Global Warming & Smart Energy

GLOBAL WARMING & SMART ENERGY

COOL CITIES

Cities all over the country have made a commitment to stop global warming.

Visit our Cool Cities page to learn more about local campaigns.

REGIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INITIATIVE (RGGI)

This cooperative effort is the first mandatory, market-based effort in the US to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Click here and here for more information.

OFFSHORE WIND POWER

Offshore wind farms have the potential to provide Maryland with upwards of 50% of its energy.

Learn how proposed wind farms off the Maryland coast, can supply clean renewable energy, create jobs, and stop Maryland's dependency of coal.

Environmental Issues HOME

BAD ENERGY PROJECTS

MOVING MARYLAND BEYOND COAL

The Maryland Sierra Club’s Moving Maryland Beyond Coal (MMBC) campaign is aiming to get several coal-fired power plants in the state phased out. Click here to learn more about our MMBC Campaign

TRANSMISSION LINES

Check out what's going on with MAPP and PATH, the two newly proposed transmission lines in Maryland!

LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS

Learn about LNG Problems and Solutions, and read about Reasons to Regulate Siting of LNG Facilities. Also, read about the actions that the Chapter took to keep LNG plants out of Maryland here.

CALVERT CLIFFS NUCLEAR EXPANSION

Say "NO" to Nuclear: Oppose the Calvert Cliffs Expansion!

The proposed expansion of the Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant in Maryland would not only be expensive, but would also threaten public health and damage the environment.




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