Local Green Organizations
CSBA - Chesapeake Sustainable Business Alliance, an alliance of many local “green” businesseshttp://www.csballiance.org/Mill Valley Garden Center – a local contact for CSA (Community Supported Agriculture)www.mill-valley.net/Green School – a new Baltimore City Charter Schoolwww.greenschoolofbaltimore.org/Chesapeake Wind and Solar – largest area solar contractorwww.cwsenergy.com/Streuver Brothers – local developer involved in a number of projects utilizing Green designhttp://www.sber.com/baltimore/Baltimore Bio-Diesel- local organization facilitating the availability of bio-dieselhttp://www.baltimorebiodiesel.org/BG&E/ Constellation Energy – local energy providersDepartment of Public Works/Bureau of Solid Waste – city bureau responsible for recycling programsBaltimore Department of Planning/ Planning Commission – city agency responsible for urban planningBaltimore City Green Building Task Force – city appointed group to study the application of high-performance, sustainable building guidelines and standards.Architects – there are a number in the Baltimore area, a few are: Kroiz Architecture, Terralogos Eco Architecture,US Green Building Council – national organization with local chapter promoting green building issueswww.usgbc.org/Green Building Institute –Workshops and training of green building techniqueswww.greenbuildinginstitute.org/BlueHouse – green products and cafehttp://bluehouselife.com/contact.phpAlter-Ego – area green product retailersChesapeake Bay Foundation -http://www.cbf.orgMaryland Energy Administration – Governmental body overseeing state energy policyClimate Crisis Coalition – advocacy group on issues of climate changehttp://www.chesapeakeclimate.org/One Straw Farm – local organic farm practicing “Community Supported Agriculture”www.onestrawfarm.com
