Advocacy

Become Informed.

The 2022 (444th!) session of the Maryland General Assembly (MGA) is in session for 90 days beginning January 12, 2021. The Assembly has an excellent website. A page of videos explains how the Assembly operates and how to navigate the MGA website.

One easy way to follow environmental legislation is the Maryland League of Conservation Voters' "Weekly Hot List." Review this simple illustration that consisely explains how a bill becomes law in Maryland's legislative process.

Vote!

Save $$$$ -- Use Renewable Energy for Your Electric Power

In Maryland the energy distributor, such as BGE, allows you to select your energy source. Why not obtain your electric energy from a 100% renewable source? - either from a designated provider who uses only renewable sources for producing energy, or from a community solar group "coop." In the later case, we ask you to check with Neighborhood Sun. For the former, check out https://cleanchoiceenergy.com You may be pleasantly surprised. Their prices are compatible and sometimes even less that the standarard rate.

20 Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

Here are top twenty ways we can reduce our carbon footprint based on research by Union of Concerned Scientists. See http://www.globalstewards.org/reduce-carbon-footprint.htm

Contact your legislators.

Legislators consistently indicate they want to hear from their consituents. Because of their time constraints, they will tend to ignore correspondence or calls from people not in their district. Use the tools on the right sidebar to learn your representatives' contact information.

1. Email them, in your words. Custom emails have a higher value than canned emails.
2. Call them. You won't need to have a lengthy conversation; typically a staff member will take your name, address, and a summary of your call.
3. Best method of contact: With a small group of fellow constituents, meet them. Maryland's reps are busier as the annual legislative session proceeds. If you can arrange it, meet with them before the session opens or early during the session.
   
   The League of Conservation Voters has a Conservation Voter Report which gives you your legislators' green report. Complete the form at LCV Green Report

Become more informed.

Spend 30 minutes poking around and reading Skeptical Science

Determine what is happening in your area. Pipelines (maybe not on the same scale as the XL pipeline, and compressor stations,) are being built in neighborhoods where they are unwanted. Also, contact your federal legislators and stress the need to protect federal parks and lands.

Participate.

1. See the sidebar: "Actions You Can Do"
   
2. Attend an event - see the calendar on the Events Page.
3. Perform a role in the Creation Care group. We need someone to take charge of a Facebook page. Someone to twitter? (with PR - to get the word out) Add items of interest to the calendar...

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