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Dear Friend, Take action to protect the climate and create clean energy jobs in Maryland! Urge your state legislators to vote for the Offshore Wind Energy Act today. We're so close -- historic legislation to bring offshore wind to Maryland is coming up for a vote in the next few days, and you can help it pass! Please take a minute to send a message to your delegate and state senator urging them to vote for offshore wind today. If passed, the Offshore Wind Energy Act would lead to the development of offshore wind ten miles off the cost of Ocean City; create badly needed clean energy jobs, fight climate change, and save Marylanders millions of dollars in health care costs from dirty energy pollution.  Over the last three years thousands of Marylanders like you attended grassroots lobby days, rallied, made phone calls, and sent emails to show public demand for clean energy in Maryland. Help make Maryland a state leader for offshore wind, climate protection and clean energy jobs by taking just ten seconds of your time to send a message to your state legislators today. This past weekend, tens of thousands of people from across the nation traveled to Washington, D.C. for the largest climate rally in U.S. history, let's keep the momentum going. Your support of offshore wind will help leave a legacy of clean energy, clean air and climate protection for future generations.  Thanks for all you do to protect the environment, Chris Hill Maryland Chapter Conservation Representative Beyond Coal Sierra Club P.S. After you take action, be sure to forward this alert to your friends and colleagues!

Moving Maryland Beyond Coal

Tell Governor O'Malley to Protect Our Health from Coal!

In the American Lung Association's (ALA) most recent State of the Air Report, 15 counties in Maryland were monitored for air quality and 11 of them received failing grades!

Two of those counties, Baltimore and Anne Arundel are home to two inefficient dirty coal-fired power plants -- Crane and Wagner. The Crane and Wagner coal plants exceed healthy limits of sulfur dioxide pollution, which contributes to Maryland's poor air quality and health problems like asthma, bronchitis, and heart disease.  Now, the coal plants are being sold, which means their operating permits are up for review giving us an opportunity to persuade Governor O'Malley to retire the coal plants and replace them with clean energy.

Send a message to Governor O'Malley today. Ask him to phase out the Crane and Wagner coal plants and come up with a plan for their retirement and replacement with clean energy.

Learn more about the Campaign to Move Maryland Beyond Coal
Read background info in the 2011 Summer/Autumn Chesapeake

In this era of "point and click" activism, Sierra Club is a place where you can still get involved, work hand in hand, and meet face to face with other passionate activists - to go hiking, in person, with your own two feet.  Celebrate the 4th of July by filling out our volunteer interest survey!
Rowan & Stuart hike in the Appalachians	Get Outdoors! Remember the summer camping trip, riding your bike to the park, smelling the grass and seeing the critters in your backyard? We all need to experience nature to appreciate its beauty and understand the threats.   Assist us in getting people outdoors.

America is moving  beyond dirty energy and transitioning into a clean energy future. Prevent hydrofracking from polluting our water in Western Maryland for gas company profits. Put solar on our rooftops and harness wind off the coast. Join us to retire two old coal plants polluting our air near Baltimore.

Wind Works Rally 3-2012 Annapolis MD

This is our chance to turn the tide for the Chesapeake Bay! (Read all about it in the latest issue of the Chesapeake Newsletter-Click here) Protect Maryland forests and parks from sprawling pavement, reduce urban flooding, and agricultural and septic pollution that destroys our water bodies. Help restore the rivers and streams that flow into the Chesapeake Bay.

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Volunteer interest survey:

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Become a Sierra Club Outdoors Trip Leader. Recruit friends for a Sierra Club hike! Coordinate Outreach. Join the Fundraising Team. Help Plan Campaigns. Get our Message out through the Media And More: Website Design and support, Budgeting and Finance, Music, Construction, Make phone calls.... Let us know what your skills and interests are!

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There is much to do and I hope this summer you will become a Sierra Club Leader and help save Maryland's environment!       Thanks so much Dave O'Leary, Chair  Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

Clean Water Rally 2012

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SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE MARYLAND CHAPTER
	Our citizen volunteers and the staff of the Sierra Club Maryland Chapter work day-by-day to protect the natural places we love and our clean air and water. We advocate for and work to elect public officials who will vote to protect our natural resources for our families and our future.  Thank you so much!
In order to be effective our dedicated environmental activists in Maryland depend on all members for your support and appreciate all donations big and small.

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Previous Take Action links...

Join our Offshore Wind Call-In Day

Act Now for Offshore Wind in MD -- Help reach out to other members

Help save energy and fight light pollution by supporting the The Marilyn J. Praisner Safe and Earth Friendly Roadway Act.

Ask Governor O'Malley and your State Representatives to help keep Maryland Trash Free by enacting a Bag Fee.

Ask EPA to regulate hazardous Coal Ash dumps to protect groundwater from Arsenic

Ask the National Park Service to stop Dirty Coal Potomac Appalachian Transmission Highline

Save Mattawoman Creek Help stop permits to build in wetlands!

Tell President Obama about the importance of Mattawoman Creek!

METRO Funding It all comes down to Governor Martin O'Malley and You! 

Email your Legislators to Support Solar Energy in Maryland

Stop Developers from Dirtying the Water!