Changing climate in Baltimore County
Want to hear what Baltimore County is or could be doing to combat climate change? Stop by Towson Unitarian Universalist Church tomorrow (Tuesday, Dec. 2).
David Carroll, the county's recently designated director of sustainability, and Kathy Martin, of the county's commission on environmental quality, will be among the speakers.
Baltimore city has been working for some six months now on its own plan for curbing greenhouse gases. The city's sustainability commission is expected to present the draft plan to Mayor Sheila Dixon on Wednesday.
Though the city's ahead in this greening-up effort, the Sierra Club's Alana Wase says tomorrow's meeting in Towson is "to get the county rolling."
The program runs from 7 to 9 p.m., with refreshments starting at 6:30 p.m. The church is at 1710 Dulaney Valley Road.
I report on the environment and Chesapeake Bay. A native of West Virginia, I have focused mainly on Maryland's environment since moving here in 1983. Along the way, I've crewed aboard a skipjack in the bay, canoed under city streets up the Jones Fall from the Inner Harbor, and gone deep underground in a western Maryland coal mine. Recently, I have been covering the growth and development transforming the landscape. I love seafood, rambles in the country and good stories. I hope to share some here.
Comments
Tim,
I want to thank you for letting people know about this event and for putting in something about last night's unveiling of Baltimore City's draft Sustainability Plan by Mayor Dixon. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bay_environment/bal-md.regionbriefs034dec03,0,5162755.story
There's a lot of great work being done at the local level by advocacy groups like the Sierra Club and CCAN, by local governments, and by other community advocates. The Baltimore City Commission on Sustainability has worked vigorously over the past 6 months to develop the plan, with input from 1,000 people. It's exciting to see that it's starting to get some coverage in the Sun.
Please try to keep up with this effort (amidst trying to cover all environmental issues for the entire state). For more information readers can go to:
http://www.baltimorecity.gov/sustainability/
Posted by: Patrick McMahon | December 4, 2008 11:03 AM
goodluck with the campaign, looking forward for a successful implementation
Posted by: Mark | December 5, 2008 12:41 PM