Global Warming: Community Action
Mount Vernon Group Initiatives
- Clean Energy: Close the Mirant coal-fired power plant in Old Town Alexandria.
- Clean Energy: Help the Sierra Club implement the Citizen's Energy Plan for Virginia.
- Sustainable Consumption: Join other activists in the local True Cost of Food campaign.
- Transportation: Help the MVG get Rail on the Wilson Bridge.
- Local Government: Work with Fairfax, Alexandria, and Arlington on their Cool Communities programs to reduce local CO2 emissions.
Other Community Efforts
- Sierra Club's "Building Environmental Community" campaign for Washington, D.C.
- AIRE: Arlington Initiative to Reduce Emissions
- The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Climate Change Steering Committee
- Chespeake Climate Action Network