On October 3rd, 2012 Delaware’s Senior Senator Tom Carper met with approximately 50 Sierra Club members at the Brandywine Public Library to talk about the future of energy and our environment. Senator Carper answered our questions on tar sands, fracking, coal, renewable energy and climate change.
Energy forum with Senator Carper, October 2, 2012.
On September 4th and 5th our staff and volunteers, which included Gail Heath, Stephanie Herron, Tricia Herron, John Irwin, Coralie Pryde, Amy Roe and Lemir Teron, met with the staff of Senator Coons and Senator Carper to advocate for environmental protection. We asked the Senators to:
By Stephanie Herron
Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator
On August 28th Senator Tom Carper hosted a public meeting about the possibility of Delaware getting its very first National Park. Not only would we be the last state to do so, but as Jonathon Jarvis, Director of the National Park Service (NPS), pointed out, most US territories have at least 1 national park. Also in attendance at the meeting were Senator Chris Coons, Congressman John Carney, Blain Phillips Jr., the C
Congressman Carney that has co-sponsored H.R. 4017, the Smart Energy Act, which seeks energy efficiency measures to reduce energy demand.
On November 17, 2011 Senator Chris Coons filed an amendment to an appropriations bill that would increase the chances of securing federal funding for the Army Corps of Engineers' plan to deepen the Delaware River (click here for the press releas
Elected Officials
Contact Information
Pres. Barack Obama
Comments: (202) 456-1111
Switchboard: (202) 456-1414
Sen. Tom Carper
Dover: (302) 574-3308
Georgetown: (302) 856-7690
Wilmington: (302) 573-6291
Washington: (202) 224-2441
Sen. Chris Coons
Dover: (302) 736-5601
Wilmington: (302) 573-6345
Washington: (202) 224-5042
Rep. John Carney
Georgetown: (302) 854-0667
Wilmington: (302) 691-7333
Washington: (202) 225-4165
Gov. Jack Markell
Dover Office
Tatnall Building
William Penn St., 2nd Fl.
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 744-4101
William Penn St., 2nd Fl.
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 744-4101
Wilmigton Office
Carvel State Office Bldg.
820 N. French St., 12th Fl.
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302) 577-3210
820 N. French St., 12th Fl.
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302) 577-3210
Delaware Legslature
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Collin O'Mara, DNREC Secretary
Office of the Secretary
89 Kings Highway
Dover, DE 19901
Telephone: 302-739-9000
89 Kings Highway
Dover, DE 19901
Telephone: 302-739-9000
Environmental Protection Agency
Shawn Garvin, Regional Administrator
EPA Region III
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029
Phone: (215) 814-5000
Fax: (215) 814-5103
Toll free: (800) 438-2474
Email: r3public@epa.gov
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029
Phone: (215) 814-5000
Fax: (215) 814-5103
Toll free: (800) 438-2474
Email: r3public@epa.gov
