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October 28, 2013 Vol. 4 No. 33
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See our calendar for a full list!
Get Your Hands Dirty Saturday & Sunday
Master Watershed Steward Charlotte Lubbert needs 30 volunteers to help with the installation of a rain garden at the Herald Harbor Community Center this Saturday and Sunday from 9:30 a.m. - noon. Come with a shovel, gloves and prepared to get dirty! Information: 410 923-6425 or cblubbert@comcast.net----------------------------------------
Tuesday, Nov. 5
Gubernatorial Forum
2 - 5 p.m.
Westin Annapolis Hotel
100 Westgate Circle, Annapolis
Critical environmental issues will be discussed exactly one year prior to the 2014 election at this forum sponsored by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and 1000 Friends of Maryland. The afternoon begins with two presentations on the Bay, smart growth and the expectations for this office: "Next Steps Toward a Healthy Chesapeake Bay," and "Strategic Path for a Smart, Resilient Economic and Environmental Future for Maryland." Then the candidates will address what they want their legacy to be with respect to these issues. The event will end with a reception. Free, but seating is limited and registration is required.
Information and to register or call 410 385-2910.
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CNN Presents "Pandora's Promise"
9 p.m. A film by Academy-AwardŽ-nominated director Robert Stone The atomic bomb and meltdowns like Fukushima have made nuclear power synonymous with global disaster. But what if we've got nuclear power wrong? An audience favorite at the Sundance Film Festival, Pandora's Promise asks whether the one technology we fear most could save our planet from a climate catastrophe, while providing the energy needed to lift billions of people in the developing world out of poverty. 
Our radio program, Living Green in Annapolis, will address a new type of nuclear power on Wednesday, Nov. 6. Tune in at 6 p.m. on WNAV, 1430AM or 99.9FM or streaming at wnav.com.
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Support Annapolis Green
Be a Founding One Hundred Member or a "Bay Backer"
Want to join in and make your mark on sustainability in the Annapolis area?
Want to be one of the first to be a part of Annapolis Green? Then consider becoming one of our Founding One Hundred. Join the list below.
 | - Charlie Birney
- Infrared Tools Energy Services
- Gene Singleton & Maureen McEnerney
- Keith & Helen Drewett
- Doug Lashley / GreenVest
- Elvia Thompson
- Lynne & Mark Forsman
- Ralph Gleason
- Shelley & Eric Rubin
- Boatyard Bar & Grill
- John Nicklin
- Cohen Community Fund
- Towne Park
- Eastport Civic Association
- Galway Bay Irish Pub
- The Brick Companies
- Delegate Steve Schuh
- Severn Savings Bank
- Paul Murphy
- Hannah Studios, Inc.
- Joe Budge & Sharon Kennedy
- PNC Wealth Management
- K&B True Value
- Betty & Jim Davis
- Chesapeake Bay Roasting Company
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Top of the Line
Come to the MRE Tug of War & Support Annapolis Green
Saturday, Nov. 2
Fun starts at 10 a.m., Tugs at the Crack O'Noon
Second Street at Spa Creek in Eastport and
Susan Campbell Park in Annapolis
Did you know that Annapolis Green is one of the benefiting charities for the Maritime Republic of Eastport's 16th Annual Tug of War? The big event will be held this Saturday, Nov. 2, with strong teams gathering on Second Street in Eastport and at Susan Campbell Park in Annapolis. This classic rivalry is in its 16th year and the big prize is bragging rights and raising money for good causes... including us!
A brief history: In 1998 Eastport "seceded" from the City of Annapolis because the bridge over Spa Creek was about to be closed for repairs - thus hurting business on the Eastport side - and the Maritime Republic of Eastport (the MRE) was born. Then the "upstarts" from the MRE challenged Annapolis to a Tug of War over the water. The rest is history and over $500,000 has been raised by the event ... all for good local charities.
This year, the MainStreets Annapolis Partnership is heading up the "loyal opposition" on the Annapolis side with the "Taste of the Tug" classy brunch atmosphere and there will be music, food and drink, frivolity, and oh yes, tugging on a big, long rope on both sides. There will be 7-9 heats, or individual tugs. For example, Annapolis Police vs. Firefighters, Annapolis banks vs. Eastport banks, etc.
