Congressman Elijah E.

Cummings is hosting a…

Green Summit Event

with White House Representative Van Jones

SAVE THE DATE

September 21, 2009

10am – 12pm

Morgan State University

Carl J. Murphy Fine Arts Center

2201 Argonne Drive

Baltimore, MD 21251

For more information, click here.

1000 Friends of Maryland is about to launch a new program dedicated to the preservation of rural lands.  This program is a pivotal component of smart growth as it can help to steer new development into our existing urban areas, instead of our most fertile and productive land, which is historically on the urban edge.  The moment is now because Maryland is losing farmland at an alarming rate, land that is not renewable…[click here to continue reading]

TreeBaltimore, part of Mayor Dixon’s Greener Baltimore initiative, is launching anew program this fall called TreeNeighborhood.  It will provide free trees to designated Healthy Neighborhoods and 1/2 price trees ($10- WHAT A PRICE!) to all other city residents.

Be a part of TreeNeighborhood by:

1. Choosing a representative from your neighborhood to do the ordering.

2. Publicize the TreeNeighborhood program to neighborhood residence, schools, businesses and hospitals to raise interest and involvement.

3. Collect orders from these neighborhood residence and businesses to be submitted to TreeBaltimore by September 15, 2009.  *Note: TreeNeighborhood orders must include at least 10 trees and be submitted with full payment.

4.  Plant!  Have a planting party when your trees arrive in October.  TreeBaltimore will deliver all trees to a central location within the neighborhood.

If you have questions or want to know more about the TreeNeighborhood program, please contact Anne Draddy, TreeBaltimore Coordinator at anne.draddy@baltimorecity.gov or 443.984.4058.

Treasury, Energy Announce $500 Million in Awards for Clean Energy Projects

September 1, 2009

Marking a major milestone in the effort to spur private sector investments in clean energy and create new jobs for America’s workers, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced $502 million in the first round of awards from an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) program that provides cash assistance to energy production companies in place of earned tax credits. The new funding creates additional upfront capital, enabling companies to create jobs and begin construction that may have been stalled until now.

“The Recovery Act is investing in our long-term energy needs while creating jobs in communities around the country,” said Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner. “This renewable energy program will spur the manufacture and development of clean energy in urban and rural America, allowing us to protect our environment, create good jobs and revitalize our nation’s economy.”

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