By Sharon Dooley. This is the weekend of the Montgomery County Farm Tour and Harvest Sale. Several farms are open for tours, produce picking, sales or demonstrations. Take advantage of…
environment
By Marc Korman. A Congressman I once worked for represented a western district won by Bush 43 twice. On some environmental issues he had what I viewed as a moderate…
Who’s Doing the Best Job on the Environment?
The Maryland League of Conservation Voters (LCV) has released its 2009 scorecard. Four of Montgomery’s eight Senators and nineteen of Montgomery’s twenty-four Delegates earned perfect scores. Only two of the…
Check out the last item in this Gazette article. It’s a hilarious – and successful – attempt by Delegate Al Carr and little Andres to promote Al’s reusable bag bill….
Walking the Walk with Al Carr
By Marc Korman. At a recent meeting of the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Breakfast Club, four legislators summarized the recent legislative session. Speaking were Senator Brian Frosh, Delegate Susan Lee, and Delegate…
In the following email, House Majority Leader Kumar Barve announced the House’s passage of his bill to limit greenhouse gas emissions. A different version of the bill has already passed…
Maryland’s Request for Stimulus Money
Following is a letter from Governor Martin O’Malley to Congressman Chris Van Hollen requesting federal stimulus aid. The Governor sent identical letters to the rest of the state’s Congressional delegation.State…
Maryland, Chicken Manure and Climate Change
By Marc Korman. The Maryland Commission on Climate Change issued its action plan in August. The plan sets ambitious goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Maryland in the coming…