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More Clean Energy for Howard County!
April 9, 2015
When we said renewable energy source, we didn't mean garbage. And burning garbage for power is not the "energy answer" we were looking for. Now that both the Howard County government and school system have separately cancelled their contracts with...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Reinvests in Beyond Coal
April 8, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bloomberg Philanthropies announced today that it will invest an additional $30 million in the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign to secure replacement of half the nation’s coal fleet by 2017 with clean energy....
TV Ads Launched on Hogan's Controversial Clean Air Actions
April 2, 2015
Public Health Groups Team up for Statewide TV Ads on Hogan’s Controversial Clean Air ActionsApril Cable Ads Call on Gov. to Unblock Clean Air ProtectionsBALTIMORE, MD – Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility and Sierra Club have...
MD County Councils Unite in Call for Clean Air Action
March 27, 2015
Baltimore City, Prince George’s and Montgomery County Councils Unite in Call for Clean Air ActionLocal Governments Tell Hogan its Time to Unblock Key Protections BALTIMORE, MD – The Baltimore City Council joined the Prince George...
Wind Energy is Under Attack in Maryland
March 25, 2015
Maryland's rapidly growing wind energy industry is under attack during this legislative session in Annapolis. Your help is urgently needed to combat this misguided and blatant attack on renewable energy.Call your legislators today and...
MD Legislative Update: Clean Energy and Beyond Coal
March 24, 2015
The past few months have seen a flurry of movement on clean energy legislation in the MD General Assembly, both exciting and potentially troublesome. Read on for an update on our priority energy bills and how you can help us win major victories for...
Moving Forward: Gov. Hogan & General Assembly Negotiate New Manure Management Regulations
March 24, 2015
After years of advocating for new rules to stem the tide of manure fertilizer flowing into our waterways and the Bay, Sierra Club is pleased the Hogan Administration has agreed to close a loophole in its proposed manure management regulations that...
Free Your Voice: Concert for Fair Development in Curtis Bay on 4/25
March 24, 2015
Update 3/30 @ 5pm: Since this post was originally published, three major stakeholders have announced that they will be terminating their contracts with Energy Answers to purchase electricity from the proposed incinerator in Curtis Bay. Baltimore...
Volunteer Training for the Wavyleaf Mapping Project
March 21, 2015
Saturday, April 25, 2015; 8:45 am - 1:00 pm Belmont Manor, Patapsco Valley State Park: 6553 Belmont Woods Road, Elkridge, 21075Parking will be off of Belmont Woods Road. Follow posted signs to event.Learn to recognize wavyleaf...
Invasive Plants - What They Are and How to Get Rid of Them
March 21, 2015
Tuesday April 28, 20157:00 pm - 8:30 pmBelmont Manor, Patapsco Valley State Park: 6553 Belmont Woods Road, Elkridge, MD 21075Free. Meet in the Belmont Carriage House Conference Room.Dr. Marc Imlay, Chair of the Sierra Club Biodiversity and Habitat...