College Park, MD
Support for work to develop a framework and metrics for tracking and assessing Maryland’s
success at achieving sustainability.
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University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science / University System of Maryland Foundation – Special Fall 2013
Cambridge, MD
Support for research, convening, and communications to establish next generation benchmarks for
the Chesapeake Bay Restoration effort.
New Energy Economy – Special Fall 2013
Santa Fe, NM
Support for work to help build and support an informal network of young social entrepreneurs, the Young Climate Leaders Action Network, working for climate solutions and a sustainable economy.
Maryland Hospitals for a Healthy Environment / UMB Foundation – Special Fall 2013
Baltimore, MD
project support for their Chesapeake Food Leadership Council which will focus on educating
healthcare professionals on food system issues, working with hospitals to shift their food
procurement practices, and bringing the healthcare voice more fully into the food policy
dialogue.
Center for Watershed Protection – Special Fall 2013
Ellicott City, MD
Support to develop a Clean Water Diagnostic Tool of the most cost-effective pollution reduction strategies for four Eastern Shore jurisdictions.
Maryland Environmental Health Network / Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers – Special Fall 2013
Baltimore, MD
General support to continue building strength as a valued partner for other advocacy organizations; bring health issues into energy policy-making to address climate change and promote clean energy; advocate for better protections against toxics; and increase attention to the environmental causes of asthma.
Clean Water Healthy Families Coalition / Chesapeake Bay Foundation – Special Fall 2013
Annapolis, MD
www.cleanwaterhealthyfamilies.org
In support of a communications campaign to protect the gains made on stormwater during the 2012 Legislative Session and ensure that local governments have sufficient financial resources to meet the terms of their stormwater permits and their TMDL goals.
Clean Water Fund – Special Fall 2013
Baltimore, MD
In support of Smart on Pesticides and Environmental Health and Justice in Maryland Initiative which will work to develop and implement a comprehensive database tracking use of pesticides in the state of Maryland, and will otherwise expand outreach and education in Maryland communities disproportionately burdened with pollution impacts.
Chesapeake Climate Action Network – Summer 2013
Takoma Park, MD
For the “Maryland Energy 2020 Campaign”. The Chesapeake Climate Action Network will use campus organizing and legislative and administrative advocacy to advance an effective regulatory framework for offshore wind energy, promote legislative action to improve Maryland’s Renewable Portfolio Standard, and build support for expanding Maryland’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals.
Center for Climate Change Communication / George Mason University – Summer 2013
Fairfax, VA
For the “Climate Communication Consortium of Maryland (CCCoM)” project. The Climate Communication Consortium of Maryland seeks to broaden public awareness of the climate change challenges confronting Maryland and to increase public support for strategies to address those challenges.