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Emily
Scarr
State Director, Maryland PIRG Foundation
Started on staff: 2003
B.A., Vassar College
Emily directs strategy, organizational development, research, communications and legislative advocacy for Maryland PIRG. Recently, Emily helped win small donor public financing in Montgomery and Howard counties, and the Maryland Keep Antibiotics Effective Act to protect public health by restricting the use of antibiotics on Maryland farms. Emily also serves on the Executive Committees of the Maryland Fair Elections Coalition and the Maryland Campaign to Keep Antibiotics Working, and the Steering Committees for the Maryland Pesticide Action Network and Marylanders for Open Government. Emily lives in Baltimore with her husband and dog.
Posts by Emily Scarr
It’s time for Maryland to start planning for a future without gas heat and power.
Each winter, it feels increasingly like bundling up with wool socks and sweaters and resisting the urge to crank the heat can’t save us from painfully high heating bills.
Gas-powered lawn equipement causes shocking amount of pollution in Maryland
Electric lawn/garden alternatives are cleaner, quieter, capable, affordable, readily available
Advocates urge Public Service Commission to protect Maryland residents from soaring gas bills, open proceeding to determine the future of methane gas
As cost of maintaining Baltimore’s methane gas pipelines soars past $2 billion, advocates urge PSC to rein in utility spending to protect ratepayers and the planet
Energy Conservation & Efficiency
Utilities’ energy-efficiency plans need improvement
The Maryland Public Service Commission is reviewing the year plans for Maryland’s utility companies’ energy efficiency programs.