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Jan. 26, 2012 Vol. 3 No. 4
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Calendar Highlights
For a complete listing see our calendar.
Thursday, Feb. 2 - Greater Severna Park Watershed Action Group Meeting
- Certified Maryland Green School Leader Training
Tuesday, Feb. 7 - Board of Appeals Hearing for Reserve at Quiet Waters
Wednesday, Feb. 8
- Parking & Transportation Forum Thursday-Sunday, Feb. 9-12 - Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education's 27th Annual Conference Saturday, Feb. 11 - Annapolis Green Environmental Film Fest Wednesday, Feb. 15 - Green Drinks Annapolis - Magothy River Association Meeting
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A "Great Deal" for Everyone!
Landmarks Great Deals' local fundraising opportunity
for Annapolis Green!
Annapolis Green supporters can see the day's deal on our homepage or on LGD's website, landmarksgreatdeals.com. If it appeals to you, click on Buy Now or Buy it for a Friend. The deals can be anything from discounts at restaurants, hair salons, retail stores and more.
Landmarks Great Deals competes with the big discounters such as Groupon to keep our shopping dollars local, benefiting our economy. LGD has been working with local companies for 23-years.
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Don't Forget to Support Us Through
Mills Fine Wine & Spirits'
Community Rewards Program
Give us your Mills cash register receipts!
 When you shop at Mills, at the foot of Main Street in downtown Annapolis, save your cash register receipts and give them to us. Once a quarter we'll turn them in to receive a 5% rebate as a donation from Mills.
This generous offer costs you nothing and helps us continue to spread the word about environmental issues in Annapolis. And, a few times a year Mills will provide unique wine, spirit and beer offers specifically created for as special promotions just for Green Drinkers! It's a Win-Win! Please shop at Mills and save your receipts for us.
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Bring us your Corks for Recycling!
Natural corks don't belong in a landfill. After they've done their job sealing in wine or champagne, they can have another life as part of shoes, flooring, and more. So although cork is a sustainable resource because the trees regrow the bark that is harvested -- why waste it?
Annapolis Green has partnered with recork.org to collect corks and send them to Recork for recycling. So bring them to our Green Drinks events from here forward and we'll make sure they get a second life! This applies to natural cork only -- not the plastic ones!
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Top of the Line
 What an incredible evening! The 18th Annual Maryland Environmental Legislative Summit was nothing if not hopeful and optimistic for the passage of good environmental laws that will put us well on the way of improving the health of the Chesapeake Bay and our state's environment in general.  Several hundred environmentalists attended the summit sponsored by the Citizens Campaign for the Environment -- and many of them "continued the conversation" at Green Drinks. Some walked and some rode the all-electric eCruisers, headquartered and serving the Loews Annapolis.
Several legislators, including Speaker of the House Mike Busch, Senate President Mike Miller and Environmental Matters Committee Chair Maggie McIntosh spoke about upcoming legislation. Miller said that the environment is under attack but added, "In 2012 the business of the State of Maryland is going to be the environment." T he summit concluded a bit early and many attendees headed over to the Loews Annapolis Hotel for Green Drinks. They were greeted by the jazz of the Rob Levit Trio.  The Loews provided a generous buffet of locally sourced comfort food, perfect for the evening. We were hosted in the Powerhouse as the hotel is under going an exciting renovation. Our event was sponsored by the Chesapeake Legal Alliance.  | |
The Alliance is a not-for-profit network of lawyers who contribute their time and professional skills to representing environmental organizations, citizens' associations, and individuals in efforts to improve the health of the Chesapeake and its tributaries.
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We've been urging you to follow the work of General Assembly in its 90-day session that began last week. Attending the Summit was a great way to begin doing just that. We will post the legislative priorities documents presented by the environmental community on our website to make it easier to understand the issues and follow the action. Remain up to date by signing up for the League of Conservation Voters' email list. The LCV will send you a weekly email with a "Hot List" of info of the bills making their way through the General Assembly.
Stay informed. As Speaker Busch said, to pass needed environmental legislation, "We need your help. It has to be you contacting your legislators." It's up to us to bring about environmental improvements. Stay tuned!
Cheers,
Elvia & Lynne
PS - Be sure to read below about our upcoming Environmental Film Fest!
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Save the Date!
2nd Annapolis Green Film Fest
Saturday, Feb. 11
5-8 p.m.
Key Auditorium, St. John's College
free admission - donations appreciated
It's the dark of winter, the Super Bowl will be a memory -- why not enjoy a cozy evening of learning and entertainment about our environment?
Several films will be screened, with the feature film being Energy on Trial, a film by Gary Jobson. Yes, it's a film by local sailing superstar Gary Jobson and it's not about sailing. Gary will moderate a panel of distinguished speakers who will discuss the issues brought up by Energy on Trial. They include:
R. James Woolsey, Jr., - Former Director of the CIA, Under Secretary of the Navy, and a frequent speaker on US energy independence
Gordon Bjorkman, PhD - Chief, Structural Mechanics, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Dick D'Amato - Vice President of Synergics Energly LLC, Former member of the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission and Former Maryland Delegate
A reception will follow the panel discussion. Plan to join us!
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Support Annapolis Green!
Over the past five years we've provided an on-line and in-person way t o distribute local environmental information, make friends and alliances, and exchange views. Your support of our programs tells us that you believe we are providing a valuable service. Changing our status to non-profit allows us to take on projects funded by grants and tax-deductible donations. But in this "formative period," we need your financial support to get established.
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- infrared Tools Energy Services
- Gene Singleton & Maureen McEnerney
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Want to be one of the first to be a part of Annapolis Green? Then consider becoming one of our Founding One Hundred. This exclusive group is made up of the first 100 people to donate $1000 to Annapolis Green. These 100 individuals will be permanently listed on our website, letterhead and other materials. Want to join in and make your mark on sustainability in the Annapolis area? Just click on the Donate button above to learn more. The Annapolis Community Foundation is already acting as our fiscal sponsor so that we can accept tax-deductible donations even while our 501(c)(3) filing is underway.
Thank you!
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