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Offshore Wind Power

Winds of Change Sweep Annapolis!

We have heard you--Marylanders want offshore wind power.

Over a hundred Sierra Club volunteers and Coalition allies flooded Annapolis for the first day of the 2012 Maryland legislative session, and our message was loud and clear: wind works for Maryland!

The activists wore bright blue shirts, carried signs proclaiming “Wind Works for Maryland Jobs” and chanted “we want wind power NOW!” Passionate legislators, health advocates, businessmen, and students addressed the crowd, urging the legislature to support offshore

wind to bring jobs and clean energy to Maryland.

The legislative session is now underway, and your Senators and Delegates will be considering legislation to bring offshore wind power to Maryland.

Click to view pictures for the Rally

LEARN MORE about Maryland's offshore wind potential and how to get involved.

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Maryland Sierra Club Needs You!

The 15,000-member Sierra Club, Maryland Chapter seeks
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Impact Maryland's Environmental Laws

Thank you to everyone who came out for the 18^th Annual Environmental Legislative Summit in Annapolis. We were inspired by your enthusiasm (it was standing room only) and by all of the speakers, including our own Chris Hill. Let’s make this the year offshore wind becomes a reality in Maryland!

Please save the dates: Monday February 27th and Monday March 26th

to meet your legislators in Annapolis. Call 301-277-7111 for information

Protect our Clean Water

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Are you tired of flooded basements and roads? Does the sight of dirty, trash-filled rivers ruin your day? Have you grown old and weary waiting for Bay Restoration?

See photos from the Clean Water Forum in Prince George's County
Sierra Club in the news hosting Clean Water forum in Talbot County

“Water is the basis of life and the blue arteries of the earth! Everything in the non-marine environment depends on freshwater to survive.” -Sandra Postel, “Sandra Postel, Global Water Policy Project,” Grist Magazine 26 Apr 04

“Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans.”-Jacques Cousteau (1910-1997)

We are in a struggle to protect our rivers, streams and drinking water from increasing pollution. Please click here for information on water protection efforts around the state.

*Photo of Children playing in ocean Courtesy of reurinkjan

Victory on Keystone XL Pipeline!

10,000 Circled the White House against Keystone XL Pipeline

On January 18, President Obama stood up to Big Oil when he denied a federal permit for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, which would carry toxic tar sands crude oil from Alberta, Canada, to refineries and ports in Texas.

According to Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune, though, that's only the beginning of the good news this year for ending our addiction to oil. By 2030, we could be using 1.5 million fewer barrels of oil every day -- as much as we imported from Saudi Arabia and Iraq combined last year.

What will it cost? Nothing. Consumers will actually save money, thanks to a historic breakthrough.

See how Big Oil money influences Real Republican's political careers. Click here to watch.

Moving Maryland Beyond Coal

From the time it’s ripped from the earth till the time its toxic residues are collected from power plants, coal harms our health and makes our planet increasingly inhospitable to human and other life.

Click here to learn about the Moving Maryland Beyond Coal campaign

Read the Summer/Autumn issue of our Newsletter to Learn More

Save Mattawoman Creek & Chesapeake Bay!

Mattawoman Creek Upcoming Events

Water Options Ripped! Residents want Smart Growth!

Opportunities for Taking Action: The Comprehensive Plan Process in Charles County

Email Governor O'Malley to save the creek

Learn more about the Mattawoman

Join Weed Warriors

Invasive Weeds Threaten Maryland's Native Wildlife

Learn about harmful alien invasive weeds.

Ready to get involved?

Join in at a location near you.
Be aware of ticks and come prepared.

Coal Ash Rally

LOOK: Watch Sierra Club members and their families rally in front of the EPA advocating against coal. -11/17/10

TAKE ACTION: Tell MD's Public Service Commission to
stop our utility companies from investing in more dirty coal. It's time to focus on energy efficiency and
renewables.

Families Rally Against Coal Ash from Sierra Club National on Vimeo.

Hydrofracking: Is It Safe?

Learn more about Hydrofracking!

Take action and Host a showing of Gasland, an award winning documentary about hydrofracking!

Stop the opening of 60 million acres of wilderness for development of oil and gas development.

Above are examples of hydrofracking wells that've been recently constructed in Pennsylania.


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