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| The annual death toll from extreme heat in Baltimore is expected to increase from 48 to 141, resulting in 2,232 additional heat-related deaths by mid-century as global warming drives up summertime temperatures, according to a new study. | |
| Baltimore—Just weeks after the strongest global warming legislation in history was introduced in Congress, a new report released today by the Environment Maryland shows how the U.S. can meet – and even exceed – the legislation’s goals. The report finds that the U.S. can reduce its global warming emissions by nearly 20 percent within the next 15 years by boosting energy efficiency and renewable energy. | |
| A coalition of environmental groups held a rally in front of the Maryland State House today, delivering thousands of petition signatures to Gov. O’Malley urging his administration and the Maryland Commission on Climate Change to commit to science-based reductions in global warming pollution. An oversized hourglass next to the podium highlighted the groups’ message: “the time to commit is now.” | |
| Four representatives and one U.S. senator from Maryland have stepped forward to co-sponsor new legislation to address global warming. | |
| The average temperature in Baltimore was 3.0°F above average in 2006, according to a new report released today by Environment Maryland. Environment Maryland said this warmer-than-normal weather is indicative of what Maryland can expect with continued global warming. | |
| New research shows that the levels of reductions in global warming pollution called for by the world’s leading scientists are possible to achieve in Maryland. According to a study led by Environment Maryland Research & Policy Center, the state can use policy tools available today to reduce its emissions by 23 percent by 2020, more than the 20 percent figure that scientists have agreed is necessary for the industrialized world. | |
| Global warming pollution in Maryland jumped 55% between 1960 and 2001, according to "The Carbon Boom," a new analysis of government data released today by Environment Maryland. | |
| Both of Maryland’s U.S. senators this week became cosponsors of the Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act, S. 309. The bill aims to keep emissions of the pollutants that cause global warming below the climate “tipping point,” beyond which large-scale, dangerous impacts would become unavoidable. It calls for greater reliance on clean, renewable energy sources, improved energy efficiency, and clean cars. | |
| The pollution reductions needed to stave off the worst effects of global warming can be achieved—if governments act now—according to a major consensus report released today by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The report finds that already available energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies could substantially reduce global warming pollution, while improving energy security, reducing air pollution, and creating jobs. Taken together with the second volume of the IPCC’s report, released in April, it also finds that it is cheaper to prevent dangerous global warming than to deal with its consequences. | |
| Tailpipe standards adopted by Maryland and 11 other states would reduce global warming emissions by nearly 400 million metric tons by 2020 – a reduction level equivalent to taking 74 million of today’s cars off the road for an entire year, according to a new report released today by Environment Maryland. The report comes as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prepares to hold a public hearing on whether to allow states to reduce global warming pollution from cars and SUVs. | |
| Approximately 20-30 percent of plant and animal species are at increasing risk of extinction if the global average temperature increases by another 2.2 to 4 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a major consensus report released today by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). | |
| The Maryland House of Delegates took the final vote today to send the Clean Cars Act to the desk of Gov. Martin O’Malley, approving the measure 124-16. The Senate approved the final version of the bill yesterday by a vote of 38-9. | |
| In a landmark decision in one of the most important environmental cases ever heard by the Supreme Court, the Court ruled today that the Clean Air Act gives the U.S. EPA the authority to regulate carbon dioxide and other global warming pollutants from cars. | |
| Global warming pollution in Maryland increased by 16% between 1990 and 2004, according to The Carbon Boom, a new analysis of state fossil fuel consumption data released today by the Environment Maryland. This is the first time that 2004 state-by-state data on carbon dioxide emissions have been released. | |
| The Maryland State Senate passed the Clean Cars Act by a vote of 38-9. The vote came six days after the Maryland House of Delegates passed the bill 122-16. Minor differences between the two versions now must be reconciled before it is sent to the governor. | |
| U.S. Senate Urged to Strengthen Key Global Warming Legislation: Scientists have said for years that global warming was “loading the dice” when it comes to increasing the frequency of severe storms, and a new Environment Maryland report makes it clear that the South Atlantic Region is already experiencing extreme downpours much more frequently. | |
| Environment Maryland Research and Policy Center today unveiled the ten best opportunities to move America beyond fossil fuels and toward a cleaner, more secure energy future for America. | |
| Maryland Senator Brian Frosh and Delegate Elizabeth Bobo have filed the much-anticipated “Clean Cars Act,” a bill to reduce pollution from car emissions. Legislators anticipate committee hearings on both versions of the bill in the next two weeks. | |
| Environment Maryland today released a new report, Global Warming Solutions that Work, which details more than 20 examples of cutting-edge policies and practices that communities, states and countries are using to reduce global warming pollution. | |
| Environment Maryland today applauded Senators Mikulski and Cardin for voting to advance the Climate Security Act (S. 3036), the most comprehensive global warming legislation ever considered by the full Senate. Unfortunately, by a vote of 48-36, the Senate fell short of the 60-vote threshold needed to move forward with the bill. | |
| The Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee voted Friday evening to pass SB 309, the Global Warming Solutions Act. The vote to send the bill to the full Senate was 6-3. This bill will help us develop a long-term plan for an orderly transition toward a modern clean energy system. | |
