Montgomery County has adopted a unique new approach to encouraging the transition to a clean energy future. Now residents and businesses in the county will get cash back for their clean energy purchases. Continue reading
U.N. Says 2005 Set Greenhouse Gas Record
Heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a record high in 2005 and are still increasing, the U.N. weather agency said Friday. Continue reading
Richmond Signs onto Mayors Climate Protection Agreement
During a presentation at City Hall today, the Sierra Club and Chesapeake Climate Action Network celebrated Mayor L. Douglas Wilder Continue reading
Hybrid Hustle – Hop to it for best tax breaks
If you are thinking of purchasing a Prius or a Camry Hybrid, you might want to act sooner than later. Continue reading
Groups Applaud Governor's Commtiment to Renewable Energy
Two of the leading clean energy/global warming groups in Maryland applauded Governor Ehrlich Continue reading
Mirant Chalk Point Power Plant Facing 14,000 Pollution Violation
The Environmental Integrity Project and three Maryland groups — Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Maryland Public Interest Group and Patuxent Riverkeeper — have filed notice that they intend to sue the Mirant Corporation Chalk Point Power Plant in Prince George Continue reading
MD General Assembly Fails to Address Long-Term Energy Problem
We are disappointed by the bill that has emerged from the Maryland General Assembly Continue reading
Hurricanes and Global Warming: Katrina Survivors Speak Out
On the eve of the 2006 hurricane season, scores of concerned citizens from across the nation joined Hurricane Katrina survivors today to denounce the Bush Administration Continue reading
Maryland Adopts Historic Global Warming Law Mandating Greenhouse Gas Reductions from Power Plants
In a major victory against global warming, the Maryland General Assembly gave final approval Friday to the strongest power-plant cleanup bill ever passed by a legislative body in America. In addition to dramatically reducing nitrogen, sulfur and mercury pollution, the Maryland Healthy Air Act requires that the state join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a consortium of eastern states committed to mandatory CO2 reductions from power plants. Continue reading
Ehrlich's Land Funding Too Late, Watchdogs Say
Last week, Ehrlich unveiled the Clean Power Rule, his version of the initiative. But some environmentalists say that the regulation’s timetable and targets mean it “does half of what the Healthy Air Act does,” said Brad Heavner, director of the Maryland Public Interest Research Group, an environmental watchdog group. Although “the Healthy Air Act has been introduced four times,” he said, “I think some version of the bill will pass this year.” Continue reading