Release of a new report, The Carbon Boom: National and State Trends in Carbon Dioxide Emissions Since 1990. This report includes extensive data from the Department of Energy on carbon dioxide emissions between 1990 and 2004. The 2004 state data has never been published or released before. Relative contributions of different sources of pollution are analyzed.
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Contact: Jennifer Bronder
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New Report Documents Increase in Global Warming Pollution
What:
Release of a new report, The Carbon Boom: National and State Trends in Carbon Dioxide Emissions Since 1990. This report includes extensive data from the Department of Energy on carbon dioxide emissions between 1990 and 2004. The 2004 state data has never been published or released before. Relative contributions of different sources of pollution are analyzed.
Why:
Congress and the Maryland General Assembly are racing forward on global warming legislation. Gov. O’Malley is considering his positions on energy policy. How much needs to be done?
Who:
Ben Zaitchik, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Department, University of Maryland
Peter C. Doo, President Elect of AIA, Baltimore Chapter
Del. Dana Stein, Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 11 (Baltimore County)
Paul Burman, Chesapeake Climate Action Network
Jennifer Bronder, Environment Maryland
When:
Thursday, April 12th
11:00 am
Where:
Cylburn Arboretum
Located at 4915 Greenspring Ave., Baltimore, MD 21209 on the east side of Greenspring Avenue, between Northern Parkway and Cold Spring Lane, both accessible via western exits off I-83. The entrance is marked by stone pillars and a wooden sign.
Visuals:
Enlarged graph showing the carbon dioxide emission trend line.
Photos of polar bears and global warming impacts
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