24 hours to stop Keystone XL
It’s like one of those horror movie zombies, the thing that just won’t die. Yes, once again the Republican Party, joined by some Democrats, all doing the work of Exxon Mobil, Chevron, the American Petroleum Institute and all the others, are trying to force through approval of the Keystone XL pipeline in Congress.
Federal officials green light offshore wind energy leasing in Maryland
Wind energy development off of Maryland’s Eastern Shore inched closer to reality after federal officials in Baltimore announced that developing wind energy there would not harm the coastal environment.
In a statement released last week, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar – along with Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Tommy Beaudreau – released findings from a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) assessment indicating there would be “no significant environmental impacts from issuing wind energy leases in areas off the mid-Atlantic Coast.”
Environmental Groups Applaud First Closing of Modern Coal Plant in Maryland in a Generation
New Poll Numbers Bolster Evidence for Statewide Support of Offshore Wind Power
Marylanders: Rally for State's Clean Energy Future!
In less than one week on Wednesday, January 11th, the Maryland General Assembly will begin its 2012 session. If reducing childhood asthma attacks, bringing back Maryland manufacturing, and solving our climate crisis are important to you, there will be one issue you’ll be watching above all others: offshore wind power.
And if offshore wind power is important to you, please join Marylanders from across the state at 10:30am next Wednesday to rally in front of the State House as legislators enter for the first time this year. Let’s show our leaders that we are expecting leadership on Maryland’s clean energy future. They’ve passed laws to develop renewable energy and reduce global warming pollution. Now it’s time to fulfill the promise of those laws and we’ll need offshore wind power to do it.
Wind Power and Efficiency Make Big Gains Under Utility Merger Agreement Today Approved by Gov. O’Malley
Activists Issue Letter to MD House Speaker and Senate President: Pass Offshore Wind Bill in 2012 for Jobs and Health
Prince George’s Residents Pack Town Hall Meeting Focused on Benefits of Offshore Wind Power in Maryland
On Wednesday, Nov. 9, a capacity audience from south-central Prince George’s County packed a town hall meeting in Temple Hills to ask questions and show support for proposals to develop an offshore wind power industry in Maryland.