Support Annapolis Green
Be a Founding One Hundred Member or a Friend of Annapolis Green 
Want to join in and make your mark on sustainability in the Annapolis area? 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
- Clean Currents
- RER Energy Group
*multiple donations
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Mark Your Calendar
Wednesday, Feb.26- Living Green in Annapolis on WNAV - Green Drinks Annapolis Monday, Feb. 24 - Sunday, March 2 - Annapolis Restaurant Week Thursday, Feb. 27- Cafe Scientifique: The Coastal Anthropocene Saturday, March 1- Changing the Way We Eat: TEDx Viewing Party Sunday, March 2- Networks for Life: Your Role in Stitching the Natural World Together
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News
Comment Period Open on Draft Watershed Agreement
Nearly 30 years after the first multi-state Chesapeake Bay agreement was signed the Federal Chesapeake Bay Program is seeking comments on a new, draft plan. The draft is designed to "guide partners in the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay and recommit stakeholders to conservation success." It establishes new goals to address "water quality, fisheries and habitat, land conservation, public access and environmental literacy." The states that are signatories to the current agreement are Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia and Delaware. The District of Columbia is a signatory as is the Chesapeake Bay Commission and the EPA.
The comment period closes on March 17 and you can present your input at a meeting of the Management Board on March 13. Learn more.
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Read CBF's New Report on Polluted Runoff
 With the challenge of reducing urban and suburban runoff at the forefront of discussions at all levels of government, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) yesterday released a new report: Polluted Runoff: How Investing in Runoff Pollution Control Systems Improves the Region's Ecology, Economy, and Health. The purpose of this report is to shed light on the problem, debunk myths around the costs of solutions, and call for actions to be taken that will reduce the damage of polluted runoff. Read more and listen to our radio program, Living Green in Annapolis, with guest Tom Pelton, the report's author.
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Top of the Line
Wednesday, Feb. 26
5:30 - 7:30 p.m. We're excited to be returning
to one of our favorite spots...
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Expanding Our Horizons and Our Reach
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Event Sponsor
Join us as we return to The Bistro at South River, one of the most stunning spots in the area for an exciting announcement: Annapolis Green's affiliation with Keep America Beautiful!
Uniting with this 60-year-old, venerable organization will open doors to grants and campaigns that will launch a new era of community vibrancy that is Green and clean!
From clean ups to creating beautiful public spaces, reducing waste and increasing recycling, we'll showcase what's coming up and what opportunities will come.
Come and see what the buzz is all about!
Hear our announcement and find out how to get with the program!
Get to know our network of organizations
Enter our double raffle:
Enjoy tasty appetizers from The Bistro. Want to stay for dinner? Here's the menu.
If you have a business location, find out how you can win a FREE solar PV system from RER Energy Group, our newest Founding One Hundred Sponsor -- see below.
Have fun! Meet at least one new person and learn one new thing!
 We'd like to extend a huge thank you to The Brick Companies, not only for hosting Green Drinks at The Bistro, a Maryland Green Travel partner, but also for sponsoring our Keep America Beautiful affiliation application.
We'll also take a few minutes to bring you up to date on some Chesapeake Bay Restoration and General Assembly news.
See you next Wednesday!
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Drawing for a Free Solar System for a Business
-- For New Founding One Hundred Sponsors!
Have you been considering supporting Annapolis Green by becoming a Founding One Hundred sponsor? Here is an unbelievable incentive that will not only support us, but will save you money and bring you clean solar power for your business!
"The system will be offered to one business that becomes an Annapolis Green Founding Member between February 26 and March 19, 2014," said Dennis Satnick, Senior Consultant for RER. "A minimum 40kW system is being offered to create better understanding of the annual electric bill savings and illustrate how solar PV systems can be built with no capital outlay."
The new sponsors' names will be put into a flower basket and a drawing will be held at Green Drinks on March 19 at Homestead Gardens. Read more
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It's Outrageous!
States as far away as Alaska and Florida are trying to derail Chesapeake Bay restoration. Why? Because they might have to clean up their own waterways!
Last September a federal judge ruled against the American Farm Bureau in a suit challenging the EPA's imposition of a pollution "diet" or blueprint for Chesapeake Bay restoration. It was declared a victory for the Bay.  But the Farm Bureau did not give up. It has recruited 21 states to join in on another challenge to the plan. The states involved include Montana, Kansas, Michigan, and more. Are you outraged? We are. Here's what you can do. Read more on the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's website and sign the petition against this suit. Click here.If you have friends or family in any of the 21 states, ask them to contact their representatives to ask that they stop this.
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