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Important News - Tue, Feb. 9, 2010

RFK, Jr debates Massey Chairman and CEO


Here is the press release for an event that has already occurred. Here is a link to online video of the debate event:
http://ecopolitology.org/2010/01/22/environmental-debate-robert-f-kennedy-jr-vs-don-blankenship/

Charleston, WV, Friday, November 20, 2009
Massey Energy Chairman and CEO Don Blankenship and Waterkeeper Alliance President Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., will come together for a public discussion at the University of Charleston on Thursday, January 21, 2010, at 6:30 p.m.  The event, Forum on the Future of Energy, will be moderated by UC President Edwin H. Welch.
The forum will take place in Geary Auditorium before an invitation-only

ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS APPLAUD STATE FOR TAKING ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST COAL ASH LANDFILL


ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS APPLAUD STATE FOR TAKING ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST COAL ASH LANDFILL
Coal Ash Landfill in Prince George’s County is Polluting Maryland Waters
WASHINGTON, D.C.///January 15, 2010///Environmental groups announced their support today for the Maryland Department of the Environment’s decision to take enforcement action against Mirant MD Ash Management, LLC and Mirant Mid-Atlantic, LLC for violations of the federal Clean Water Act and state law at the Brandywine coal ash landfill. The groups include the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP), Defenders of Wildlife, Sierra Club, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, and the Patuxent Riverkeeper.
Jen

38 BAY LEADERS CALL FOR RADICAL NEW ACTIONS


A consortium of senior Chesapeake Bay scientists, policy makers, and Bay advocates meeting in Annapolis called for an end to the politics of postponement and urged the Obama Administration and the Bay states to adopt 24 bold new initiatives to restore the Chesapeake Bay. The group cited the failure of the 26 year old voluntary, collaborative approach under the EPA Bay Program and the repeated failure of the states and federal government to meet deadlines for pollution reduction goals, including the recent postponement until 2025 of Bay clean-up goals set in 2000 for 2010.

Events

Riverkeeper Bethesda Talk

Tuesday February, 9 2010
Town/Garden Club
Private Residence
Bethesda,MD

Patuxent River Commission Meeting

Wednesday February, 10 2010
MD Department of Agriculture
Harry S. Truman Blvd
Annapols, MD

Howard County Legacy Leadership Institute for the Environment

Thursday February, 11 2010
Howard County Department of Parks and Recreation
7120 Oakland Mills Road
Columbia,MD

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