Maryland Public Interest Research Foundation
$38,500 / 2003 / Environment
For continued funding of the Preventable Poisons Project, an initiative to reduce mercury and dioxin pollution from medical waste incinerators in Maryland.
Scenic Maryland, Inc.
$5,000 / 2003 / Environment
Continued support for statewide scenic conservation efforts. The objectives of the program are to educate citizens about scenic conservation, serve as a local watchdog on billboard measures, and work in partnership with other conservation organizations to protect Maryland’s scenic beauty.
Earthome Productions
$5,000 / 2002 / Environment
In support of public discussions about the video, “The Next Industrial Revolution,” which presents the challenges to economic development and environmental and social responsibilities for future sustainability.
Friends of Patterson Park
$5,000 / 2002 / Environment
For reprinting the “Master Plan for Patterson Park” and publishing an “Update and Supplement to the Master Plan for Patterson Park.”
Friends of Patterson Park
$5,000 / 2002 / Environment
Toward the cost of a crime prevention program in Patterson Park during the summer months in an effort to increase use of the park among the young and old.