Climate Change Activisim Spring-Summer 2009

Mon May 18 - Public EPA Hearing in Arlington Va. Opportunity for public to comment to support of the proposed endangerment finding from President Obama's EPA - which gives the EPA the authority and obligation to regulate greenhouse gases. More info here - http://action.sierraclub.org/site/PageNavigator/adv_bigpicture

Every Tues - Ecolocity Every Tues in DC - The Transition Town Movement http://ecolocity.ning.com/

Wed May 27 7pm, "Hope is in the Details: Reclaiming our Food and our Health", Sister Miriam MacGillis Co-founder of Genesis Farm www.genesisfarm.org speaks at Towson Presbyterian Church, 400 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, MD. She is a noted speaker who gives presentations around the world on the work of Thomas Berry about returning the natural rhythms of the earth. More info at: www.slowfoodbaltimore.com/events.html

Thurs/Fri June 25-26, 2009 10-5 pm, Convergence on Zero - FREE groundbreaking climate change conference at Smithsonian in DC. Bringing together leading climate change thinkers. Opening with an analysis of global challenges, and moving on to explore options to fix broken systems and strengthen those still working. A new US/British dialogue on a future with ZERO carbon emissions. LOCATION: Baird Auditorium, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, at the intersection of 10th Street and Constitution Ave., NW in Washington, D.C. 20560 See www.convergenceonzero.org/ Free registration for one or both days here. Schedule here.

MAJOR CLIMATE CHANGE/ENERGY/GREEN JOBS LEGISLATION
Pending in Congress Now - Waxman-Markey's bill - the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES) H.R. 2454. See analysis here. Take action here. Join climate change advocacy at www.1sky.org and www.chesapeakeclimate.org

CLIMATE ACTION RESOURCES

Chesapeake Climate Action Network site -see this site for cutting edge local climate activism and climate activism news at www.chesapeakeclimate.org/blog/.

Local Climate Action/Climate Change groups:
Baltimore - www.baltimoreclimate.org
Greenbelt - www.greenbeltclimateaction.com/
Howard County - www.hococlimatechange.org

National Climate Change Groups
www.wecansolveit.org
www.1sky.org/
www.focusthenation.org

Transitions Towns - www.transitiontowns.org/ & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transition_Towns, DC area http://ecolocity.ning.com/, Md group http://transitionmaryland.ning.com/

Greater Washington Interfaith Power and Light - www.gwipl.org/ has many great climate change resources and a local calendar here

Simplicity Matters Earth Institute (SMEI) calendar is here . SMEI offers discussion and action circles in the MD from Balti to Frederick to Annapolis and DC on voluntary simplicity, globalization, etc, and a new popular 4 week discussion circle on global warming. Info at: SimplicityGrpsMD@aol.com . Also Bethesda and Baltimore Sunday night Forums

EVERY TUES - Radio and TV on Climate Change
10 to 11 AM - Earthbeat with Mike Tidewell & Daphne Wisham WFMW 89.3 FM DC www.earthbeatradio.org - listen online at www.wpfw.org/
9pm ON TV - "The Green" on Sundance - Info: http://www.sundancechannel.com/thegreen#/homePage