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A Common Person's Guide to the Federal Climate Bill
On May 21st, following months of work, the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACESA), a 932-page piece of climate legislation. There have been mixed reactions from groups, but most are in agreement that it needs to be strengthened. Below is a summary analysis of the main features of the bill. MORE >

Stop the Massive $6bil coal plant in Hampton Roads
Right now, a Virginia utility is considering building a massive new coal plant in Hampton Roads. At a time when Virginia - and the nation - must move towards a clean energy future, this $6 billion coal plant is a giant step in the wrong direction.

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A devastating environmental disaster occurred in Tennessee when - three days before Christmas, a dam burst and millions of gallons of toxic fly ash slurry knocked houses off their foundations - poisoned water systems - and covered 400 acres of land. In sheer volume alone - this disaster is more than 48 times worse than the Exxon Valdez spill. Listen now>>

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‘Hill Rapid Response Force’ in Action
Last Friday CCAN rallied over 100 people outside the US Capitol Building as members of Congress were about to vote on the ACES bill. (A bill that sadly falls short of securing our future). CCAN joined hands with the Energy Action Coalition, the Avaaz Action Factory, and Campus Progress to boldly say: “WE [...] MORE >

A New Day is Coming
Our group decided to move our presence into the Longworth House office building to find as many representatives as we could to show them we want green jobs and clean energy. Making our way through security and downstairs to the basement one of my fellow group members asked me what we should be doing. Beginning [...] MORE >

ACES Ambivalence Disorder

So the US House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act on Friday. Given that many of us in the climate community have been griping for months on end about what a compromised, watered down, insufficient, coal friendly, piece of corporate welfare that the bill is, many of you may be wondering [...] MORE >

EPA Releases locations of 44 “high risk” coal ash impoundment sites.
Yesterday the EPA performed a turn-around on its protection of the locations of 44 “high risk” coal ash impoundment sites, signaling a desire to make the regulatory body more transparent.
Formerly protected under the auspices of national security, the ash impoundments, located in Ohio, Arizona, and throughout the southeast, have been determined to be particularly vulnerable [...] MORE >

Navigating a Minefield Part 1

Cross-Posted from: HERE
I’m pretty sure that from now until the Senate votes on a climate bill, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will look at what he’s going to have to do to get 60 votes for a measure, and add 30 seconds to his schedule every day where he takes a pillow and cries into [...] MORE >