CC-5+Matrix.

· Track  State  legislation that implements C C Plan elements. · Identify & implement conservation measures in State House, Govt House, House of Delegates, Senate etc || May- July, 2009 || ·  Contact appropriate State agencies re: possible joint projects. · Make list of legislation. · Interface with EmPOWER MD and other initiatives. || · Matrix of integrated projects across State agencies. · <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">List of legislated items. <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Next steps to be identified || || Completed || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Completed and posted lessons. <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">School systems/teachers notified of availability. || || Completed || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Completed and posted lessons. <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">School systems/teachers notified of availability. || || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Develop lesson related to environmental health effects of climate change. || In-Process || || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Press release with MAEOE to publicize the MD Green School Award Program <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Attend regional award ceremonies <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Provide certificates of recognition from the Governor/ Sec’s of Environment/ Education for each school. || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Press release May, 2009. <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">May, 2009. || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Collect and post signed pledges. <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Press release. || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Site developed and posted; Statewide PreK-12 groups formed; representative identified for each county/region; || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Recruit new members/organizations; develop rooms for State and local governments, faith communities and others || Web-based community resource completed || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Contact <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> University <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> journalism students to coordinate; <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Plan date, location, guest list, speaker list; agenda <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Contact journalists to attend || || || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Student-developed materials including videos, podcasts || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Summarize & identify utilities’ programs already in place. <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Define “climate friendly products” and generate a suggested list. <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Work with middle and high school students on video productions theme “Little Things Mean a Lot” to promote the concept that small actions by many add up to large changes. || || || || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Develop an “Ask the Expert” area on the MDE Climate Change website. <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Produce video casts to instruct homeowners and businesses on appropriate measures they can take. || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Met with MDA, May, 2009 <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Phone with DNR May, 2009 Fuels for Schools || || ||
 * ** Policy Goal ** || ** Tasks ** || ** Completion Dates ** || ** Planned Activities ** || ** Deliverables ** ||
 * Educate & coordinate legislature and agencies on climate change, conservation, and energy efficiency for government facilities, operation and transportation || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Identify cross-cutting education activities within state agencies.
 * Develop Maryland-specific lessons on climate change, energy conservation, and energy efficiency aligned with the Voluntary State Curriculum and Core Learning Goals, and integrate into K-12 curriculum || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Review & post Coastal Bays Lessons (DNR) || <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Posted on DNR Coastal Bays web site and linked with MSDE Climate Change Resource pages.
 * ^  || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Review & post Clean Air Partners (CAP)“On the Air” lessons || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Posted on CAP web site and linked with MSDE Climate Change Resource pages.
 * ^  || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Partner with MPT in “Changing the Balance: A Case Study in Climate Change” grant || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Proposal submitted by MSDE, MPT & JHU; April, 2009.
 * ^  || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Support the Maryland Green Schools Award Program || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: maroon; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">On-going. 69 schools added in 2009 Total since 1998 Green Centers: **275**
 * ^  || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Identify appropriate Climate Change Literacy resources to use in instruction. || Posted on MSDE web site || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">On-going up-dates and additions of appropriate lessons to website. || Completed ||
 * ^  || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Publicize school systems’ activities and savings from Energy Conservation & Efficiency in Our Schools Committee. || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Summer, 2009 || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Collect data from School Facilities || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Press releases to local and state newspapers ||
 * || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Present the PreK-12 Climate Change Pledge to Local Superintendents || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Summer, 2009 || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Presentation at Superintendents’ meeting/ email follow-up. || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Pledge document completed.
 * || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Support CSSPAR Initiative for funding 10K MD climate change maps for schools and community || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Letter of support completed May, 2009 || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Distribution of maps planned for school systems || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Distribution of maps pending funding ||
 * Implement the Governor’s Regional Environmental Education Network (GREENet) || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Develop and publicize GREENet as a communication tool for environmental educators, non-profits and others engaged in environmental education. || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">November, 2008
 * Support on-going efforts by higher education institutions to include climate change as part of their overall education and facilities-management practices || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Publicize effects of the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment. || || || ||
 * ^  || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Support the implementation of an Energy Star Purchasing Policy || || || ||
 * ^  || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Promote //Living Green-Learning Green// (Frostburg State) and similar programs || || || ||
 * Organize an annual one-day conference for regional public media representatives on the state of climate change mitigation in Maryland and the level of attainment of State GHG goals; latest climate science and observations; climate change impacts on public health, regional environment; the Chesapeake Bay, and the economy; and application of climate-friendly technologies || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Identify desired outcomes
 * Organize an annual one-day conference for regional public media representatives on the state of climate change mitigation in Maryland and the level of attainment of State GHG goals; latest climate science and observations; climate change impacts on public health, regional environment; the Chesapeake Bay, and the economy; and application of climate-friendly technologies || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Identify desired outcomes
 * Collaborate with county departments of environment and utilities to educate and stimulate commercial organizations and homeowners to adopt climate-friendly measures and promote climate-friendly products || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Investigate status of county programs already in place.
 * Collaborate with county departments of environment and utilities to educate and stimulate commercial organizations and homeowners to adopt climate-friendly measures and promote climate-friendly products || <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Investigate status of county programs already in place.
 * Develop/distribute guidelines to encourage farmers and forestry operators to practice climate-friendly measures. Develop a web site to host voluntary experts to answer climate-related questions from this target audience || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333399; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Consult with MDA and DNR regarding current agriculture and forestry initiatives