, 12:45 PM - Unitarian Universalist Church, Annapolis
12 Years to Save the World / Sunrise Movement
Nov 12, 6 PM - St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church, Washington
Mitigation Group Webinar / Maryland Commission on Climate Change
Nov 13, 1 PM - Webinar
Green Drinks / Annapolis Green
Nov 13, 5:30 - Hannon Armstrong, Annapolis
Education, Communication and Outreach Working Group Meeting / Maryland Commission on Climate Change
Nov 14, 10:30 AM - Maryland Department of the Environment, Baltimore
STOP McNamee Day of Action / Beyond Extreme Energy
Nov 14, 7:30 AM - United States Senate, Washington
Meeting / Maryland Commision on Climate Change
Nov 15, 10 AM - Maryland Department of the Environment, Baltimore
Wild and Scienic Film Festival / ShoreRivers
Nov 16, 5 PM - Avalon Theatre, Easton
Racing to Zero / Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church
Nov 16, 6:30 PM - Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church, Bethesda
News, Information, and Opinion of Interest to CSGA
The world’s consumption of raw materials is set to nearly double by 2060 as the global economy expands and living standards rise, placing twice the pressure on the environment that we are seeing today, according to a new OECD report.
What is climate-ready infrastructure? Some cities are starting to adapt | The Conversation
Infrastructure systems – roads, water treatment systems, power grid – can't be built the same ways as in the past. What's a better roadmap for the future?
Scientists Push for a Crash Program to Scrub Carbon From the Air - The New York Times
Scientists are increasingly warning that cutting emissions isn't enough. We'll also have to take billions of tons of carbon out of the atmosphere.
A U.N.-backed fund has approved more than $1 billion for 19 new projects to help developing countries tackle climate change.
Dominion Solicits for 500MW of Renewables, Positioning Virginia as a Top Growth Market | Greentech Media
The Request for Proposals (RFP) stems from Virginia’s Grid Transformation & Security Act, which went into effect in July. In a plan tied to the law, Dominion will develop 3 gigawatts of clean energy by 2022.
A smart plan for protecting D.C. from the coming storm - The Washington Post
Legislation would help businesses prepare for climate change.
NC Gov. Cooper: Governor Cooper Commits to Clean Energy Economy for NC to Combat Climate Change, Create Jobs
Governor Roy Cooper today issued Executive Order No. 80 highlighting North Carolina’s commitment to fight climate change and lead North Carolina’s transition to a clean energy economy.
Air board restarts process for regulating carbon pollution - beginning with tighter limit | richmond.com
Virginia is beginning again to regulate carbon dioxide pollution by electric power plants.
The $14 million comes from money Virginia received in a settlement with Volkswagen after the company's emissions cheating scandal.
Va. Governor Signs Executive Order to Combat Sea Level Rise — CHESAPEAKE BAY MAGAZINE
This week Virginia’s governor signed an executive order to take action against sea level rise and extreme weather.
Trudeau’s carbon-pricing plan shows real leadership. Here’s how he should sell it. - The Washington Post
It’s important to sell the plan as the right thing to do. But it must also be sold as a value proposition, which is to say, it must answer the question "What’s in it for Canadians?"
Washington state voters reject carbon-fee initiative | The Seattle Times
Voters in Tuesday returns rejected I-1631, the proposed carbon fee initiative, which would have raised more than $1 billion annually by 2023, with spending decisions to be made by a governor-appointed board as well as the state's utilities.
PJM Presents Fuel Security Study | PJM Inside Lines
Whose Climate Damages Should Count? – Energy Institute Blog
A new policy proposal uses bad science to undermine the Social Cost of Carbon.
Congress Has No Clue What Americans Want - The New York Times
People in the U.S. House and Senate have wildly inaccurate perceptions of our opinions and preferences.
Research links dramatic declines in Chesapeake Bay oyster population to warmer winters — not overfishing - Capital Gazette
Warmer winters — not overfishing — have depleted Chesapeake Bay oyster populations in recent decades, researchers have found. The changing environment affected oysters, clams and scallops up and down the East Coast of the United States, according to a study.
More than a year of Reuters reporting has come to a disturbing conclusion: The planet’s marine life is fleeing warming waters – and threatening livelihoods.
The Trump administration endorsed burning trees and other biomass to produce energy on Thursday, vowing to promote a practice some scientists have declared more environmentally devastating than coal-fired power.
Where Americans (Mostly) Agree on Climate Change Policies, in Five Maps - The New York Times
Americans are politically divided over climate change, but there’s broader consensus around some of the solutions.
We’ve identified 12 ad campaigns in which energy, insurance and other industries masked their sponsorship of political messages on Facebook.
Fenceline monitoring is a way to monitor emissions from well pads and other gas industry sites.
Why Plans to Turn America’s Rust Belt into a New Plastics Belt Are Bad News for the Climate | DeSmogBlog
The petrochemical industry anticipates spending a total of over $200 billion on factories, pipelines, and other infrastructure in the U.S. that will rely on shale gas, the American Chemistry Council announced in September. Construction is already underway at many sites.