 Annapolis Green will provide recycling, of course, thanks to sponsorship from Dream Yacht Charter (one of our eco-station sponsors at the boat shows) AND K&B True Value (one of our Founding 100 sponsors)!
How can you support the Tug and support Annapolis Green?
1. Be a tugger!
Do you want to do one of the most grueling things you'll ever do by pulling on a rope for anywhere from 30 seconds to three minutes (more or less)? It will cost you just $20 and that will get you a very cool, exclusive Tugger Tee shirt. The Sign-Up button is right on the MRE website. Just click here.
2. Just show up!
Eat, drink, cheer, dance. It's great fun. The event makes money from sponsorships and the sale of food and drink. The tugs are followed by parties with great music - from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Annapolis and from 10 a.m. to sundown on the Eastport side.
The Eastport side will feature a sanctioned chili cookoff and the Annapolis side will feature the VIP Lounge, with tug viewing from the deck of the Harbor Queen.
The actual tugging begins at The Crack O'Noon when the harbor is closed to boat traffic as the rope is extended across the water.
Here's a list of all the benefiting charities: Annapolis Green, Annapolis Maritime Museum, Civil Air Patrol, Eastport Elementary School, MainStreets Annapolis Partnership, Polar Bear Plunge, Save the Coconuts, Seeds 4 Success, and The Bernie House.
General information about the event is at themre.org and information on festivities on the Annapolis side is at the MainStreets Annapolis Partnership website.
Get involved, have fun, and support great local causes!
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Red Right Recycle! Hits a Home Run
We hit a home run for the Bay by providing easy, eye-catching recycling opportunities for patrons and exhibitors of the boat shows in Annapolis this month. The eco-stations and promotion of the event were provided to the boat shows AT NO COST.
 We are still collecting information on how much was recycled and how much more work there is to do... but we CAN say that we had overwhelming support from the community. Over 57 establishments on Main and West Street, Market Space, Maryland Avenue, and Eastport put our posters in support of the effort in their windows and over 37 exhibitors flew our "we support" burgees at their booths.
 With just preliminary figures we can say that almost 10 tons of recyclables were kept out of the landfill and we'll call that a success.
 We owe a big debt of gratitude to our grantors, the BoatUS Foundation and BGE, and to our eco-station sponsors, Boatyard Bar & Grill, Dream Yacht Charter, Annapolis Accommodations, Galway Bay Irish Pub, and Loews Annapolis Hotel/WEST Kitchen and Tavern.
Read more.
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Maryland Crossroads 2013 Tour:
Clean Energy, Not Cove Point!
There is a plan to build a plant to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) out of Cove Point, on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay in southern Maryland. The plan would radically expand fracking for gas across the Mid-Atlantic region because it would create an easy way to export the gas. That's right - the fuel would be pulled out of this region - potentially Maryland too - with considerable environmental damage, and then exported.
 The Chesapeake Climate Action Network will hold a public forum about this, part of its Maryland Crossroads 2013 series, on Tuesday, Nov. 5, from 7:30-9 p.m., at Broadneck High School, 1265 Green Holly Drive, in Annapolis. Read more.
Come hear about this plan. We'll be there too, and we're slated to receive an award from the Chesapeake Climate Action Network at that time.
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Green Drinks
We're working on it! We're working on it! We'll let you know when we have a date and place lined up. |
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 Our Email Sponsors
Sandy Bottom
the only reason to get off your bottom
Sandy Bottom is carbonated coconut rum premixed cocktail with natural lemonade and lime flavors that has a refreshing sweet-tart composition. It was created by Annapolitan Sandy Mazza, and is made in America and sold locally at many local establishments. Bottom's aluminum "bottle can" is 100% recyclable making it very Green.
K&B True Value
K&B True Value is your hardware store and more. There are literally thousands of Green Options products in stock to help you live your life in a more Earth friendly manner. And now, K&B delivers!
Visit K&B True Value online, on Facebook, and in person at 912 Forest Drive, Annapolis.
Phone: (410) 268-3939
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