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City Election Outcome -- A Mixed Bag for the Environment
November 10, 2013
The Sierra Club backed candidates in three city council races in Annapolis November 5. Two of them were challenging entrenched incumbents and lost by narrow margins. The third endorsed candidate, himself an incumbent, won big. The Club made no...
Winners and Losers of Election Day
November 8, 2013
This post was written by Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune on his blog Coming Clean. November 7, 2013With nearly all the results from Tuesday's election now final, those of us fighting for a healthy planet and healthy...
Calvert County Officials and Local Environmentalists at Odds over Cove Point
November 6, 2013
Last week I posted information on the Maryland Crossroads Tour 2013, which aims to inform the public about the adverse environmental and public health effects of the proposed Virginia-based Dominion Resources' liquefied natural gas (LNG) export...
Join Us For A Solar Social in Baltimore!
October 30, 2013
Join us at the home of our Baltimore Group Leader, Chris Yoder, for a Sierra Club Solar Social! At the event, you will meet fellow Sierra Club members, learn about the chapter's clean energy efforts, learn from a solar customer about the benefits...
Keep Maryland Wild! Help expand Maryland's Wildlands
October 30, 2013
The Maryland Wildlands program protects more than 43,000 acres in 29 locations across the state. The Department of Natural Resources has identified 27 additional properties to receive this special protection for places "that have retained their...
Clean up Crane and Wagner Coal Plants
October 29, 2013
Earlier this week the 150th coal plant was retired since the Beyond Coal campaign started keeping track in 2010! There's only a handful of coal plants in the East that still let dangerous pollution spew unchecked into local communities now....
Support a Sensible Pesticide Reporting Act -- Two Ways to Contact Governor O'Malley!
October 27, 2013
Please email Governor O'Malley to urge him to support a mandatory pesticide reporting database in Maryland. There are two ways to contact Governor O'Malley.Click on the link to the Action Alert from the Maryland Pesticide Network:http://www.capwiz....
The Plan: How the U.S. Can Help Stabilize The Climate And Create A Clean Energy Future
October 18, 2013
A guest blog post from the Sierra Club National page written by Matthew Lichtash lists a series of steps that need to be taken in order for the United States to seriously address climate change and energy needs.
865,200 Gallons of Fracked Oil Spill onto North Dakota Farm in Pipeline Leak
October 11, 2013
The latest environmental disaster in the United States has taken place in North Dakota. On September 29th, a wheat farmer near Tioga discovered the spill while harvesting his crops. The spill was traced to a nearby pipeline owned and operated by...
Anti-fracking rockstar Jessica Helm announced as Keynote Speaker for Jamboree
October 10, 2013
We are pleased to announce our Keynote Speaker for the October 18 - 20 Sierra Club Jamboree: National Sierra Club Director Jessica Helm! Join us October 19 to welcome Keynote Speaker Jessica Helm, National Sierra...