Maryland community action
The aim of this page is to recognise, celebrate and encourage the self-empowerment of community agency networks (CANs) and community groups' activism for climate, environment and many other sustainability topics across Maryland.
News
In the Ambitious Bid to Reinvent South Baltimore, Justice Concerns Remain, insideclimatenews.org (Oct 02, 2023) - Marvin Hayes Is Spreading ‘Compost Fever’ in Baltimore’s Neighborhoods. He Thinks it Might Save the City., insideclimatenews.org (Aug 20, 2023)
Video
Food activism
- Filbert Street Community Garden, 501(c)3 non-profit organization, founded in 2010. Green space, education, Environmental Justice, Urban Wildlife and Combating the Food Desert project. added 10:45, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Community energy
Solar power in Maryland is supported by the state's legislation regarding the Renewable Portfolio Standard and Solar Renewable Energy Credit (SREC) program. The target for renewable energy as of 2017 is 20% by 2020, including 2% from solar power.
According to the Maryland Energy Administration, Maryland is exposed to approximately 5.3kWh per square meter of solar energy on a daily basis, and as of 2016, the state had 508 MW installed which ranks Maryland 11th in the nation for installed solar capacity.
Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle
- Baltimore Compost Collective, "youth-empowered collective, Black-owned business, building a diverse composting community in Baltimore", added 10:29, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Climate action
Chesapeake Climate Action Network
In April 2007, Maryland joined the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) — a regional initiative, formed by all the Northeastern states, Washington, D.C., and three Canadian provinces, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Sustainable transport activism
Wikipedia: Hiking trails in Maryland (category)
Cycling activism
Wikipedia: Bike paths in Maryland (category)
Education for sustainability
Wikipedia: List of nature centers in Maryland
Environment quality
- Chesapeake Bay Trust
- Baltimore 311 enables real-time collaboration with citizens, "deputizing" mobile users to become the city's eyes and ears. Citizens report potholes, graffiti, and other issues from anywhere in the city using their mobile phone
Maryland joined with neighboring states during the end of the 20th century to improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay. The bay's aquatic life and seafood industry have been threatened by development and by fertilizer and livestock waste entering the bay.
In 2007, Forbes.com rated Maryland as the fifth "Greenest" state in the country, behind three of the Pacific States and Vermont. Maryland ranks 40th in total energy consumption nationwide, and it managed less toxic waste per capita than all but six states in 2005.
In March 2017, Maryland became the first state with proven gas reserves to ban fracking by passing a law against it.
Citizens data initiative
- Energy Data & Statistics for Maryland
- Maryland BayStat
- Open Baltimore, City of Baltimore's open data catalogue
News archive
2015-2017
- When Will Bikes Rule the City? May 19, 2017...citylab.com
- "Maryland passes ban on fracking" by @samanthadpage, Mar 28, 2017...thinkprogress.org
- Upcycling Baltimore's vacant buildings tackles both empty houses and unemployment, by @eillieanzi, Feb 27, 2017...fastcoexist.com
- Maryland To Become First State In U.S. To Ban Bee-Killing Pesticides! July 17, 2016...expand-your-consciousness.com
- 8-Year Fracking Moratorium Bill Introduced in Maryland as Californians Demand Real Climate Action, Febraury 6, 2015...EcoWatch
About Maryland
Campaigns
Maryland (US: MERR-il-ənd) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic regions of the United States, per the nation's Labor and Commerce departments. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to its east, and the national capital and federal district of Washington, D.C. to the southwest. With a total area of 12,407 square miles (32,130 km2), Maryland is the ninth-smallest state by land area, and its population of 6,177,224 ranks it the 18th-most populous state and the fifth-most densely populated. Maryland's capital city is Annapolis, and the most populous city is Baltimore.
See also
- Communities taking charge of local economies